The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-03
FRUIT TREES IN GOOD SHAPE.
ENTOMOLOGIsT SCOTT SAYS THEY
ARE ALL RIGHT.

Promise of a Big Crop This Year.
Net Profit TO Orchard Men Estimnt-
ed at 81 zoo, OOO-Says the south
Georgia Peach Crop VIII Amount
to Nearly 1000 Cars - Farmers
Planting Too Much Cotton-Heavy
sales of Fertilizer Tags.
Atlanta March 2-The fruit growers Of
the state are looking forward to one Of
the most marketable fruit crops this year
that has been grown in long time. The
value of ii depends on the opening mar
kel. and the manner in which prices are
maintained II has been estimated by
conservative fruit growers in the state
that the crop, including peaches, piums
and pears. will amount 10 a net profit OF
about 81 100000.
State Entomologist Scott returned to-
day from a Grip through South and Cen
trial Georgia. where ne has been inspect
ing the fruit orchards of that section and
assisting the fruit growers in the proper
care of the trees lie Immediately left
for the eastern section of the state, where
he has been called by the fruit growers 10
examine more orchards.
Judging from the conditions in the Fort
Valley regions, the peach crop viii amount
TO about 1000 cars this year he said be
fore leaving. Several private concerns
ore erecting their own Grating plants, on
account Of the large crop prospect. There
was a famine in crates i'm 1888, and many
bushels of peaches were lost on account
of it. Some canning factories are being
erected. which will consume a part of the
home product. The greater portion of it,
however, will be shipped to Northern ana
Eastern markets. While the peach crop
predominates over all other fruit crops in
this state, there will this year be from
indications a good crop of pears and
plums. The growers have been troubled
by the blight, which is usually their
greatest trouble, but l think they viii
suffer little from this cause. The weather
has not injured their orchards, and there
is little apprehension except from late
frosts, the danger of which has not vet
passed for any kind of fruit"
Cotton Crop viii BE Heavy.
Commissioner of Agriculture Stevens
estimated that the sale of fertilizer tags
this year viii reach five and a quarter
millions, or one and quarter million more
than the previous year. He thinks this
years cotton crop will be the largest in
the history of the state, and the estimate
placed upon the amount of fertilizers sold
in excess of last season, as far as the
season has progressed, is about 100000
tons, which has been used principally for
cotton fields
"They are planting the back yards" said
Commissioner Stevens to-day. THE far
mers are grubbing up the hedge rows to
plant cotton" he continued, land the
prospects are that the price will go to
four and a half cents and the children
will cry for shoes. IN a few days they
will be blowing up the oat fields where
the crop appears to be injured, and will
plant it in cotton. I have been trying
since December TO persuade the farmers
of Georgia to cut down the amount of
cotton they intend to plant, but it is true
they are putting it everywhere, all they
have got they are investing in cotton
crop"
These statements from Commissioner
Stevens have caused some surprise 1t
has been heretofore reported that the cot.
ton crop would not be so large as last
year, and the most liberal estimates have
placed 1t at very little more when most
unfavorably considered.