The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-05
The Weather and the Crops.

The jackson Mississippian of the 23d ult., says
a light frost was observed in this neighborhood
yesterday morning. Further north we fear the cot.
ton has been damaged. The weather has been dis
agreeably cold for ten days past
The Baton Rouge Gazette says there were frost ut
that place on the 2lst and 22d April, and adds :
will not materially injure anything but the cotton
crop which can be repaired it is not yet too late
to plant. with fair prospect for good yield; The
fruit is not much injured as it was protected by the
The Franklin Planters Banner says there was
frost at that place on the mornings of the 2lst and
22d April
The Paquemne Sentinel of the oath ult says.-
9 On Friday night, the 10TH this community was
visited by Of the severest hail storms that has
ever occurred here. 1t commenced about twelve at
night and was preceded by rain, thunder, and light
ming. II appears that its main track was a few
miles below here on the bayou A planter informs
Us that next morning there were hal-stones on his
grounds an inch III diameter, and that a cart load
could have easily been gathered up. All the sky
lights of his sugar house were broken; corn fields
We're completely lidded, and the cane injured some
what. Fruit likewise suffered; the peach trees were
considerably thinned and many Of the green peaches
were cut SO as to expose the stones. On Monday
morning following we had another storm with slight
hail; after which the wind very high, and blew
quite gale all night from the north, continuing
with some abatement for two days, and making the
weather sufficiently cold and disagreeable for fires
and oyorcoats"
The Clinton (Feliciana) U7hig, Of the 2lst April,
says - For the last few days the weather has
been extremely unpropitious to vegetation. Our
parish was visited, the evening OF the 10th, by
Il storm OF wind. hail and rain. which caused much
damage generally, and. in some spots, ex-
remely destructive The ilsrepresented having
been as large hens eggs in some places west Of
Us. There was slight frost this morning, with
cold and bracing atmosphere.
The Clinton Feliciara) Foridion, of the 9th
April. says.-"on the morning OF the 2lst inst
there was frost, which has materially injured the
cotton crop. The planters We're ready to scrape,
and some OF them had sciaped. They will now be
compelled TO plough up and plant over. Farther
north the blight has been more severe Since Ie3o
tbs has b. the ates; frost seen,
The selma (Ala) Reporter, of the 2sd ull !, says
-" On last Friday night there severe hail
stoim in this place. and through the country
generally. Since that time the weather has been
remarkably cold for TIE season. There was slight
frost yesterday morning. The hail has destroyed
the cotton crops of several of our planters, and
they will bc compelled to replant."
The Grove Hill CLARKE county, Ala) H'ald, of
the 2lst ut.. says -" The weather we have now-a.
days is very unsettled and dsagreeablc. One day
is unpleasantly warm. aid the next extremely cold
Vegetation is greatly retarded and unless it becomes
more settled much sickness will certainly ensue."
The Huntsville (Ala.) Southern -Adrocate, Of the
2Ist April. says The weather continues raw
cold, and decidedly unpleasantvcry detrimental to
the young cotton, conn., etc. There was considerable
frost on Monday morning.
The Millodgovile (Ga.) Rtco,du. of the Goth
April, says:-"on Saturday evening last we had
thunder showers. attended with little hail. Some
what below us. we understand, the hail was more
llontcous. On Sunday the weather cool,
particularly towards the evening, that fears were
entertained of blighting frost. from which we were
only saved. probably. by the prevalence Of wind
during the night At the time write, Monday,
,bc weather i 20 cool that we fear should the wind
lull, shall to night have killing frost. This has
truly been a coolisl sort of spring for Georgia"
The Charleston Dieuury. of the 22d ult, says:-
For nearly aweck past the weather has been unsca-
sonaby cold with frequent showers from the north
west ard, III two cases, accompanied with hail. The
growing crops are in the state to be most affected
by cold; and although there has been no frost, at
least in the low country the temperature has been
low enough to chill the Young plants, and very
seriously check their growth The season opens very
discouiagingly." o,,
April. says 1.-THE weather still continues quite
cool ard j. very unreasonable. We have heard OF
10 ii ost how ever, for the past three OF four morn
irgs.