Show California Frost Loss Put Near 10 Million LOS ANGELES Jan 5 UP Killing frost hit southern California's California's California's Califor Califor- nias nia's farm areas again Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- day and early estimates put the two-day two loss near with reports still fragmentary San Bernardino county's farm adviser Albert G. G Salter said early checks indicated the loss there there there-in in one of the biggest citrus producing areas might areas might run to a third of the crop or Growers there have spent another for oil to heat their orchards the past two nights he said And Frank M M. Kramer supervising supervising supervising super super- inspector of the state department department department de de- de- de of agriculture here said preliminary reports indicate the freeze is one of the most disastrous disastrous disastrous trous in the states state's history particularly particularly particularly par par- in the Imperial valley He listed it as probably the worst since 1913 when some citrus trees were split and killed by frost He said several trucks of frozen fruit already have been seized and that his aids and county farm bureau inspectors will meet Friday to lo discuss measures to prevent prevent prevent pre pre- vent illegal marketing of frozen fruits and vegetables Only cheering news Wednesday from rom the frost-bitten frost belt is that crops unharmed by Tuesdays Tuesday's record record record rec rec- ord lows apparently suffered little further damage i |