Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-10-04
The Wind Bloweth Where it Listeth.

go the good Book says. but in these Signal
Service days we know better. The express
son is merely poctical. The gentle breeze
and the terrible hurricane move according to
certain fixed laws. Men ere beginning to
study The matter and map the lnvisi Die winds
Tie farmer says: a. Well, what Of il? 1t
does not concern me. Beyond knowing when
% expect a storm | don't care which way
he wind blows. The Signal Corps reports
the storm The rest is nothing to me.
Nothing could be vainer. The house-d0g
aud the violet know each other in their way,
more than that The direction and force OF
the wind is a matter Of infinite consequence
O. every plant and animal on the farm. II
Connection may seem remote. vet on the 10.
cation Of barn. orchard end garden in regard
% certain winds hangs the profit or loss ac-
count in many far mer's ledger.
TIE early crop brings the high price. The
early crop depends upon san and shelter.
lie first all instinctIvely seek. Shelter Il
not 20 well understood.
We have IN the northern United States
three principal winds: The northern OF cold
md dry wind the eastern or cool and wet
wind and tue southwestern or warm and
amp wind. All other winds are but modi-
Hcations Of these
Now, the physiology Of plants teaches that
5lOwFh cold, accom- anied by excessiv,
MOISTURE or extreme dryness. means vegeta-
Die death and extinction. From out Of the
.orth comes the frost that nips the fragrant
4eIIOtroIe. In the warm breath OF The
-Juth-we>t springs up the sn0wIrop and vIO-
ct. IN the chilly damp of the east wind
the frInged gentIan and the cardinal flower
boulder into dust
In a me sure this applies to animal life.
The dog rnows how to keep out Of the raw
asst wind, and the cows huddle together he
1Ind the fence, 10 escape the teeth OF the
Keen north wind. Il costs many more pounds
hay week to keep cow warm in a windy
arm than in a tight one. Animals not only
at To live, but eat u keep warm. a cur
rent u coil AIR wu. extract more animal
aeat than any amount 1T food VIII supply.
IL the farmer building yard for hIs cat
-Ie to the gardener preparing a potato patch,
% The oretarCi-t setting pear orchard we
~ay Look out for shelter on t.le Dorta. YVES
md east First try 10 screen yourself from
the north, then from the ives, and. If con
venicut from tie cast also. Open wide Your
lice to tie airs from the south east. .outn.
al above all the sDuth-w st. Ii may seem
1 tIlie, but on the breeze and it, chance t.
get at You and yours may hang success OF
GIUrc.
Cuar.emagnc is known in history as a
great cJLquerOr and .uler. y body seems
CD have noticed that he had q sharp eye for
gar icuing Tradition has u tat az one time
e had a castle rear Bngeu on the Rhine.
From the windows Of Ingeli elm be notice.
chat the snow On the heights If Rudesho-
mer Berg. just 0Ipas tc, melted much CARL
er than elsewhere He ordered vine to b,
brought from Orleans and planted there, and
% founded the famous vineyard Of Rude.-
cim. The slightest glance from the deck OF
= Rninc steamer shows that the shelter al
fprded TIE grapes by this high hin Is one %
the chief causes of the success that has a.
ended TINS particular vineyard.
ii W shalt this needed shelter be obtained
/ On our farms First natural slopes. then.
woods. and lastly. artificial planting and
structures. Put your buildings on the south
side If the hill, not too near the bottom %
che valley, Iecause you may encounter an
/ ,ther source Of cold radiation from low. un-
! warmed lands. This is altogether another
matter, and cannot be considered. W hat W.
low seek is shelter from injurious winds. 4
/ grove OF tree comes next. Not having these
! plant a double row Of quick-growiug trees
/ nd 50 make a screen from the wind La The
/ West people are beginning % understand The
value Of shelter Hedges o. trees are AZ
ready planted for this purpose.
Next, use buildings Of fences ~ keep Of
the wind. A fence or grove Of trees vii
shelter a strip equal u twice its height, anC
protect partially very much wider space
The fence need not be tight Often a plcket
ence Will hasten row Of tomatoes IN d q
| pleasantly early market, and many a loos,
hedge has Kept the cows warm % raw day
The season for tree-pIantIng is at hand
Barns and yards are beng prepared for via
ter. See to it that the pear trees are not
placed where the freezing north wind vii
suck every particle Of life from ;heir bar,
stems long before the spring returns LoJI
sharp that your cattle do not gorge them
selves 70 resist the cold OF a bare, windr
yard CHARLES BARNARD.