, 1875-08-24
TIE WHITE FROST VISITATION.


nights were felt more or less throughout
Northern illinois. but do not appear to hare
been rery injurious OF destructive anywhere
In this State. In some localities in tho
northwestern counties tobacco las received
homo injury, garden vegetables hare been
damaged little, and corn in low plnces has
been nipped somewhnt. TO what extent it
has been damaged will not be fully and
clearly known for few days, but the belief
now is TINT tho growing crops Of this State
havo escaped with comparatively slight dam.
age.
Farther north the frost has, as might be
expected, been more sevoro. Wisconsin ltas
suffered considerably more than Illinois, but
the actual damngo may not provo very SERIOUS
to corn or vegetables. Small grain, OF course,
is ont Of danger, having ripened before tho
frost camo. But Wisconsin, whilo producing
considerable corn, is not great corn State.
Michigan, Minnesota, md Iowa have
hore and there been visited by frost, the
corn and tobacco on tho low lands in Wiscon-
sin suffering seriously. Reports from A1icli-
gan are meagre, but it is 10 be presumed
TINT little lnmage has bocn done in that State.
From the mass Of dispatches received We are
hardly warranted in hazarding an estimate of
tho general loss, but II Is Bafe to say tho.
Northern Illinois hRs SO far had tho worst of
this untimely visit Of tho Frost King.
11aving escaped the danger of severe
freeze during Saturday and Sunday nights,
there need not be much apprehension Of a
repetition Of those visits Of Jack Frost for
several weeks month to como. At
least that is the fair presumption from the
experience Of former yoars.
Our readers will remember the hard frost
on the night Of Sept. 2, 1859, which killed
the leaves Of corn and vines throughout
wido e1panso in tho West on
I'LL low grounds, and oven on high
grounds in many parts Of the country.
The damage inflicted aggregated many mill
ions OF dollars. There was another severo
visitation OF frost twelve years ago on tho
nights Of Aug 20 and so, which reached
most Of this State, and WINS very destructive
to corn, sorghum, potatoes, and other green
crops. Wisconsin and Iowa also suffered
badly. It extended cast over much of In
diana, Michigan, and into Ohio, doing great
mischief. Tho loss to the farmers that
year amounted 10 tens Of millions
Of dollars. Spoiled corn was the
rule rather than the exception. It will
be remembered TINT water frozo In mauy
places quarter Of an inch in thickness. No
reports have roached us yet of the recent
frost which indicates any such degree Of cold
in the Western 6tatea- But It was narrow
chance. A killing frost throughout the Wcst
at this ima would indct incalculable loss,
because corn is the great staple crop in
greater part OF tho Western states. But
there has been enough frost To create q fut-
ter in the market and mako speculation lively,
for few days at leaat, and until tho exact
extent Of tho damage ia ascertained.
Ths corn crop this ssaaon il unusually
large, and the rnins have been OF moro benc-
fit than damage to 1t, on tho whole. We
may make ample allowance for the destruc-
ton cauaed by tho floods a couple Of weeks
ago, md by the recent frost, and then conf
dently anticipate good averaga yield. Ac-
cording to the signa noted by the farmers,
frost At this season is only expected after an
interval Of ono month from tho time it first
comes. A reasonable amount Of warm wealth
or will aarve to ripon the corn before that
time, and the yield will IN al probability be
abundant