Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1868-04-23
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spring orthwardly, but the winter
wheat has not been injured, although Its
growth has been retarded.
The Vinton County (Ohio) Record
says that little or no blowing has yet
been done, and the whitening blight Of
\ plentiful yield of fruit.
In Columbian. county, the grain looks
frst-rate, but peaches are severely IL not
fatally injured The recent snow storms
have prevented the sowing of oats. Fruit
other than peaches, is doing we'll. In
Stark county wheat looks better than for
many years past. = -
The Evansville, Ind, Journal, of We'd
nesday, says that the condition of fruit
trees Is more favorable than. was expect
ed, probably halfthe peaches are killed.
Ibere is good prospect for pears; the
cherries are not Thought to be Injured.
and the apples have escaped sunharmed.
The strawberries which were in bloom,
were killed, but enough have thus far
escaped to make a fair supply of this de-
licious berry, II is thought. Grapes are
not sufficiently forward to be materially
injured .LlIR N'lH
The New Albany Ledger of Wednes-
day, learns from a gentleman, who has
just returned from an extensive trip to
the country, through several of the
neighb0ring counties, that it is the opin-
lon ofa large number of fruit growers
that the crop of peaches will be very
good, notwithstanding the heavy frosts
1t appears that hill fruit buds suffered to
u great extent, while orchards I'm the
bottom lands and valleys seem to have
In great measure escaped. .
The Bloomington Ind Progress says:
Farmers and fruit-growers. in this
vicinity, say that not more than one third
OF the peaches are killed. An examina
tion of the buds will show that three out
offive are uninjured. AS the trees were
literally loaded with blossoms, the des-
truction of one-half of the fiuit would
still leave an average crop. The pears
have not escaped so well, but the pear
crop is small one at best, in this locali-
ty. The apples were not far enough ad-
yanced to sustain any serious injury.r
In Rockingham, Va, the fly has made
its appearances and is destroying the
wheat.
The Cairo (fll.) Times, of Saturday,
says: aif
"We are sorry to hear that the fruit
buds are seriously injured by the recent
cold weather. Ice formed at south Pass
half an inch thick. Apple blossoms are
mostly destroyed, pears hopelessly, and
peaches have suffered. This will be
heavy loss to the fruit growers of South
ern Illinois, who were anticipating, q
week ago, another bountiful crop. 1t Is
barely possible that the prospect may
not be quite 80 bad as it is supposed to
| be.n
The Salem Republican, of the 10th
inst, says
ave understand that, in some locali-
ties, nearly all the peaches have been
killed. The pears and plums have been
injured by the frost. III fact, the fruit
| prospect, which last week was so fair, has
well nigh been ruined. Nevertheless, we
yet have hopes of a crop of peaches"
A Carroll County exchange says:
more than seven-eighths of the en-
tire crop of small grain in this vicinity
Was sown during the last two weeks. Ii
early planting is indicative of full har-
vest, we shall have it by the bushel this
year" atf-f,
An acquaintance who has recently
travelled I'm Kentucky, says that the
wheat is very thin on the ground, and
many acres have been plowed up and
sown in oats. Very few fields in good
condition meet the eye between here and
Lexington. ------ : y. ~
The Paris (Ky.) Kentuckian reports
that while the wheat crop Is Indifferent,
rye was never better. Peaches near
/ HOIinkinsville are nearly nll killed.
The recent frosts have not injured the
fruit in Tennessee as much as was at irst
supposed. Wheat il not injured at all
and promises as well as ever.
A gentleman writes from Kansas:
"This has been with us, so far, the
most forward season that has been ex-
perienced here for years Peaches, april
cots, ETC., are in full bloom, while all
garden vegetables are planted In open
ground, and many of the earlier sorts
are up. III there is no severe weather
hereafter, we shall have a greater ab,n-
dance of fruit and all kinds of agricul-
tural products than ever before, even in
this prolific State"
In Iowa fruit has been little IL at all
injured by the cold weather, and wheat
looks well.
In Minnesota the early spring is con-
sidered as almost sure Indicator of a good
crop of wheat, as when spring wheat Is
sown early 1t passes the milky state In
season TO be ripened by the last July
weather.
The wheat In Pennsylvania has been
well preserved during the winter by deep
SHOWS, and now that and other winter
grain looks well. The Doylestown
Bucks County, Intelligencer says The
prospect for o crop Of peaches the COM
ing season is said to be quite good along
the Delaware. In low situations the
trees have been somewhat injured by
the cold weather, but on the high ground
| they have sustained little damage. The
indications, on the whole, ut present,
are favorable for q faif yield.
l. In Texas the grasshoppers have injured
the corn Ia some places and wheat In
other localities. 1f-rt e,0 "ais
The Goliad Guard reports fine pros
poets for crops and fruit. One of the