Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1907-04-25
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LOSS 100000.
Experts Estimate of Damage by
Cold In Kansas

Experts Estimate of Damage by
Cold In Kansas.
'The fruit is practically all killed
I'll just sum it up in that way. The
frosts and cold weather which we
have just experienced have despoil-
ed Kansas of at least $2,OOO,00O'
w. H. Barnes, secretary of the
Kansas State Horticultural Society
has returned from a five days trip
over the fruit growing belts of Kan
sas. He made a hurried survey of
the conditions. but will next week
go out for abou. ten days more to
make Il more complete inventory
His opinion and report are those of
an expert.
81 was in many places" he re-
piled. But there is little need for
me to point out any spots where the
damage was done. 1t is practically
alike everywhere. The fruit is kill
ed. The apples are all gone, with
the possible exception of the Janet
variety, late bloomer 1t will be
like one or two other seasons | have
seen here, when the Janet was the
only apple We had on the trees. The
Jonathans. Ganos and Ben Davis are
all dead. The fruit has turned a jet
black
Peaches are gone, too. although
here and there the growers have a
little hope of getting a few. but they
will be few and far between. Many
of the peaches were as big as peas
and never did we have better pros
poets for a great crop of that fruit
The cherries are not only killed, but
the foliage on the trees is badly
damaged, and | doubt not but that
many of the trees themselves are
injured.
Foliage is killed on mulberry
trees. hedges, hickories and many
other forest trees. The grapes have
been cut back. but they will in all
probability come out all right again
and still give us as big a crop as
ever. Potatoes. wherever up, have
been killed. In some places the
plants were three inches high. While
they will come again, they have lost
their vigor. and the yield will be
very small.
4 found the wheat spotted in
many fields. Patches as large as a
room have turned brown. | do not
know whether this damage Is p9rma-
nent CT not These brown SPOTS are
mostly found in the swe'ls. while
none appear on higher ground. Oats
seem to he hurt considerably, but
do not know to what extent
In general, the berries of all
kinds are saved StrawbeAio were
not far enough advanced to be hurt
much. for the buds were only COM
ing through
Mr.. Barnes said that the general
Kansas ever had Fred Wellhouse
hoped to raise 100000 bushels of ap-
rles this year. That has been an
ambition of his for long time. ut
wont be gratified this year." he
said THE loss to me- in one or
chard. which 1 examined, will aggre-
gate at least 100000
Will Lecture on Pure Food. - DR..
S. J. Crumbine, secretary of the
state board of health. will take his
lecture bureau" to Kansas City.
Kan. on May %. He is planning to
give talks in about twelve cities in
the state.
Made Sure of Death. - John AL
vert, of Ionia. Mich, later of Mus
en- miles south of Parsons by walk
ing On a railroad bridge in front of
a Missouri. Kansas & Texas pas
senger train.
Auto Livery For Garden City. -
Thomas H. Johnson. of Attica, Ind.
has arrived at Garden City with two
carloads of equipment. including
four autos, and will commence to in.
stall an up-to-date auto livery barn. G
.Yardmaster Commits Suicide. -
William Owens. for 25 years yard
master of the st. Joseph & Grand
Island railroad at Hanover, commit.
lcu ny oLOOlluS IHdI IO"L
Monday evening. He leaves a wife
aad six children, two of whom are
epileptics. Thirty years ago his
father killed himself.
Teachers Meeting at Herington.-
The Tri-County Teachers Associa
ton closed its annual session al
Harrington by electing A. B. Robin
son. Council Grove. president: Miss
Lavonia Donice, Abilene. secretary
J. A. Ray, Marion, treasurer. Harry
Slaymaker, of Peabody. won the
oratorical contest; Sadie McLaren
of Hope, the defamation contest
Superintendent A. ]. Stayley. OF
Lincoln. lectured on agriculture
teaching and an old fashioned spell
ing contest for prize Of ten dollars
was held.
must hit over 80 per cent of the tar
gets. A decrease of 100 per cent ap
pears in comparing the two years in
the number of sharpshooters. But
another increase of 10 per cent
shows up in the number of marks
man. To attain a place in any of the