Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-09-23
Causes Great Loss to
Maine Farmers.
Corn Packing Industry Ruined
by the Cold.
Frost Was General Throughout ne"
England.

Inv su"' ,.r,,. ,.i,I
by idEt ,.,,...,,,,e,
amount to several hui'u''u
of dollars.
-rba frr.ze was one Of the worst that
.,rr,, In tho fan il,
mas ,,,,,
thla st II" Tor hu'ii'''i Va 49,.
the da;hhtt - I ,.s i, ~
when "i!I 'c ''i' 20
nena" 80
Several packers. W. ~
day, estimated that the f,H9 u va
farmer" on thf COZ w WIKI ,,>.r,
be from *l"""'' ~ '-','1
was som" difference "' "','''''
jority were 81 the "l'li'i'''
about 40 per cent. "i IN '''P 'i''. 90
packed ana thdt vi wv
per cent. only about ~ pr '''t'' "o"''.
probably go into cans II "''''"'',
hnng froZ'n n. This ih@''iS my ''''' '''i
Of tn" total corn crop Is Il
This crop IS variously cstlm '''
fcrent packers to De worm 'l"i'- NJ
ono to $5Go,ooh.
This makes tn" thlrn year 'ii"' w
com industry of Main" mas h''h lrdc-
tically ruined ANA IN" packers are
much worried OYER the outl"h. ~
this frost had not occurred 1t IA?
f,.1ircl that thcr, was only an II
scvcntv-five per cnut. crop and t" ny"
this comparatively small yield r"duceh
on.-b,Ir 10 . serious blow.
rho loading packrrs have received
to,.cr,rbic rcports from the greater
rr,,b.r OF their factories, and while
.o,no Of them oscanod, the majority Of
them rcport that the crop is entirely
d.stroved Of cours" this blow. while
,noctiop the mack RS to very grea:
v,or, aa.c.s NOR. the farmers who's.
=, ., ,rLo ,,,o,,o,.s, lose ie
~, a., ., .h,. t,ro had
.-,,. 49,, 49,. 30 r,,,,r-
,,.,,,.ar j. ,,,cr of .arb or.
,.,,. .,.,,,ar,,. +ho c,,e and nov
b., a,,,,.,r,.o, to deliver nothing. Fl.
,,r,,,, M aoos nat cav that tn.
h,v.r shall receive the goods. Thei
III. ,nr..,.or !, v..ry heavy ono =.
.,..,to,, h,,, h.c, made tn p,cl
.,. an1 with tbi
.',,. ro,ucnJ orc-b,lf ~ surh shor
nnt,, tho Situation T. made serious
Tbcv MISC have I.ss goods on which t
,,,L,, , ,roat with ,yhirh to stand th.i
,osses
M, x,, -,.,, ,,.rar,I all o,.c, III
o.. ,,J T., m Eostrort To Hitter
,,n. No ;. anrts Of the awful effect
~ a., co,1
T.mner,tu,.e went down to aImos
,,,,hoar,, or noi,,e for This time in Scr
.,, A, n,cb,nic Falls this rnorr
~. ra,,r,, .tood NJ % and /,
- ..,1 ,,,,,,os.. o,.orvvb.re
" ~ a.. ,.i,i,t.,. u va,
90 r.,.,., ronorts 20 ar
.,, a,.iaa ,5 ,nyrs All over Mai,
,,, T., a,,,,IIy ,ow records
,,,s n,,,. ,ho col, WIS feIt wi,
.xt,c,,o Intensity and the thermomet
,,,, 1,n.r "a romork,hIy low point
a. ,,,',,,, corror snot lannon's f.
III, racor1s ,bo mercury stood at
an earIy hour. this morning. At Wi
lard II was "S. and out in Deering
bov.reJ about the 30 mark The of
ct,I figures of the weather bureau f
this city was "a, which is as cold az
has been since early in the sprn
This iS 10 degrees colder than it wa
,.o.,.r,,,y whom Il was thought to
,.:u.. y-h,,o ri,or nm
....,o ro,iors holds :,
'''' '.'h. -; ,,;.h ranort
, 80 -, .ha s,,a s.ctic
~ = 40 E.heo,d W a w,s >
VIZ" :. ,.,, 90
'' ~ ~. ~ oo,a &c portI,n
.,.,, w., rer;ster;np only
,,o,,r,ss s,r,v this morning. but durir
mo a,y Yesterday II was warmer
tn. Hub than i'm this city. While Por
land was ~ Boston was Sc. At Alban
n Y this morning. it was "a. ut A
lontic CITY. n. J.. IS: at Block Islam
rs: nj Cleveland. Sc: Duluth. 3S: Hal
fax. IS; Montreal. 81. Pittsburg. 3
Quebec. So: Washington, ID. c.. 40, al
Winncpeg, &c.
Ice formed All over 'he Hta'' anu
some OF the iht''""t '""hs Ni'Le
ports OF Ice forming IN Kettles ana pa
inside of houses.
II is believed that the majority
the crops had been gathered with Il
execution of corn. app and fe
other things. The loss therefore,
for the most part on com. \ NE y
not believed TO have suffer- u.
extent. Plants and shruhbrr. hex
ever. were killed and the ;l,., Ne
given freezing that will caus the
leaves to turn in very short order.