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~ of the twigs were killed, the trees seemed to go back into winter-quarters for good, and 
they actually remained there five to eight weeks later than usual. They then put forth 
considerable bloom, giving the hope of sone fruit; bat most of the blooms were defect- 
“ive, and the few fructified have been destroyed by the curculio. Marion: The fruit- 
crop will be almost an entire failure. The peaches were so stunned by the cold in the 
spring that some have just put forth their leaves. Many were entirely killed. Lau- 
rens: All kinds almost an entire failnre. Troup: Injured by frost, but a promise of 
half a crop of fine fruit. Montgomery: All kinds very much injured by the cold spring. 
Henry: Peaches a failure; half crop of apples. Rabun: Much cut off by spring cold. 
White: Peaches, a total failure; apples, promising. Taylor: Extreme cold weather in 
March reduced the crop. Towns: All killed by cold. Dooly: Nearly all killed by the 
‘freeze. Gordon: Killed by frost. Wayne: A total failure. Gwinnett: Killed: by a 
‘snow the last of March. Ttandolph: Almost a failure. Richmond: A few orchards are 
‘Jaden with fruit in profusion, while others will not produce a bushel to the acre. El- 
bert ; Materially injured by a late frost. Macon: Near a total failure. Cobb: Entire 
failure. De Kalb: Nearly all destroyed by the freeze in March. Stewart: Materially 
damaged by the freeze. Walton: Very near a failure. Richmond: Apple trees 
greatly blighted. Barlow: Many apple-trees blasted and leaves turned. black. 
Fayette: Many trees damaged. Cobb: A blight or something else has appeared on the 
trees, which is causing the apples to fall off very fast. The small twigs on which the 
- apples are die two or three inches back. 
~Froripa.— Putnam: The prospect for the orange-crop is good. Watermelons are 
coming in freely, of very fine quality. Santa Rosa: Owing to unusual alternating of 
warm and cold weather, we have on same trees peaches of three different. bloomings 
and of corresponding sizes. Some of the trees which had not bloomed up to the time 
of the first freeze, the latter part of February, did not until the 15th to the 20th of May. 
Indeed, on some trees blooms are to be seen even up to this time. La Fayette: All fruit 
destroyed by freeze,Mareh 19. Columbia: Badly frosted. 
ALABAMA.—Macon: Almost an entire failure. Perry: Badly frosted... Calhoun : 
Spring frosts. Butler: Injured by cold spring following warm winter. Randolph : 
Very fine. Dale: A total failure; apple and peach trees just now leafing out and 
blooming ; many are dead; no one can account for it. Covington: Prospect of a failure ; 
just as the trees were blooming, in February, the coldest spell of the winter froze the 
opening buds. | Blount: In some localities, none; in others a full crop. _ Randolph : 
Plenty. Conecuh: In full bloom at this time—later than ever known—and the hot sun 
is causing the fruit to drop. Autauga: A large bloom, but a small insect, not larger 
than a flea, bored into the sprig just below the bloom and killed the entire sprig. 
Lauderdale :: Almost a failure. Butler : Seriously injured. Coffee: Almost am entire 
failure. Greene: Short crop. 
MISSISSIPPI.—A4 niite : Fine, except peaches. Covington: Nearly a failure owing to 
late frosts. Choctaw : Not more than 50 per cent. of Jast year’s crop. Jefferson: Nearly 
all frost-killed. Lauderdale: Cold spring. Lee: March cold, destructive. Rankin: 
Almost a failure. Wilkinson: Many trees killed by March freeze. Adams: Badly dam- 
aged; a failure. Covington: Peaches nearly a failure. Lauderdale: Peaches a failure. 
Lincolm: Peaches destroyed by frost. Choctaw: Only 25 per cent. of a crop of peaches, 
wing to the freeze. Perry: Late frosts cansed a failure in peaches. 
- Louistana.—East Baton lKouge: The freeze, March 19 and 20, destroyed all the 
peaches and plums, nearly all the grapes, and greatly injured apples and pears. The 
grapes are again putting forth shoots, and there will be about a fourth of a crop. Not 
only were the fruit-buds “on the peach-trees killed, but the leaf-buds and the entire 
trees were so injured that they are even yet destitute of foliage. ‘The new leaf-buds 
are just beginning to appear. The thermometer descended only to 29°. What is 
strange, it did not kill the bananas, while in past winters we have had the thermometer 
as low as 19°, entirely killing the bananas; but not injuring tree or fruit of apple, pear, 
peach, plum, or grape. Richland: The fruit-crop much damaged by frost; peaches 
and pears have suffered most. Lafayette: Fruit-crops almost a total failure, owing to 
the severe freeze March 21. Jackson: The freezing weather destroyed ina great degree 
the fruit, particularly plums and early peaches. Franklin: Full 60 per cent. of apple- 
bloom blasted. Moorehowse: Nearly all frost-killed. Jackson: Half erops. Bienville: Harly 
peaches destroyed by freezing Franklin: Peaches very late in blooming, and 60 per 
cent. blasted. Moorchouse: Nearly all the peaches destroyed. 
Texas.—Llano: Materially damaged by late frosts. Upshur: Early peaches all killed. 
Bandera: Peaches balf frost-killed. Titus : Badly damaged by frost, and apples and pears 
also, by blight. Washington: All grafted and imported frait-trees completely failing ; 
supposed to be owing to late cold and freezes; seedlings will generally bear. Zllis : 
Peaches almost a failure, through frost. Jacinto : Peaches a failure. Wood : Somewhat 
injured bylatefrost. Gonzales: Nearly a failure, owing to late frosts—peaches and grapes. 
Burnet; Peaches nostly frost-killed. Austin : Peach-crop nothing. Collin: Cut short by 
late frosts. Polk: Badly injured by frost. Anderson : Except apples, nearly average, all 
frnit creatly injured by premature blooming and subsequent freezing. Nacogdoches : 
