Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1859-06-18
Mistellaneous.
THE LATE rRosrs AND THE CROPS.

,up LATE FRosTs AND THE CROPS.
Wa have taken considerable pains in look
., over n large list of exchanges and private
i,srs to ascertain the damages to the crops
bcb had been produced by the late frosts,
bich occurred on the nights of the 4th and
h ;nst in ,be Northern and Western part
PENNSYLVANIA, New York, Ohio, Illinois
"a most of the New England States, and
At The general reports which first reached
were very much exaggerated, and the fears
acre expressed in them had very little foun.
ttion. -,
Garden vegetables, it is true, have been
,srlv all DESTROYED. Corn in some places is
So totally ruined, bat there is yet time for
to mature if planted again. In other To-
Gties we find that corn is reported as being
a,erially injured, but not to such an extent
to preclude the probability of its starting
,aiu from the roots aud yielding reasoua.
crop. Apples, where the frost was most
we're. are killed outright, and most other
scrptions of fruit have suffered past re-
mption. Wheat, rye, oats and barley
e.ped with very little damage, though here
d there we see accounts that these crops
ire considerably injured. Grass was not
maged in the least. We give few items
low from various iuSuiltiost shO"ipS tho
neral view taken above:-
Gh Rockford (lll.) Netcs has q column OF
ms, gathered from all its section Of country
result Of its observation it says: Corn
ured to ne.fourth Of crop; potatoes one
.h tomatoes eatirely ruined grapes nine
aths destroyed. Wheat is not mentioned.
The Cincinnati Gazette learns that some
mage was done to the corn crop 10 the Big
iami Valley. The wheat not injured to any
tent. The Gazette sums up: Upon the
lole We do not think there is ground for
cry serious alarm. Judging from informa.
~ obtained direct from gentlemen from
country, we infer that the wheat is proba.
safe, an that few warm days will restore
corn"
The Buffalo Erpress states that all vegeta'
s which frost affects, aud fruit of oil kinds
re to all appearances killed.
The Albany journal says in that vicinity
serious injury was done.
The Rochester Democr az says the thick
IS ~ which foliage has attained saved fruit
Heraliy, but grape vines suffered to cen
erable extent. Cucumbsrs, young besns
vegetation Of that sort got badly nipped
tsome OF them will recover.
Tie Newburyport Mass HerutG in tha,
:tiou it was severe enough TO nip early
ans, but reports no other damage.
The Lowell (Mass.) Journal says;;-7he
st appears to have been quite destructive
tender plants in many places. Core, beans
] other vegetable, in some instances, were
led TO the ground.
Connecticut and Rhode Island the frost
quite sharp, but we can hear OF no dam
being sustained.
The Cleayelaud (Ohio) Leader says:-
lch damage was done TO vegetables grapes
re nearly destroyed, we are informed, ant
:atoss and corn seriously affected. WI
'apples as large as ~alnuts which wer'
ken TO the core. In some sections th'
it must have been entirely cut of, Will
others comparatively little damage wa
le.
The St. Paul, Davenport, and Dubuque
,ers says The frost did ne damage Their
Iowa papers say the wheat is oil saf
re. The Louisville papers Of Tueseey sa.
ra wepe some traces Of frost there, but no
slightest damage. The Columbus 20.
.teSman says there is no damage to wlea
reabout.