Omaha daily bee., 1895-05-15
WEATHER. BUREAU oRop BULLETIN
Reports Received from All States within
the Recent Frost uelt

the Recent Frost Belt.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE weather
bureau in its regular weekly report OF
weather crop conditions, issued today, says:
The great feature of the week was the re-
markable cool wave which overspread
nearly the whole of the country east of the
Rocky mountains on the nth and 18TH
attended by freezing weather in the north
eln states ana frost as far south as the Ohio
valley and western part of South Carolina.
This period of cold has proved very un-
jury has resulted from trosts throughout
the northern portions Of the country. The
llne OF freezing temperature extends from
western Montana southeast to western Ne
hraska, thence northward to southern North
Dakota, and thence eastward through the
southern portions of MINI, sofa. Wisconsin
ana Michigan, thtastern Ohio and north
western Pennsylvania to western New York
the lowest temperature within the United
ing in the extreme northern portions of Min
nesota and Montana.
ceived by the weather bureau from the sew
erai state services, and are based on more
aeS sfa9 SPS9 Ry the ogSa a6Sa ss
given In these reports, although the bureaus
reports cover al states in the union).
llth, very hot; irregular showers; Vegeta-
tion far In advance; all conditions favorable,
except in the southeast portion where crops
are suffering from drouth. Heavy thunder
storms with hail Saturday afternoon caused
great damage TO fruits and nurseries near
Niagara and Chautauqua counties; Sreat
damage TO grapes and peaches; elsewhere
Tennessee Nashville: Light frost but no
serious damage, on 18th; heavy frost this
morning, the 18th. Too late to learn ex-
tent or damage. Crops of all kinds doing
nicely and cotton and corn being worked;
cut worms still destructive to corn and
tobacco.
ntucky-Louisvlle First half OF the
week clear and warm; last half cold, cloudy
and showery; slight damage from frost On
n lD l 10
from killing frost this morning, 1lth
Miaouri-Columbia: Much, wheat dam
and western portions, and by. fly in the
sogfheTn dFmg rGsi by frost sF9t
Counties frut amiga and garden Tuck e is "GF9if ereatg
damaged; first of the week was very hot.
north and west half, but much needed in
the southern portions; Strawberries being
marIeted aI6 in the southern portion large
sprouting corn, clover injured by drouth ard
Indiana-Indanapo Frost Monday
night, probably caused injury in localities,
spscially in northern PORTIONS, very, warm
rains fell several days; crops advanced only
slowly corn coming up nicely; cut worms
nqmerouS and doing much damage.
warm and dry; cool Saturday; special tele-
graphic reports from Hinton, Blueaeld,
age by frost to grapes, potatoes and all ten
der vegetation and fruits in upands; river
bottoms were generally protected by fog;
no serious damage to wheat, corn and grass
reported.
Ohio-Coumbus: Where rain fell it i'm
proved the condition of wheat and oats
and grasses, elsewhere no decided changes
S9rn 6ora apd P8,ot1Ges GomiE up gE4Ssra to-
sects; frosts killed to large extent tender
plants, grapes, berries, and is believed to
have ser seriously injured wheat. corn, potatoes
and fruit over the eastern portion, not badly
over the central and western portions
rains have improved and rapidly advanced
rapidly progressing; frost Saturday and
Sunday slghty damaged fruits. corn and
Wisconsin Vi Mhiifwaghkee: Favorable condl-
caused rapid growth and put farm work
two weeks in ADVANCE of the average sea-
n n6w heavy bt trolt SafHTday sunday and
in the northern and injured them severely
in the central portion; damage to corn and
ally up; injury to strawberries moderate
Minnesota-Mlnneapoli Unseasonably
warm until Friday, afterward much cooler,
garden truck to the ground; fruit also con-
siderably damaged, but small grain Is, unin-
stoolng; hardest vegetation will fully recu-
perate, and the season is sufficiently. early
Iowa-Des Moines: First half of the week
extremely warm; last half unseasonably
cold With sever 1 frosts s4rddSen sRadS truck pGta
small grain not materially hurt; corn in low
places was cut down, but will recover.
North Dakota-BismarCk: The week was
generally favorable; heavy frosts have in
jured fruit and gardens, but no damage to
crops is reported. and II Is not thought they
have been seriously injured; prospects re-
main the best for several years.
South Dakota-Huron: General condition
favorable, except gardens, fruit and pota-
toes considerably affected by frosts In many
localities in the eastern portion; field crops
will recover; considerable permanent injury
to fruit; cool weather promoting small
grain growing.
Kansas-Topeka: Warm and little rain
except I'm the eastern counties; corn doing
Well but wheat oats, flax and fruits af-
fected by drouth; frost cut corn, gardens
and some fruits in the central and western
counties.