Show FROST HOST I RES CROP 1001 CHICA CHICAGO May My 26 2 UP UP mers UP Farmers throughout o the middle I e west have lost millions I of dollars dollar J a due to frost dm damage o i ito to growing crops crop during the unprecedented ed cold snap nap of the last three thre days y crop experts estimated today Both fruits frit and Jr grains grain n. n were ere baly hit by frost reports report from alt all al sections alon tho show Conservative estimates of the wheat and corn damage were placed at t 25 to 30 per cent Fruit crops crp were ee even more ser seriously ully injured In several sections of the th rich corn belt entire replanting of a new crop wilt will willbe wi be necessary It I was Wt reported to brokers broker This will wi bring late Isle maturity with danger dan dan- ger gem of autumn autun froats froat Killing frosts were reported In wide sections of Nebraska Iowa loa Ka Kansas Kans Missouri Ills Mis Illinois Indiana Oklahoma Minnesota Minnesota Minne Minne- sota and end the th Dakotas Ohio and Ken Kentucky t tucky also all suffered son from frost frat damage dam darn age but the lo losses will wi be b. lees leas acute aute In these the states Freeport and Dixon Dion III ill Il re reported lowest lowet low low- est eat et temperatures when the mercury meur dropped to 26 1 degrees Subfreezing temperature tern tem were at t mD many other oter polo pint points ts Lode Loda L III Ill II reported Ic ice Ic formation forto one one- Quater quarter Inch thick Adding to the te da damace e by frost the tJ general crop situation tn lb I the tb middle west a Is II aggravated by lOck lack of In Inman Inmany inmany man many sections clon a crop expert pointed out V Oats 01 hardiest of the leading grains graIn Is II age believed to h have ve escaped serious roue dam da- da ag In response to Increasing reports report pf crop damage grain grin price prices advanced on the Chicago board of ot trade trad nd and other grain exchanges Extremely light yields yield In both wheat et and nd corn cor are r now DOW anti The climax of the told laid snap ap has ha ha been passed pad the weather bureau here reported report ed today Slightly warmer weather l Is I. expected Reports of light frosts froats fra during durin the night were er received from several verl points pints |