, 1864-01-30
fLettcr from Rura1.1

1nC uaHaEe TO tHE s<EaaE cIbp DS tNC 6csesS
.old is yet III absorbing subject to all classca
of people, equally to those Who buy and
those who sell. will, therefore, give all
the facts, 30 far as they appear. Of the fruit
district about cobdeu, Araa md Makanda,
I have Epol:cn IN my last letter, with the CO.
ceptiou Of trees thnt were budded last Au~
gust end September. AL Of those huddea
the ground, ere killed; while those below
that line, protected by the snow, arc in good
order.
1t Dpquoin nnd St johns the trecs arc
dying. and tie blossom binds Of the Peach
ard Talr arc all Eil1cd, with portion of the
Cherry and Plumb The apple, to all ap-
pesranees, are not injured in the least
Tie following letter gives gloomy ac-
collEt Of the fruit prospect ut Ashley, which
hope is overdrawn:
= AsH1Er, Ill, ian. q, 1861.
Nj. s'JscHAL|-Dtdr Sir.-My pcach trees arc
all ktlled from one year 70 seTen years o!d-kfl!ed
Let he "a sxa to ~ q g sad
joscph Ea1rc1 lost ECO threo-year beds, inst com
iEg into beasirg. NtT diecouraging. I know
hase 5en hesd ae @ 4 ioety not ssa
Al MS roses, most ecrts Of pear, peach. the finer
Truly lop1r, Jous II. HUNTER.
In ms own ground the blossom buds Of the
peach, pcar, apricot, plum, nectarino and
almond arc all dead. AL Of the heart and
duke cherries, and about one-third Of the
HAY cherry and half Of the common morello,
Ills Is the first time that the May cherry has
teen injured during my acquaintance with it.
The neach trees do not appear to be much In.
;,,,,j ~ 1oast r,nch ,oae t1an fprthcr son+b
~ >e,'t..." - 49, 5-s,,,.. A.. ~,
1h1s Is do"ouesh oue " 1hc efoula lna' "s.
ecned the growth and 11pened up the wood
before the early frost. that found the trees in
the south nsrt of the State in a more thrifty
w '..N,,.:.s eA r. ~ c.sa.;, 49, ..1, -
GROWING co1'o4tton- ~ ooooc" lHe eoio W
the first day Of the month was nearly the
same as here. Your proofreader transposcd
tue figures making it colder on the hills than
N tue faieses WHICH, 10 nok tnc ca0e- an ol
the peach orchards near Golden are on the
hills. They gre never planted in
,ho ,o,,t.r ~ near +h. ,aea os tho
.ns ~. ~ ~ o o
hiiE- On the bills tAe coio WAS e!Shteen, anu
In the valleys twenty-five degrees below zero.
Al +1,o+ mint the cold Ia o1woxs thc ,nosf IN.
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tensa III lne Fdnessa VILE !o1tnsl 1s nollu ~ 10
thc IcFelse. nut ~ tefVnlE Inc pear llees
aIe ~ son1G TAtSut 311uteu u tuG A4eI 9s3ts
growth Ihls should 6e cut BACK TO within
tEIee OF lon1 1uos o. Lug o'a "ooa, Wasn
It is probable that no serious result will fol-
low. The apple, plum, and Maj, cherT{ IRE m
not III ne ieas! in14leu ~ l1e .1es. nao IL ~.
eans 4eeteT - ~" "taa uSea ~! ~ ~ ~.
@Iah,e Ia,o.d 4.aae ~ rnn,d f,ara s1,ff,5 r.. so1no
a.a. S1J r. ~. ..n+or nf 1asE ~ 80 ss ~
- nsis 10 o ,,racedIn antnnn " wos ~ roni rIo
gloNtn aac h1eceng autumn a4,s VIZ ~ lanSt ';
spengy onc, iuS ndapted 10 stana me cold:
Il me oioqth anu 3IosI cut on our cIoRs iast
6eason, u has maoS ue eoH1e compensation III
pfoleGul1g onr I'LL aun uccs IRON alstaueuon. I-
N9he IN tne sou.n pa1s 'i, " tes oIa.e Wy ~
louna a1nong s ptopts .Ea VIZ "tus us9etnge f "
opson e 70 " w ana,1ooadh So " g.sfaou hns
mtm9randnm ,s1n o. re 3 weather 1or some yeafs.
~ - ~ -. ~ 1 go ans1 - ~
10 asecs oe1g" NV 1ao, anu lev e aaHs a;1a aa.ei
to ~ ~ oe1 ads psaeu Esop W. ,;!n
Llses sns n!o44ea. ~, tne -. sans 4S m4nel ~
nea1ly ~ ans pt pS1Ia atses ~ w. n avsa .t au4
eh+ s Retwcen ~ th thc r.ara Ts5S ana - ~
sain,n 2sa,,f 1oy 1 a. Sao-eas @
1hel1noIae1es sSiaen " ~ "en: a. ~" qn ~ ass1ses
oeIo" zcIo, anu ~ LIS pu.ut - ussfetGTa pe
toM. e1nMlne sg'Gn succGssne c!ups u LUZ
!!un. re @ macn u9aot pa u ny oluGf pattI = =
lnF wnosg coun LIS aun u, ~, - ~ i.a ani
s,a a.4s.o s4 .ae1. ~ t,saae +.rl ho,x
~ uei entase - osun =. p.sa n.9ss, anes< as
bf>ne+ r.-or. hri
lev o. tnesf ILL., aleen ~ "ec @ ~ =; LIT otc1aass s 4a 3
n1.ntin@' M a. hs,,evce ena the1e E is J ia-rt ~.
10 ..,,,es.*s ne+xaaa er+{ee1r i;11eS tScrccnSs
!Rri,h fic trccntfon Of The loss Of he crop for
e.. .1 nn11,,t ranr ard hnIf int ~ fIe mkt
I'll hn,enfnf,r fasrwond IN 1rosnerons times
toe tic crcta,afet and Inr,nv nnea lar the
cnnsnIner ~ srhn wfit ind t6em nnre ahnnd.
an t1a, avar In the meal, time, the annle.
he cherrr' Tie nlum. the crane and the s1nalI
frnifs 1rii} fncrpnse n volume IN onr markcta
ana 40 On tIe h. tahles If The farmer.
r. - continental climate 1iEe this yge ,nust
cxnect inst such yisitations Of cold as those
Of IS. SO and '64. But as the value OF shel-
lent be enabled to cpard against its sever.
5ty (,rr shelters huiit of silver map1e arc bua
tiye to sI1 wears old. vet they haye been Of NJ
fnconsfdcrablc advantage in this cold ordeal
throuoh which we hare passed.
COTTON At cnnnrr
o a.,a s.,1t,,ro -. oot+o.. ,r TIN cont,
1ne 4i'u ~ ,,,s.o, eua.wu -
FaIt y ~ Sta1s 20 ~ .1ain,
ors 04eu aaes, auu tann.a..-te SL - 80 Fa--,
pace amons 1nT @ Sp's steWert IA ~ thirtu
It'll erae 41,ot r;c1do5 az bundrcd nonn3
ef1a c9.a,I ~ rottn,a ~ he ocre and r I Mathis
e. 3a,te ~" acres e' U;e'd,nr the same anonnt, Th
to4.4 tn,rt ~ vas rsmna5t and Wnuli hnTc turne,
Eot s1onnnt ~ ~ c1ca,, cnttnn I,a1 + mt bec,
tl.ai ~ ao aoo1,. feaat 11era vas Iwn hnndre
.or " e! a's nusI ottnn h the ocrs n"o 11nrt1, "
1Hiitner ccn+e ~ nonnd n fi,e eecd. nfnetT doj
in.s - aa-o 49,
~ H,a. ~ act a1s.,o. ~ +h3,1, TINT with nm t.,
,~a.e5 tEpn.ho1sc ~ sT,1i.r T c1,1tivntnr tbev "a