, 1875-09-19
J. FROST.
His Footprints Quite Plenty
Throughout the West
Yesterday.
Some Damage Done to Late Planted
Corn in Northern Illinois.

Last niehs was tue coldess Of the season. The
tross has made Glenn swe5p Gu low lands. Tto
mercury IN the thermometer stood at 81 a5ora
at sunrise. Corn. hucdvheat and late potatoas
arc generally killed, except on high :auds.
Since the ieaVcs only OF corn arc injured, it will
rren II we have no heavy frosts for two O.
three weeks. Laee corn should na cus up AID
shocked before the coo freezes. There will te a.
largo amount Of nosound c:zu. Taa growth III
stopped. and il will sh,iye] on tho cub. There il,
but Little cru SO rlFe bus tant heavy ttoats
would materially in arc it.
sre snf L7a1altsA to The Chicago 7rs0hTe.
DWIGHT, ILL.,, Sept I3,-We had heavy fra::..
last night, AID Ice Ibis morning in the house,
There seems 10 be great diversity amcng to
formers AZ to the amount Of dsual*o .he frosE
has dine. Some think thai Is per cent Of tia
crop is injured, Others ngain put it down as ]ow
+, 10 per cent. We have just retul ned from
our own field, nhere We have been cutting up
for hog feed tor month. The leaves are killed,
snd tho stalk unhal med. From oar ossu obke1-
Satson and experience Al FREQ to say that no
consider this frost rather IN the Light OF bless
ing haa nf loss. The salks were so large auta so
full Of sap that for the last Two Weeas :he corn
stood etul. This frost has now checked tho
growth. and will mature the corn v=ry soon-
Special bspce e. tn rho (heaco 7T'0",x
B1ooa1soToS, ILL.,. Set. ia Sigh: ftost
little dsmage- Near.Y all the cora CROP ia 80
fully rnatured "a to be n.u:na:ab e.
SPEC. al Dts1k.frh to Tie CHI eco 1rscNne.
Jo11hr. ILL.,, Sept: ls.-1here was heavy
and 0t.4or tender plants vera badly npped. out
go fur a. can be learned ro injury Was dcne to
corn. ard, from re. OTIS received faom farmers
in this ne.gubornood, it is ikelr that crop is
sufficiently mati:rel to be CUT OF danger.
op<e2. LssEasch ta The C.. tcuna II toHae-
DIXON, ILL.,, Sept. 13.-Ne had heavy frest
here last niebt. Ice formed hxif-an in:t thick
Corn has suffered badly. and late planted il
~fN&,l -. >rJm k~Ak~
Potatoes are damaged a. least one-foa4 th-
GALEsBIBo, ILL.,. Sept 13.-Ihere IS heavy
frost lere las: night, but it is thousht no DAM
age has been done.
last night The weather is now very cold, ard
We aha,l probably hare heavier frost to- night
IL it does no. moderate. farmers in this region
report that tile cor1, ia entirely out OF danser
frum frost. Many samples OF r1pe corn are on
MARoA, H., Sept. 18.-There was frost bore
last night, and 1t WAS go cold that ice formed ia
some OF tho co.n-felds wtst Of town. Corn ia
too lar advanced to be injured rucn.
SANDWICH, ILL.,, Sept. 1s.-Far1nrrs report
this morning considerable damage done to cora
by frost last night. Tho weather to-day is very
cool.
Cu111coTHE, Ill.,, Sept. 18.-There WIS
heavy frost last night, but no Beriou~ damage
WAS done to corn. There ara prospects for al
other heavy frost tonight.
PRINCETON. ILL.,, Sept 18.-These was slight
frost lsst night, but corn is too for advanced %
be inf red bv any COMMON frost
PONTIAC, ILL.,. Sept. l8.-Ile heavy frost Of
Iast night cooked vegetation in this city, and
did some damage to the corn crop. It Il easi-
mated that from a fourth to a third Of the corn
in this county as injured 30 rs not to pe No. l.
and tho farmers sre feeling quite despoudent~
The whole Of this county (I+ylngston) is planted
in corn, aud the aggregate loss VIII bs i1nmeuze-
srec.ai Essudteh to The CAteado Tribune.
WATERMAN. Ill, Sept. 18.-~We had severs
frost Inst night. Corn, however, Is too far
along to be much injured.
WISCONSIN,.
SPECIAL Dspatth t. The Chieaoo Tribune.
BELor1, Wis, Sept. 1a.-Our first damaging
frost Of this season csme last night. hurting
There ia no prospect Of = frost tonight, md
corn is not 80 much injured but what it will i'm
rrove q good deal yet II Ne can have Meek or
tHo more OF good weather.
IOWA
6pecias DisuaGeh to TAe C}tenoe n15a1s<.
Iowa C1Tx, 1s.; Sept. 18.-No frost in this Sec
tion yet. Corn bids fair for large yield in This
Part OF the State.
Stke.at U.spateh to 7nt Chaceoo J>7osn<.
KEogUK, H., Sept. 13--Ihis locality vas vis-
tied By Light frost last night, but it did no
damage, d the corn was al out Of the way.
Spec9it D;sEdtsh to 4Ae C..auIo tribune.
DKs Mo1NEs, L.. Sept 19.-The CON ic this
Stat. is now safe, except perbans ia the most
extreme northern counties. The yield will te
al average one.