The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-05-06
A YEAR WITHOUT A 81 NM Err.
From the Amherst IN. H. FarIners' Cahi.

4 YEAR WITHOUT A SU NM Err.
from the Amherst IN. H. Farmers Cabi.
net.l
Almost everyone has heard tell OF the
terrible dark year in the earlier part Of
the present century, which old New Eng.
land farmers refer to rs eighteen hundred
and starved TO DEATH" A contributor
Civ - the following information: While
everyone is speaking Of the present season
rs being remarkable in its characteristics,
1 have gathered for your readers some re-
liable f.cts Of the year 1915, known as the
year without a summer" Few persons
now living can recollact II; but IL was the
coolest ever known throughout Europe
and America. The following 10 = brief
abstract Of tho weather during the year:
January was mild-so much SO Us 10
render fires almost needless in parlors.
December previous was very cold.
February WIS not very cold; with the
exception Of few days 1t was mild, like
its predecessor.
March was cold and boisterou. during
the hrst part Of 1t; the remainder was
Kentucky rivers caused great loss of prop
erty.
April began warm, but grew colder a.
buC hSohh NV ohNodt ehA ShASd ~ shOW
and ice, with = temperature more like
winter than spring.
May WAS more remarkable for fro Sns
than smiles. Buds and flowers were frozen,
ice formed half an inch thick, corn was
planted until deemed too late.
June was tho coolest ever known In
this latitude. Frost, ice and sno~ were
A lVpnat thtp.s "a
killed. Fruit WAS nearly all destroyed
Vermont, several In Maine and three In
sschusetts. considerable damage was
the rapid rise in the river; the suburbs
were covered with water, and the roads
we're only passable IN boats.
July was accompanied by frost and ice
Ga the nth ice WAS formed, of the thick.
ness of common window-glass, throughou,
Now England, New York and some part.
of Pennsy lvania. Indian corn was nearly
oil destroyed come favorab'y situated
fields escaped. This WAS true OF some OF
the hill farms Of Massachusetts,.
August was more cheerless IL possibl,
than the summer months already passed
Ice was formed half an inch thick, In.
dian corn was SO frozen that the greater
part was Gu, down and dried for fodder
Almost every grcen thing WAS destroyed
both in this country aud in Europe. Pa
pers received from England stated that il
would be remembered by tho present gen.
Grafton that tho year 1916 was year in
which there WAS no summer. Very little
corn r,raned in New England and the
tnlddIe states. Farmers supplied them.
selves from the corn produced in lSij for
The seed Of the spring Of 1871 IL sold At
from four to Uve dollars per busLel
September furnished alb MT two weeks
ol the mlldsst weather Of the soasou Soon
after tue middle It became very cold and
frosty, aud Ice formed quarter Of su inc u
thick
October produced more than its share
ri cold wes'beri fro.t aud ice particular.
! ~
November was cold aud bluutsyinv.
Enough snow fell 10 make good seighinr
December was quite mild and con,tor,s.
BILE
The above 10 brief summary Of rhe
cold summer Of 1916, Ne il was called in
order 10 distinguish 1t from tie Geld sea.
son. The winter was mild. Frost and Ice
was common in every mouth OF the year.
Very little vegetation mstured In the
Eastern and Middle states. The suns
rays seemed 10 be destitute Of heat through
the summer all nature seemed clnd 10
u sable hue, and men exhibited no little
anxiety concerning the future OF this life,
The average Wholesale price Of Hour our.
ing that year 10 the Philadslphis market
Was thirtesn dollars per barrel. The Az.
| erAge price OF wheat In England WAS nina.
y-sevsn shilllsgs per quarter.