The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-03-28
DAMAGE TO CROPS.
Garden Truck and Fruit Hard
Hit Says ]. C. MOhler.
Cold Wave Causes Much
Trouble to Grain Growers.

Severe damage to growing cropsst as
well as to garden, truck and probable
death of all small fruits, was an
nounced today by J. C. Mohler, secre-
tary of the state board of agriculture.
Secretary MohIer's weekly report tells
of damage from wind and hail in west
ern counties. The cold wave which
hit the state Saturday night also
caused much trouble. to grain and
fruit growers. - -...
tions may, not reach the state. depart
ment for several days. The first gem
eral detailed report regarding condl-
tions in the, various. counties will not
be issued until some time next month.
Based on scattered information today.
tho, it is apparent that a number OF
Sixth and Seventh district counties
suffered heavily because of high winds
of last week. Local hailstorms also
did much damage. loss being confined
largely to green houses and hotbeos.
Gardeners Hard Hit.
Following issuance of his report to-
day, Mohler received supplemental IN
formation to the effect that gardeners
have been hard hit by the Easter
freeze. Young alfalfa has also suf-
( fered Extent of damage to wheat be-
cause of high winds is not known
altho it is doubtless heavy in a num-
, Der of western counties. Heavy loss
| basis of weather reports from various
sections of the state.
The Mohler Report.
Mohler's report follows:
"Reports of county agents made
Saturday give no indication OF the
damage done by the wintry weather
| which prevailed Easter Sunday The
i U. S. Weather Bureau. however. 'hoi-
Gates that great loss probably re-
suited, temperatures going as low as L
J in the northern part of the state with
| IA degrees in the northwest. 18 de-
prees at Topeka and Kansas City, and
20 degrees in central Kansas and
| thruout most of the southeast. 1t was
warmer thru the southwest part OF the
| state, rs degrees being recorded al
Dodge City. These low temperatures
undoubtedly killed most of the fruit
| now in bloom, but will probably dc
but slight damage to apples. and 1t is
possible that late cherries may have
escaped to some extent
| Temperatures during the week end
: ing Saturday were spring1ike in prac-
ticalIy all parts of the state. From
: to inches of rain fell in southeastern
Kansas and from Il to inches in the
south-central section Only hgh'
J showers were reported in other quar-
ters. Local hail storms were reported
: Friday in the northeast and north
central portions. dong some damage
! to green houses and hot beds
j ''It was very windy for two or three
days of the past week and consider
able soil blowing resulted in Ellis
Rush, Barton and Hodgeman counties
! Damage to wheat may be expected te
appear as a result as the ground tr
this section is especially dry and has
a very loose top soil. Some damage tc
/ buildings is also mentioned in Rusf
: county. Rain is needed in central and
western counties.
i Wheat is reported as from six tc
| eight inches high in the southeast ane
| of rank growth in southwestern Kan
sas, with a good condition in most 9th
! er sections. Insects were commencing
to work under the warm weather Of
last week but their activities may bs
checked by the cold of yesterday
Oats. rye and barley are reported a
doing nicely and spring planting of po
tatoes is far advanced Alfalfa Is be
ing held back considerably by th'
working of apilis. reported especial,
severe in the southern half of tn
state, east of the ninety-ninth n1eri
dian The disking of corn ground ant
preparing land for sorghums is goini
steadily forward"