The daily gazette., 1875-04-22
alRssT4 EDITION
1Ae Coid urother.

gHE ExTEHroF TIE COLD AND IT'S SERIOUS
EXPECTS ON THE FRUIp--LATrsr REPORT
FROM THE STATE, E,ta , 4
So large u the extent Of country in
which the present cold weather prevails,
that the farmersfof this State and peiiin-
sula are not tue only sufferers, by any
means. In the neighborhood of Peters,
burg, Va, the crops have suffered great
ly. and the JNeirs. OF that city, reports
the damage. as follows:
"The peach crop in this locality is entire
Y gone, and the same may be said of
herries, pears and Strawberries. 1t Is
mot positively known whether the apple
|,rop is entirely destroyed, but all the
|parly varieties are, beyond doubt, while
/ is possible that a few late apples may
he saved. Another misfortune comes
with the loss of the tabacco plants which
ia reported in all the upper counties.
This may be partially remedied perhaps
by sowing again, but the plants will be
too late TO produce fine tobacco. The
loss entailed on the State by this unpre-
cedented cold spell will probably aggre-
gate millions of dollars. besides entail
ing much. suffering on Large number OF
poor people.
Herein Delaware. Messrs. d. ID. Stavin,
of n. Y, from Milford, Colby Smith,
Wyoming, A. b. Richardson, Of Dover.
Hon. Jas. Williams, of Kenton, Jas. Mas
sew. Of Gre.nsborough, Thomas Draper,
If Magnolia, Scrick +. Shallcross and E
X. Cochran, of Middletown, Sewell Z.
Bigys, OF Mt Pleasant, Merit Paxson,
Of Kirkwood, and other prominent grow
ers, all report, FROM examinations made
on Monday morning. that all the buds
are frozen, 1.-THE sap forming around the
1erm in small fake or globe), and agree
that the crop must be very seriously in
!ured but cannot tell whether it will
ill all the buds or not. until they thaw
out. Most of tho growers take hope
tul view OF the case, knowing that if 6
tenth of the buds mature there will bt
enough peaches.
LaAt night the weather continued verl
cold, the thermometer falling below tn,
freezing point. This continued colo
weather will increase the fears Of th'
farmers, as it will be impossible fer then
to,ascertain the exact extent OF the dam
.tge sustained by the trees until TIN
4 weather becomes moderate.
The other crops in this State are be
4 ieved to be comparatively safe, thougl
a all will be backward, particularly th
= pasture. The berry prospects have beel
r. pihtNS Dub bbc CicP >
not likely to prove total failure.
LATEST REPORTS FROM THE PEACH DIS
TRIcT.
The reports which came up this morn
my were of more encouraging charaC
& ter. Many growers still fear an almo1
entire failure OF the crop. but others, ,wh
ialve examined the trees carefully an
ntelligently report that on an averag
not more than one fourth of the crop i
the whole State will be lost.
Samuel Townsend, Esq. sends us
communication in which he says that til
peach buds, week ago. were so nume
N ous, as to leave good crop even after :
u,uny buds We're destroyed. lie thinl
the most dangerous time is to come ye
ahen the trees are in full bloom, and t.
days later when the buds burst and bio
-om. His letter will be published t.
morrow.
A writer from Princess Ane, Somers
county, Md, to the Baltimore Sun, say
It is thought that the cold snap IN
played havoc with the strawberry plant
those which have blossomed beingkille
N The farmers are not prepared to say he
lar the peaches have been injured, ,sbl
they fear that the fruit has been blast
to considerable extent.