The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-28
q FRUIT THIS YEAR.
|REpoFts Of Destruction Of the
Eastern Crop Confirmed.
WINTER WHEAT INJURED. TOO.
- Cattle strew the Snowy Plsins q
Vysnise-Ths BIixssrd Net Zee
Through with Its work.

CrcAeo. March 2.-Ths HrsM ssy,-
EIs il feared that the recent cold snap, foi
5leuing season Of warm weather, greatly
Aemaged the winter wheat crop. but il l.
Etpo soon TO give even an spproximats esti-
4 nsts Of the injury. Even those In the
Eb~s position to judge differ In thsir
eeinions. and are disposed to await later
/ "a moro definite advicss. The crop 10
fhouehs TO have been damaged In wsss-
90 Kansas and Oklahoma, though . ray
hops is found in the fact that the
D cound was dry. Central and Eastern
!, fansss 10 reported to have escaped With
4 .eui serious loss. Opinions on the Mime
seta crop are contradictory, bat IL 10 likely
= suffer IL the cold weather 10 followed BY
sudden ihaw. Some Of the farmers
link that in the absence of nj.
lrnsss freezing and thawinR the
vhsst has escaped damage. Il - thought
tke crop was not far enough advanced 70
= injured. In Eastern Indiana and Gen.
Nj Ohio wheat il believed to have suf.
lDsed severely, bat further north and west
~ recent snowfall has protected the
growing plant. II 10 feared that Indiana
B wheat has suffered considerably, but IL the
sosd has not reached the roots, ~ 10 hoped.
ne damage may not be ~ serious a
B barred. A report from Sparta, ILL.,. say,
ths crop 10 badly damaged, and in one To-
eality to the extent Of 50 per cent. Il 10
B thought Michigan whest has escaped with.
( out serious injury. North and South d.
/ kets ere In the winter wheat belt In the
lstssr the melting snow benefits the wheat
u the former planting II backward and
! the acreage Of spring wheat will b one
third less than last year.
WAsHiseroS CRY. March n. - The
weather bureau in its weekly snow chart.
issue says: North Dakota and North Y O.
Minnesota are covered with neariy.a foot
u snow. and over portions Of Upper Mich
isan there is more than foot and . half
Of snow reported. While the southern
limit Of the area covered extends SOUTH
ward into Ohio and Western Psnnsyl-
vania, there II but little snow on the
ground east Of Lower Michigan, the great
Ut depth over the region named being
hire inches at Pittsburg. The last ten
4 1ays Of March. 1894. have been character
bed BY the most remarkable temperature,
] e1tremes occurring that have never been
Ucorded since the establishment Of the
Weather bureau.
LAWRENCE. Kan. March T.-Examina-
eons by Prof. w G. Stevens, of the botan-
/ bal department Of the state university,
snow that the cold snap has killed the
peaches and most of the pears. Cherries
are badly injured. Early raspberries were
destroyed. but there will be good crop Of
late ones. Blackberriss and strawberries
nall a.
not far enough along to be much MUIR Cd.
GUTHRIE, o. T.. March T.-Psach. pear,
apple and apricot trees have been in full
bloom for week. and the unusual cold
weather of the past four days has frossn
the buds and ruined the fruit crop Of most
of the territory.
]. OMAHA, March 27.-A special to the Be-
rom Douglas. Wyo.. says: The first train
In since the big storm rsched here today.
Estimates based on reports from Caspar
and the surrounding country show that
tho lose of range sheep will be close 10 II
per cent. There was total loss of droves.
The loss Of range cattle 10 great. Range
riders report hundreds of dead anima liz
scattered over the snow covered surface.
OMAHA, March 27.-Anothcr big storm.
coming from the north west. broke on this
section this evening. 1t has been storm
Ing since 3 O'Clock. The wind is strong
and cold.
MApisos. Ind, March 27.-Peaches in
Southern Indiana were entirely killed be-
fore the last cold spell. II killed cherries,
apples. blackberries and early vegetables.
GRgEsvILLK. Miss. March 27.-Thers
vas heavy frost this morning. All vege-
tation Is killed. The fruit crop will be q
failure.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. March 2T-The
extreme cold weather Of the past few days
will cost truck farmers and fruit raisers IN
Hamilton county alone 100000. 1t will
take $4,000 TO cover all the damage to
fruit. early vegetables, wheat and oats in
the section of Northern Georgia. Northern
Alabama and lower East Tennessee imme-
diateiy contiguous to Chattanooga
DKApwoop. 5. D., March q. -~Advices as
far as Alliance say it is storning furious!y.
This wilt be apt TO settle the cattle bust
dan. as the storm 10 coming from that
direction.
DALLAS. Tex. March 27.--Ths reports
from the fruit crop are conflicting. bat It
Is conceded tina, IL has been terribly in
iured IL not wholly wiped out.
fsrtsBuRa, March 1.-THE blizzard
which struck Western Pennsylvania yes
terday and passed eastward last night has
ruined vegetables. peaches and early cher
ses. aad great damage has been done to
pears, apples, aprioots and riuma
sr. PAUL. March 2T.-A little snow fell
here tonight. accompanied by q light
breeze, hut il was not severe enough TO de-
serve the name of blizzard. Snow is also
reported from as far west as Aberdeen. At
Sioux Fails the fall is heavier. being the
first snowfall at that place for soine time.
Nfw NoRK. March 27.-Rerorts from
Southeastern New York show great
damage 10 fruit aud vegetables a.
resul. of the cold wave. Along
The Atlantic coast railway lines
the damage Is estimated at &i.oo oo0
IN Delaware it is believed the peach crop
Is totally ruined and other fine fruit pros
ree's destroyed. In the grape growing
Regions al Western New York the buds
have been destroyed. and VAST losses are
feared IN consequence.
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