Telegram-herald., 1891-05-08
BAD FOR The BUDS
John Frost. Esq, Commits Ire
parable Damage 20 Fruit
ALL OVER The BROAD CoUyTRI
Al ssetieas Report Great iajary 10 Veg
sfssiss Aad frats-Whsat 10 All
Bishs, hsr shs Brsis L. BADLY
Hurt ~ Ehs Coia-

De al Of apprehension Is felt a. 20 the
results OF tbs sharp frost Of Tuesday
night on the growing sropA Reports
are coming very slowly from north
western points. SO slowly that the eie-
vstor men here report IL Is . favorable
omen Had any damage been wrought
che fact would have been hastily an
sounesd The greatest fear was felt for
the park region Of Minnesota. stretch
ing from ST. Cloud 70 the Red river VAL
ley. but reports from Detroit and Park
Rapids say the growing wheat never
booked better. Grand rerkA Cassel-
Ton, Jamestown and DEVILS Lake
report no damage 90 wheat
and the belief IL general that
IN escape has been made in the finest
wheat country included In the frost
Tine Tho blade wss not sufficiently
sdvanced 20 be harmed and viii
BE- benefited rather than other
visa Through southern Minnesota
end South Dakota the frost was
Zoo light to injure anything but FAX.
which must DO repianted in several
localities The greatest danger TO the
wheat crop at present Is from drought
The steady winds of the past few days
have carried of the moisture and dried
out the upper soil. where the wheat has
yet bat light root Another week with
ont rain will cause considerable anx-
iety. but rain within that time will
place the crop in security for the pres
ens. with every prospect Of an extraor-
binary yield.
MILWAUKEE, May T.-Reports from
the state regarding the heavy frosts
are meager. but all agree that general
damage was done only 70 garden truck.
Fruits were not sufficiently advanced
20 be affected. and there Is no other
crop in the state at this season which
could be injured
CExrEAIIA. Ill. May IA heavy
frost occurred In this region Tuesday
night, nipping berry blooms and early
vegetables, but IL Is too early to cor
yectly estimate the damage. The guam
tity Of berries is reduced about third
Damage TO peaches and other fruits Is
unknown
MONTICELLO, Ill, May There was
blighting frost in Piatt county and
throughous central Illinois, killing
fruit at fearful rate and greatly In
turing the gardenA Ice froze one-inch
inch thick in places The peach crop is
greatly injured.
COLUMBUS. O.. May mo serious re-
suits to fruit prospects In the immedi-
etc vicinity Of Columbus are reported.
"A Lima CO., dispatch says it Is thought
early fruits are greatly damaged, IL
not killed. At Washington Court
House Tuesday night ice an eighth Of
IN inch thick was formed. A prominent
fruit grower says that the early cher
pears. Spplcs and other fruits are being
greatly damaged. and one or two moro
frosts like that Of last night will settle
she fruit crop throughout that past Of
Ohio at least.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May IAN ex-
ceedipgly low temperature prevailed
Tuesday night The strawberry crop
Is practically ruined and cherries,
grapes and peaches suffered considesa-
bly,, but the crops viii not be total
failure. The extreme dryness Of the
season only saved the croIs from COM
plete blight Neither wheat, oats nor
corn has been planted long enough to
be affected. except that the cold wealth
er prevents 1t from sprou.ing.
EVANSVILLE. Ind, May IA frost
fell in this vicinity Tuesday night. The
damage can hardly be estimated at this
time. In some particular localities it
was heavier than others. The fruit
trees will be the main sufferers, and of
these peaches especially. The buds
have been nipped aud 1t Is thought the
crop will be greatly curtailed. The
frost was not of sufficient weight to
totally destroy the fruit Farmers re-
port that such vegetables rs beans. to-
mstoes and potatoes have been greatly
injured.
FRANKFORT. KY, May THE gar
Hens wero seriously injured Tuesday
night By the frost Peaches and grapes
were also damaged There was some
damage to wheat and corn Ice was
very common in many places The full
extent Of the damage cannot be esti-
mated as yet. but 1t Is serious
DEs MogxEs. Ia. May :. - Frosts
have been prevalent in Iowa for sew
eral nights. but Tuesday night the
freeze was nafusSt ana leo 1ofmeu IN
many localities Farmers in from the
country say that the chief injury has
been done to small fruit Of the earlier
varieties. such as cherries and plums
In southern Iowa, where vegetation Is
further advanced. considerable injury
has been inflicted on the apple crop.
The growing grain has not been Of
fected.
LEWIS. Del, May The frost of
Tuesday night in this vicinity was very
severe on fruits and vegetables. Early
strawberries are probably killed APP
pies. pears. cherries and plums are sup
posed 10 pa badly damaged and the few
peaches ssf'l remaining are doubtless
injured Fsrly potatoes. beans and
some other vegetables are much cut
ST. Lorrs, May T.-Dispasches from
many points in Missouri indicate thai
she cold snap has been quite general
in character, and that the fruit crop and
garden truck hare been badly injured
by frost In some eases entire fields OF
melons were destroyed and farmers are
now replsnting