The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1895-05-17
WORK OF JACK FROST.
Crops and Fruits In Western and North
ern Michigan Injured.

ern Michigan Injured.
DETROIT. May l4.-Reports from the
Michigan fruit belt received here indi-
cate that little damage was done by
the frost Of Sunday night. In
many places, however, the snow has
fallen To a depth of several inches
and this may save the buds from Sc
rious injury Grain is sure To be saved
from any damage by the covering of
snow. But garden truck and straw
berries have already been ruined be-
yond recovery. The following dis
patches will give an idea of the frosts
work throughout the state:
Arena mall fruits and vegetables we're
killed by the frost Sunday night. Grain Is not
thought TO be very much hurt except on low
ground
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and small fruits on low
lands have been severely damaged.
Lawton-Reports from the surrounding fruit
district are TO the effect that IL Is feared the
entire peach crop has been ruined.
Niles-Surrounding fruit-growers say the
frost has ruined their crops
Saranac-Peaches and other small fruits
have been damaged.
Sturgis- Wheat, rye and small fruits are re-
ported badly damaged
Hilsdale-Fruits hereabouts are reported
almost entirely destroyed
Buc hanan-Fruit buds are damaged some
what.
Menominee-A northeast storm began sun
day night. and Monday morning there was
three inches OF snow on the ground and the
mercury down TO f.eezng. Trees were broken
down from the weight OF the snow and ice. IL
is feared that fruit is killed. and that vegeta-
tion that forward all put back No
such storm was ever experienced here
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. May l5.-Re-
ports from various portions of the fruit
belt of western Michigan are to the eff
feet that more damage was done to the
crop by the strong gale than by frost
and freezing. In some sections the
wind was so strong as to nearly
strip fruit trees of leaves and large
per cent. of young fruit. Particularly
is this the case in Ottawa and Allegan
counties. In Oceana county it is the
opinion of growers that the frost did but
a small per cent. of damage to peaches
and other tree fruits. The whole lake
shore fruit belt was dashed by the strong
wind, and in some parts of Muskegon,
Berrien and Van Buren, counties much
damage was done by breaking down
trees and twisting Off limbs. In the
upper part of western Michigan snow
fell to the depth of 6 to 10 inches,
and in some localities, particu-
larly around Elmira, farmers
fear for their stock, as they
are out of hay and the snow is l4inches
deep, and the thermometer nearly at
freezing point. In the UPPER peninsula
traffic in some localities has been inn
peded by snow. Throughout all west
ern Michigan garden truck mas suf-
fered the worst, and many market gar
deners will have TO replant early sweet
corn, beans, etc.
DETROIT, May l5.-The fruit crop of
Michigan according TO reports received
here Tuesday night appears to have
survived the cold wave. The snow
which fell all Monday night in the
peach district served as protection
for the tender blossoms. Along the low
err shore of Lake Michigan the weather
is reported warmer, but from Holland
north the mercury is still lowering
dangerously near the freezing point
Beside the garden truck which has
been killed outright, straw berries seem
to have suffered the worst. Estimates
now place the state crop at less than
half the usual yield, direct loss to
growers of close to Sl50,000 The COW
ering of snow is believed to have pre-
served all grain from serious injury.