The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-22
CROPS NOT HURT
NO FROST FELL YESTERDAY But
1T Is FEARED FOR TODAY.
WIND DID SOME DAMAGE.
REPORTS FROM PEACH ORCHARDS
EXPECTED BY CENTRAL ROAD.

southern Express Company Also In
terested in Condition Of Crops,
and VIII Receive Reports From
shipping Points South-This the
Hight of the shipping season
From Florida Territory-COndi-
tions Last Night Not Favorable to
Crops-Pea shipments Begin To-
day.
The frost which was feared yesterday
morning did not come, and the truck
growers breathed easier to find their crops
uuhurt. or rather but little hurt, for the
very cold wind has damaged some OF the
tender plants that were exposed-still on
che whole the damage is inconslderable
compared to u hat it would have had there
been frost.
The danger, unfortunately, is not yet
over as the conditions for frost this morn
ing were even more favorable last night
than they were the night before. The
tempers ture did not go higher yesterday
as had been predicted it would, and last
night At s O'Clock the Thermometer reg
istered only 30 degrees. At midnight was
a degrees. 1t IS almost certain that 1t
went several degrees lower before this
morning. During the earlier part OF the
night the sky was almost entirely oo-
scured by clouds, which, had they lasted,
would have prevented the formation of
frost. but by midnight these clouds had
disappeared.
The minimum temperature yesterday
was A degrees and occurred about o
o clock a. M; the maximum was 81, and
was registered at 8 p. m. The mean, As, is
20 degrees below the normal for the day,
and Increases the months accumulated
deficiency to 9s, and the years to 2o5. The
rainfall too shows deficiency for the
month of 81 of an inch, and for the year
of 81 of an inch.
Though no frost was formed yesterday
morning the cold wind so damaged the
cantaloupes and the cucumbers of Mr.. G.
r. G. Fell that these crops, he says are
practically ruined. The other growers re-
ported that their vegetables had not yet
been hurt but that continued cold would do
much damage. In fact. the cool weather
of the last several days has materially
retarded the growth and maturing of
many of the crops.
Pea shipments will begin in quantities
to-day Possibly there have been already
scattering shipments of few crates, but
from to-day on the shipments will be
steady and in growing quantities. This is
a profitable crop to truckers when mad,
and this years crop is of a fairly good
quality and bearing well.
Should a frost come the peach crop will
be one that will suffer most; the crop Is
smaller this year than ii was last, but
on that very account should bring better
prices.
The Washington forecast for to-
day is probably warmer weather. To-mor-
ROW fair. fresh west to north winds.
Reports upon the effect of the cold snap
upon the fruit vegetables and crops will
be received to-day by the railroads. In
structions 10 agents of the railroads are
10 send in their reports as soon definite
Information a. to the condition of the veg
citation can be secured. That will be this
morning. and kilograms will be sent from
stations to the departments of the rail-
roads that look out for the condition of
the crops. 's
The Southern Express Company, too,
viii receive reports. A gentleman con-
nected with that company said yester.
day that he did not think the cold had
extended far enough south to injure the
fruit and vegetables in Florida. Any dam
age to the crops in that state would at
feet the growers and the company mate
rally just now. as the movement of veg
etables out of Florida is at it's hight. The
Express Company handles eight or ten
cars a day through Savannah for the
North. while other cars are shipped to
the West. The railroads, too. have heavy
shipments daily.
"a, The Central will receive reports from
the centers of the fruit-growing districts
The agents have Instructions TO carefully
investigate the conditions. An official of
the company said yesterday that he did
not think the fruit had been materially
Injured. 1t has advanced far enough not
TO be hurt as badly as IL would have
been by cold some days ago The high
winds had served to dry the moisture from
the trees, too, rendering them less sus-
ceptible to damage from the low temper
allure. The wind also prevented frost. lie
is hopeful that the reports will be very
encouraging.