Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 May 1917 — COOL WEATHER DISCOURAGING [ARTICLE]

COOL WEATHER DISCOURAGING

The continued cool weather has been very discouraging for early gardeners, and vegetation of all kinds is backward as a result. There was frost in many places throughout the state during the latter part of the week and snow fell at different points Friday. While we have not had very much rain in this section of the state this spring, as yet, down about Indianapolis the rainfall was the heaviest' for April that it has been since I§o7, and it was one of the five coldest Aprils in the last forty years. As a result of the continued cold winds' wheat and oats, especially the former, have done little good in the past two. weeks. In fact, many farmers say ‘ that wheat is looking worse than 4t did two weeks ago.