New-York daily tribune., 1859-06-08
TIE JUNE FROST.
ce Of The n. Y. Tribune.

ALLEGAsr, n. Y, Monday, June 6, 1859.
1t snowed in these parts ON Saturday, June L. At
night it froZe hard, making ice nearly quarter d
an inch thick. The frost remained on the ground %
Sabbath morning, in the shade TIL after o'clock.
OF course corn potatoes and all garden vegetables
are killed down to the ground Tin p.ns, pals and
blankets fail to protect tomatoes, squsshes, &c.
This morning we walked out to 60 view the desos-
tions round, and the prospect is gloomy enough.
Butternut ash, sumach and many other trees. to-
eether with all aquatic shrubbery, are killed
down to the last years growth. Tue foliage Of the
locust is completely killed. and that Of the maple much
injured Beech aud oak trees will probably shed their
leaves la the forests, the fragrance of eaiy June u
exchanged for the inolerabe stencil of dead and de-
caying leaves Much Of the underbrush aud all an
nual plants in tho deep woods are killed outright
Clover leaves are wlted, and the ho~ers scared.
Probably the "oldest inhabitant" has never known
SO severe and destructive frost late in the season.
PERRY CEsrRE. Wyoming Co., June 5, 1853.
The apples were all killed by the frost last night.
They are black inside and falling off.
Hard frost and hard times.
FRInSDsHIP, Allegsny Co., N. Y, June 6. 1859.
Saturday the 18th was cold, with snow squalls at in.
tervals. AT 3 p. m. mere. about 10 deg at dusk, 81
deg at in the evening 32 deg at II, 20 deg; at6
u. m Sunday, 20 deg. OF course all tender things
were killed and many Of the tough ones were the
worse their exposure. Garden vegetables covered
by boards, and even by sapbuck-ts pals aud boxes
were killed in than nine in ten Grass Is
uninjurel. Winter wheats, to aconsidorable extent,
at leart, killed. Spring grain lcorn excepted, which
is cut close TO stand it, and looks like coming
out right. The foliage and young growth Is quite
dead on trees, Of which may be named tho
lccus horse-cbestnut, white ash white beech, white
swamp oak, blttemut, and buttenut. Among the In
jured the elm, sugar maple, aud chestnut. Inc
young twgs of the fir. balsam killed, aud in ono
instance | noticed the new twigs of small white
pine also killed. Such weeds are killed as burdock
dock, and plaintsin.
The Winter wheat was just on the point of heading
out Corn was generally well up, a few pieces were
hoed over (weedei but more were hardly largo
enough to hoe. Only piece in this immediate
vicinity hoed twice.
1t does not yet appear that any airy hillside or shell
tered or feggy valley has escaped.
ScorTsBUReH, Liv Co., N. Y, June g. 1859.
The crop prospects have mewhat changed
since yesterday morning in this vicinity, sud, 1 am
sorry to say, not for the better We had very
frost the night before last that cut down every
thing within the range of freezing water in vessels
three-eighth Of an inch thick. The damage to thus
section Of coubty must be very great, as not only
corn potatoes, garden vegetables &C., are killed ~
the ground but apples pears, plums cherries, grapes
and the smaller iruits-currants, gooseberries rasp-
berries, &C., almost entirely destroyed for this
season Corn and potatoes will most likely sprout
again from the ground but It will put them back very
much ifthey ever recover vitality. There is con-
siderable portion of the that is not up yet and
some will plant over again, go that we may reason
able expect an average crop. Wheat and rye ip
he ad think is not much injured. II is sorry sight
to see the fruit the trees shriyeled and turned
black and the grape vines entirely destitute Of foliage,
with dry leaves and vines, like Autumn. The morIs
ing of the 5th Of June 1859, will long be remembered
by the people in this vicinity.
TIP-ToP oF ALLEGHAsY RANCE, near Andoyer,
All. gbapy Co., n. " June 6, 1859.
Yesterday morning we were visited with kilinS
frost. The fruit is all killed with the exception OF
currants Our meadows look very well Grain fair.
smaller amount of oats has been sown than usual,
on account Of the scarcity of seed. More corn was
planted than usual, and it is coming up badly on ac-
count Of the coldness Of the ground. Wheat Is not
sogn much a. our section is suitable for dairy.
ing purposes than for grain
PRATrssuRGH Steuben Co, ~ Y, June 5.
We have had an untimely frost. Yesterday was chill
w. with driving wind from the north and frequent fur
res Of snow the mercury ranging from - to 40 deg
through the day The clouds dispersed in the night,
and to-day we have blsckened vegetables in garden
and field. OF fruit has seriously Suffered,
and the pros poets Of our armersbefore rather dull,
because Of droutb-are certainly not encouraging
now The visitation WAS unlocked for.
GERRY, Chantaaque Co., n. Y, June G. 1883.
The fine prospects for an abundant crop of grass
aud large fruit harvest, which had cheered and
frightened the hopes Of the community in this part
of the country, have been entirely blasted, giving
place to shade Of sadness We were VISITED on the
ngh of the ith inst BY Of the most sevse ro'ts
experienced here in many years. On the morning
of the 5th inst before sunrise, the thermser lndi
Gated "A deg-8 deg. below the freezing point, aud
ice was formed in many places to q an inch IN
thickness Many farmers are proceeding lnine diaiey
to cut their grass trusting in new crSp. There VIII
be no fruit Of consequence Boxes end other cover
ing TO tender garden plants afforded bot little potee'
ton from the severe eold and all ,ach we're conse-
quently destroyed.
FoREsryILLE, ChaUt 1sSao Co., n. T.,
June C, 1853. !
On Saturday night last jane 81 this County WAS
visited by one Of the harJest frosts that Ma ever
known at this season Of tie year.
ASA NJ, on Sunday morning, ice y-as one-qusrsf
Of m inch thick the edge Of still water. Our pros
peet for fruit is ratb er SLIM for the plams aud cher
iies have turned black and will fall OF soni spp'es
are in the 61. AL Of this years growth OF the
grape vine is dad Corn and potatoes, which we's
from one to Glx inches high, aso cut down below tae
surface. Beans, tomatoes and all kinds OF gaf0el
vegetables are used up heard al old, sxper'ssss'