The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-09-14
GREATEST DAMAGE DONE TO
CORN. ALL LATE CROPS ON
LOW LANDS ARE RUINED.
SOME DAMAGE ON HIGH LANDS
LOSS WILL REACH MILLIONS
On Crops in Van Buren, County is
Estimate of Agricultural Agent,
After Observations Over the County

The cold weather of the past two
weeks, terminated in heavy frosts
last Sunday and Monday nights, en-
failing a loss not only in Van Buren,
county, but throughout the state that
will be keenly felt. The freeze was
quite universal and great damage
done, although not as much as at first
predicted. Corn, potatoes and beans
on the low lands were practically
ruined, as was the cucumber crop
everywhere in this vicinity. Some
fields of corn and potatoes were nip
ped on the higher grounds, but here
the damage will be comparatively
slight. Grapes were not injured to
any great extent. State dispatches
indicate a loss of approximately
thirty per cent of all the late crops
in the state. That would indicate a
harder freeze in some localities than
here, for it is hardly probable that
the damage in this locality will equal
that percentage. County Agriculture,
Agent, 7. A. Farrand however esti-
mates the loss to Van Buren, county
on corn alone, of over S500000 and
the loss of all crops combined in the
county, at close to a million dollars.
Following is Mr.. Farrand's report,
based on observations over the county
since the freeze:-
"From observations in driving over
large areas in the county the damage
by the frost to corn is by far the
heaviest loss to any one crop in the
county. All crops, corn, potatoes,
beans and buckwheat on the low
lands are practically ruined in all
points of the county. Corn on high
lands show injury. Practically seven
ty-fve per cent of the corn in the
county is injured so that it will not
mature. Corn that has only small
injury should not be cut, so if pos
sible it can have chance to mature.
That which is badly injured should be
cut Immediately and put into silos as
soon as possible. All badly injured
corn should be cut to save as much
fodder as possible. Should not be put
into too large shocks that it will
mold, as is likely to happen if put in
very large shocks where the air cam
not get to it.
All farmers who have corn left over
from last year that shows good ger
mination should save every bushel of
Nt for available seed corn next year.
This is very important on the part
of all farmers who are fortunate
enough to have a supply of good corn
left over from last year, as there are
hundreds of farmers in the county
who have no left over corn and whose
corn this year has been ruined by the
frost.
Potatoes on high lands show but
little injury so far observed by the
writer. Beans on high lands that
were nearing maturity do not show
great injury. Those on low lands
that were planted late are ruined.
Some vinewards on low flat lands, the
top leaves are badly burnt by the
frost. This is all the injury that the
writer has noted.
With an estimate of 10000 acres
of corn in the county and an average
of twenty-five bushels of shelled corn
to the acre, seventy-fve per cent of
e:t is injured so that it will not mature
With low estimate of S1.00 bushel
the loss of this corn will bring dam
age beyond 100000 so that with the
loss of all other crops combined with
this, the loss will total close to a
million dollars to the county.
T. A. Farrand
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