Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 February 1899 — PEACHES ARE RUINED. [ARTICLE]

PEACHES ARE RUINED.

Oranges and Pineapple* Aloo Baid to Be Badly Damaged. Reports from the fruit section of Michigan, Georgia and Florida show that the recent cold snap has played havoc with fruit generally, and especially with peaches. Chicago commission merchants say the Michigan fruit crop is killed, and prices next year are likely to be higher than for a decade past. How much the Florida.orange crop has been damaged remains to be seen, but it is believed the frost has ruined many of the trees. Florida's pineapple crop will only be a fractional one. Young orange trees have been destroyed, as also the new growth on the old trees, but the opinion is that the old groves have not been seriously injured by the extremely cold weather.