The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-05
GEORGIA'S PEACH CROP.
1T rs A COMPLETE FAILURE THIS
YEAR.


About Berries. Apples and Melons
Georgia a Groat Fruit Growing state
COLUMBUS. GA, July 3 There ia n big
pbach famine in tho fruit-growing sections
Of Georgia. old growers who have been
plodding away these many years cult
waiting peaches have never seen tho crop 30
completely cut or. They sta aside, m any
~ them, with their arms folded waiting
tho advent Of another spring, when they
may prepare for another crop.
have made trip ovor tho fruit belt and
tbo famine is general
Many Of the troos arc doad. Those trees
that remain are siokly looking. They are
spnrsoly clothed with loaves and not n tree
has n peach on a.
Tho sudden cold weather in March caused
the failure At first It was not believed
/. that tho damage 10 peach trees was NJ great
az 10 is. Until very late the growers woro
hopeful The growers say that some trcos
out in those portions Of tho country
hemmed IN by dense wood. have few
peaches The cold got Thorn. also, however.
and 81 in not Mt oil certain that tho fruit
will remain on the tree until II natures.
LAST YrAR a RusY oNE.
This time last year tho growers we're tho
busiest people IN tho world. They wero
handling many Of Thorn, thousand bush
ols Of peaches day. Some wore evapo
rating. others distiling, n fow preserving
and canning but tho majority were ship
ming II is roughly estimated that hun
'drod thousand bushels Of peaches were
shipped from tho ponch section ~ Georgia
last year. Tho prices ranged well from tho
beginning 90 tho end II tho sonson. Tho
growers. il is tad, made enough 20 run
thom through this years farming and start
sthem ON next year Tho principal shippers
placed their fruits in northern markets.
They got in Now York for very early fruit
900 a huHhel This is considered tho bost
northern market All tho fruit that can hc
raised in Georgia IL is estimated will not
glut the New York fruit market Chicago
Ha n great market, and Cincinnati is likewise
n paving market Growers do not take 10
Cincinnati So kindly. however since tho
dealers there pay more attention 90 water
melons than to the smaller fruit Boston
takes "a much fruit ms IL sont, hut Georgia
growers send very small amount 60 hos
hon.
GROWERS LIKE NEW YORK.
They have become weddcd 20 New York.
and finding that thov are able 60 dispose
of all fruit received in good condition,
prottably. they ship most OF che finer goods
there. Inferior fruit, much Of Il. is sent 10
Cleveland Columbus. Philadelphia aud the
home markets These markets are mover
Hlutted with any kind of fruit. Tho growers
cay, and almost any goods sell. The home
markets catch all Of tho ripo fruit too ripc
10 I've sent away from homo. Columbus was
xlutted with ripe fruit last year from the
beginning e. the end " the season. They
Were sold Tor pies principally The fruit
twas too ripc for preserves or canning pur-
poses When it lay over night IL was given
sway tho next morning. II would hiring no
price
n,.sN 40 prv.
The fruit season is one of the husieet OF the
year IL is rush aud q SO from the first
week in NAV generally to the first NJ Au-
gust The season runs ON uuMl the last ~
September, however. but after August less
fruit Is shipped each day until the season
closes The fruit coming the latter part OF
August and September is properly canning
and preserving fruit great deal NJ 1t is
dried also. Last year was one ~ the best
fer every class of fruit tho farmers say
they ever saw. ANY quantity ~
dried fruit was put ON the market,
as we'll as canned and preserved fruit
Many of the growers who have been idle in
consequence Of the failure in fruit have
gone a. buying up dried fruit They are
getting ,t at high prices, hut they say that
before the season is out the prices will he
much higher. II Is thought that great
deal Il money will I've made specializing in
dried fruit
rlENrN OF NEW BRANDY.
The markets mp this WAY, and all over
the state, FOR that matter, are we'll supplied
with new peach brandy. This manutact
Of brandy cut ot peaches, while IL is not a
new industry, has heretofore been Con-
Quoted on = very small scale, growers gen
orally making no more than they could USE
The traffic was enlarged last wear and thou
sands Of gallons were made. II is pare
brandy, and, while IL is not selling very fast
now, it Is believed that IN two M three wears,
when the liquor gets older, good price will
he received for it, Msoy ~ the srowcrs
are holding their brandy. \ g>od many
have already disposed ~ their stock.
PEACH CulrV1se \ SCIENCE.
Peach culture in Georgia, grower said
yesterday, has hcNNnle almost Scieuca
livery quality ~ the fruit, frNNm the time tt
develops into "a full grown peach until II
drops from the tree, is utilized Peaches
are shipped away ~ New Work three DAYS
tefore they are rlpe enough g eat The
grawers have aSNertAinei lust how lon, II
takes 60 deliver = shipment in each ot the
northern markets The hands who gather
,tbe fruit know what is meant when they ar,
sold 10 gather three-iay paScheS or two.tiay
aesstches, medium W ripe peaches At the
sanle time one set ~ hands may he gather
Ang from one tree peaches for New Nork and
another set gathering oH If the same tree
FOR savannah. Atlanta, Macon o. CNlun-
bus The first SET is Eatherins the sreal,
fruit and tAe other the ripe The fruit is
poured out On n long table. around which
are the Wrappers. the aSSNctar< and the
packers All The fruit which is considered
TOO ripe 60 ship rs thrown IN smother table.
where II is either put up in crates for the
home market OF sent away ~ the stall e. Ne
converted into brandy, sai all the syNA,Slei
fruit is placed IN another table, assorted
and carried t. the evaporation. Herr It is
peeled ami pretty drlei fruit is nSde II IL
ROW PEACHES ARE SNlrrSN
The carriers IN which the peaches are
shipped a. northern markets Contain three
fcartas u bUShe of peaches They arr,
sssrs,li@d with TWO rows NJ baskets halilur
eighty NJ one han,SrNi peaches each. The
carriers sire made ~ lght w,>Ni, and the
freight is Sa,Sll Tho baskets III Il number
six IL takes tAree Carriers t. weigh ItNa
pounds The freight per loO Is less thAn
81 Every peach ~ New York NJ Anv
northern n'srSe; Is wrapped in white tissue
paper. Common pine crates are uSei IN
shipping frat g. The home markets The
peaches are newer wrApyej. The iGeA
Is e. 3iSg>sSa ~ them 81 Nncs no matter
What they bring.
INCREASE or TwE cVfTVRr
TIE reaoa caltSre Increases. = srowar
ssS& yeSte nav, twice as luaav uaSsAt engage
a ire sssSss1,A without sNevV>Asst Ne F~sss@