Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-04-30

IN BLIZZARD
Western Crops Almost Totally
Destroyed,
MUST RE- SEED Ora.
Eight States Are Covered Win Snow
and Millions Of Trees In Blossom
sunsred-Storm Sweeps tho Great
Lakes.

Lakes.
The most disastrous April blizzard
IN a decade In the central. northwest
ern and Mississippi valley states has
caused q monetary loss 10 fruit. vege-
table and grain crops. estimated at
$50 900. 900 has wrought havoc 20 the
shipping on the Great Lakes. has
caused death and untold suffering
among the unprepRred and has imped.
cd railroad trafic.
The snow and windatorm. which
started Thursday night still continues
and snow varying IN depth from two
20 eight inches. covers the states OF
Nebraska Iowa. Minnesota and the
Dakotas. Wisconsin. Illinois and Mis-.
souri, while temperatures are below
freezing
Coming as II did with millions OF
acres OF fruit trees In blossom and
with spring wheat and vegetables all
sprouting the storm is nothing less
than a calamity. In Minnesota. north
through Dakota and Wisconsin. much
OF the grain viii have 20 be reseeded.
The entire fruit crop Of the central
lakes region. excepting westward "a
the foothills OF the Rocky mountains
and southwark into Kentucky and
Tennessee Is almost certainly wiped
out for the season.
The losses In the principal fruit.
growing states are told In the FOL
lowing dispatches received in Chicago.
Tllinois-Greatest damage was caus-
ed by the blizzard that covered the
entire state Early vegetables on the
truck gardens In the northern dis
tricts and berry patches. where buds
had reached an advanced stage. are
reported as total losses Damage, Sc.
600. 600
Iowa-Storms IN Iowa have contin.
ued with greater or less vigor for
nearly a week. but the frigid atmOs-
phere and SHOWS OF the last two DAYS
have done the greatest damage Not
only fruits and vegetables. but even
the oats crop is threatened Entire
damage. s1O.OO0.O0O.
Indiana-Apple orchards and truck
gardens were the greatest sufferers
The damage which was confined 10
the northern and central districts
amounts to $4,000. 900
Michigan-Fruit belt almost entirely
gone for the season. All that remains
according 10 expert growers. is the
grape crop. which has been damaged
20 a great extent. $4,000 600
Wisconsin, is estimated that So
per cent of the fruit crop and all OF
the early vegetable and green sturfs
have been killed. Damage. s2.OOO.OOO
Kansas-Snow and low temperatures
have killed the buds. and in many in
stances even the leaves on the trees.
The corn crop. however. Is safe. Dam
age. 81 1000 900
Kentucky-Ar the fruits and vege-
tables. as well as budding plants and
flowers. have been damaged by the
cold weather and furrles OF snow
largely because OF the fact that they
had reached an abnoTmally early de-
vslopment. Loss, $4,000 900.
MissouTi-Clouds and favorable con
ditions saved much OF the fruit FRIDAY
night but the clear weather and con
tinued cold completed the damage. Es
timated loss. 100000
ohio-Early fruit. particularly wa.
termslon and other vines. have been
killed by the SHOWS and freezing
weather. Grain has not been hurt.
Loss. $500. 900.
Nebraska-Small gardeners and the
truck farmers were the heaviest losers
In the storm that. II is believed now.
has not damaged the early wheat
Loss. $1,000 900
In the northwest-Minnesot the