Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-04-12
WHEAT AND FRUIT.
Reports by Special Correspondents from
Twelve States.

Reports by Special Correspondents from
Twelve States
Reports have been received by the
Farmers Review from its special COR
respondents in twelve States, as to the
injury done to wheat and fruit by the
recent severe cold weather. The dam
age to wheat Is small in the aggregate,
but very bad in some localities where
the plant had made rapid growth. The
disaster to fruit was widespread, the
States where the trees were m st for
ward suffering most. In the northern
sections of number of the States the
larger fruits were saved, for the rea-
son that they had been held back in
development.
WHEAT.
In Illinois the crop ~ a whole has certainly
suffered considerable from the freeze, though
how much damage has been done cannot be
told till q period of warm weather develops
the uninjured wheat. In some counties It
froze to the ground, but may be all right
In Indiana the damage appears to be less
than In Illinois, and most of the correspond
ents report the outlook good. Some fields
where the plant had jointed are reported killed
In few counties IL is estimated that the crop
will be cut down q third These sections are
not numerous; and the general condition for
In Ohio the general condition remains from
fair to good. The late freeze did damage MAIN
snow covered and protected the plant. The
fields that look bad from the effects Of the
cold will doubtless recover. being uninjured at
Michigan wheat shows little effect Of the
freeze. The crop was hurt some by the cold.
but In most counties the plant was either COW
cred By snow or so backward in development
that IL escaped.
In Kentucky the damage to wheat is consid-
when the cold came IL caught the plant at .
stage Of growth where it is easily injured
The crop has been cut short, but how much no
In Missouri the wheat is reported injured in
some sections, and In others only retarded.
It's general condition is fair, and IL does not
now appear that the aggregate damage was
In Kansas some of the wheat that had been
closely pastured is reported so badly killed
on old ground is reported hurt by. drouth and
wind. In most Of the counties. however. the
In Nebraska wheat has been damaged some
by high winds and late freezing. and the gen.
not not more than half M crop viii be harvested In
some Of the counties. II
In Iowa little damage is reported and in the
Is generally good
In Wisconsin most of the counties escaped
any great re- disaster, .,o but IN some the crop % sp
that the development was not SO great at the
time Of the freeze as to make the injury
permanent
FRUIT.
Nearly all kinds OF tree fruit in Illinois have
been killed. The late blossomfng apples have
escaped and some OF the small fruits. The
same is true of Indiana and Ohio In smaller
degree. In Michigan most Of the fruit seems
to have escaped with the sception OF peach
es and strawberries. In Kentucky the fruit is
quite generally killed. In Missouri great injury
has resulted. In Kansas, peaches and plums
are killed. but in many counties apples APP
pear to have escaped In Nebraska the dam
age has been considerable. In Iowa and Wis
consin the injury to fruit IL not believed to
be greak