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Show FROST TAKES TOLL OF " FRUIT AND GARDENS After a week or more of almost steady light freezing temperatures, southern Utah was hit by a killing frost Monday. The temperature dropped drop-ped to 27 degrees by the government thermometer here, and several degrees lower is reported from some parts of the county. The freeze followed a cold east wind Saturday and Sunday. It is estimated that 60 to 75 per cent of the tomatoes and such tender stuff . in this valley were killed, the frost xen nippingucumbers which were luiffer hot caps Ha heavy toll was also takeny'ro St. George- of almonds, apri-J-cots,Sifrarly grapes s':etc. According to "qeote fuck gjdeners the frosKocihsthe profit from all early gardens Q In a teneL,ihyersation with Howard Isonf JHWcac yesterday he said he had im&fre airass of the fruit belt the day tSqtyre fo'that he estimated fully 75 percent ofthe fruit was ruined at Hurricane. He reported most of the cherries gone, together with apricots, peaches, walnuts and almonds. In the low lands the apples and pears were nipped. Along the hill back of Hurricane there was only a light frost with consequent lighter damage. Ernil J. Graff reported only a light frost at La Verkin and very little damage dam-age done. Reports from Toquerville state that the frost hit there in spots. On the west side of town in the fields everything every-thing is frozen in places, while next to the hill the fruit was practically untouched un-touched and it is estimated there will be better than a 75 per cent crop, while in the lower fields not more than a 25 per cent crop is looked for. A killing frost hit Washington and it is estimated that two-thirds of the tomatoes and tender stuff were killed. Apricots were killed, and it is estimated estimat-ed that 40 per cent of the almonds and peaches were frozen. At Middleton, Eugene Cripps reports that of 250,000 tomato sets, nearly all of which were under contract for delivery de-livery to northern points, none survived. sur-vived. He says the frost did $700 damage on his place alone. At Santa Clara a heavy loss is reported re-ported in fruit and early garden stuff. |