St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-03-27
EARLY FRUITS ALL KILLED.
FRUIT GROWERS ARE TERRIBLY DIS
cOURACEl.
THE COLD SNAP OF SUNDAY
virtually Destroyed the Whole
Crop-Reports From Indiana,
Illinois. Missouri, Ohio, Ten
the Same Story of Destruction
Still Cold.

nessee and Kentucky All Give
the Same Story of Destruction
Still Cold.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, March 26.-The
cold wave which is now sweeping over
the country has probably cut the chances
for fruit crop IN this state down to
very low degree. For several weeks
past the weather has been unusually
warm Tor the season. aud the result was
that when the cold snap came it caught
the fruit trees just ready to burst the
swelling buds into blossoms. 1t is
thought that peaches were to large ex-
tent killed by the severe weather in
January, but such as escaped that are
now certainly gone. Cherries, plums
aud apples are almost totally destroyed
III The central and northern part of the
state, but 1t is hoped that the hills in
the southern part (the great apple sec
tloD) have saved the staple fruit.
English, Ind.-The past two nights
frost has doubtless DESTROYED the apple
crop. the buds Of which were we'll ad-
yanced. All small fruit and peaches
were destroyed weeks ago. Snow has
been railing very lightly since yester-
day morning.
Dexter, Mo.-The thermometer fell
to 10 deg above here last night. and the
entire fruit crop, with the exception,
probably, of late apples. is thought to
be killed. Much wheat is supposed to
be ruined.
Columbia. Mo.-The peach crop is
destroyed, and apples and other fruits
are greatly damaged
Anna, Ill.-The freeze did great dam-
age to the fruit and vegetables through
this section. The buds of the pears,
cherries and early apples are thought to
De Killed. Pie plant, asparagus and
other early vegetables suffered. Straw
berries are injured some. There will
be no peach crop whatever, this freeze
having finished the ruin which the Jan
ary cold snap begun.
Lincoln, 1.-The weather has been
intensely cold here since Saturday aft
ernoon, when the maximum was so deg.
above zero. At. sunrise this morning
the mercury had fallen 43 deg, stand
ing at Z deg. above, and it is growing
colder tonight. Ice formed TO the thick
ness OF several inches. Grass and wheat
are wlthered, cherries and peach buds
blighted and early garden truck un-
doubtedly destroyed. The damage to
the full wheat crop is believed to be
very serious.
Cairo. Ill.-It is thought the cold
weather of the past two dBys has killed
the strawberries In this section.
Peaches were nearly all killed by the
extreme cold of January. The berries
were well advanced by last weeks
warm sunshine, but the weather is now
freezing cold.
Clarksyille. Tenn.-The cold wave has
struck this section with full force, the
mercury dropping to Is deg. last night.
The farmers have fears for the clover
and wheat, although the latter has not
reached the joint, at which point the
danger from frost is greatest. Early
vegetables are in ured to a greater or less
degree. and many trucking gardens will
probably have to be replanted.
Atlanta. Ga. = Rump & Moon, the
largest peach growers i'll the peach dis
trict of Georgia. say that 80 per cent of
the fruit crop has been killed by last
nights freeze, and they think the re-
maiHder will go tonight. All vegetation
is killed around Atlanta. The melon
crop about Georgia Is killed.
Cattletsburg, Ky.-A severe blizzard
and wind storm struck this section last
night, followed by a light snow. A
great many fruit trees were in bloom.
which are undoubtedly killed. The
thermomeLer registered 10 this morning.
Midway. ky.-'Ehe cold wave that
reached here yesterday forced the ther-
mOmeter to 10 degrees. Early gardens.
tobacco plants and much of the fruit
that had escaped earlier freezes have
been killed. 1t is believed that the
wheat that is already jointed is greatly
Injured.
Versailles, Ky.-Last nights freeze
killed all the tobacco plants. early gar
dens and much of the fruit. Early
wheat is also damaged. Tobacco grow
ers are feeling blue, as the plants were
forward and unusually fine.
MaysviIle. Ky The thermometer
dropped to II deg below freezing last
night, and numerically slaughtered the
peaches and plums. The farmers say
the wheat is badly damaged
Cincinnati, O.-Capt Basslar. the
government observer of the weather
bureau. says tonight the cold will
effeetually kill the fruit buds over a
very large extent OF territory, and that
this is the SevereSt weather at this time
OF year that has been known for years.
Austin. TeX.-Fhe mercury dropped
TO so last night, and Irish potatoes and
oats i'll joint were killed. Fruit also is
believed to be very seriously injured
Genessee. n. IA furious gale, ac-
companied by heavy SHOW. ragged i'll the
Genessee valley today. The thermom-
eter registered Is deg above.
Memphis. Ienn.-Reports received by
the Associated Press from Enterprise,
Macon, Utica. Columbus. Brook
haven, Yazoo City, Madison, Canton.
Oxford and Corinth, Miss, Mon
roe, Glbbsland, Alexandria, Clinton,
and BayOn Sara. La. Pensacola. Fla,
and Dallas. lex, are to the effect that
a severe frost visited these sections
this morning. forming ice half an inch
thick, destroying early vegetables.
strawberries, the fruit crop, and in
some places early corn and oats and
peas. The cold weather continues to-
night.
Benton, nl.-Careful investigation by
expert hOrtIcultuTiStS confirms the gem
eral fear of fruit men throughout the
Northern Illinois apple belt that that
crop is entire.y killed, and added to this
is the fact that thousands of young trees
will share the same fate as the growing
small fruits said today, ali told, there
would not go from this section a car
load Of berries, apples, peaches. plums
and pears combined.
Lebanon, Ill.-The recent cold snap
has wrought the ruin of the fruit crops
and early gardens here. PIums. cher
ries, peaches, early apples and some
small fruits. which were blooming
nicely a few days ago. are, it is said.
completely ruined. Oats. clover and all
earlys vegetables are more or less i'm
jured, and large acreage will nave to
be repianted.
Burlington. Io.-The cold wave holds
on here. Liberal siftinge snow covered
the ground during the night, and the
mercury ranged from deg. below to
10 above zero at different points in this
locality this nioSaing. Fruit Is badly
damaged