The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-15
BAD FOR THE FRUIT
Reports From Over Kansas In.
dictate Heavy Damage.
Orchards and Gardens Are
Blighted by the Freeze.
BLOOMING TREES GONE
Cherries, Apples and Peaches
Are the Worst Injured.
Raspberries, Strawberries and
Grapes Damaged, Too.

Hutchinson, Kan, April ia govern
ment thermometer at the Yaggy planta-
ton, the greatest apple orchard in Reno
county, numbering upward of 25.00C
bearing trees, registered "a degrees Fri
day and Saturday nights. Ice formed
to a thickness of more than an inch. AT
the orchard of W. H. Underwood, the
second largest in the county, the Their
mometer went down to Is degrees for a
little while. At all the big orchards
men worked all night, burning smudges
in the hope of saving some of the fruit
but it is the opinion of most growers
that practically all tree fruit is killed.
Peaches, apricots. early cherries and
some varieties of apples are certainly
gone. Possibly some of the later apples
may make partial crop.
AT COTTONWOOD FALLS.
Much damage has been done by the
frost which visited this vicinity. The
fruit and vegetab Ies have been greatly
damaged and much of 1t killed. The
temperature has been several degrees
below the freezing point and ice froze
to the thickness Of quarter of an inch
AT ARKANSAS CITY.
The fruit in southern Kansas was
killed by Friday and Saturday nights
freeze. Sunday morning a light sleet
fell No fruit escaped The largest or
chards are entirely ruined
AT HOLTON.
Many fruit growers in Jackson coun-
ty kept fires burning in their orchards,
thus saving a part of the fruit crop.
Where. there were no fires, tree fruits
were destroyed or badly damaged F.
W. Dixon, the most extensive grower in
- -
and pears not protected by fires are
dead and apples probably are killed.
AT MANHATTAN.
The fruit, that bid fair to equal last
years abundant crop in this vicinity,
was ruined by the heavy freeze. The
government thermometer registered
10 degrees above zero 1t is believed
the entire fruit crop will likely be
total failure as a result of the adj
vanced season Professor Dickins, of
the horticultural department of the
State Agricultural college, says there
is no show for peaches Plums, early
apples and cherries were killed. Some
damage to alfalfa and early wheat
was reported by farmers today.
AT OSWEGO.
This section of the country was
visited by a heavy frost and ice nearly
Gardens were killed and fruit of all
kinds more or less damaged. Much of
the corn was nipped to the ground
Some fields of wheat will be damaged.
AT WELLINGTON.
A heavy frost Saturday night played
section. The worst damage was done
to raspberries. strawberries and
grapes. Apricots and peaches also
suffered. Gardens were frosted.
AT PEABODY.
Ice a quarter of an ich thick froze
on water in open places here, and
fruit has been greatly damaged. All
tender fruit is killed, and alfalfa, oats
and wheat on low ground show the
effects of the freeze
AT ATCHISON.
There was a hard freeze here. the
falling to "a. Farmers
believe that much fruit was killed
although grapes. blackberries and the
late variety of strawberries are safe.
AT NEWTON.
The temperature dropped to p de-
grees in this locality. Peaches. april
cots and small fruits were killed and
gardens damaged
AT KINGMAN.
w. r. Coleman, the most extensive
peaches. apricots, apples. cherries.
pIums and all other fruit in bloom
was killed by freezing.
AT LINCOLN CENTER.
The mercury fell to below 20 here,
killing all fruit, garden stuff. etc AL
falfa is damaged, but it is thought
wheat escaped injury.
AT WAVERLY.
1t is feared the tree fruit crop has
been badly damaged by the freeze. Ice
formed one-fourth of an inch in thick
ness. Much garden and early flowers
were killed.
AT LAWRENCE.
Most of the gardens in town suffered
more or less from the cold, most ten
der vegetation freezing stiff and re-
so for several hours. Accord
ing to DR.. SHOWS records. the lowest
recorded was 271z
Friday night, and it was
below freezing from midnight until
7:3O or 8 o'clock In many places ice
,roze from a quarter to a half inch in
thickness Mrs. C A. Hicks, wife of
he north side florist. says the leaves
md blooms on their cherry trees froze
stiff. Peaches and some other fruit
are probably far enough set to have
ain.
AT EMPORIA.
The mercury went down to 10 de-
zrees below freezing point in this vi
,infty and ice half an finch thick form
ID on ponds Some farmers claim
hat all fruit has not been destroyed, /
md that the crop. although small, will
De better than usual. However. most
IF them are of the opinion that all
Lpples, peaches. apricots, cherries. /
pears and most other fruit have been
DESTROYED for this season.