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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1910
Page
7
Reports from over twenty counties show a cold wave ruining the young cotton crop and injuring early corn. Replanting will be required where crops have sprouted. minimum temp 30 degrees. Bean crop damaged. strawberries and other fruits may suffer. shipments to northern markets amid shortages for seed oils.
New York April 26 Bulls push cotton futures higher amid reports of southern crop damage and strong May delivery demand. May contracts seen rising on weather fears and large pending deliveries. Knight Yancey affair and Federal probe loom amid flood of damage reports.
Reports from Georgia, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Alabama describe widespread crop damage from an unseasonably cold spell and late April snow. Farmers fear kill or severe injury to cotton and fruit, with replanting likely. temperatures plummeted to record lows and wind and frost further harmed tender plants. Multiple telegrams to the Weather Bureau seek guidance on protecting crops and predicting future impacts.
Commissioner of Agriculture T G Hudson says the recent cold wave damaged Georgia crops mainly cotton, estimating 25 to 49 percent hurt. He notes other crops and fruit remain largely safe, with cotton delayed and some replanting likely, while fruit crops may stay unscathed unless a hard freeze returns. State Entomologist Worsham confirms fruit and vegetables mostly escaped harm.
Georgia farmers face heavy frost and rolling snows that damaged or threatened cotton, fruit, and vegetables across counties from Gilmer to Dougherty. Reports describe 3 inches of snow, below freezing temperatures, and widespread fears of significant crop losses with replanting likely in many regions.
Secretary W Hutchinson of the Cotton Seed Crushers Association of Georgia informs mill managers to halt crushing and hold cotton seed for replanting as freezing weather threatens crop damage. Telegrams from across the state indicate about half the Georgia crop in middle and south regions may need replanting, with seed to be sold to farmers at moderate prices to aid recovery.
Weather reports from Rome Griffa and Montgomery detail heavy frost and the heaviest snow of the season. Cotton seedlings are killed across multiple counties, with thousands of dollars in losses reported. Growers fear seed shortages and widespread ruin without prompt recovery. Local fruit and vegetable crops also suffer as frosts persist.
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