Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-09-20

It T"TII UT N1tHIEHIT HIIII'I N'IIF'TET"TT IWI
FrostS in Michigan.

The season has been an extraordinary one for
the prevalence of fross, and the Injury which they
have done the crops 1t was impossible ut first to
realize the extent and amount al damage which
was done in many portions ol the State by the ftost
of the 10th OF last June. but now do mt
more than estimate. On several farms III lngham
county the owners have at last attempted to thrash
out what wheat there in the straw, and in
some eases the yield has not been sufficient to pay
the thrasher-the straw being large, but the yield
not over II bushcl per acre. Ga one farm the yield
was Just twenty bushels from twenty acres. On
the farm of the Agricultural College, an light
horse power thrashinG machine worked FIR day
and half, and the whole amount thrashed out
was scvcn.y-ive bushels. The various kinds
thrashcd were the Tuscan. the Australian and the
Tonlcs. Three sacks Of Mediterranean haze been
left unfinished cwrrr fully satisfied it would
DULY hc waste OF time to attempt I" make wheat
out ii straw. that :nuch worse inqualty than
that which had already brrn thrashcd.
But il the effect If the frn-ts wls 81 severely
felt on the wheat crop, ii mas had no less di-t,
irons effect on the crop ia this vicinity. Most
Of the corn un this Iarm WAS planted between tine
Sth unb 10th OF May. nad on the 81 oi june was
| from ten 10 twelve feet in height. Il cut
down by the frost, but not 81 ha lily To prevent
| il from growing very ranidlv during the next
| week. On the luth niJunc it was al,tin set back
! bv the frost of that date, which killed n great
! amount of it, 80 thai it la u.nin To- be planted.
! aud that which grew well aItrrwaI> took Ion.
| time to recover. Surh frost IN ciinrte where
long summer of warm weather is ,ourhsalcd.
| would not prove an iIreneIiuhc disaster t. the
planter: hut in the northern caunjics Ills loss Of
season tat r',uuot l3r made up: ipr the trosts uf
| autumn come tier" as early the srrieG oIjrs
stay hate. We already haze had two lra~t> nIr
| on tho night Of ia" 18th ot August and AN iher GA
thcr t!,c LIST 81 September thlt have in i great
measure. finished the growth of coru inr tai. sea
snn in tins locality, especially ~ The low. rich
land that has been reclaimed from mai, shes
| by reckoning the ernNtA at corn ttum The last
frost of July 10 the one w..'ch orcurre GA the LIST
oi ScpIcmtrr, it will lie noted that il has hai lust
! twrty" weeks or ~ Shty four DAYS 10 mature. This
time ~ not enough even Tor the kirs puiip cora.
! which is ON" o the earliest maturing yarirties.--
From this uncertainty il the ,lmat" il VIII be NJ
ted how hHzarlouS the l.u..r.r>S q f.riu,.y is in
the timlered Ian Is "l the northern ruuntic> aud
| although the greatest care may be taken scrure
crops. the principal ones may he cnt III by dia.
| trous nmosphcti. changes .ains whiah no pr.-
i caution is OF amy avail
| As Il matter of course tie hnck,yHrat rrrp
which was iuxUr.e'.t aei blooming has suffered
very severely, and install If ir,..> # aim 81
agreeable brown.
The value ola good prep ration Of r,ot cro,,
| for such season l. now apparent. fr while w..
| have seen wheat and corn crops reduced in value
! by the same cause ne than half tjieturnp4 aad
carrots are ~ wing with v5nr Tar;r use when
we'll kept, will be tet more and more ~ the ne
OF keeping stock hrc ,neS nnpar,n. to the
farming population If the northern counties