246 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 



EFFECTS OF THE LATE FROSTS. 



The following- communicatious received since the late* severe 

 frosts speak for themselves and fairly represent the fruit-growing- 

 sections of the state: 



The strawberry crop is perhaps cut down one-third; very little 

 other damage is done in our locality. Strawberries close to the 

 south shore (of Minnetouka) were injured very little. 



C. W. Sampson, Eureka, June 3, '97 



We had a hard frost here this tnorning, which has done great in- 

 jury to the berries and grapes in some localities. I do not think my 

 loss by it will be very great. Not more than one-fourth of the straw- 

 berries are blackened, and it scarcely touched the grapes; cannot 

 discover any injury to apples and plums; the cherries had nearly 

 all dropped off before this. J. S. Harris, La Crescent, June 1, '97, 



Frosts Sunday and Monday nights destroyed about one-half of 

 the strawberries and about two-thirds of the raspberries and black- 

 berries in this locality. ROCHESTER Fruit & Plant Nursery, 



Louis Anderson, Supt., Rochester, June 3. 



Plums, apple and crabs are damaged b}^ late frosts very little on 

 good high locations. Strawberries and raspberries sotne report a 

 total loss, others only one-half crop. John R. Andrews, 



Faribault, June 3. 



The loss I should say in this localit}^ would average about twenty- 

 five per cent. Some who did not cover or smudge and on low 

 ground lost very heavily, and some on very high ground who did 

 not make any provision did not lose any. The above refers to straw- 

 berries. The grapes were hurt some, and other things I think are 

 all right. Al. H. Bracket, Long Lake, June 3. 



The frost was a " scorcher. " All f^uit blossoms are destroyed 

 even on our highest lands. Raspberry and blackberry shoots were 

 badly "wilted," possibly may recover. Leaves on oak and ash trees 

 were frozen black in many places. Apples, plums, etc., seem to 

 be wilting and show other indications of injury on low grounds. 

 Garden truck is gone "hook, line and sinker." Small grains are in 

 splendid condition. A. K. BuSH, Dover, June 3. 



The frost of last Sunday night has destroj'ed about one-third of 

 our strawberrp crop. Apples, plums, cherries, currants, raspber- 

 ries and gooseberries are not damaged to any great extent. 



Clarence Wedge, Al-bert Lea, June 3. 



On some locations the strawberries are all killed, fruit blossoms 

 and buds in more favorable location about one-half, in a few places 

 they are injured but little. Currants and red raspberries are not 

 hurt. The apples and crabs are all slightly injured in the blossom, 

 and I fear it will disfigure the fruit. Black raspberries, grapes and 

 blackberries are injured more or less, depending on location. 



M. Pearce. Chowen, June 4. 



I would say that damage would be slight to anything, except on 

 very low ground. The vineyard across from my place, for instance, 

 is pretty badly hurt. First picking of strawberries are hurt some, 

 all around here. A. A. BOST, Excelsior, June 3. 



