Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-11-10
THE EFFECTS OF
THE EARLY FROST.
Aside From Destroy Ing
the Yellow Fever Germ,
IL Has Benenttesi south.
ern Farming Interests.

According to the records OF
the local once Of the weather
service. the present month has
broken the October record for
cold weather. For the hrst
time during the tsen,y ave
years Of the existence OF the
weather service in this city .
heavy frcss h.s occurred -
early - October. and there
have been ~ many a. four cold
spells to date. which is ex-
trvuely unusual ct this early
period
The common opinion Is that
this early advent Of cold
weather. and the persistent
way in which the cold hangs
on, Indicates IN early and e.
we're winter. The hope is gen
erai that this may prove the
case, ~ . good cold winter can
be counted on to thoroughly
eradicate yellow lever germs
from the Gull States and insure
immunity during failure sum-
ners, provided only the dis
eas~ 10 not imported from
abroad
The cold weather has been of
great advantage to the sugar in
dastrv Of this State, ~ il has
fastened the maturity Of the
cane and enabled producers TO
inaagurase the grinding season
which had been somewhat re
tarted by the long spell OF set
weather experienced during
September. Provided only
there should be no serious
freeze for q moderate period,
continued cold weather will be
welcomed by the sugar inter
ests IS lnsaring rieh cane.
The cold weather and the dry
spell the cold has brought with
il have also been OF advantage
to the rice interests. - they
haae enabled the planters or
farmers to harvest their crops,
and they have also permitted
the saving Of mach rice that
was considered irretrievably
damaged by the storms Of the
early tall
| The cold weather has als1
probably b~nshtted the cotton
industry, by eattinx short I'd
some extent the yield OF cotton
The reason for tins - the feal
that the pres<nt crop vill prove
ensrmoSx Anything. therefore
which vii hold cut the hope
thai the yield viii tall some
What short Of the extrvme Ell
peesatioas until recently enter
tanned will prove Of actual eene'
It, There are, strange to Say
many operators in the cotton
market Who nov boldly aver
that even q killing frost viii do
cotton NO harm In this case
however, the wish is probably
father to the thought ss past
experience has certainly NO,
borne rs out such . theory
Very cold weather at this time
means Al en- ly winter, with the
weather in November which is
ordinarily experienced in DE
c~mb<r. There L. therefore. lit
tie prospect that We will enjoy
the IDEAL weather for gathering
the crop which was experienced
last year and the year previoas'
'Should the realization Of such
conditions bring Aboat fAvors'
bic reaction in prices. the cold
spell will have been Of great
benefit to the cotton industry
There are drawbacks. how
ever. even to an early winter
so favorable to our interests
here. The extreme cold IN the
West means much suffering and
loss TO thousands, and shovid
the winter be q severe and PRO-
ltrsesed one. a. is indicated, the
suffering will be correspond
inxiy increased Thus IL u
that benefits are never unAe-
eompanied by some counter
balancing evilA-Peayune-
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