The Green Forest tribune., 1903-05-16
DAMAGE IS WIDESPREAD.
The Effects of the Frost as View
 ed by Other Papers.

The indications are that the fruit crop, apples especially, will be shorter in Northwest Arkan- sas, than has been known for years, if ever before.
 THE TRIBUNE clips the follow ing reports and comments upon the effects of the big frost from a number of our exchanges pub lished in this portion of the state:
 Apples or no apples seems to be the all-prevailing question in and around Rogers these days. The recent frosts have affected the apples very materially and while the damage may not be visible now it is the opinion of many of our experienced grow CTS that later on as the season ad- vances the fall of apples will be enormous. All kind of small fruits is damaged considerable. Rogers Journal.
 The frost which visited this section on the night of May first played some curious pranks. From numerous sources we have heard that beans and like tender garden stuff suffered only in spots. That in places there were found plants injured by the frost while others almost touching them showed no sign of damage. Likewise some fields escaped en- tirely, while others adjoining were swept by the freeze.-Van Buren Press.
 A heavy frost and freeze last Friday morning did an immense amount of damage to the farmers of this section, which will result in the loss of thousands of dollars to our country, Fruit of all kinds was badly damaged, but we are glad to know that some of the orchards, particularly those on hign ground, promise a pretty fair yield. The extent of the damage is not fully known, but it is safe to say that there will not be more than half a crop.-Har- rison Republican.
 From all quarters come reports of disaster resulting from last weeks frost. The damage is widespread and heavy. In many places the crops will have to be replanted. Washington county estimates that the berry crop of that section was damaged fully 75 per cent. The apple crop also suffered heavily. In Johnson county the damage appears to have been sporadic. In some localities vegetation was injured but slightly or not at all, while in other neighborhoods nearly everything was killed. It has been a most remarkable meteor ological condition.-Johnson County Herald.
 The cold spell of last Wednes- day and Thursday was great setback to people of this country, and the loss is beyond calculation as fruit of all kinds was seriously damaged. Many people who were depending on these crops to bring them out of debt are now at loss to know how to meet their obligations. People in other counties and other states are also heavy losers, but there is no help for it. These extreme variations of temperature occur once in a great while and scatter the calculations of men. How ever, things might be much worse than they are. The only thing to do is to change plans to suit the occasion, look up with a smile and go at it again. The turns against us are much fewer than those in our favor.-Wa ash- ington County Review.
 On account of the recent freeze which destroyed a large propor- ton of the apple and berry crop and all of the peaches, the spec ial meeting called for May 12 and t3 at Bentonville, Ark, is post poned to the second Tuesday in June. By that date the full ex- tent of the damage wrought by the disastrous frosts will be known as well as the condition of