Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-06-10

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EDIroR DkhY LEADER On Che nights Of
the 4th and 9th Of June we q Nrieuced Sc
we're frost cold wind set in rom the North
about noon Of the third, and the cold seemed to
increase until the afternoon Of the 4th, when
the sun shose out and the atmosphere became
warmer The clouds had entirely dispersed by
evening; anG the wind had been stilled. The
frost was severe-at some places the ground
was frozen and ice was formed II MI.
The tenderRarden vegetables a,e cut down
where unprotected Corn and potatoes are also
cut down nearly even with the grouHd In
low lands, in hollows, in ravines aud near marshy
grounds tho frost was very severe In high
lands and situations where Profession was al.
forded by running water the frost was not Sc
we're The low grounds, swsmps and marshes
the young shoots of tba hickory and ash, are
frozen and the tops are b ackened while near
such lands, but standing higher, the tops are
only elbow and looked scorched, and upon still
higher land they have escaped injury, The
same is Observable in vegetation. 4 saw one
corn field on high ground which appeared un
touched except IN one corner where he ground
was much over. The growing clover was in
jured in low grounds but the inj.ry TO that crop
not general The grapes are all cut of, and
the young suouts killed unless protected 10y
buildings. The apples are not all killedi some
orcharus on high lands have escaped with but
slight injury. Strawberries, s,berries aud
black kbernes have suffered according to the same
lawn low grounds are killed, but in higher
remain unlnjured.
There is great excitement among the farmers
about the wheat crop. Some claimed immedi-
ately that il was all killed and acted according
ly Tue wheat has undoubtedly been Injured
to some extent at least but no one can tell
how severely. II was mostly IN full head and
ia blossom, with the berry forming. The prob
a ility is that fields in low fiat grounds are more
or less injured, while upon high grounds 10 will
be found to be but little it any Injured Some
fields present an appearance OF whitening while
others look as gre, a aud ireoh gem
tleman in BtoOkiigslstQid me that a field on his
land which wAs much advanced and on level
low ground was suppo-ed to be all killed, while
his ueighbor, whose field is on higher ground,
thought his wheat uuiuiured m -..t-
Our iarmers have been much excited, and
have talked about starvation. They began to
buy flour on SUNDAY and early Monday morn =
ny lhe town was lul' 0t teams, and during that
day $50 bbls we're bought and carried 10 tbe
country They buy IRON two uO sve barrels
each. The price ruled on Monday at % and
Ss 80. The dealers in flour were closed out by
night; and had to order fresh supplies The
price yesterday ruled at 50 so
IL would seem that this conduct Of the farm.
ers is foolish in the extreme. Why should
they fear starvation! The wheat crop is not
staple mere; aud they have their corn ant
| potatoes and buckwheat TO fail back upon; and
besides a little reflection must tel them that the
wheat crop in the back bone counties III the
| wheat growing portion of the State on high
! grounds must be comparatively uniDjured, and
the wheat crop will be as abundant in Ohio as
usual The wheat cr,p of Kentucky, Tenncs.
see aud soulhem Illinois is said to be already
harvested 1t is very probable that there will
be as much wheat raised in Trumbull county
as usual; but still wheat NAV be more injured
than present appearance indicate.
This country has had iIosts as severe as this
aud probably more than one. On the night
/ of the 7th of June, 1914, like severe frost was
experienced. Some who remember it think il
more severe than this one. farmer told me
| that his corn then was cut down into the ground
while 1t now is not quite to the earth. His
com that season had been eus OIL three times
but in the fall he harvested IS bushels to iht
acre, on field OF ten acres He said hit
wheat was shooting into head Some of it fel
down; but it sprouted up again and yielded
half crop. Another farmer says he had hal
a crop; but he does remember that two oi
three lots on the low lands along Yankee Run
on the east side of the county, was not har
vested because wholly bighted. Jacob B. Bald
win, Esq who keeps journal of events Of
interest in his farming, says that on reference
| 10 it he finds that the frost was the Tth
June; that his wheat was in full head and
blossom, that on the morning of the frost he
supposed it killed, but he harvested good
orop-as good as on previous or preceding
| years. There was no starvation that year and
not as much loss as by the drought of the sue
ceeding year
! In 1856, about the first of June, there was
frost which xii ed all the ruit in this region;
but the wheat remained uDinjured.
it may be possible that the wheat crop is
all cut of; but we hope not at least it is not
best to act too rashly or hastily.
Yours, JUNIUS JR.