St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-05-15
MUCH INJURY DONE
REVIEW of CROP DAMAGE IN
THE RECENT COLD
WAVE.
A WIDESPREAD VISITATION
THE INCARCERATION sUF-i
FERED SEVERELY, FROST
DOING GREAT MISCHIEF.
OF WEATHER BUREAU
Damage to Peaches and Grapes In
New YOrL-FieId Crops in the
DakOtas Will Recover.

DakOtas Will Recover.
WASHINGTON, May 14.-The !.
weather bureau, in it's regular weekly
report of weather crop conditions, is
sued today, says: The great feature
of the week was the remarkable cool
wave which overspread nearly the ;
whole of the country east of the Rocky
mountains on the 11th and 18th, at
tended by freezing weather in the
Northern states and frost as far South
as the Ohio valley and Western por-
ton of South Carolina. This period OF
cold has proved very unfavorable to
growing crops, and much injury has
resulted from frosts throughout the
Northern portions of the country. The
line of freezing temperature extends
from Western Montana southeast to-
Western Nebraska; thence northward
to Southern North Dakota, and thence
eastward through the southern por-
tions of Minnesota, Wisconsin and
Michigan, Northeastern Ohio and
Northwestern Pennsylvania to West
ern New York, the lowest temperature
within the United States being about
10 deg below freezing in the extreme
northern portion of Minnesota. ands
Montana. The following special tele-
grams were received by the weather
bureau this morning from the several
state services, and are based upon
more than 10000 special reports: (Onlg
the states affected appreciably by the
cold, snap are given in these reports,
although the bureaus reports cover
all states in the Union.) ~
New Yerk-Ithaca: Until Satur-
day, nth, very hot; irregular showers;
vegetation far in advance; all condi-
tfonS favorable, except in southeast
portion, where crops are suffering
from fdrouth;T heavy thunder storms.
with hail, Saturday afternoon, caused
great damage to fruits and nurseries
near Rochester; killing frosts in poe-
tions of Niagara and .Chautauqua ceun-
peaches; elsewhere no damage re-
ported. s,- ,,...4 ,sl.fsz zy ~
Tennessee-Nashville: Light frost,
hut no serious damage, on 18th;
heavy frost this morning (14th}: too
late to learn extent of damage; crops
of all kinds doing nicely, and cotton
and corn being worked; cutworms
still destructive to corn and tobacco.
Kentucky-Louisville: First half
of week clear and warm; last half cold,
cloudy and showery; slight damage
from frost 18th and 18th, but serious
injury probable from killing frosts this
morning Q4th).
Missouri-Columbia: Much wheat
damaged by drouth and chinch bugs
in central and western, and by fly In
southern sections; damage by frost
slight.
Illinois : Chicago: Frost damage
slight in southern portion, but in north
ern counties corn, fruit and garden
truck greatly damaged; first of week
very hot, then very cold; rainfall plen-
tiful in north and west half, but much
needed in southern portion; straw
berries being marketed in southern
portion; large yield; excellent quality;
wheat, rye, oats, sprouting corn and
clover injured by drouth and insects
in southern and southeastern counties.
Indiana - Indianapolis: Frost last
night probably caused injury in locali-
ties, especially in northern portion;
va
local rains fell several days; crops adj
yanced only slowly; corn coming up
nicely; cut worms numerous and doing
much damage.
West Virginia-Parkersburg Ex-
cessively warm and dry until Saturday;
special Ctelegraphic reports from Hin
ton. Bluefield, Grafton and Wheeling
indicate severe damage Sy frosts to
grapes, potatoes, all tender vegetables
and fruits in uplands; river bottoms
generally protected by fog; no serious
damage to wheat, corn and grass re-
ported.
Ohio-Columbus: Where rain fell 1t
improved condition of wheat, oats and
grasses; ELSEWHERE no decided changes;
corn and potatoes coming Up generally;
tobacco plants damaged by drought
and insects; frosts killed TO q large ex-
tent plants, grapes and berries, and be
lieyed to have seriously Injured wheat,
corn potatoes and eruit oyer eastern
portion, not SO ba lily over central and
western portions. u
Michigan-Lansiug: Warm Eounfi-
full rains have improved and rapidly
advanced all vegetation; corr and po-
tato planting rapidly progressing.
Frost Saturday and Sunday slightly
damaged fruits, corn and garden truck
in lower peninsula and fruits in upper
Observation-Disclosures: Favorable
conditions during the first of the week
caused rapid growth and put farm
work two weeks in advance of average
season; heavy frost Saturday, Sunday
and Monday nights killed fruit and
vegetables in northern and injured
them severely in central portion; Jam,
age to corn and grain comparatively
light; corn not generally up; injury to
strawberries. moderate.
Minnesota-St. Paul: Unseasonably
warm until Friday, afterwards much
cooler with sharp frosts, cutting corn,
potatoes. and garden truck to- the
ground, fruit also considerably dam
aged but small grain uninjured, and
cool spell favorable for stooling; hardi-'
est vegetation will fully recuperate:
and season sufficiently earlysto replant'
the tender vegetables killed.
Towa-Des Moines: First half week
extremely warm, last half unseasonz
ably cold, with severe frosts; garden
truck, potatoes, grapes and berries
badly injured, but small grain NOT ma :.
terially hurt; corn in low places was
cut down but will recover.s
North Dakota-Bismarck: The week