, 1873-05-13
FRUIT IN LOWER EGYPT,

FRUIT IN LOWER EGYPT.
Fruit All Right.
From the Jonesboro {Ii.> Gazette, May 10.
In reGponso to inquiries NO hnve been favored
with the following roporta from Bomo of the
most reliable fruit-srowera in Southern Illinois !:
VILLA RIDGE,
Tho cold torn Of the, ,latter part Of April cul-
minated In aharp frost on tic morning Of tho
goth, with tlo morcury at $40. On the hills ,,o
tourthB Of the open strawberry blossoma we're
killod-moro Or tess, according to locality In
somo places fow Of the grape buds were killed,
but not enough to affect tho crop. On tho bot
plos, peachos, and pcars to some extont. Apple
and pear trooa havo Bot full crops. md look very
promising. OF peaches all Hcedlinga Sro very
full: Hale's EARLY, Troth's Early, Largo Early
York, and ono or two other aorts aro nll full
enough, md some enough 80 to require thin
ming. Other ya1iotioe promise from half crop
to mono at AL. Tho berry crop will bo light on
account Of the drouth Inst summer and autumn
Your ff'n'' posoo1.. A. H. Da0~s'
!; Our reporter from Dongoa writes (May o..
weather merchant has, in Ill PfSoaDliity, ,st.-eI
fall marhct, and 1t will 10 in order to Hay aomo-
thing about our fruit prospects,.
ArPLEs.--Not ono-hnlf enough Of theso have
boon killed to relieve tho trees from oyerbur-
don, and, unless thinnot, many Of thom will bo
too small to command the bottor prices. Tho
crops will como in little later than usual, owing
to the cold, vet spring.
pEAna.-1 hayo examined many trees, and
eoms, or rather fruit for they arc beyond tho
blossom, blastcd fruit. Tho fruit will have to
be thinnod to obtain tho beBt resulta
PeachoB have been injured to aome extent.
Some OF them wero killed, but enough sro left to
give the trees all they can boar up nndor. Like
tho carly apples, they will be little late. We
expect good nerlet for our peach crop.
pltuns and eherries will bo in full supply. I
have examined many treeB and find Chat the
blasted fruit IL in no creator quantity than tie
paat season. Tho treos will be full.
"STnAwDERR1Es-Bome Of these were killed
on tue 2Gth ult. ! should Judge about one-i1fth
of the crop. The crop will not DO large this sea-
se and hs dry reahSs last tall 5eteaed the
son waa 80 far advanced that fruit bods were not
Rtarted Besides this RIO had 30 little snow that
p1anta not protected bya mulch were many Of
them frozen out.
Nnspporrioa and b1aokborrics arc all right
There will be = full crop Of these though tloy
will come in a uttlo later than usual.
"drape~yines are not injured, and We may
expect tho usual yield. Cnrrants and gooaober-
amiued were full Of berrles, tho larger about tho
size Of pepper-oorn. We havc REASONS to b
thankful for our fruit p-oa7.rts; the moro 30
81 it will be Rcarco In many less favored locali-
tiea."
MAKAkDA.
Our Makanda correspondent, under dato Of
May 8, says in regard to fruit:
3" believing TINT the winter III ovor, nara In
the last few days visited many Of our fruit-grow
ers to ASCERTAIN tho condition Of tho crops, aud
with the following result
"PEAouEs,- ,-Budded, veryf Seeding, ,some
orchards arc full, while others have but few on
them; yet they look healthy.
"APPLEs.-1n orchards which boro 81 heavily
last year the pro1pact for the prcBont il not
good, but that thdea will be a hoavy crop thero
10 no doubt. poara and oherrioR promise full
crops. It is too soon to tell with any certainty
anything about grapes, but no know We will hayo
any amount Of them If thoy do not rot.
"DEnn1Es.-Tho exceeding great drouth OF
last fall almost, II not altogether, ruined tho
young strawberry plants that were act last
apring, while thoRe that escaped were eithor
frozon OF pulled out Of tho ground by the Bevore
winter, hence We have no very nice or healthy
bcda to judge tho crops by-only from old
pie have tho strawberry MANN hero this spring,
as usual. THIS time worse than ever. Ono
man is aetting eight acres this spring, a1-
though ho had thirtoon acres aot before; and
altogether th'aF there will be considerably
moro than 100 acres planted this spring in this
immediate vicinity.
"Cnops.--Whoat loolsa much botter than was
expected during the early spring, yet we will not
hayo anything to boast OF, Oats aud enrly potn-
toes nro looking Hpondldly. Owing to tho severe
and Irotracfod ralns, fow farmers are through
planting corn, and cyon now tho ground IL soaked
With water, aud atill raii,ing,"