The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-04-15


counts. 1t will be noticed that many of
the items were written before the eff
ects of the freeze and frost could be
definitely determined, and we believe
that later reports viii be even more
favorable:
We have examined the peach bios
SONS carefully and find that not more
than one half are killed by the late
frosts.- Vincennes Gazette, l1tt INST
THE recent heavy frost, we are in
formed, has injured the peach buds
to a great extent in this locality, but
it is thought the apple and cherry
buds are yet unharmed.-Mt Vernon
DEM, 11tb.
THE general opinion of the farmers
in this vicinity is that the peaches
and all early fruits are killed. Can
melton Reporter, 11tb.
In the northern part Of this State
the trees are not yet in bloom, and it
is believed that the frost will not
destroy the fruit there.
NOTWITHSTANDING the late frosts,
snow and freezes, we met several
farmers yesterday who insisted that
the peaches were not all killed, and
that there would be at least a mod
crate crop. We hope so but we con
fess we're somewhat doubtfUl.-Nel0
Albany Commercial, 1lth.
A GENTLEMAN in this city, who
has just returned from tour through
the counties of Greene, Jackson,
Knox, Orange aud Martin, says the
wheat crop IN those localities look
excellent. He reports, however, that
the fruit is badly damaged, if not
totally destroyed.-N.A. Ledger, 11th.
KENTUCKY.
THE fruit in this section has been
seriously damaged by severe frosts.-.
Henderson Reporter, 9Th.
IT is generally believed that the
late snow storm and heavy frosts of
Wednesday night have killed all the
fruit in this section.-LOuiSUiile CoHT-
Ter, 11th.
TUESDAY night last was very cold
cold enough to form considerable ice
and it is feared that all the early
fruit has been killed. We made an
examination of our pears and peaches
morning, and they nearly
all presented the appearance Of being
dead .-Paducdh Herald.
THE severe frosts of Saturday and
Sunday nights last have almost Who'll
ly destroyed the prospects of fruit in
this section of the State. A slight
rain on Saturday night was succeeded
by a freeze, ice being formed on
ponds and even the edges of running
Frankfort Commonwealth,
10th.
FRUIT KILLED.-There seems to be
a general belief that the past few
days of frost and cold has killed all
the peaches and other early fruits in
this vicinity.-Paris Citizen, ApTil
10th.
The WEATHER-INJURY TO FRUIT.
The change in the weather last Sat
urday produced a very heavy frost
that night, and also several nights
succeeding. The prospects for fruit
the coming season have been effectu-
ally destroyed. Indeed, the proba-
bilities are that all the early bloom
has been killed, and it is doubtful
there will be any fruit In this
portion of the State.-DanUiHe AdUo-
cate, April 10th.
ILLINOIS.
LAST week we reported the fruit
crop promising, but now we fear the
late cold spell has nipped it all In the
bud.-ShdloReetolcR Mercury, 9th.
HEAVY frosts occurred on the
of Sunday and Monday last, |
not unattended with freezing, which |
damaged the prospect for |
peaches and cherries; the latter being,
entirely killed. In some !
the peaches are almost all I
destroyed, in others a sufficient amount !
ire probably uninjured-4Ht. Carmel |
9Th.
A LETTER from Southern Illinois,
Villa Ridge, to the Chicago Jourual, |
says the damage to the fruit crop in
hat section Of the State is not as great
IS estimated. Just at that place, not
over one-third Of the crop (and of the
earliest varieties only is injured.
Further north the damage is but slight.
WE were informed on last Monday
)y number of our farmers, that the
in their neighberhoods were
III killed by cold weather on last
night. This, if it proves to
,e the fact, and IS general, will be
quite loss to our county; as, for the
asst few years, our peach crop has
)een quite an Item.-GOlcOnda Her