St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-24
NITPED BY ]. FROST.
A Considerable Portion Of the
Dakotas Blighted by ley
Fingers.
Garden Truck and Corn Suffer
Very Seriously in Some
Localities.
Wheat and Oats Probably Too
Well Matured to Be Mueh
Injured.
A Rice County Man Raises the
Biggest Crop Of Potatoes
on Record.

Specials to the Globe.
WATERrowN. s. D., Aug. 23.-This
region was visited by heavy frost last
night. which has destroyed all corn and
garden truck. Wheat, oats, flax ana
barley are all safe and cutting IS nearly
completed. Some threshing has been
done and the yield is excellent. While
the loss of the corn crop Will be quite
heavy, it will not be felt very keenly Dy
farmers, all of whom have secured large
crops of everything else. Inc tenn
perature at tonight is 60 deg.
ABERDEEN, S. D., Aug. ga hard
frost last night did great damage to late
wheat. fax. corn and garden truck. Ice
was on the water in shallow vessels.
Wheat is mostly cut in this section but
north and east of here considerable
wheat and fax we're not out OF danger
and are badly nipped. The weather Is
warmer to-day and the wind in the
south.
MICHIGAN. n. D., Aug. 23.- The
thermometer fell to 2S deg. above last
night. twas clear, and there was only
light wind. Grain was injured, but 1t
is impossible to form any estimate OF
the damage done at present. There IS
no danger of a repetition OF the frost
tonight. Harvest was just begun.
GLENDALE, \. D.. Aug. 23--There
was killing frost here last night, with
some damage TO late wheat, fax and
corn. Seventy-fvc per cent of the
wheat and oats crop is harvested.
DEVILS LAKE, n. D., Aug. 23.-
There is a general impression that
wheat is too far advanced to suffer from
last nights frost. Garden stuff is
damaged. The temperature at p. m.
is 60.
TARINoRE, n. D., Aug. 23.-From all
aDDearanceS wheat is unlnJured by the
frost of last night. Only the tenderest
vegetation shows the effects. A vast
cloud OF smoke from lnnumeraole
smudges laws like a blanket over the
country, and undoubtedly saved the
crops.
HTRov. s. D., Aug. 23.-Frost last
night did little injury to corn in the
Jim river valley. Reports indicate that
the frost was general over the state.
NANDAN. \. ID. Aug. 23.-There was
onIy slight damage done by frost last
night, mostly to corn and vegetable
vines. Reports within radius OF twen-
ty miles of this city say wheat is not
damaged. The temperature is 62-deg.
Tonight and the wind rising.
KENNEDY. Minn., Aug. 23.-This
vicinity was visited this morning by a
slight frost accompanied by heavy
fog. which prevented the frost from do
ing any damage whatever to growing
crops. Smudges were started III nearly
every field.
There was frost last night, but no dam
age at all was done. The wind Is IN the
south. it is warmer, and all danger is
passed.
VALLEY CITY, Y. D., Aug. 23.-There
was frost last night. Late grain is
somewhat damaged. Seventy-tve per
cent of the grain area is cut or ripe and
ininjured.
GRAND Forks, n. D., Aug. pa
light frost here this morning injured
tomatoes and other tender vegetables
in some localities. but there was no
damage to other crops so far as learned.
About one-fOurth OF the wheat is in
shock. Many farmers of this vicinity,
anticipating frost, built smudges, bnrn-
ing straw and hay, and saved their
crops. 1t is warmer tonight, and there
Is no luIllltI udllECA az pANoNhb- ANAA
davs more favorable weather will see
the grain here practically beyond dan
ger of frost.
considerable injury in this vicinity
from frost last night. Twenty to thirty
per cent is the estimated damage.
THE LOCAL REPORT.
UNITED STATES WEATHER BUREAU
OFFICE, ST. PAUL, Aug. %, s p. m.-
Synopsis of the weather for the past
tWenty-four hours: The barometer is
lowest over that portion OF the North
west territory above Montana and North
Dakota. where a storm area of consider
able energy seems to be developing.
The temperature has risen from deg to
so deg since Saturday over the entire
Northwest. 1t registered from Sc to IS
deg over Montana Sunday afternoon.
The question of a cold wave can be dis
missed for the present. A moderately
warm wave seems to be imminent for the
Northwest now. The temperature will
continue to rise here Monday, and will
be still higher Tuesday, with probable
showers. Fair to clear weather has
prevailed over both DakOtas, this state
and most of Manitoba, and fair to cloudy
weather over Montana. No rain has
been reported from any of these areas
p. f. LYONS,
Local Forecast Official,