Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-06-02
FRUIT CROP WILL
Be VERY FAIR
SAYS SCOTT
STATE ENToMoLoeIsT SAYS THE
YIELD WILL BE LARGER THAN
WAS ExPEcTED-FRUIT
CONDITIONS.

State Entomologist Scott is Of the opin-
ion that a large fruit crop Will be market
ed this year, and in an interview with
Journal reporter Saturday stated that
the commission men and the fruit growers
would be kept busy handling peaches and
other fruits. despite the statements of
many people to the effect that the crop
would amount to practically nothing.
Mr.. Scott has just returned from an ex-
tended tour of the northern portion of the
state, where he has inspected all the or
chards in that section. Assistant State
Entomologist Fiske has also just returned
from a tour of the orchards in South Geor-
gia, and he reports the fruit conditions
as very flattering.
Speaking of the condition OF the fruit
yesterday Mr.. Scott said:
Including this year Georgia has had
three peach crops in succession and four
in the last FIVE years, the buds for the
crop of 1899 having been destroyed by the
unprecedented freeze in February of that
year. This is a good record for the peach
industry and one that is quite unusual.
such a record can be maintained. since the
peach is fully capable of annual bearing
when properly fed.
Barring frosts and freezes the Georgia
peach orchards can be made to bear ev-
cry year by judicious pruning, thorough
CuluNdNtOn, ana the aVUUCallOn OF the
fertflizing ingredients necessary to main
tain the crop without impairing the trees.
and spraying for the protection of the
trees and the fruit against the ravages of
insects and diseases.
ut is a significant fact that the orchards
bearing the best crop this year are for the
most part. those that received thorough
cultivation last year while neglected or
chards are practically destitute of fruit
Moreover; continued cultivation has ena-
bles the trees to better Withstand the
drouth, now prevalent in many sections.
1t should be explained. however, that the
North Georgia crop was greatly damaged
by the late spring cold. in some individual
orchards the entire bloom having been
killed. In more favored localities the crop
is fair and this upper section will yet ship
quite considerable amount OF fruit"
1.-The Brown Rot disease which devel-
oped to such an alarming extent early in
the season in all sections Of the state has
subsidized and with favorable weather con-
ditions the fruit vii be expected to go on
the market in good condition.
~The Fort Valley and Marshallville
growers expect to ship as much fruit this
year as last and the same is true of a
few other shipping points, but elsewhere
as a rule the crop is considerably short
of last years yield. At the meeting Of the
North Georgia Fruit Growers association
held at Adairsville. on May 18th and S0th,
the best growers seemed to be agreed upon
SO 1-s per cent OF crop as an estimate for
that section.
''The yield is so variable In different sec
tions and in different orchards Of the same
section that 1t is quite impossible to make
an intelligent estimate Of the number OF
cars that will probably be marketed.
However, as a whole we have fair crop
and the commission houses expect to be
kept busy during the shipping season"