The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-04-26
THE APRIL SHOWS
WORTH MILLIONS
Beneficial TO The Grain Crops In
The Northwest.
SOIL IN GOOD SHAPE FOR CROPS.
While the Fruits That Had Advanced
During the Warm March Weather Are
Damaged by the Freeze, the Loss Is
Offset by the Benefit of the Snowfall
to the Grain--T The Railroad Reports.

Omaha, Neb. Especially. = AS a
result of the unprecedentedly warm
weather which prevailed during the
greater part of the month of March
snowfall of the last few days early
| fruits, such as peaches, plums and
cherries, in this region have been
injured, but the general opinion is
| that the damage is not as great as
has been reported.
Indeed, many are of the opinion
that while early fruits have been
injured, and in some instances kill
ed, and possibly some of the latter
varieties have been hurt, the bene-
fits resulting to the grain crops from
the snowstorm more than Offset the
damage.
Our reports from points along
the lines of our road are not I'M
| favorable said G. w. LOOMS, as
sistant general manager of the Chi
cago, Burlington and Quincy Rail
road. "The fruit in the southern
part of Nebraska which the unusual
warm weather in March had brought
to an advanced state of development
Is reported to have been pretty bad
| ly damaged, but little or no damage
| is reported from points north. The
snow, however, did a vast amount
of good to winter wheat, and has
put the ground in fine condition for
other farm crops"
| Similar reports have been receiv-
ed at the general offices of the Chi
cago and Northwestern Railway.
1.-THE snowfall was worth millions
to the State" said G. F. Redington,
clerk to General Manager Didwell,
of the Northwestern. "Our reports
do not indicate that fruit has been
much hurt, so far as can now be
told.
Our work has to do with weather
conditions and not to their effect on
crops" said Forecaster A. L. Welsh,
of the local Weather Bureau, "but
from such reports as have come in
l do not believe conditions are as bad
as they have been represented. Early
fruit has been hurt, but, it is, l be-
lieve, far from true that the fruit
crop has been destroyed. The record
for warm weather in March was bro
ken twice during last month. and the
average for the month was far above
that for the 81 years since the
Weather Bureau was established;
but the record for April, so far, has
been very little below normal"
st. Paul, MINI. Especially .-Ac-
cording to officials of the Northern
Pacific and the Great Northern Rail-
roads there have been no snowstorms
along these lines in the West for sew
eral weeks, particularly west of the
Rocky Mountains. The local Wealth
er Bureau has no record of recent
| heavy snowstorms, EXCEPT in the
Canadian Northwest. The heavy
fsnows of the winter throughout
North Dakota and Montana are ex-
pected to be of great benefit to farm
ers of those states, especially in
grain regions where there is only a
slight rainfall during the summer
months.
Denver, Col. Especially A sharp
drop in temperature followed the
snowstorm, IA above zero being re-
corded by the Weather Bureau in
Denver and Pueblo, and fruit of all
kinds in Eastern Colorado, according
to reports, was nipped in the bud.
At Grand Junction, the center of the
more important fruit region west of
the Continental Divide, the tempera-
ture fell 80 degrees, and the wealth
err observer there reported Sunday
that the condition of fruit was grave.
The damage to the fruit in this state,
according to some estimates, may
amount to several million dollars;
nearly all other crops will be greatly
benefited by the moisture.