Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-03-21
ENTIRE PEACH CROP
MAY Be LOST, SAYS
GA. FRUIT EXCHANGE.
Conservative Growers EST
mate That rs Per Cent OF
the Georgia Crop Has Been
Killed by Cold Weather

Reports received from the fruit Sec
tons all over the state of Georgia I'M
dictate that the peach crop suffered MAJ
terially during the freezing spell expe-
rienced in the state during the present.
week. The damage to the entire crop ig
estimated by conservative men in the
peach business at 20 per cent and the
only ray of hope among dealers is the
fact that conflicting reports are being,
received from the sections around Fort
Valley and Marshallville, where opinions
apparently diner widely as to the extens
of the damage.
I. nj. Fleming. manager of the Geor-
gia Fruit exchange, of this city, stated
Saturday morning that the reports re-
ceived at his Office were most discour-
aging and to the most optimistic tho
outlook at present was veg. blue, for
even an average peach crop during this
season.
ONLY RAY OF HOPE.
"A ray of hope is TO be found in this
section around Marshallville," said Mr.
Fleming. AS diversity of opinions
seem TO be in existence in that section.
We communicated with J. O. Booten.
a prominent grower OF Marshallville, ami
he states that the peach crop has not
suffered materially. On the other hand,
j. F. Murph, president of the exchange.
is now in that section of the state. ana
from Investigations personally conducted
by him, he has reported that fully so
per cent of the crop has been killed OUT
right
We also communicated with J. nj.
Graham, of Rome, Ga, who states that
practically the entire crop has heel
killed in that locality. The same report
comes from the Miller peach orchards.
near Rome. which would indicate that all
other growers have suffered grea..y from
the cold SPELL
"A line on the extent of The dam
age to the section around Griffin may
be secured from the report of c. nj
Westbrook. who states to us that VI
per cent of the peach crop has beea
killed
TOTAL LOSS AT CoRNELiA.
IN. Pitcher. of Corne1ia, Habershara
county, informs US that the entire crop
has been wiped out in that section &c
the state, and mis- report is subssansi-
ated by Colonel Wade, VINO statts
that great damage was done by tic.
freeze to all peaches in that locality.
Some reports received from t'o.;t
Valley indicate that serious damage
has been done there also, hut we RI
ceived a phone message Satufany
morning from ]. f. Troupman, wno
stated that the peach crop has appai'-
emily not suffered from the cold. t1is
opinion IS confirmed by Senator H.
A. Matthews. VINO. expresses the opIrI-
ion that no serious damage was done
in that section.
AT best. however, the situation
looks very blue and we are waiting
for further Information with sredr
eagerness
Assistant State Entomologist A &.
Lewis stated Saturday that reports re-
ceived at the offices of the agricIl-
tural bureau indicated that the peach
crop in the state was damaged s.r
least IS per cent and even more Ia
the northern part of the state. wneiy
IT appeared that the crop had been
entirely wiped out. Mr.. Lewis recelti-
ed information from State Entomoin-
gist E. L. Worsham. who is now at All
gusta! stating that from personal e.s-
aminations made in that section. tie
crop had been materially damaged
He also received statement FROM
J. Belts, of Woodbury.. in north Geor-
gia, stating that the entirs crop had
suffered severely in that section and
had been almost entirely destroyed
| by the cold spell.