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Show mm crop of COAST HARD HIT Tomatoes and Peas in Imperial Valley Found Total Loss WASHINGTON. Jan. 2S. Tho damage dam-age caused by the recent cold wave in California to tho orange crop will amount to 20 to 50 per cent, depending on locality and to the lemon crop about 2. per oent the department of agriculture said in a statement today, based on reports from Its agents In the xtate The statement added that It would hf" about two weeks, however before complete estimates could bo made "The damage from the cold wave In the citrus region of southern California Cali-fornia Is very spotted." said the statement. state-ment. "l-os Angeles, &an Bernardino and Riverside counties being the hardest hard-est hit." According to advices received at tho I department of agriculture about io J Lper cent u" tho nave orange crop has w , flj been shipped The rt mi In ler t F lis damaged 20 to Z0 pr cent, depend- H ling on locality. It will be about two flU weeks before a complctu report can lj " III I')' H The damage to lemons is estimated M at this time to ho about 35 per cent. H Two large lemon producing districts Hf have bad a slight frsegs. All cut cropa B In southern California are severely H damaged Even imperial Valley did 11 I not escape, tomatoes and peas being a HI ! total loss, mature lettuce belrig frost- HJ ed, though the latter crop Is apparent- HJ |