The Farmington times and herald., 1905-02-17
COOLEST WEATHER IN YEARS.
Temperature Ranging From II 10 81
in Missouri Down 10 ~ az
Pennington.

Last Monday morning was the cold
est weather experienced here for many
years, the thermometers registering
from lG to u below zcio. In some
parts Of the State it was even lower
- at Kansas City, 2G at jefferson City,
3 at Moberly, q at FayGltr, 2G nj
AuXyasse in Audraiu county, and 80,
the lowest, at MuIccline. The highest
register published WAS II below a,
Oran in Scott county. The lowest rec
ord given for Iowa is 80, the same Ms
that given for Marcelue, Mo. Illinois
80, Oklahoma 10, Indian Territory 2S,
Arkansas II.
At St Louis it was s below, and
intense suffering is reported among the
poor from all parts of the city. The
police stations were crowded with the
homeless and the City Hospital aud
Disponsary were busy caring for per-
sons with frozen hands and feet.
Live stock throughot Nebraska, Kan
sns, Texas, Indian Territory, Okla
homa, New Mexico and in some sec
tions of Missouri aud Illinois suffered
greatly from the extreme cold, and it
Is estimated that 30, 900 head OF cattle
have been frozen to death on the large
ranches of the Texas Panhandle, Okla
homn aud Kansas.
kFFECT On FRUIT.
Mr.. BUttCrfcld Of the Pennington
Nurseries made an examination OF hl,
trees Thursday morning, aud hc says
the carly yHrlctic, OF peaches are most
ly kiilrd yc' not entirely, but that the
hardy varlrtlc, are not damaged.
Pears and rhruIrS appear 10 be- all
rI,h. lir could not tell how much
damage hr, been done 20 the trees,
aud viii have to await thaw to cN.
amin, them
i special from Columbia, Mo, says
In spite ui the tact that the lhcrmumr.
'ur a. tu" Government Weather Bureau
ur.n registered % degrees below zero
last uIn, ',r coolest oi any time in
he last three Yeats, the authorities ui
The Missouri Agricultural College have
not dcspalrcd oi the pcaah crop. Doe.
tor ". l. Howard OF the horticultural
Department said
"lt is impossible 10 say just now
what the result of the cold weather has
been on the peach crop, aS we have
not been able To make detailed ex.
animation of the trees on the State
farm.
alt is probable, however, that q
great many peaches are killed, yet the
humidity OF the atmosphere last nigh,
was almost thoroughly saturated with
moisture.
~ was expecting that 30 per cent
of the peaches would be killed. II
this cold weather had been preceded
by any warm spoil the crop would
have been almost, il not wholly, de-
stroyed, The least bit OF warm wealth
or will start the peach buds to grow.
ing, and then any cold weather will
kill them.
"As it is, we have had no warm
weather and the buds were in good
shape to withstand any sort of cold
weather. | fear very much that the
trees themselves may be injured. Trees
were cracking in all parts of Columbia
last night as result Of the extreme
cold and it may result in great dam
age.
"All other fruit crops are uninjured,
unless the trees have been killed by
the cold. The department will in
vestigate conditions Tomorrow and will
be able TO give definite statement on
the injury to the peach CROP"
A later report from Columbia is
that Profs. Harvard and Favers think
that the peachbuds are all killed.