Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1865-05-25
The Frost ana Fruit.

- Wv ensso
General Fog was behind time on Thurs.
day night, and General Frost had the coun-
try to himself He did not have time, how
ever, TO destroy all the fruit. In some
places, cherries, apples and pears do not ap-
pear to be at ali Injured, in other places
they are injured severely. Strawberries are
partially cut of. The trees are SO full Of
young fruit, that half the crop might be cut
of and then leave pretty fair supply
Grapes are hardly nipped in some places. -
lSpripg6eld Republican.
THERE was heavy white frost in this
city yesterday morning. Quite stiff film
Of ice was formed, but fruit men say that
little or no damage was done to peaches or
grapeL The day preceding had been cool
and dry, whereas if the weather had been
damp, the fruit must have inevitably per-
shsd.-[Cleveland Leader.
A FROST occurred in this city and vicini-
ty last Thursday, which we understand did
severe injury to the early vegetables in the
adjacent country. We have not learned
that the fruit prospect was damaged by it.
--lToledo Blade.
WE were visited by severe frost on
Thursday night, which aroused apprehen-
sion for .he safety Of the fruit. We are
informed, however, that no injury was done
in this immediate vicinity. Buffalo Ex-
press
TIVE Pittsburgh Horticultural Society
met at the Board of Trade Rooms last Fri.
day, George Il. White in the chair. The
session was chiefly taken up in an inter-
change Of views on the effects of the late
| frosts in this vicinity. The result of these
views is briefly summed up as follows
The first shoots Of grapes are killed, but
the second may fproduce a fair crop
The general impression seemed to be that
there would be an excellent crop of straw
berries. A fair crop of cherries may be ex-
pected in certain localities. There is good
prospect for an abundant crop Of raspber-
ries. A very light crop Of apples and pears
! is anticipated.
THIs section was visited on last Thursday
night, with a very destructive frost. 30
tar as we can learn, fruit of all kinds is al
most universally killed. We have not been
visited with such destructive frost as the
one on last. Thursday night since the June
frest of 1885, Cadiz Republican.
A CORRESPONDENT Of the Cincinnati G a.
zette, writing from Columbus, Ohio, May
10th, says:
The severe frost in this section of the
country, last week, seriously damaged the
fruit aud early vegetables. Very little es-
capped. The peaches were nearly all killed,
and the grapes entirely DESTROYED. The
vines of the latter look as if they had been
subjected to fire, so severely were they
frozen. This cold snap" seems to have
been general in this latitude, although at
indianapolis and further westward, Judging
from personal observation and reliable re-
ports, 1t did not freeze as hard as in the
central part of Ohio. The planting season
is very backward on account OF rain. On
passing through the central portions of Ohio
and Indiana last week, found that very
little ground had been broken for corn, and
excepting around Urbana, scarcely any grain
had been planted.
Farmers are holding their wool at prices
ranging from IS to IS cents. Fine wool is
invariably priced at the latter figure. Some
have faint hopes Of dollar, but as gold
tumbles this hope becomes fainter.
THE Terre Haute Express of Tuesday
says d gentleman, well posted in such mat
ters, informs US the severe frost of Thurs
day night last has reduced the crop of
strawberries at least one-half Berries as
large as tilbert were turned black. Cher
ries were also injured; the crop will not be
a large ono. The grape crop is but little
injured-especially the Catawba. The
prospect for fine crop Of grapes is very
Lawton blackberries, with the raspberry,
passed untouched. The indianapolis Jour
nal says: ''The severe frosts of last week
have played sad havoc with some of the
smaller fruits. Mr. Vim. H. Loomis,
fruit man, informs US that nearly all his
grapes have been slaughtered, the clusters
which hang nearest The ground suffering
most. Strawberries have been roughly
handled. Peaches, apples and other fruits
have been but little injured.
The Ashtabula (O.) Telegraph says the
injury Of the peach buds in that vicinity. by
the Geld, was SO great that the loss of the
entire croD is feared. There are alse CEN
siderable fears in reference to the grape
crop.
TIE WHEAT PROSPECT. The editor ofthe
Fayette TO- County Herald, having visited
considerable scope of country, reports as
follows ON the wheat prospect:
During eur late absence of nearly five
weeks from heme, we made some obser-
vatiens of the prospects for rich wheat
crop at the next harvest, passing from this
place to Norrowtown, thence to Columbus,
thence to Piqua, thence to Toledo, on the
Dayton and Michigan Railroad. The result
of our observation was that along this entire
route the prospect, now, for an abundant
wheat crop is as good as we ever saw it.
From Toledo west, through the counties OF
Lenowe, Hillsdale, Branch and St. Joseph,
in Michigan, we never saw better prospect
for good wheat harvest. In Elkhart and
st. Joseph counties, Indiana, the prospect
is very good; but on the Lsporte prairies
the wheat has been good deal winter killed,
but in the timbered lands wheat looks well.
In Marshall, Kosciusko. Whitley and Allen
counties, Indiana, the fields present cheer
ing prospects. From Fort Wayne eastward,
on the line of the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne l.
Chicago Road to Lima, Allen county, ahd
thence on the Dayton & Michigan Road,
thence to Xenia, Morrowtown and this
place, the prospect for good wheat crop
is excellent.
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