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SEPTEMBER, 1864. 

 , Frost. 



Wolfville, Nova Scotia. — September 8. — First appearance of frost on low 

 land. 



Steuben, Maine. — September 6. — Hard frost this morning. 8th, very heavy 

 frost this morning ; ground looked almost as if very white with snow till 6 a. m. 

 18tli, a severe frost ; ground almost as white as if covered with snow ; water froze 

 an eighth of an inch thick. 



Cornishville, Maine. — September 26. — Slight frost, first of the season, no 

 injury done. 



West Waterville, Maine. — September 7. — Slight frost in low places near the 

 river. 18th, slight frost, not enough to kill vines, beans, or potatoes, cut off 

 vegetation in other locations in this vicinity. 22d, slight frost. 



Sliellmrne, N. H. — September 26. — A few flakes of snow falling at 8.30 a.m. 

 27th, heavy frost, ground said to be frozen in some places. 



Barnstead, N. H. — September 7, 27. — Light frost. 



Claremont, N. H. — September 17, 18. — Slight frost; no damage done except 

 in particularly exposed places. 



Stratford, N. H. — September 18. — Frost this morning. 



Cra/tsbury, Vermont. — September 22. — A slight frost this morning, the first 

 of the season ; sufficient to kill pumpkin and cucumber vines, but having no effect 

 on late planted potatoes, which are as green as in July. ' 



Middhbury, Vermont. — No frost in September; very unusual. 



Lunejiburg, Vermont. — September 7. — A very slight frost on boards, &c., this 

 morning, nothing injured by it. 18th, a slight frost on the hills, hard on low 

 lands ; but everything so ripe that no harm was done. 



Wcstjield, Mass. — Xo frost during the month that has done any damage, ex- 

 cept in some very cold spots, where it here and there nipped the ends of the leaves 

 of a squash vine. 



Worcister, Mass. — September 8. — Frost this morning. 



Columbia, Mass. — September 8, 9. — Frost in the morning. 



Newbury, Mass. — September S. — Quite a frost ; only a few vine leaves were 

 killed here ; but a few miles distant some cornfields were whitened. 



Colebrook, Conn. — September 8. — Slight frost. 



Palmyra, N. Y. — September 30. — No frost yet. 



Clinton, N. Y. — September 7. — First frost, very slight ; only in the valley. 

 17th, rather a severe frost this morning, but not sufficient to injure vegetation. 



Rochester, N. Y. — September 17. — Slight frost ; kilfed cucumbers out of the 

 city ; little damage. 



Goui-erneur, N. Y. — September 17, 27. — Slight frost. 



Nichols, N Y. — September 16. — Frost on boards and fences. 



South Trenton, N. Y. — September 20. — Very light frost this morning ; 25th, 

 frost barely visible ; clipped pumpkin vines lightly. 30th, light frost. 



South Hartford, N. Y. — No frost sufficient to injm-e vegetation during the 

 month ; on the morning a slight frost was noticed in veiy exposed localities. 

 We usually have frost about the 20th of September. 



Palermo, N. Y. — September 17. — A slight frost this. morning; not enough to 

 kill tender vegetation. 



Theresa, N. Y. — September 17. — Light frost. 26th, a hard frost, though no 

 white frost seen till after sunrise. 



Pros;ress, N. J. — September 30. — No frost yet. 



Hdddonfield, N. J. — No frost occurred during the month ; on the morning of 

 the 20ih the mercury sank to 44^, and on the 26th to 42<*. 



