The Irish standard., 1894-03-31
/ RUINED THE CROPS.
Great Damage Results from the
Us Cold Snap 4s
Early Vegetables and Fruit Binds Are.
Frozen Wheat and Oats ssher t3reat-.
3s3 ly-Losses In the East and 81
81 south Over &1.OOO.OOO.
PROSPECTS ARE GLOOMY.

NEW YORK, March 20. Reports from
various sections in the south and east
show great damage to fruits and early
vegetables as result of the cold wave.
Along the Atlantic coast railway lines
in the south the damage is estimated
at a bove s1,0O0,OO0 In Virginia the
loss is not yet ascertained, but will
be heavy. In South Carolina the freeze
was general throughout the trucking
district. In Delaware it is believed the
peach crop is ruined and other fine
fruit prospects destroyed. In the grape
growing regions of western New York
the buds have been destroyed, and vast
losses are feared in consequence.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, March 30
The extreme cold weather of the last
two days will cost truck farmers and
fruit raisers in Hamilton county alone
800. 900.
GRAND RAPIDS Mich, March 20
The loss to frnit-growers from the re-
cent cold wave seems to have been
greatly exaggerated so far as this part
of the state is concerned. Fruit-grow-
ers from Allegan, Ottawa and Kent
counties, constituting the Grand River
Valley Horticultu ral society, met here
Tuesday with sam pies from their trees,
and expert examination showed very
few buds injured by the cold weather.
Most of the farmers present estimated
their loss at not over 10 per cent
BENTON HARBoR, Mich, March 60
Pclad Morrill,, one of the principal fruit
growers Of this section, says that upon
examination but few fruit buds are
found to be injured by the cold wave.
He says there will be full crops of
peaches, apples, cherries and pears.
Small fruits and grapes are not ad-
were killed.
CAIRO, ILL.,, March 2s.-The disastrous
effects of the cold snap of the last four
days are now fully apparent. The fruit
crop of southern Illinois will be total
failure. Apples, cherries, peaches, straw
berries and growing vegetables are all
ruined, and even the grapes, which
were just commencing to show signs
of spring life, have been given
up by growers as lost. Reports
from Villa Ridge, the great
est fruit-growing section of southern
Illinois and which annually ships scores
of car loads of strawb berries and green
bles to Chicago, fully confirms
the fears that were at first entertained.
Everything is lost, Wheat is badly
damaged, and the corn and early po-
tato crops are all that growers have to
depend upon.
NASHVILLE, ILL.,. March 29.--Small
fruits are all killed in this section be-
yond doubt, and the young trees have
suffered the same fate. The wheat
which had been more promising than
in years before, is blighted, and excel
lent judges doubt if half a crop will be
harvested Oats are seriously injured,
but time remains for resolving.
COLUMBUS, O., March 29.-Secretary
T.. n. Bonham, of the state board Of
agriculture, said that the cold wave
had no doubt ruined the peach, pear
and cherry crop in Ohio. He doubted
if the apples were far enough along to
be affected by the cold.
OskALoosA, Ia, March 29.-Farmers
say that three-quarters of the oat acre
age is sown and that the freezing of
Sunday and Monday will necessitate
resolving. Nearly one-half of the po-
tato crop is planted, and it is thought
that the planting will have to be gone
over. The. early fruit crop is entirely
ruined. Fall wheat also suffered
greatly.
SEDAL1A, Mo-, March 29.-The pres.
emit cold snap has resulted in killing
all Of the sprouted oats, Of which
there is large acreage in Pettis
county. Wheat is frozen until it
looks black and all shallow-covered
potatoes are also frozen. Early cher
ries and plulns are killed, while some
of the late varieties are damaged. Early
vegetation of all kinds has been de-
stroyed and the total damage in this
section by the cold wave will aggregate
many thousands OF dollars.
DROPPED DEAD.
Sudden Demise Of MAJ. BicI<ham, = Wolf
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