The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-28
CROPS RUINED BY The COLD.
DiSCOuTaging Reports Received From
South Georgia.

In Sumter-All Crops Suffer in Wash
ington - Houston County's Fruit
Crop Killed - A Killing Frost in
Thomas-The Damage Elsewhere.
Atlanta, Ca, March 27,-Commissioner
of Agriculture Nesbit takes very Sc
rious view of the cold wave that swept
over the state Sunday night. "The
early strawberries are all gone" he said
to the MORNING News correspondent in
discussing the situation to-day in North
Georgia Apples are not all killed, and
there will be some late strawberries.
Gardens all over the state will have to be
replanted. I think have never before
seen peas and onions killed out as they
have been within the last two nights
The farmers as a rule will suffer less
than others from this cold snap
Fortunately, it has been so wet in the
Southern portion of the state that little
corn or cotton has been planted The
staple crops will suffer but little think.
And there is no danger of the wheat be-
ing injured. II it was in the boot, it has
been seriously hurt, but if not, it will not
suffer much.
IHE MELON 6hOWEhS.
The most serious effects will be felt by
the melon growers of South Georgia. The
young plants have all been killed, and
new crops will have to be put in. This
will make melons three or four weeks
late The most serious feature of this
business will be the scarcity of seed.
THE peaches are all gone, believe.
"The figs are killed and there will be
few if any pears. 1t has always been
held that the pear trees east of the Alta
maha river were never injured. Lib
erty county realizes about $50, 900 year
from her crop of pears. But there will
be little or nothing this year. The cold
snap in February played havoc with the
crop there and this one has finished it in
the northern part of the state"
The only men who will profit by this
cold snap are the seed dealers. The one
ray of hope is that the crops which will
be repanted will grow OFF rapidly, be-
cause the conditions of the weather will
all be very favorable"
Theweather bureau has ordered spe-
cial report made on the effect of the cold
snap on crops. VIII tlis is in the real ex-
tent of the damage will be known
HEAVY DAMAGE IN HOUSTON.
Ft. Valley, Ga. M arch, 27.-The entire
fruit crop is killed. likewise all the earl v
vegetables, and the whole section is
shrouded in gloom. Hundreds will be
out Of employment for the summer.
A KILLING FROST IN THOMAS.
Thomasville, Ca, March, 27.-The ther-
mOmeter fell here last night to 29o There
was ice and killing frost. Peas beans,
melons, and all tender vegetables are
killed. Potatoes and fruit are badly
hurt.
THE DAMAGE IN WASHINGTON.
Sandersville, Ga, March 27.-Fruit,
small grain, corn and garden vegetables,
except the hardest varieties, were killed
by last nights freeze. Spring oates may
survive. The thermometer registered 24o,
s. below freezing.
ALLlKILLED IN SUMTER.
Americus. Ga, March 27.-Last night
was the coolest of the winter. All fruit
and early vegetables are killed. Farmers
from the country report the corn crop
damaged so that planting over will be
necessary. Forward oats are also in
jured.
THE DAMAGE AT BOSTON.
Boston, Ca, March ga cold wave
from the northeast struck this place on
the 10Th, preceded by a heavy rainfall on
the 25th. This morning the therometer
~0ASSSLN0 81 d ldll VI ~ III bNeuIS-lOuE
hours. All melons, beans and tender
vegetables are killed beyond recovery,
ana much damage has been done the fruit
crop. what damage, if any, is done for
ward oats cannot yet be told. Only a
small per cent. of the cotton crop was up
and that, of course, is killed. The
indications point to heavy frost to-
night
THE DAMAGE IN DoUGHERTY.
Albany, Ga, March 29.-Tnquiry among
Irult growers to-day brings out the opin-
ION that the freeze has almost totally de-
slroyed the fruit crop, which, owing to
the phenOmenally warm weather prevail
ing IOr several weeks past, was very for
ward for the season. Watermelon grow
ers nave already begun planting, and that
crop Will be two to three weeks later than
II would have been had the freeze not
come
FRUIT KILLED AT AUGUSTA.
Augusta, Ca, March 27.-There was no
IEosJ around Augusta last night, but
Ihere was worse than frost The cold
troze the ground and killed fruit and early
veg tables. Mr. Breckman says there
VIII be no peaches, plums or pears this
season The thermometer fell TO 25', and
u was the coldest night of the winter,
ana there was ice an inch thick on the
ground.
IN MIDDLE GEORGIA.
Macon, Ca, March 27.-The frost of
I"o consecutive nights has killed fruit
ana vegetables in this section. Seventy
I'VE per cent. of the peach crop is gone
anu pears are completely ruined.
BAD OUTLOOK FOR soREvEN.
Sylyania, Ga, March 27.-The freeze
IaSt night was most calamitous in this
sec ION. All of the gardens are laid low
not a vegetable escaping The first
crop which had reached an advanced
eyaIe was cut of; the corn is killed, and
9ll lhe watermelons that were up will
nave TO be replanted. A number of the
lrees that hau donned their new Easter
dresses are wilted, and will have to go
gack again and put on a new foliage.
Inc ground was frozen stiff this morning ;
uue Ice was near an inch thick. Our
early gardeners and watermelon planters
are practically blue, and the younger por-
Ion OF the female population are despon-
uehJ over the loss of the green-plum
crop, which would soon have reached an
ea.a aolesize The only jubilant specimen
VI tne genus homo TO be seen is that un-
MlIlgated old bore who knew that it was
coming, and who goes about shaking his
wise looking old Uranium and saying
FIun phantly: 81 told you !"
FRUIT AND TRUCK GONE.