Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-30
Prospects for Early Peaches,
Cherries and Apricot Crops in
Some Districts Ruined.
GROWERS ARE PESSIMIsTlC.
Orchards OF Brigham City Are
Hard Hit by Frost Fol-
lowing Storm.
Weber and Davis Counties Report
same state OF AHair,--Proyo
District In Bad Way.

Yesterdays surprising storm, which
struck feartulncss into the hearts Of
the fruit growers of the state. has
come and gone. and with IL the hopes
Of the people OF some districts who
depend Tor their living on the returns
from their orchards The worst fears
have in many cases been realized. as
the reports from an tho large fruit
growing centers are Co tine effect that
nearly all OF The early cherries.
peaches and apucots. and iu some cases
tho pruncs and even the strawberries,
have been seriously damaged. Later
Investigations may prove the situation
To- Dee more favorable, but the fruit
.aisurs everywhere. as far as they
could be reached this morning, took a
very pcssimistic view OF the situation.
In some cases it was stated that tho
loss may amount To- four-hfths OF the
carly fruit. and the estimate Of the
damage was from that TO total
destruction.
AS the storm is said 10 be general
lll over tho country, the lowest at
mospheric pressure bcinp recorded In
Kansas and western Missouri q faint
dea may be formed OF the incelcul-
able damage that has been wrought tu
/ the orChardists, from tho reports OF
our own state which follow. Tho full ef-
INlNH NI AIlN iNiN snap IWAaNN AllH NNNAN'NH
days storm cannot be estimated now.
They VIII appear moro forcihly when
the fruit season comes in ana the
house wife has 20 pay excessively nigh
prices for her peaches. apricots
! and cherries That she win 90 so
ioubt California orchards AFRO safe
course. but with such "a
general destruction through all the in
| tcrmouutain country as well as iu the
prairie states. the California supply
wiu it as thought not go Tar 20 allie
viate the condition by cheapening the
| price OF fruit
a feature Of the storm and the con-
| ditions following last night. is the fact
/ that great damage Is recorded even
| in places such as East Millcreek, where
| tho canyon breeze has proved 10 be the
| protection OF the orchardist IN the past
| Last night even that protection failed
| and several degrees OF frost was re-
| corded there as we'll as at Clearhcld
| near KaysVile where Ike conditions
| have usually prevailed.
BRIGHAM CITY BLUE.
From Brigham city came the word
/ this morning that the main part. al
/ least % ell the cherry. peach and april
cot crops are destroyed Some of the
orchardlsts arc feeling very much de-
pressed and they are inclined 70 take
the most gloomy view of the situation
and view the fruit crop Tor 1893, as "a
! total loss The general feeling Is that
| there viii be some peaches, though
tho orchards have been hard hit. Tho
same is true of an Boxelder county
The condition M Weber county Is re-
| ported 90 be bad, though IL Is not felt
] that the frost last night Win result In
! total loss The best informed are
| said % place the loss at four-ffths az
/ the total crop OF cherries, apricots and
| peachef Apples, plums and prunes
/ are thought 20 be- not damaged.
DAVIS COUNTY LOSSES.
/ In aud around Kaysville Davis coun-
/ ty the fruit growers have been hit
| hard, though opinions differ as 10 the
| extent. All agree that the loss win
! Doe great. and ono report from the fruit
! growing center of Clearneld about
| eight miles from kaysville. says that
! the prunes have been affected as well
as the cherries. apucots and peaches.
| ID is feared that the early fruits have
| been totally destroyed in some places.
| iu spite n the usual canyon breeze.
| which has heretofore been "a savior 90
| tho fruit Don this district Five de-
| grtes OF frost Nas recorded. Tho
strawberries arc also said 20 De ne
! fcctod.
Salt Lake County o. about in tho
| same condition as the counties north
! Great damage Is everywhere recorded
I iu spite of The late season which
| hold the trees back The frost iu
/ some parts OF tho county is said to
/ have reminded one ut the days "
| february instead OF April
APPLES SAFE IN UTAH co.
In Provo AN the carly fruits have
| been greatly injured. while apples arc
! said to Doe unluiured 40 some ore
| chards Do q feared the pears have also
| boon Injured to come cNteut Opinions
I diner as Goo the extent of the loss.
| hut the consensus OF opinion -
/ that there VIII Doe no early fruits
/ to ship ont of the state. Those having
/ lulu left uuiujurod are thinking 0f
| protecting their orchards bv fires aud
| fmudgcs 90 ia also stated that fhe
/ ourIr sugar hccta have been injured.
/ though the strawberries ana small
/ fruits ape said to Doe intact
40 SprIuENlo the feeling d. chat
/ aIl uf the carly fruits are pretty well
/ gone especially the cherries and the
! npripots. There WIu Dee some fruit
! hut tho crop WilI Doe "a light ono. m
| is thought that the carN bccts have
| been affected
FROST WAS HEAVY
THO people of Pleasant Grove are
/ solid tu uu Dob mourning to-day at tho
I prospects of che frut season. rhe
/ frost wac very heavy ANA the people
! regard the early frIifH .s totally lo-
I stro' ed. Even Trims except apples
I and pears is destroyed h.ro.' was tho
/ expression of one mHu fh's mOruIus.
The frost GAO houuutul was the most
severe ono recorded for over month.
AND fhe feeling is that be- cne.t upon
I ihr fruIt crop bias boon most d.sas-
I tr0us. M ODE crop does NOT provo t1
I De- total los-. it IH certain that the
I bulls ur tho fruit o. gone.
COLD SNAP GENERAL
The bard irnst predicted hv aha
weather bureau yesterday. occurred last
night WHOM tna mercury ZEN to 90 do.
/ gre.H. most uuusual Thing for this
ume uf Ytar while tla thermometer
yesterday did MOI rico higher than 3l
] degrees IEo storm interviewed with
T th. reception uf weather nfuus at
thIs 0fHrt. tnefn holnF i2 blank spaaes
/ ou tldarH weather map Tho cold eA-
u no q h..