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Domestic News
March 31, 1835
Richmond Enquirer
Richmond, Richmond County, Virginia
What is this article about?
In Fredericksburg, severe winter destroyed peach buds, preventing any crop this year; apricots likely affected too. February frosts injured unprotected wheat, contradicting beliefs of improving climate.
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FREDERICKSBURG, March—The lovers of good fruit will be very sorry to learn, that the prospect of a Peach crop this year, has been utterly blasted by the extraordinary severity of the past winter. Upon examination, the vitality of the bud, we are informed, is destroyed, and there will consequently be no bloom. The same is the case probably with the apricot, and others of the least hardy kind. We understand, also, that considerable injury was done to the wheat by the intense frosts in February, when it was unprotected by any covering of snow. Our climate surely is not ameliorating, as has been generally supposed.-Herald.
What sub-type of article is it?
Agriculture
Weather
What keywords are associated?
Peach Crop Failure
Winter Severity
Wheat Damage
Frost Injury
Fredericksburg Agriculture
Where did it happen?
Fredericksburg
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Fredericksburg
Event Date
March
Outcome
no peach crop due to destroyed buds; probable failure for apricot and similar; considerable injury to wheat from february frosts.
Event Details
Prospect of peach crop blasted by severe past winter; bud vitality destroyed, no bloom expected. Similar for apricot and least hardy kinds. Wheat damaged by intense February frosts without snow cover. Climate not improving as supposed.