DISASTROUS FROST.
AMEBidAN FRUIT CEOP DAMAGED.
(By CiMfr—Press AuSOdaUcrti—Cofijttigtii,) (Auatfaliaii and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received March 30th, 0.30 p.m.) WASHINGTON, March &). The Department of Agriculture announced that a. sudden drop in the temperature tafyittg between 30 and <SO degrees Fnrenheit during two days, oyer the eastern seaboard and the Middle West, did probably 1C0,000,000 dollars' worth of damage to fruit trees, virtually All the early drops being frozen. March has been an extremely milrj month, and all the trees were blooming. The ffost ruined early peaches, cherries, strawberries, plums, arid apples. In Missouri Alone the: damage is estimated at 10,000,000 dollars.
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Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17107, 31 March 1921, Page 7
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101DISASTROUS FROST. Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17107, 31 March 1921, Page 7
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