The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-02
WILL BE A BIG PEAR CROP.
THE FRUIT N FINE CONDITION
WITH VERY LITTLE BLIGHT.

The Estimates Are From 10000 TO
$4,000 BarreIs-The Fruit Promises
TO BE Earlier and Much Better
Than Last Year-The Growers Also
Looking for Better Prices-The
Peach Crop in a HeaIthfuI and
Elegant Conditioner Big Water
melon Crop Looked FOr-ResuIts
of the Personal Investigation of
Mr.. T. Remsen Crawford, Press
Agent of the Plant System.
Mr.. T. Remsen Crawford. press agent
Of the Plant system, has just returned
from trip to Townsville. Albany and
neighboring points in the pear and fruit
section, where he has been to secure infor-
nation for the system relative to the fruit
crop outlook.
The Plant system is making il a business
to keep before the people the conditions in
the country along its lines, and especially
! is this true with regard to the progress
and development of the fruit and vegeta-
/ bic industries
The pear crop. as I find from those most
prominently interested in the orchards"
Mr.. Crawford said. has reached a point
where it can be predicted with some GER
I
about the size of large marbles. and the
trees are loaded down with them There
is a little blight in all the orchards. but it
| doesn't scatter much, and is not doing any
great amount of damage.
Il am told by Mr.. B. w. Stone of Thorn
/ asvine, secretary of the Pear Growers
Association for Georgia and Florida, and
there is no one more reliably posted on the
subject that the crop this year will be
! somewhere between 1900 and 1900 barrels.
This, he says, is what might be called a
/ BEAUTIFULLY large crop of pears, the fruit
4 is in elegant condition, and promises TO be
better according to old pear growers than
it was last year
Last years crop was phenomenally
! large, reaching nearly $4,000 barrels This
/ they all say, was too large a crop, and
/ coming on late along s'ith the peach crop,
/ the pears sold at low prices. They say the
! crop is fully a week earlier this year, and
4 a week means great deal to the fruit
| and vegetable grower. Besides this, .he
size OF the crop is such as will not glut
the market, and 1t is believed they win
! bring far better prices than they have In
! some years"
! With regard to the peach crop in that
! section, around Albany, Triton and other
4 points in Southwest Georgia, Mr.. Craw-
/ ford said about the same statements
/ might be made. The peach growers say
! the outlook Is as good as they have hal
| in a long time. The orchards just this
] side of Albany on the Plain system usual
/ ~ are the first to get their crops in the
/ market, ana they have in most years
! beat all the records. There is overpOw-
/ ering evidence Mr.. Crawford said. thar
the peach trees did not put on their num-
| erouS blossoms merely for the purpose of
| looking gay. The fact that the trees are
| not over-burdened, but are just comfort
ABLY ladened, gives promise, the grow
| ers say that the fruit will be of a far
finer flavor, and that the peaches will be
sWeeter and better than they were last
year.
Peaches are always shipped in crates.
ana in refrigerator cars, where they have
10 be packed with ice, and kept at lust
a certain temperature in order to pre-
serve their quality and flavor, as well
! as to keep them in good condition other
wise This expense connected with the
transportation OF course makes it more
| costly to the shipper, than in the trans
portaUon of pears, or such fruits and veg
| stables as are shipped in the ordinary way.
me railroad people say the rates in com
parlSon with the expense to the roads in
handling the fruit are as low as could
reasonably be expected.
Mr.. Crawford also made some observa-
ions with regard to the watermelon crop,
ana from information gathered he says
Inere is no doubt there will be a big one
me fruit crops are all in good condition
and there has been no frost or other agent
TO damage or destroy them. Among the
principal large shippers of pears in South
western Georgia are the following:
brownsville, Cal A. and d. McKfn-
non, r. M. Young, James McKinnon, S. j.
Pugh, 3. F. Cochran. c. w Parker, s. G.
M7cl11endon, J =. Chisholm, 3. F. Walters,
". B. Hambleton, K. W. McKmnon, w
a; Sease, J. f. B. Love. J. c. Carroll,
BBlackshear & Maliette, A. II. waite J.
/. L.. Varnadoe. E L. Neel, George L.
Heard, pr. T: S. Dekle, Robert Alexan-
der, William Alexander, r. Adams, H H.
NJ Chaplin, j, c. Cone, n. R. Heath p
;. Heath, F. P; Horn, S. L. Mallard, r.
n M,o Mc X pr. E. 1. McTyre, W: H.
Phster w. r. Pittman, J. T. Pittman, E'
n. Smith, D; J. Sheffield, John Turner,
Boston, Ga.-N. L. Standard, J. NJ. Rush
IN, 7: c. Stanaland, T. T. Stephens E. r.
Whaley, S. G. Culpepper, A. j. Stanaland.
.; +. Bennett, j. s. Norton, A. O. Moody,
MeDonald-p. D. Peacock, R. T Nc
caironJ n. PaF asRp e T. + s Ha9ai
A. Wright, S. A. Roddenberry, G. r.
Hurst. N. a. Davis. J. ". Walker, vii
i'e cam h2ii%elFI' + L. z Bennett Mr5snf
Dewitt-G. NJ. Bacon.
Meigs-J. n Carter.
Bainbrdge-L. o. Jackson.
Ochlockonee-H. NJ. Little, r. w. Bas-
ton, J, H Anderson, r. G. jackson.
DlXle-J. Bryan, @. w. Austin, J. J.
buggy, F. VI. Austin, NJ. T. Kingsley, ].
Qgitman-w. t Gaulden. John rillman.
Metcaife-Mrs. NJ. A. zeigler, D. W. Car
ter, J. L. Montford & Son, J. T. Rushin.
Whigham-B. R. Pound, 2. Trulock. G.
3. Trulock, II. L. McElvy.
Bradfordville, Fla.-John Bradford, r.
IL Bradford.
Monticello. FLA. R. johnson, Abe
Simons, II. d. Bryan.
Tallahassee, Fla.-B. c. Whitfield E. J.
Holmes, c. j. NJ. Shine, J. S. Winthrop,
P. Houston, A. Levy, Mrs. Capt. Dyke.
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