The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-01-25
THE PEACH BUDS
GOOD REPORTS OF THEIR CONDITION
From the Grand Rapids Democratic

From the Grand Rapids Democrats &
! At he monthly meeting of the State Pc
molo2Ical Spciely on the I'd, reports wpr
called for, relative 10 The peach prospect 70
the ensuing year, Mr. Souic, OF Spring Lake
said as ia" AS he hhd investigated the pros
ptct was never more favorable. Other gen
tem@n concurred IN this st3ttment, although
exhibiting some approximations that the late
excessively cold "snap" might have in
IJured ~" prospect in exposed localities &c
the question, what degree Of cod will kill
Peach buds! there were dlsers answers, from
| ~ 10 70 degrees tjeOW zero being given Mr.,
Grtnzhorn, OF Spring Lake, r lated his expe
rlcnce, saying that the first year he was upon
the Lake Shore the thermometer indica' I'd
! 10 degrees below zero. aud the result was
that not only the peach buds were DESTROYED.
hui IN many Instances branches were killed
rendering The tres unhealthy and wor, hless
The following year he mercury sunk to IA
degrees below zero, and he peach buds were
not killed It was his conviction that it re.
CURED degree OF temporal uie from l6 to 20
degrees below zero TO destroy peach buds.
Seine mcn suggested that perhaps t be condi
tl"n ot the buds or continuance OF The cold
weather would be worthy on consideration in
making decision on this matter that wa, nj
weather preceding sudden change to lower
temperature would vend TO swell the buds
aud place them in a poor condition TO resist
the attacks Oi frost This Was generally ad.
United by the society. bI' no decision was
reached regarding the effect Of continued
cod weather, CON pared with a sudden low
"ring OF temperature without continuance.
The phenomenon of the successful resis'-
ance to unprecedented cold. recorded by the
st Joseph Herald. is easily explained. The
season has been q cold one, hut IL has been
cold from the start Winter weather has
c"mmrnced previous 70 the winter season.
HAT iNNa -
buds Tue buds were dry, and have contin
ued dry, and this has been their salvation.
The germ OF the peach bud is carefully EN-
CLOSED as Is the germ OF corn, or the germ
OF ~ cucumber. Keep his dry. end there is
scarcely any degree OF cold In this latitude
which will harm it. But swell it by warm
"ea'l her, and CONCEAL IL by severe cold
weather, and it Is goner. Hence it is that
warm, early Spring. followed by sharp
cod snap. is most dangerous TO buds of all
kinds Reports from different sections OF
k"nt county shows thai the thermometer
has been rs low as 10 degrees, but the fruit
buds were dry at the commencement of The
cod weather, ard they have had no chance
TO swell or mOlsten. THIS soft, sunshiny
weather Is more dangerous for fruit than
the cold weather of December. The danger
Ia not Set passed.
Mr. Lewis, of The Spring Lake Tfadepend.
e"t, wriIes hat the prospect tor beautiful
crop The coming season is even more fiat
terlrg than one year ago While We have
had an unusual amount of snow and cold
vines, yet The Thermometer indicated but
Tour dtgrees below Zero the c.'ldsst morn
my We have yet had, while the mercury
''as marked u degrees below zero at Mil
wauker, at the opposite side of the Lake,
AZ Chicago 100 miles south of it., it has been
10 degrees below ard at st. Joseph. 80
miles south, 10 degrees helow zero. Thus it
Will he seen that the Lakes and .akelets have
been great protection To this portion Of the
fruit belt " Within radius OF three
miles from Spring Lake village, there have
been 600O peach trees sci out during the
last four years, besides u large quantity OF
other fruits.