Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-12
LOSS THRU FROST
GREATLY REDUCED
BY WARM SUNSHINE
OLD SOL COMBINED WITH EARLY
MORNING FOG GIVEN AS SOU
vENIRs OF ONE OF LARGEST
CORN YIELDS IN HISTORY.

First worries that Monday nights
frost had done untold damage to La
Sale county corn crops, were caimed
late in the day, when, after a warm
glowy sunshine the corn and veget
ables failed to take on the VIII eN'
pected to follow the cold OF the previ-
Gus night
In a statement to the Free Trader
Journal this morning !. ). brooks'
county agriculturist said the damage
would be practically Mill. There VIII
hardly he any loss-not enough TO
sneak of in reality Mr.. Brooks.
don't believe that the frost VIII ell
feet either the corn or the vegetable
truck still ungathered. The tomato
vines show no harm while the beans
appear to be only slightly touched.
In some localities the beans escaped
unchanged while in others there Is
only little evidence Of frost
Base Hopes on lowly Tomato.
The fact that the tomato escaped
practically utharmed caused hopes
TO rise late yesterday that the corn
was unchanged. The tomato vine Is
ranked as one of the most tender
that grows and when the frost failed
to kill, farmers were certain their
stalwart and rugged corn would come
out of the experience unscathed.
Close surveys were made OF every
field in the county and reports com
ing into Ottawa are decidedly encour-
aging.
Foo Gets Credit
The heavy fog that hung over the
country for miles during the early
hours of yesterday is credited with
being big help in saving the corn
and other growing stufis The fog. 1t
is said, kept the warm rays OF the
sun off the crops just long enonugh To
let them readjust themselves, accord
ing to one farming expert who has
kept records of this experience in
previous years.
Save Corn Elsewhere.
Chicago. Sept. 12-Warmer weather
universally was promised last night
by the government weather bureau al
Washington. and saving probably OF
millions of dollars to corn growers
who escaped the frost on Sunday and
Monday nights.
The eastern states experienced the
cold weather which previously caused
the middle vests corn crop an enor
nous loss. Frost warnings were sen
out to practically all Of the northern
states east of Illinois, and 1t was pre-
dicted that Illinois might have another
touch of frost. 1t was the belief or th'
weather department, however, that /
the frost touched Illinois it would be
light one
Heavy frost was expected, however
for parts of Indiana. Michigan, ant
the states east almost to the Atlantic
coast. In the middle west relief IRON
cold weather at least for several days
was prophesed The forecast was fan
and warmer.
Weather conditions on Monia!
night we're not as serious as expect
ed, although the damage wrought Dl
the two cold nights was estimated a
many millions. In some spots ther'
was heavy killing frost In otheI
localities Just as far north the 1ros
was so light as to damage only I'M
most susceptible plants.
1t is not thought that the frost ex
pected to hit states farther east WI
do corresponding amount or damage
nc crons are farther advanced and TN
amount of corn grown in comparative
ly small.
Although severe frost was report
ed around Madison, most of Wiscon
sin was spared But it was estimates
that the frost of Sunday night ala mi
lions of damage to Wisconsin pota
toes and corn.
Considerable damage was done t
garden truck around Chicago. News
paper garments were wrapped arouh
tomato plants and flowers, and man
were saved. Damage was reporte
10 cucumbers beans, squash, an
pumpkins.