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FROST, JUNE, 1864. 



The lowest temperature in June, 1864, as shown by the tables, was generally 

 from the lOth to the J2t,h. In somelocnlities, especially west of the Mississippi, 

 a lower ch gree occurrfd earlier in the m^nth. The hour of morning observation 

 being seven o'clock, the tables do not give the actual minimum ; but on the days 

 mentioned the temperature was so low as to produce frost over a wide extent of 

 country. The f illowiiig extracts from the registers furnish notices of the frost 

 from Maine to Minnesota : 



Lisbon, Maine. — Quite severe frost on the night of the 10th and 11th, killing 

 beans, vines, and in some places corn. 



Cornish nlle, Maine. — June 11. — Frost at night; 12th, frost at uiglit that 

 killed corn and beans on low and flat land. 



Lee, Maine. — June 28, 29. — Frost seen early in the morning. 



Sieubrn, Maine. — June 4 — Frost this morning; 12lh, frost on the high 

 lands, and on the intervals by the river; it looked like winter till considerably 

 after sunrise. 



Gardiner, Maine. — June 11, 12. — Frost in neighboring low places. 



North Littleton, New Hampshire. — June 12. — Severe frost this morning, 

 cutting down, in many localities, all tender vegetation. 



Clarcmont, New Hamfshire. — June 11, 12, 13. — Frost in some places. 



Barnstead, Neiv Hampshire. — June 11. — Heavy frost, doing much damage 

 to corn and beans. 



Stratjhtd, New Hampshire. — June 10. — Light snow from G to 8 a. m.; 12th, 

 hard frost this morning, ice quarter of an inch thick ; corn, potatoes, beans, and 

 all tender plants killed to the ground. 



Brandon, Vermont. — Jane 11, 12. — Light frost. 



Middhhunj, Vermont. — June 11, 12. — Light frost, damaging a few beans, 

 tomatoes, &c. 



Craft-shiiri), Vermont. — June 12. — A frost this morning which has cut down 

 corn in some places, especially in the valleys. 



Lunenburg. Vermont. — June 10. — Several snow-squalls have passed over, 

 though not enough to -whiten the ground. There is quite a bed of snow on the 

 White Mountains, and some hill-tops are whitish. 12th, frost in some locali- 

 ties, but not hard enough to greatly injure vegetation. 13th, frost, but not more 

 severe than yesterday ; corn in some places killed, but in many places untouched. 

 28th, frOst in some localities. 



Bald wins ril/e, Massachusetts. — June 11. — Quite a heavy frost last night, in 

 some places destroying corn, beans, &c. In some cornfields there are some 

 hills a part cut down, while some were not apparently touched by the frost. 

 Sometimes a whole hill destroyed, some with not one blade touched. 13th, 

 heavy frost last night, especially on low lands; clothes that were out all night 

 were frozen stiff. 



Mendoii, Massachusetts. — June 10. — Frost in low lands, killing beans and 

 squashes, and young sprouts where trees were cut last winter. 



Sandw/ch, Massachusetts. — June 11. — There was a frost last night which 

 was quite severe in some localities. In a deep hollow about a mile from the 

 southern part of the village I saw young hickory shoots five inches in length 

 entirely frozen through and killed. On some of the smaller trees not a leaf was 

 left. The oaks also suffered to a less extent. In the village of Snake Pond, 

 five or six miles south of us, the frost was light, but severe enough to kill 

 beans. I have heard of no gardens in this village which were banned. 

 Ncwbnrij, Massachusetts. — June 11, 12. — Some frost in low places. 

 Topsjield, Massachusetts. — June 11. — Frost; ice formed; 12th, light frost. 



