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Muncie, Ind.—Several frosts in April, and what is unusual, snow; fruits 
uninjured. 
Spiceland, Ind—On the 6th 1.5 inches of snow; on the 10th 3.5 inches; on 
13th ground frozen hard; peach in bloom 29th ; woods show green 30th. 
Merom, Ind.—Half-opened peach blossoms enclosed in ice on 9th; hard frost 
13th; peach in full blossom 15th, and appears but little injured. 
Indianapolis, Ind.—On 9th and 10th snow for 20 hours; melted rapidly, but 
laid three inches deep. 
Marengo, Ii.—We had April in March, and March in April. 
Golconda, Iil—Month pleasant, and crops looking well; fruit but little hurt 
by the hard frosts early in the month, verifying the saying, “frosts during the 
light of the moon do little injury.” 
Aurora, Ili—Wheat fine; ground in good order for corn; fruit prospects 
ood. 
i Ottawa, Ili—Snow flurries 3d and 4th; ice 4th and 5th; hard frost 9th; 
snow an inch deep 12th; rain on seven days. 
Magnolia, Ii.—Ice half an inch thick 5th and 18th; very cold and dry 9th; 
snow 12th, and drifts three to four feet deep on 13th; house martins 14th; 
green heron (“thunder pump”’) heard on 30th. 
Dubois, Ili_—Peach blossoms opening Sth; seyere frost, killing peaches, 8th ; 
martins 15th; peaches in full bloom 17th; pear 18th; apple and cherry 27th. 
Waterloo, 1/1 —On 9th fruit blossoms covered with ice, probably all killed. 
e Augusta, Ill—Thick ice on 2d; severe snow-storm 5th; very wet and cold 9th 
to 15th; peach in bloom 21st; wild plum 27th; very wet 24th to 30th. 
Waupacca, Wis.—Heavy snow-storm on 22d, 16 inches deep in some places, 
and laid nearly a week. 
Embarrass, Wis——Hard frost on 5th and 7th; very hard on 8th, 9th, 12th, 
13th, and 18th. 
Rocky Run, Wis—Snow on 3d, 4th, 16th, 22d, 23d; wells and ponds lower 
than at this season since 1850. 
Edgerton, Wis—Frost out of ground 10th. It was frozen five feet deep 
last winter. 
Minneapolis, Minn.—Blue bird appeared on 12th; anemone ard blood root 
blossomed 25th. The coldest April since 1857. 
Sibley, Minn —Last April I sowed grain on 30th; this April 1 finished on 
30th—two sowings in one year. 
Clinton, Iowa.—Month backward; much rain and east wind. 
Monticello, Iowa.—F rost out of ground, 12th; last frost, 18th ; corn planting 
commenced 30th. 
Fort Madison, Iowa.—Gale nearly all day, 12th; rain frozen on trees, &c., 
13th; cherries blossomed 26th; apple and peach, 29th. 
Guttenberg, Towa—TVhe fine weather of March was followed by harsh April. 
Independence, Iowa.—Snow on 3d, 4th, 12th, 16th, 17th, 24th, 25th; hard 
freezing, 2d, 5th, 7th, Sth, 17th, LSth, 23d; rain, 11th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 
19th, 22d, 24th, 28th, 29th; hail, 22d, 24th ; wild pigeons appeared 21st; mar- 
tins 27th ; currants leaved 28th; grass quite green 29th. 
Algona, Towa.—April did nof fulfil the pleasant promise of March; the first 
half was 2° below the mean of March; after the snow-storm of the 24th April 
was warm. Prairie grass is now fit for grazing. 
Towa Fails, Iowa,—First eight days very cold; grain all sown; some up and 
looking well; one-half more breadth sown in this county than last year. 
Fontanelle, Iowa —F reezing and ice till 12th; sleet and rain till L6th; freezing, 
17th, 18th; rain and fog, 19th and 20th; young grasshoppers numerous, 21st. 
Logan, Iowa.—Month mild and pleasant ; vegetation and grasshoppers devel- 
oping rapidly, the latter having consumed considerable young wheat. 
