The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-06
FARMERS WARNED OF FROST.
FRUIT AND TRUCK IN DANGER OF
BEING INJURED.

Prediction of Frost in, the Fruit
Growing Sections Sent Ont by the
weather Bureau-SavannahT Truck
ers Anxious for Their CrOps-A
Freeze at This Time Would Mean
Disaster to Them.
A bulletin sent out yesterday afternoon
from Washington may mean that the fruit
crop OF Middle Georgia will be killed.
Frost is predicted this morning in the
Middle Atlantic states, Tennessee, the in
terror of the South Atlantic and in the
East Gulf states.
The conditions that have brought about
this prospect are in the passage of the
storm center from Central Texas day be-
fore yesterday to the Carolinas and the
coast of Virginia. This left low barome-
ter in the region traversed, and the COM
binatien of a very high barometer in the
Northwest is responsible for the predlc-
ton of the weather bureau that the in
terror of Georgia is going to suffer from
the cold.
ANY damage to the fruit crop will be
heavy blow to the horticulturists of
the middle section of the state For the
ANSN SChCAo al years there mas DSeu great
difficulty in getting any sort of a crop,
first one thing and then another interfer-
ing with the yield. Thus far the indica-
tons have been very bright, and it was
hoped the spring would pass without a
cold snap getting in Its work on the
peaches. 1t is possible the frost may not
descend to the ATTITUDES of the peach
farms, as the area included in the pre-
diction is very large and its limits are
not closely defined.
While this hope Is felt. 1t is also true
tnat savannah and the truckers of the
vicinity are not out of danger. The pre-
dietion for to-day calls for colder weather.
now much colder is not said The frost
may overstep the boundaries set for it by
Inc weather bureau and play havoc WA
the vegetables that are now well under
way around Savannah. A frost would
cut everything down, and the planters
would be left in a disastrous condition.
Ihus far there has been only one slight
touch OF frost to injure the vegetables of
savannah planters. This came last Sun
day morning, and beans, cucumbers. can
taloupes and potatoes show where its
touch fell. Some farmers claim a little
frost does not hurt potatoes, as 1t sets
the plants back and sends more of the
strengthening power to the roots Others
say they want the plants to grow as ma
lure intended.
Inc temperature shown by the weather
reports when frost formed was As degrees,
a matter of surprise to the observer as
it is seldom frost forms at such a tenn
perature. The usual temperature to bring
frost is not higher than 40 degrees.
The rain yesterday was predicted by the
bureau. The fall was "a of an inch, not
nearly as much as was needed, but still
enough to make the planters thankful
after the long drought from which their
crops have suffered. Some of them set
out plants that had been given a start in
hot beds. Tomatoes were put in the fields,
this being the first opportunity that has
been had with enough moisture in the
ground to afford even a chance of their
survival. They would have been sure 10
dry up had they been set out during the
drought, and the farmers are not sure
even now that the ground was wet sufn-
| GENTLY 10 insure the young plants living.