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Show killed nearly to the ground, and where green leaves, were commencing commenc-ing to show up nothing is seen but the posts, withered leaves and drooping droop-ing Vines, to cheer the owners sad heart, that has been cheered so many times in the heat of! summer, neath the beautiful shade they once produced. Nearly all the tender fruits have suffered, so that what little there will be this season, there is not the least doubt but our home market consume it all. There is one way the farmers and gardeners can do to partially make up the deficiency in the fruit line, and that is to prepare to have an abundance of Tomatoes, Melons, &c, which can yet be planted with good results. Reports come in that considerable winter wheat has been injured, some of it looking quite white and lopped to the ground, and fears are entertained enter-tained that in some instances it is entirely killed. In connection with all this is an exceeding dry winter, there having been but a small amount of snow stored in the mountains and consequently con-sequently there will be but little water in the creeks during the heat of Summer when it is most needed, unless we have rains to supply, the deficiency. It is a true saying that 'In union there is strength," and we, predict that if the people will humble themselves and1 live their religion, and put their trust in the Lord, fasting fast-ing and asking in faith, that we will be blessed with sufficient moisture in mother earth to cause our crops to mature and produce a fair yield. And the farmers are not the only ones who are suffering from the drouth. The stock and sheep men are pulling long faces as they see the fat leaving the sides of their flocks and herds, for the grass is dried up and the nourishment is not in it as it should be. Truly, we are living 1 in the last days when men's hearts shall fail them, and it behooves each and all to strive to live as they should so that we can have power to receive in all things as we need. Notwithstanding all the above is verily true, our town is donning its coat of green and is beautiful to behold. The cottonwood, fruit and other trees that were hardy, have put forth their leaves in fine style. Tlx oold wave. We spoke of the cold weather last week, which occurred on the last of March and the first of April, but at that time we could not tell much about the real damage that was done, but reports have come in since, that are anything but pleasing. In all parts of the country, generally, gener-ally, the Mulberry, Aialanthus, Pomegranate and other tender trees and plants are leafless. Although the figtrees had not put forth their leaves to-be noticeable, the young figs were seen in abundance, but they have all been distroyed, except in lacalities where the frost has not been so heavy. At Joe's Folley where mulberry trees are standing side by side, one tree is nipped and the other unharmed, while the young figs are mostly in good condition, only a few of them having been touched. Young Date trees were not injured by the frost arid are growing finely at this writing. The young Orange trees were nipped lightly but not seriously. The Ohio Buck-eye and Horse-Chestnuts were ; also not harmed and are thriving beautifully. Weeping Willows are as green as ever, and all at that place shows that the frost has been light there. wherever trees have been frosted, the leaves are black and gives the trees a doleful aspect, and in many cases the young wood is also destroyed. des-troyed. Some of our citizens who have been to the trouble of making nice . arbors and had it covered with the Australian or California Ivy, so as to produce a nice shade in the heat of Summer, or where f hey have had them trained up at the sides of their dwellings, ficd many of the shoots ) |