The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-24
DAMAGE TO GEORGIA CROPS.
WHAT COLD WEATHER DID TO
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.

Commissioner of Agriculture Has
Detailed Reports From All the
Counties in the stRte-Effect In the
Southern Counties Was Most Se-
riOus-Fruit In Many Counties En-
tireIy DeStrOyed-onts Destroyed
in Some Places.
Atlanta, Feb. 23.-The weather bureau
to-day issued a special bulletin giving the
first reliable information In regard TO the
damage to the fruit crop of the state by,
the recent blizzard
Summarizing the situation, the bulletin
which is compiled from reports made to
the department by several hundred special
correspondent widely scattered through
out the state. says:
The cold wave which passed over this
state on Feb IL and 49, 1899, was by far
the most severe of which there Is any
record. The temperature fell 10 the zero
mark almost to the southern limit of the
state, while in the northern counties it
reached 10 degrees or u degrees below.
The damage to crops in Georgia win
amount to several millions of dollars
reaches Nearly All htlied.
while the entire state suffered serious
ly. the damage was greatest in the south
ern half and least in the northern. Peaches
were nearly all killed in the lower coun-
ties, as well as number of young trees,
but in the northern counties there is rea-
son to believe there will be a medium
crop. Apples have not suffered to any
great extent. Plums and some varieties
of pears have nearly all been killed
zone great protection to gain was the
covering of snow, which proceeded the
coolest weather. Wheat was not damaged
so seriously, except where the snow had
been blown off. Oats have been seriously
injured, some fields entirely destroyed, es-
pecially the late sowiugs. Where gardens
had been planted in some of the far south
counties vegetables were entirely killed.
THE cold spell, though very disastrous
in many ways, will be of much future
benefit. The freezing and thawing will
improve the condition of the soii~and kill
out millions of Insects injurious TO plant
life"
In the Southern Counties.
Following is the detailed report from the
counties Of Southern Georgia:
Appling Fruit almost entirely killed, in
some sections trees dead.
Brooks: About half the oat crop and all
fruit killed; gardens entirely destroyed.
Bryan: Peaches killed, wheat not much
hurt.
Calhoun: Early blooming peaches all
killed.
Clay: All peaches killed; oats not seri-
ously injured.
I afl T.aC
killed, many trees partially killed; gar
dens a total loss.
Dooly: Peaches much injured, wheat
and oats injured but little.
Irwin: All early blooming peaches,
pears and plums killed; wheat all right;
oats suffered considerably.
Lee: There will be a few peaches and
some pears
Liberty: Fruit, while badly damaged IN
some sections, suffered very little In 9th
ers; the same can be said of wheat and
oats.
Lowndes: Early blooming peaches and
gardens killed; oats all killed.
Marion: There will be very few peaches;
wheat not badly injured, but much of the
oat crop killed
Mcintosh: All growing crops cumplete-
ly destroyed.
Miller: oats not badly damaged; eonsid-
cradle damage to peaches and plums
Mitchell: Peaches and early vegetables
killed.
Randolph: There will be but few
peaches: gardens killed.
Sumter: Wheat not materially damaged;
oats badly damaged. There ale few
peaches left where not far advanced; gar
den truck are Killed
Tattnall: Fruit crop injured to some
extent. especially peaches and pears;
plums suffered least; early vegetables kill
ed.
Telfair: Damage to wheat and oats
slight; peaches nearly ell killed.
Thomas: LeConte pears a total loss;
Kieffer pears nearly all killed; about half
of the peaches killed; late oats totally de-
stroyed; gardens killed outright.
Wayne oats totally destroyed; three
fourths Of tire peach crop killed; gardens
entirely DESTROYED.
Worth Wheat not much injured; oats
suffered seriously; peaches suffered very
much.