Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-01-28
Marion County Agricultural and Hor
tIculturai Society.
JANUARY 81, 1864

JANUARY y, 1861.
Subject: The effects of the late cold weather
on fruit and other trees
Mr.. BeeIer, having been called out, gave it as
his opinion that all young peach pear and ounce
trees were entirely ruined.
Mr. LLOYD thought trees were not so seriously
injured most persons feared. His peach and
ounce trees seriously injured, but he gave
il as his opinion that but few trees would really
perish from the late cold 1t is, however diff
cult now fully TO determine. | would not pro
nounce the peach trees dead
Dr. Brown: | passed through the terrible win
ter of le55-'5 SO, since which time have watched
these matters carefully. Much depends upon the
condition of the wood: but very extreme cold
like that have of late had will kill peach trees
in any condition, favorable or otherwise The
bark of peach trees often is quite black, caused
by cold; yet if they be cut back Immediately will
survive and become valuable trees. | have saved
my grape vines by pruning in the autumn and
laying them down with a light covering OF earth.
| have now cut my peach trees down TO the snow
line believing them to be dead down to that point
| think the frozen wood especially all the last
years growth should be Immediately cut off
Some of my small peach trees | think are not
seriously injured, the bark and wood being both
green. My dwarf pear trees have lost all their
last years growth. which have cut back thor
oughly. NV Bartlett pears are no. seriously in
jured. My Governor Wood cherries are also
killed-that is. the buds. NV Catawba grapes
are killed half way back. My Concord. Della
ware, Clinton and Isabella are not injured Nv
raspberres are killed to within eighteen inches Of
the ground Francona and Buckey's Orange
are not seriously injured
Mr.. Duncan reports his peach trees all killed
to the ground. both old and young; plum trees
not injured
Mr.. Lloyd: NV plum trees are all killed.
Dr. Brown advised the pruning of all grape
vines and all injured trees at once, by cutting
back thoroughly.
A. H. Brown The roots of trees made an
excellent growth last autumn. which fact may
tend To modify the effects of cold. both in the
branches and bodies of trees
Mr. Lloyd: DIR. Brown remarked that twenty
degrees below zero would Kill peach trees. In
New York a lower degree of cold is the fact every
winter. but they have crop of peaches every
year. | think trees generally were not well pre-
pared last autumn for the cold weather. In 1886
my trees (snd | had manv thousands OF them
were "a seriously injured to all appearances a.
now. but they recovered and in two years they
appeared A. healthy Peach trees here
will not endure the same extremes of cold that
they will in New York have not seen any
difference in hardness between seellng and
what are termed budded trees. The cold of l-56
was steady cold for over "A month. | think trees
are not b,dly injured now rs in loa6.
Mr.. Beeler: ] have 10 bearing cherry trees and
| think at least % are killed.
Mr. Francis: The treea that pruned last fall
and cut back are not injured My cherry trees
not injured; nav peach and pear trees are in
jured but think none will perish. My grounds
are well UNDETERMINED see no difference IN the
hardness of Seeding and budded peach trees
Nv LAYTON black5erfies not injured but they
were cut back last fall. Others not so pruned
last fall much injured.
MI Springer: Our blackberries are killed but
raspberries are not seriously injured.
Mr. N McCarty: | think the topsiof my peach
and pear trees are much injured. but | think the
bodies of nv young trees are not seriously ~
iured: my old trees appear 10 be less injured Mr.
Lloyds trees growing rapidly will kill easier
than those making but moderate growths Mr.
Williams reported his trees killed.
Mr. Hubbard: Nv trees are much injured, but
think none are dead. Nv HMbermont grapes
were not injured ia 1886. on south side oil my
house
Mr. Davis: Ny peach trees are badly injured.
but think none are dead.
Mr. Endily | have examined the trees on Mr.
Williams old place | find most of the cherry
trees killed. a also pear trees. None OF the
Eirly May cherry trees are injured. The peach
trees are all killed and ounces all dead
Mr Nancamp inquired at what degree OF cold
peach trees were killed. which was vtriously es-
tmated
Twenty-one members we're present and the
discussion was highly interesting. We regret 10
be oDly able to present SYNOPSIS of the proceed
ings.
On motion. the Society adjourned TO meet on
next Wednesday evening at o'clock Subject,
the same continued " II LOOKS. Sec'y.