Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-24
WHEAT AND FRUIT DAMAGED.
Cold Snap Caused Considerable Loss
to Missouri, Kansas and Okla
hOma Farmers.

Columbia, No.. March 23.-(SpecialD The
severe cold of, the last forty-eight hours
throughout Missouri has damaged the
wheat considerably. The state weather bu-
reau has not received reports from many
sections, but SO far as learned the injury
to the growing crop will not be slight. 1t
is not thought that fruit is damaged by
the cold, as the buds are not sufficiently
advanced to be injured
Golden City. Mo-, March 23.-tSpecial) A
storm Of snow and sleet struck this place
last night and the temperature fell rep
idly. Considerable damage was done to
peach orchards. but other fruit is thought
to be uninjured.
Lamar, Mo-. March 23-(Special.) The
past ten days of almost continuous rain
was followed last night by one-half inch
fall of sleet and snow. The thermometer
registered deg. below freezing; wind from
the northwest. The North Fork of Spring
river CMuddyf was over the valley yester-
day. Wild geese. ducks and brant are very
plentiful.
Webb City. Mo-, March 23.-(SpecialJ At
5 o'clock this morning the ground was
frozen solid. and covered with three inches
of snow, and the mercury was down to %.
Ihis, succeeding a heavy rain and sleet
storm. it is feared has killed the early
peach and plum crop in this vicinity.
Jefferson City. Mo-. March 23.-(Special)
The Usage river is falling and no damage
has been done; There. was a hard freeze
crop is reported.
Me- Mexico. Mo; March 2s:.(special2 It is
Missouri last night has seriously injured
the fruit. The prospect for large fruit
crop had been very tlattering;
have been falling nearly all day. Timber is
laden with ice.
Warrensburg. Mo-. starch 23.-The cold
,tph
caused the mercury to drop within IS deg
OF zero. The peach and apple crop is great
ly damaged
Independence. Kas., March 23.-(Speciall
All day yesterday this section was swept
by a regular norther and the mercury kept
falling until last night. when it reached 20
strOyed, and fruit trees. which were in
BLOSSOM, were seriously injured. Farmers
report report @ that oats in the ground have been
jured. Large bunches of cattle have been
shipped into the territory south of here for
pasture during the past few weeks, and as
they were mostly from the South they suf
fered greatly from the storm.
Guthrie, o. T.. March 23-(Special) The
night with seet. hail and snow. and the
early fruit crop of the territory. amounting
| to hundreds of thousands of dollars. is said
to be ruined. Garden truck and all early
vegetables are also badly damaged. Wheat
is uninjured and is in excellent conditi on
Ardmore. I. T.. March 23.-Great damage
was ueHe 10 young corn, oats, gardens ana
fruit by the freeze last night. This morn
ing the ground was covered with snow and
sleet. Corn was nicely through the ground.
and peachtrees were in full bloom 1t is
believed that fruit is killed.
Emporia. Kas.. March 23.-The thermom-
eter has steadily dropped here, but the at
mosphere is dry, and farmers are of the
opinion the frost has not injured the crops
SO badly as at first supposed.
Perry o. T.. March 22.-Thousands of
acres of oats have been killed by the hard
freeze Of the past two nights. 1t is Is de-
grees above zero.