Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-05-16

Cpht wave " Nttn NNNCSptH1u nearly
the whole country rHiSt of the Rocky
Mountains on the llth and l2th, at.
tended 10y freezing weather in the
northern states and trnStS a> far south
As the ohio valley ana the western
portion Of South CAroliua This period
of cold proved very uutavorahlc to
growing crops. and much injury r-
suited from troSl> throughout The
northern portions Of the country.
The line OF trecAng temperature rN-
tends from western Montana south
east to western Nrhra ska, thence
norIhward to southern North Dakota
and thence through southern portions
OF MimurSotI WISCONSIN, Michigan,
northwestern ohio and northwestern
peuuSNNania, to Western New York;
the lowest temperature Within the
Emitted States being 10 degrees below
freezing in the northern portion of
minnesota. The following special tel
rgramS have brru received 10y the
veal her bureau from several state scr
vices and are based upon more than
10000 special reports:
\nr N,,,L Intu Srtur,la, th, .1lth
it was very hot; irregular showers,
vegetation far IN advance: all condi-
TONS favorable; except in southeast
portion where crops suffering from
lrnnrh,. bm,,y thundrr storms with
h,u S,turl,y ,rtnnnnn which r,nsrd
,r,,t d,n,nn +, fmits md nurseries
nn,r Rnrbnstrr" killing rrostS in nor
ti,ns ,f \,ya,,, and chairman, ,.n,,n
ti,s ,,rr,t d,morr ia CRANES and
nno,hrs. elsewhere ma lam,rr rr-
nnrtnd
rnnnnssrr i .irh FROST Inn ma srri
ouS damage ON lhr l3,h: heavy frost
mis- morning 1lthD. Too late ia lrarn
,<i.,,, nr d,m,rn
<,nturlv Slirhr domo,,r from frost
lnth ana IAN Inn serious injury uub.
,hIn from killing rrnsts his morning
am,
Missouri \Iu,h wheat dDmorrd by
Irnunhr AND ,inrh bums in central and
western ana hy fly IN ,lr southern
sections. domapr bv frost slight.
IuinniS Frost damage sIirhl in
southern norton hut in northern
COMMITTEES. corn. fruit. and garden
tru,.k nrn rrr,tIy. damaged. first week
yn,v mon thrn worry cold rain FAN plcn
tiful IN north ana west holr, but much
NODDED In southern norton; strawbrr-
rirs being marketed in southern Dor
zion. large Weld excellent quality;
wheat rye. oats. sprouting corn
clover Injured hy drought and insects
in southern ana southra stern COMMITTEES
Indiana Frost Monday night caused
tniurv in localities. rspecialIy in north
nrn norton Cu,.wormS are doing
murh damage
Wrst Virginia Su,sial trlcgraphic
ropor,s from Hinton, Bluehclds Graf
ton and Wheeling indicatc severe dam
apn bv rrnsts tn pronrs. potators and
all tender vegetables, and fruits in up
lands: river bottoms generally pro-
tectcd by fog. no serious damage to
wheat. corn and grass reported.
ohio FroSts killed To Il large OK
tent. tender plants, grapes. berries
and it is believed to have seriously in
jurrd wheat, corn potatoes and fruit
over the eastern portion, not 50 badly
over central and western portions.
Michigan Frost Saturday and sun
day slightly damaged fruits, corn and
gar,lcn truck in lower peninsula and
fruits in the upper
Wisconsin The favorable conditions
during the first half of the week
caused rapid growth and put farm
work two weeks in advance of The
average season; heavy frost Saturday
and Sunday and Monday nights killed
fruits and vegetables in northern. and
injured them severely in the central
portion: damage to corn and grain
compalatively light: corn not gene.
ally up; injury to strawberries modcr-
ate.
uinnosot. r-nsa,sonabIv uarr nm.
I'll Friday Afterwards much rnoIer
Win frost. cuttfny tho earn no,,tna.
o,,d aorlon t,.,,aI, - ,ho ,rn,nd ,,.,I,
aIsa no,gidora1l,, do,no.nJ ~. .n,,ll
Grain un,niurnd ana conI snn,, f,vnr.
IN Cor '.toIfin,. hordio.t yo,o,,tio,
Oil fr,,, ronnneroto .n1 sooson IL