Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-09-11
THE FROST.
Great irJury Done Ia the Grain Growing
statcs-incsicuIsbie namsgo In ONO
aud other states -Iu pennsyIy,nIs

| and Other states -iu fennS lyanls.
The importance of accurate information
from points in the great corn belt OF the
West is shown by the sensitivcnCss Of the
stock aud grain markets on Saturday and
yesterday. Under the effect OF dispatcher
announcing that large area and territory
had been covered with frost on Saturday
night stocks declined rapidly, losing near
~ the whole advance of the week, aud
corn shot upward i'm price. Yesterday
with more favorable reports the market
advanced as rapidly % it rccgded. The
total OF the wheat crop being almost cor
tainly known, the fact whether corn will
be a full crop was regarded as the most
important as determining the winters
work of the railroads and tho question OF
food supply. Tho total corn crop last year
was l,Gl7,025, 600 bushels, and excellent
authorities had predicted the greater har-
vest Of 100000 600 bushels this year.
Dispatches tins morning, however, from
all over the northwest and from points in
Pennsylvania and New Jersey show that
either FROM the heavy irosts of the past
few nights or from drought. Ohio. In.
diana, Michigan, Wisconsin,, Illinois, Iowa
| and several uthor states have all been
struck 10y the cold wayc, aud 80 much
| damage has bc'u done that tue loss to the
| farming communities is almost iucalcula-
| bic, running perhaps into millions of dol
| lars Com SOoms - have received tho
| creates; Injury, though garden crops and
| fruits have also met with disaster.
| The Philadelphia Press has received very
general tclegTaphic reports concerning the
| damage done, and the following is con.
| densCd from them
| \ Dispatch from -. Louis, Mo, says
that from all points In the Yves. aud
| NUrthwas: reports continue to pour in,
stating that great injury has been done by
| the late frOsts. \ Decatur, ILL.,, CORES
poudent says " Yesterday there was 4
sudden change, the temperature becoming
very cold at night. This morning there
was frosts III low places aud heavier
visitation is expected to day. II the wind
falls much. SoliCitude Is felt for the
ssfet' Of the c0ru. \ heavy frost now
| would blast the growing fields, as much of
the cOTu needs at least ten days more Of
| warm weather.
From Urblna, H., the following was
received: The cold winds Of last night
were followed this morning by
all over this region. As far
learned, long before midnight everything
was covered. The greatest apprehension
of wide spread evil has prevailed all day,
but to night 1t is believed that the extreme
dryness OF all vegetation has prevented
any serious damage. An extensive killing
frost would destroy four titchs of the en-
tire corn crop.
| \ Fou du Lac, Wis, special says 4
heavy whto frost appeared here this
morning, doing much damage 10 crops.
especially 10 corn. An estimate of dam
| age cannot be had till valuable iuforma-
| ton comes from the farmers. Ii is certain
| that not more than quarter of u crop of
| corn Will be harvested, as a combination
| of circumstances has about ruined il, viz
Poor seed to start on, then floods and now
al Early heavy frost.
From st. Paul, MINI. What little corn
there is along the Manitoba railroad has
been much irozsu, aud, in many places,
killed outright. Along the Omaha road,
where the greater part of the corn OF this
section of the country is grown, the wealth
er was not so cold, but still the frost was
| heavy, and serious damage was done IL
Northern Wisconsin ice formed on stapd
| ing water Some corn much advanced
will be saved, but the crop in general is
backward and will prove nearly a total
loss. Sorghum is total loss The pro-
| prietOrs of large sugar mills have lost
many acres of stands of cane uuripe, which
| will not be worth dollar. All other
| crops are secure and unusually good. The
Oldest residents claim that Sunday was the
| coolest day ever experienced in any Sep
| ember and last evening the Thermometer
sank very close TO the freeziug p,int.
| The frOSts of SatuTd Y aud Sunday TIGHTS
| were the most severe north of this p0int
| but it extended all over this state and
Northern Iowa. Corn has been seriougly
damaged, aud good judges estimate the
| crop will be short of last years, and will
! not go over 10 600, 900 bushels AZ the out
| side. In Southern Minnesota corn wa~
| advanced SO far that it was not hurt go
badly as further south.
Detroit, Mich reports from all over tue
state show that the frost of Sunday and
| Saturday has damaged the crops iucalcula
bly,. The corn crop has suffered the most.
and fears Of it's total destruction are enter
tanned. The mercury stood a. 30 at De
| troit, Sunday, but the weather moderated
some on Monday.
Cleveland, Ohio Heavy irosts the past
lew nights have OCclsioued considerable
damage to crops III various parts OF the
state. At Ottawa very heavy irUsts fell
last night, doing great damage TO lste
| crops Late corn, buckwheat aud sweet
| potatoes and all other late crops are
| killed. In the region of Columbus the
| potato crop planted late was considerably
damaged, the vines being mostly killed
Reports from Pat in Bay aud the grape
growing islands OF Lake Erie state that
| the grape crop is uuinjured.
Lincoln, Nebraska There has been no
frost in Southern Nebraska yet. The corn
Is ripening slowly. The weather is
bright and clear aud warmer. II frost
holds OF three weeks there will be a large
| crop of coin.
Trenton, New Jersey The central and
northern pnrtiOus OF New Jersey have been
saved by occasional local showers from
suffering any disastrous effects from the
drought, which is doing such extensive
damage IN other parts of the country. The
long continued dry weather has kept roads
and streets in dusty aud disagreeabIe
condition, and has done considerable dam
age among the smaller trops, which are
more sensitive to the lack of moisture,
The grains, corn aud other harder crops,
are not seriously affected. The fruit crop
and especially the peaches, will be cut
short by the drought, and the quality has
not been up to the average. The melons
are not 80 abundant nor 80 luscious as
usual, it is supposed on account of the dry
weather.
Wareham, Mass: The last six or eight
weeks have been the dryest the Cape has
known for years and the drouth, together
with iruit and vine worms, have caused
havoc in the grant ora nharru Ral1a n,