Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-04-24
THE LATE COLD snap.


The Nashville Union and American
of the 18th inst, says Our report
ers made careful inquiries yesterday
about the effects of the cool weather
on the various young crops. Much
damage was done to the peach crop
throughout Middle Tennessee. APP
plies were more or less injured, most
young vegetables killed. and the wheat
crop hurt to some extent, though this
had been grazed far more than has
been usual, and thereby kept from
jointing.
The Chattanooga Commercial of the
18th inst, says: "The cold snap which
began Thursday resulted in severe
frost Friday night. Tender garden
plants, in this city and sur
rounding country, were killed and
grapes and apples suffered severely,
the grapes probably being entirely de-
stroyed. Peaches have not been badly
hurt so far; but the prospect was that
last nights frost would finish what
was left of the fruit and garden sass. v
THE Springfield Record, of the 22d
inst, says: THAT the wheat crop OF
Robertson is damaged more or less
from the effects of. the late cold snap is
codceded fact-but to what extent il
is not known. Some of our farmers
think it very materially whilst Others
think it be meager. The tobacco
plants are also cut short, but to what
extent we are unable to learn"
THE Rural Sun, of the I'D inst.
says: The heavy frosts of the It'll
and 18th will, we fear, have a mos
discouraging effect upon many of oul
farmers who were struggling bravely
to overcome the disasters of the pas
two years. This, se believe, was the
heaviest frost experienced for many
years at this season of the year. 1t il
now almost certain that the fruit croI
of the most of our State is destroyed
This is a great disaster. 1t is not cas-.
to estimate the loss, for every year oul
farmers were placing more and NOR
reliance upon fruit as source OF In
come. Early potatoes and all earl.
garden vegetables have suffered, an(
we fear many of the most advanced
wheat fields are seriously damaged
From all points North, South, anC
West, we see the late cold snap ha
been damaging to crop prospects. Tn
farmers will have to work with nigh
and mind to overcome the back-se
given to their crops.
However, let US not give way to des
pondency, but put forth every effort t.
raise large corn and late potato crops
1t may be that the damage is not s.
serious as present appearances In
j dictate"
AUGUSTA, GA, April 19.-Ther
was killing frost last night, doing Sc
rious injury in Georgia and Soutl
Carolina. 1t was the hardest freeze il
years. Truck farms are badly injured
RICHMOND, VA, April 19.-Ther
was heavy snow at intervals yester
day, with high, cold wind. At sun
rise this morning the thermometer in
dicated eight degrees below freezing
Early vegetables and fruits are killed
Advices from various points in tn
State give disastrous accounts of tn
damage from the cold: The los
among trucksters in the western part Q
the State is estimated at a million dol
lars.
MONTGOMERY, ALA, April 49,
There has been frosts for the last fou
mornings, causing some damage t
corn, cotton and vegetables. TIL
fruit is not much hurt.
TORONTO, April 19.-Fears are en-
tertained that fall wheat in some sec
tions is killed by the cold snap. |
the northwest part of Ontario tn
thermometer Saturday marked min
degrees below zero.