The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-05-04
Crops in West and Northwest,


INDIANAPOLIS, IND, May 3,-The fol-
lowing is a summary from different sec
tions Of the State, showing the effect Of
the frost ofsaturday night upon the wheat
crop;
MADBoN-Ths freeze Saturday night
did no material damage to the wheat.
The crop is very short and will not ex-
coed one.iouFth the usual crop. The fruit
Il. all killed. n.a rrrE.-rg
'TERRE HAUTE-Wheat Is considerably
injured in this vicinity.
KoKoMo-From the best information
that can be obtained fruits Of all kinds
are seriously damaged, II not entirely
killed. The wheat crop 10 generally
frozen badly, The general opininiOn Is
that 1t will not yield near an average
crop.
Lo0ANsPoRT = The freeze Saturday
night did not iniure vegetation to any
great extent. The continued cold weather
had kept everything back, There will be
no small fruit. Apples are not injured,
The cold weather had but little bad effect
on the wheat and an average crop Ia ex-
pected,
New ALBANY-Saturday nights freeze
did no material damage, the fruits having
been killed by previous irosts. The wheat
crop is about the usual average,
LAFAYETTE-The freeze on Saturday
night did little or no damage except 10
the fruit In some localities. Tho wheat
has been greatly benefited by the recent
rains, but in consequence Of the previous
long continued cold weather, II Is gen.
orally conceded there will not be over
half an average crop.
AWFORDsYILLR-The wheat Is not
seriously damaged, but the prospects are
not aattering. An average crop Is not
expected.
GREENcAsrLE-Saturtlay nights freeze
did no damage, The prospects are good
for an average crop OF wheat The oats
and fruit were all killed by the previous
cold.
JEFPERsoNvILLE-Wheat will prob
ably yield half an average crop. The
fruit Ia all killed.
PERU-The freeze Of Saturday did no
perceptible damage. The prospects Of
the wheat crop are as good, II not better,
than last year.
RICHMOND The spring and winter
wheat will yield about one.third the crop
OF last year. The freeze about the middle
Of April ruined the entire fruit crop, ex-
cept apples, which will average one
fourth t6e usual Yield. The lig6t snow
and heavy frost Of Saturday night will
not materially harm the fruit, "a the
weather aimee the preyiouS freeze had
been too cold 10 develop.
INDIANAPoLls.--So far as ascertained
the wheat crop and fruits had been seri.
ously damagedb by the former cold weather
EvANsvIlLE-The weather was very
cold. Ice formed, but have been unable
To learn OF any serious damage to the
crops. The fruit was generally killed len
days ago.
KANSAS.
T,oprxA Nav 3-Reports from ALI
parts oi the State say t6e prospects for
arons n ali kinds never wote halter. Tho
irost nj Saturday niSbt did no damage 10
wheat There il n Considerable hatchinp
of yonnv vrasshopners in some nlaces,
hi ths cnol rSins ara killing them off nd
soon M thev nnnear. The average of
what in tha State il much largeT than
Iost vear. AilthingS considered tho ar.
ricuItural outlook IN Kansas Il more en-
conraginr than Il has been for Tho past
three wears,
alI,AwRENcr-The frost Saturday was
seyere and IliIl some damage 10 early veg.
etables, but none to wheat and oats. Fruit
Is luSt coming INTO blossom anu was not
sufficiently formed 70 DC severely injured
crops o. all kinus N ihls locality look
well Inc late cold, camp weather hGs
oeen very lavorSple ior y, Iall wheat, whlch
lS starting OUT hhely Inc farmers are
wen up win Ihelr WORK, ana greater
bFeadtn than usual m y uhder 1ne plow.
AIghlsoN-1he Wnea! ~ thls region
PromiSes = goou natveS!. Ing co,u, wei
weather ol she past TWO weeks has Iau an
eHcel'eht Lis snee. ~ M [epaIirlng w eamages
Of Lne TineL 1he iIoss y 9a!utuay
nignt uI1 no ~ aarn. oPrlng work Y weIl VII
a9Vanseu. me uTLcase SUM III al klhIs y
Oh gTan win ,Ti ~ lulIy uP 70 We aVerage, II
not larger Inc mal9rlIy Oh our farmers
9a!lclpate iayGraOle ,9I .s. season ior crops
lth genefally Oelleysa go tnat lhe gra,ssIhol-
pers hatchihg out WIN hot 40 much dam-
age: ihey are n9t as numerous Iii as IN
1871 when they lld .',I TeFy niue INJURY
LEAvENwoRrh.lhe iroSs dlu lIIie
natm n .hlI par' oi % .he s'a.e. II! i. ID
clalmeu r me Hqlt ana TneqNt ate unis- ,i
1nred. Iheweather continues quite colu'
MINNESOTA. r
| Sr. PAUL. MAY s1,-The weather for
The lAstten. DAYS although cold and dis-
agreeable for ihS seasoh, has been dFy and
favorable 10 farmers, who have accom-.
plished an immense amount Of work In
seedinp lands, The fear Of tlo grass.
hoppeT devastation In the future "A near.
| " vanished. More than lhe former
amount OF land IA sown In wheat, On
SATURDAY might the Thermometer fell 10
freezing point 1899 above serol, bnt The
circuhslance oecasioned no danape. a.
Inc annexed dispatches, collected from
various parish The north, south, east and
west by The agent of the Associated Press
abundantly prove: .G
MELRosE, sternS county-No injury