The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1859-06-15

Ems. GAEErTs.-I have just passed over the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, and thence Tia.aCo-
TO this city. l hnd. for nearly the
whole distance, serious damage has been done
by the late frost. Corn, potatoes, vines and
frnits are all cut down and destroyed, and for
. portion OF the distance wheat is badly iuju-
red. but to what extent it will tAksa few days
to decide. Thus. in = single night, the hopes
Of the farmer are destroyed. MERcHAsT.
From the Louisville Courier, June 7.
The telegraph advises US Of heavy frosts IN
New York and Ohio. Saturday morning, that
did serious damage to corn, potatoes, wheat
end fruit. The weather here was exceedingly
cold and disagreeable Friday, Saturday and
Sunday, and bright fires were indispensable for
comfort. We hear that q slight frost was seen
in this vicinity early Sunday morning, but il
did no damage.
From the Buffalo Commercial Advertiser. June 7.
The region around Buffalo was visited with
a heavy frost, which has done considerable dam
age to garden crops, and possibly to the fields
and orchards. In this city the out door grapes
and early vegetables, such as cucumbers, beans,
tomatoes and potatoes, suffered severely. Grapes
having protection and a southern exposure, gen.
orally escaped. So lar as fruits arc concerned,
we hear that plums are somewhat damaged,
and in some instances lost; but pears, apples
and cherries are not much injured. The very
neovy foliage Of the fruit trees has protected
them, and we do not anticipate q serious loss
among the more hardy varieties. Strawberries
which were rapidly ~ripening, have meaSureably
escaped. TIL larger berries anu the closed
blossoms seem to be all right, but the smaller
berries and open blossoms are nipped. Tolna-
toes, cucumbeTS and beans are slaughtered
There IL no discount on them except where
they were carefully covered.
The frost isa calamity, hut not so great as It
might be. Corn is killed, but there is time to
replant, and WI may hope tina. the district COW
cred by the frost is not very extensive. AS in
all snch cases, there are compromising benefits
some sources Of consolation. When the far.
mer's big boy died, the old man found time in
his grief to recollect that Bill! was a monstrous
%eater!!" This frost has killed the grasshoppers
which were getting slarrningly plenty. and has
put a general stopper on the more destructive
varieties OF insect life.
WrLLIAMsvILLE. n. Y, June 6.
Our place was Visited by the most destructive
frost, on Saturday night, ever experienced here.
Cucumbers, melons, tomatoes, b:aaS and corn
in fact every sort of spring crop, except wheat,
was entirely destroyed by the frost. Covering
the vegetables was Of no use, as they were all
frozen alike, while many were covered with
blankets, sheets, papers, &c. &c.
But although the damage is severe in this
class Of products, it is as naught compared to
the loss sustained in fruit and grain. The for
mer is entirely olackened, while it is not posi-
bic to tell the extent Of the damage done to our
winter wheat and rye, but it is great, as both
we're in bloeru.
The effect upon our farmers may be better
imagined than described. Ice was formed full
one-fourth of an inch in thickness. The crops
never looked better than they did last week,
and never so badly as they do now.
The st. Clairsville Republican, Of the 9th
inst, says
The frost on Saturday night done an immense
amount Of damage to the garden vegetables,
fruits and grains Of this county; the loss viii
probably amount to $4,000.
There are various opinions as to the amount
o. damage done to the wheat; some say it is en-
tirely ruined, whilst others think it is injured
but very little. We think our crop will be full
ly up to that of last year, if not better, the spec.
u~lators and croakers to the contrary notwith'
standing.
The Ohio Statesman, of the 9th inst, says:
i nbI6 IL Itdoun " CllCF lldk NiC udutbS
done by the recent, and Utmost unprecedented
frost has not been so great and so general to tn,
great cereal crops Of Ohio as was apprehended
The more tender garden vegetables are mosti.
. killed; but as there is probably time to grow
crop Of tomatoes, cucumbers, beans, &c, ever
a vet we shall not be without these luxur1es
though they will be late. Some of the grape
are killed and some have escaped damage. Tn
. blackberries are also killed, it is feared, ant
other fruits are not much injured. AS to corn
o it was at first reported so badly injured as t
REQUIRE replanting. The better opinion, how
ever, now seems To be that it will grow agair
r Indeed, it is reported that 1t commenced, i
I this neighberhood, to grow finely after the fin
raiu about daylight yesterday. EXperiene
n here about seems to have shown, that it doe
:. not always hurt the corn to have it cut by tn
frost when just out of the ground. 1t is sale
that after a like occasion q very abundant an
: excellent Weld has been gathered.
There is more fear tor the wheat than til
corn. The damage to that though, IT is hopct
is by no means general. We have seen gentle
men from Madison county, who gives it as ii
4 general opinion, that the wheat in their neigf
borhood is but slightly injured. We also sa
Yesterday a farmer who farms extensively Q
ID Darby. He says, that in his neighborEood, r
damage was apparent to him when /
D. left home on Monday; but as he reached will
n. in three or four miles OF this city, he notice
field which had turned yellow. In these ii
IS wheat is no doubt much injured, If not alt
gether destroyed. We saw a gentleman wi
a has eighty acres of wheat in this neighborhoo
to thirty acres of which he believes to be so bad
s: injured that he means to pillow it under an
es plant corn. He says that he will have the col
&c in by the end CT the week. 4.
d.; A very intelligent farmer Of our acquaintan,
h made a tour through the north western portic
Of this (Franklin) county, on Tuesday, ar
made it his business to inspect the wheat felt
n. cal fully, as far az be travelled. His opinion
ID that wheat in the uplands is not damaged to ar
appreciable extent--aud that on bottom ar
level lands, wheat that can be classed as earl
:. has suffered only comparative injury. La
crops of this groin, he thinks, are very seriou
20 ly affected.
We had a brief conversation yesterday wi
q gentleman who had just passed through Il
"back bone,' the heavy wheat district ci Obi
Many of the farmers professed great alarm; b
70 our informant conversed with a gentleman, wi
had observed a number Of the fields in sever
Of the counties ranging from the eastern line
n Ohio to Crestline, and examined the wheat
himself whenever the cars Stoppeo iOnS ehOus
II to enable him to do so. This gentleman ga
/; it as his opinion to our friend, that the inju
to this great cereal, on tho back bone" is r
ally very limited lar less than is apprehend'
by the farmers themselves
The Cincinnati Gazette, ofthe 9th inst, Fay
On The second reports from the country, regar
i'll ing the crops, are more favorable, and it IS sa
IN t. conclude that people we're more scared tn.
IT. hurt by the frost. That much injury has be-
done, is not to be questioned, but, notwithstan
Ill ing. the prospects for very large crops are go
having been much improved by rains viii
have fallen within the last forty-eight hours.