Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1859-06-17
WHEE,
THE INTELLIGENCER.
THE WoRK- -oF THE FRosT.
MEETING OF THE FARMERS CLUB
WASHINGTON COUNTY, PA.

THEY GIVE IN THEIR EXPERIENCE AND oBsERvA-
TIoNs ABOUT THE PAST AND PRESENT STATE OF
THE CHOPS &C., &c.
From the Washington Reporter of yesterdayl
In accordance with public notice, special meet
ing of the Farmers Club convened at the "Val-
entine House" on last Saturday afternoon, for
the purpose of eliciting such information MS had
been gathered in relation to the injury done to
the crops ofthe county by the late frost. At the
hour appointed for the meeting, a larger number
than usual were in attendance, including n con-
siderable number of farmers and others of our
citizens, not members fthe club, but who wcro
drawn together by the common feeling of anx-
iety, to learn all that could be gathered as to
the extent of the injury sustained. These per-
sons were invited to participate in the proceed
ingS and impart such information as they pos.
seSsed.
The President not yet having arrived, Mr..
FitZwillianS Ione,of the Vice Presidents took the
chair, and on calling the meeting to order, stated
that the object oft was to learn, as fur as pos
Siblc the extent of the damage done to the crops
in this vicinity by the frost on the 4th inst
To that end he suggested that it would be well
to call upon the members in alphabetical, order,
and thus all wonld have an opportunity TO COM
municate such information as they had been
able to acquire.
McssrS. Werlich and Chambers, thought as
this was special meeting, called for n special
purpose, it would perhaps be best to dispense
with the usual mode of proceeding. AS they
had not much time, it should be occupied by
those who had made the most extensive and
thorough examination. This suggestion being
concurred in Mr.. Werlich, himself, was called
on first,
He said he had not made an extensive exam
ination MS to the effects of the frost. lie had,
however, looked at his own fields, and gave it
as his opinion that his crop of wheat was al
most totally destroyed. He had field of wheat
which lay upon an eastern slope, and was sat
isfied that, with the exception, perhaps, of
very small portion of it up next the woods, it
would not be worth cutting. He had seen somo
heads of wheat taken from field belonging to
his brother, which lay on much higher ground
than his own, that appeared to be uinnred, but
could not say whether the whole field was in the
same condition or not.
Mr.. Stream exhibited two specimens Of wheat,
| (Blue Stem and Dutch Wheat,) which he had
sowed on the 2nd of September last, o. what
might he called second bottom. The stalks he
IpreSented were evidently destroyed and he gave
! it as his opinion, based upon as careful an ex
animation as hc could make, that his whole
crop of these varieties was in the same condi-
| ton. He also presented two other specimens,
Sown on high.ground, about the goth OF Sep
tetnber. This lie believed was also destroyed,
although he had thought at first it was Safc-
A more recent examination had convinced him
it was killed, especially as it gave no evidence
of having made any progress since the frost.
| His corn which was planted from the LIST to the
10th of May, was badly injured. That which
had been worked twice, and well hood, did not
seem TO have suffered so much. His potatoes
which were killed down to the ground, were just
now beginning to sprout again. Apples-at least
such as were not we'll sheltered by the leaves
were destroyed. Cherries, bIackberries, rasp-
berries, &c, &c, were total loss. Some one
here asked Mr.. S. what about the barley, but
| he said he knew nothing aboutit
Mr.. Gabby said as the barley question had
been referred to, he would say a word He had
| about so acres of Fall barley, all of which he
had no doubt was killed. How it was with the
Spring barley, he would not undertake to say.
i lie exhibited some specimens OF wheat taken
from, field Of his, which he felt satisfied was
killed, although some of his ncighhors had
thought otherwise. These specimens were pass
ed around among the members who generally
expressed the opinion that they we've destroyed
Mr.. Wier had only examined the wheat so far
as his own crop was conCcrncd-that he telt
satisfied was destroyed, although he must say
took place. He exhibited some specimens taken
| from his field all Of which were pronounced
| killed. He had ten acres OF corn, in all OF
which he did not believe there would be hum
lrcd good stalks. On pulling off the top or fro
zen part the heart in many cases came out and
| was Olach-luAS OclHS lLIC C'loS nc N'O ''SS w
licvc it would grow.
DR.. Huffman said he had examined the wheat
on his own, and some three others He had
some Is acres, that he did not think would
Weld pint of good wheat. The other fields
to which he referred, were, he thought in no
better condition. He thought the wheatlields
on the dividing ridge between Buffalo and Char
tiers had not suffered so much He had not ex-
nmined them, but thought from their appear
ance there would be three-fourths OF crop. lie
concurred with Mr. Wier in saying the corn
crop vas lost As to apples he had but few
Ieft-cven those that appeared. sound il exam exam
ined closely would prove seriously damaged
and he thought would yet fall off.
Dr..Lemoync, had with him some specimens
of corn, the stumps of which being split open
were ali black at the heart. He was well satis-
fled that the whole corn crop, at least all that
which had come forward to any extent was in
| the same condition, and would not grow up
again. He was so we'll convinced, himself, ON
this point, that he had replantSed, his ground.
and would advise the farmers all to do the same
thing. He thought they could do this at about
1 f0Y cents per acre. and it was lmp0rtant, IN