The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-08
FRUIT NOT HURT BY FROST.
Crop in the Peach Belt of the state
Appears TO BE safe.

Macon Ga, April Fruit was not dam
aged in Bib nor counties south by last
nights cold.
A little ice and frost are reported in some
sections, but not where orchards are To-
Gated
Messages from Fort Valley. Marshall
vile and Triton state that the weather
! moderated during last night and clouds
and winds prevented frost.
Fruir growers feel encouraged and be-
lieve the crop is safe.
There are a few men who claim that
damage has been done and will not be-
come apparent till warm weather sets in.
So far none of the orchards in this Sec
ton give evidence of injury.
Triton, Perry. Grovania, Gordon, Arab
and Walden report no damage
Orchards in Spalding may suffer slight
injury but owners think ii will be of adj
vantage as the trees are too full of fruit.
The concensus of opinion is that fruit is
safe in the peach belt of Georgia.
Atlanta, Ga. April 7.-There is much ap-
pfehension here that the cold wave of last
night and the night before has done seri-
Gus damage to the fruit crop of the state.
The temperature here last night was in
some parts OF the city colder than it was
the night before, and in other parts
trifie warmer.
The weather bureau reports Temporal
tufe of a. against S21a the night before.
Above Atlanta, in Northwest Georgia, the
weather was still colder.
DR.. b. l.. Mcintosh of the state depart
ment of agriculture reports a temperature
of 81 degrees in Marietta and from a con-
versation with fruit growers of Cobb coun-
~, he thinks there was serious damage
to the fruit in the section of the state
from Marietta north
Forecaster Marbury, observer of rhe
weather bureau. said to-day: There was
not much frost last night, because of the
wind, but the temperature i'm some places
was lower than it was yesterday l don't
think we can tell the extent of the dam
age with certainty at once. The fruit may
have been chilled and the effect of that
may be seen month hence. 1t may then
drop Off
Marshallville reports that although there
was light frost. the wind blew steadily
and little damage was done to fruit and
vegetables.
Gainesville, Ga, April 7.-Grave fears
are entertained for the fruit crop in this
SSStOu IHeFS was a neaVY frost last
night and a good supply of ice. Almost all
fruit has bloomed and some If not all,
has been lost.
Americus, Ga, April Fruit growers of
this section report no material injury to
the fruit crop from the recent freeze.
There was some frost here this morning
but neither fruit or vegetables are dam
aged.
Wilmington, N. c., April 7.-Truckars in
this vicinity experienced considerable
damage from the frost this morning.
Beans suffered most, being damaged to
such an extent in some places as to make
replanting necessary. English peas were
also cut off materially, as were Irish po-
tatoes. Strawberries were injured little, if
any, as the growers had had ample warn
ing and had covered up the crop.
Chattanooga, April 7.-Reports received
from all over Tennessee, North Alabama
and North Georgia show that the damage
done to the fruit and berry crops by the
frosts of Tuesday and last night was very
heavy. In many sections the peach crop
was entirely killed and the berry crop
cut in half. Early vegetables were kill
ed nearly everywhere. The loss will
amount to many thousands of dollars.