New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-06-11
THE FROST ND IT'S EFFECTS.

THE FhOCI HND ~ - flfILC -
We have printed great mass Of information about
the June frost, and have now lying before us vast
number Of Letters upon the same subject which we
have no room for but from all Of which we propose to
sum up and condense the information received.
Asa matter of course almost the first information
OF such great calamity is always 'he worst. One
ra,s: "The wheat is entirely ruined Bat this is
true TO very limited extent, as we believe, be-
cause the wheat must be in certain CON
dtion of growth to be affected disadyan-
tageously by frost and in the whole vast
region Overspread by the late visitation, We do not
suppose that one field IN fifty il in thst particular
state. Upon the whole we doubt whether the gem
eral average of the wheat crop will be materially
diminished. When the berry in one field * killed, 1t
is an even chance that the yield of the next field will
be improved. Frost is destructive 70 insect enc
mics of wheat, as to the grain. Moreover, owing to
the very warm weather in May, the straw had attained
such rank growth that there serious reason to
fear loss of the crop by rust and in all cases where
il was not forward enough to be injured by frost We
have no doubt that the check given to the growth
will prove beneficial
Ii is also true that the southern part of the belt of
the ffost-smtten country has great portion oi it's
wheat 20 far advanced that frost would not H. ire it,
while OIL the northern limit it was still too backward
70 be endane cred In looking Over our reports oi the
f,ost we dc not find that the writer's OF letters think
the wheat killed, even where corn, potatoes, to-
matoes.s melons grapes, and sometimes apples were
all turned black" Besides, We must remember
that even before the of the frost bad reached
and frightened some of the people OF this city almos
TO the etarv alton point, we had samples of wheat N
hand from Georeis and Tennessee where good crop
To la sraeh al and
sent hther should a panic advance the price to
eny considerable extent.
One man writes: "The frost was 90 severe that
oak leaves are killed. aud the trees look as though
they had been burned. Of course the wheat is all
killed" No. friend; it is by no means a matter Of
course.
About ten years ago on the 18Th Of April, the snow
fell nearly all day at Augusta Ga, and it was ileez
ing cold a, night Oak trees affected that the
leaves not only turned black but the bark of Young
trees peeled off a. though il had been exposed TO n
scorchne fire. The wheat then as forward as 1t
was in the region affected by the great June frost
few fields were undoubtody injured, bu; the crop was
not destroyed.
Neither is it now destroyed in the North. With
out rome other and greater calamity Detailing the
farmer We shall still hope for good wheat crop in
New-York, Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana, Illinois, &c
Az injury 10 wheat is nearly irTeparahe, We quote
opn;ons froms ONE of our latest letters for wha they
may be worth.
lara. IYSorqiag Co., " y" Winter whcst, we
fear, is all spoiled
Pleasant Plains, Dyciess Co., y. F.-"Thc frost
did very little damage hereto wheat and rye none
Hamburg, La,creRce Co., Pa -" II ia presumed
tina, nine tenths of the winter grain in this county Il
killed The fields show unuistakeable signs Of being
killed. and they are changing from green to white.
Stas,uacca Wayac Cos The corn, beans, poa-
toes SC. arc all killed, but don't know that winter
grain is."
Mercer, Pa" The Thermometer was at - deg
1t will take few days TO def. rnne whether wheat
and rye are injured.
Jockse, &. H., o." Fcars are entertained that
rhea, ia nearly or quite ruined
Nea, Lexington Pcyrp County, Okio.-" Al veg
citation except wheat is Killed. Taai, except IN 10"
lands it is thought will not lie injured.
CapEeld MahoRiHg county. O@'o--" " beat Il Is
feared is seriously injured, though It IS impossible 10
say now to what extent ,
lodi. Medina Copr,y, OA'o.-" livery s'sN VI
corn is killed. but we sill hope the wheat IS un'h-
;ured have examined several fields, ana tGink tns'
exccpt upon low lands ;he crop Is safe. We mere IL
tend to look the calamity square in the iS'e anu
energy and perseverance, "Tc Tt"aiuc'' -" va
chronicle q good corr, aud wheat crop IN ONO '"''
year" ..h.
pns6rrgh, Pa-"The wheat we hclcV' - &c
but slightly injured, and rye rot O. a.
Champaign Couafy, H." The "ia''f "N'@' ="
bloom must be more or less injured
Indianapolis, Ina-"The whest crop WI no' DC
yer, great. but better than las; year
Toronto. c. W.-"The fsos. was so seVeFe 'n"' 81
half hardy plants were killed, yet wheat pFo'Ases
magnificent crop .,,
Bonrbon County, Ky.-"w Wheat is reported some
VITA, injured. but upon the whole we do not 'h'hA
there is any reason fer serious alarm.
Pord County, M-"Thc corn will be retarded
not killed. Wheat is not injured.
cOleioaio, NJ Y-"An old farmer Of CaledoHa s1ss
thai the recent frost has not injured the wheat ana he
does 70. believe that May or June frost can 'n"''