The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-11-21
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TYPES AND PRESSES

90 Iaf US shetef peit Dflngs the con-
uiuohs Vi iores.. we nave pretty con-
elusive epiuence IN the Frcncn exper-
iments OF "a. Mathlen, translated into
Ine last (lstU volume OF the Illinois
Slate HORTICULTURAL society, that they,
Isl, increase rainfall; "a, prevent the
aapid evaporation OF moisture and
Su, Hi''ne -, .le temperature more UNI
iorni. lhese, AZ least, are the lmme-
ula.e a,,d iocat eHects, aitpougn II Is
canned Dy opponents that the local
ps.eu y iI'lu "t tue expense Oi some
auJoining region, as thc rMnial ana
neun i.1:a temperature are constant guam
'i'Ies. I
we nave tne evidence oi MI. lice, OF
81. LOUIS, uiat densc hedge Oh scotch
pihc aions me west slde oI the 1rntlce-
eu'i ., u the oo,ahicai gatueh 81 Henry
s'l.ss olnsw, ssoWea dinerence OF tempera-
sulI VI nse negrees Detwcen the west
anu eas. s,ues, ciose 10 the hedge, dl-
~ liIMisiiil'g 70 one degree At sixty feet
rom tne Gas. s'ae ol .he hedge. This
SHOWS tIat me ln'leaiale influence OF
uu esersreen Leuse oh temperature ls
very cohsluelaDie
oaihuei EaWnrds, OF La MOhe, bu-
leau county, hoIeu as piahtef OF ever
S.ecns' se'es that pear trees among
ms eversreens are more productive
anu tna. ,lle ifui' Is Tess shaKeh on by
Msi WIus.
-. p. ua.usna, Sscre,ary oi the LII.
nois otale 1ioI.icuil",aii societ!, statea
~ y ieGsnae Gaa.n u, 'ne lhnus.t'ai na univefsi-
" IN loos, .hat III io',z, at the ume
Wnen spring WneaI ana oats IN the
nor.he,n part OF lhe otate were Just
past piooin, severe anu extehded
storhi prostratel heaf'y All the gram
= no, shei,eIeu oy uinncf Or sheiter
peils, anu aiihliilsniig us Vaiue nearly
one,hali. IN one iocaiity single line
OF proaa ana TAIL WliioWs, closely
piaiiVeu, proved samcient check 70
.he vino, go una. neid OF Whcat ad.
joining II upon 'he east stoou erect anu
was harvested WIN machine, wniie
III eNposeu s,'ua'.ohs lhe shfunken
graln, u saveu at aII, was o,!en gath
ered W by .he SLOW anu tedious pro-
cess OF nookliig ]. up WIN scythee.
Mf. uaausna' m ms az eakeS1M re-
port iof lofo' quaiiiiss ms views OF
prolection 10 orchards oy the Following
s.,r, q. a
Inc olt-fepeatea view OF mem Ders
oi thls soeie,N that suh'aole pfOtectioh
20 orcharas Dy peits ana groves OF um-
per is MVahtaseous, seems 10 Oe fe-al-
hfmed rom year TO year. 1 nave,
however, seen lew instances IN which
an excess OF protecuoif seems TO nave
neeh given, aiminisnlng the prodnc-
hVehess OF ihe orcnafds. Inese Or
orchards Were closed IN on all sides but
the sontii Dy beits OF trees, so dense
ana SO close 10 the ontef row as TO pre-
vent clrenialioh Oh nr througn tnem.
Mt. uaitlsna continues that 1T IS of-
zen fclnafked t,at IN orchards winch
are eAposed 0h tneg VEST siaes, tno .same
Vafletles in the middic OF the orcnafds
produce more frult Than IN the west
row. also, that the hofth eastern
halves OF trees IN the west row usually
produce more frult than the south
western tiaivcs, OWING 10 the greater
prevalence oi soutnMesteriy winds.
observations IN Wisconsin, by ). Y.
fiunfp, iead MN 70 recommend pro
tectloh rom tue south-west WIND Tor
the pfeservauon OF the 1rult from cr-
cesstce winds. lie implies that ne
wouiu nave pfotectloh iof no othef
reason. anu ] nave seen somewhere
statement by q Wisconsin horncultnr-
ISL that some OF the Dest fesulfs IN mutt
growing III that otatc were from appie
trees luliy cNposed 10 thc hOrtn-west
ana It's WINGS.
Inc presiuent oi the NeDfaska otate
horticultural society, At It's last meet
ing, recommended sheitef DeIts on all
sldes OIL an ofchafd, ana AZ least one
member echoed the opinion. ltwould
probably be found that all, or nearly
all the states west ofthe Upper Missis-
sippi would concur. made up as they
are, in large part, Of windy plains. The
weight ofthis testimony Is in favor of
protection for orchards. and may be
summed up as follows:
The advantages of shelter belts are,
lst, That they mitigate the extremes
Of heat and cold, both of which are
brought mainly by western winds.
I'd, That they check the rapid evap-
oration OF moisture. and probably in
crease the local rainfall.
3D., That they protect trees from the
mechanical effects OF winds that would
otherwise bend them Overland shake Off
the fruit
The sum of these advantages is a
large amount. 1t is probable that the
deterioration of trees and fruits that
many claim to take place as the country
grows older. is the result, not of the
decrease of rainfall or mean tempera-
ture, but OF the ectfemes of heat and
aridity of cold and drought that come
from a more naked surface, and any
thing that will in any degree restore
the equilibrium must be ofvalne.
| On the other hand. the disadvantages
of shelter belts are
lst They rob the nearer orchard
trees OF their snsienance aud preven'
their Propei uesslop'ncH ..;,
~ anes p;i; p,,;ia,;on ar.ha nraha-.l
.on.; p.op.' ;.,asaasa ~ G.noso;d III
lesu' =" aaai,ha .Iaro,nnsnaut ~
ease ""M ne. ,. ass t,'a a,,
tiun' Lven nose'len. sa., =" -. as'a $50
our 1..;a ~ =. ~ g.,
~ iof NJ p'o'."" n..u cam,,nr,, @ ;. III;
grapes. mnms !, vi. aiso ,I;nL i. assan-
no,s s'aps;Su"s ~. s",,a.. "o s.a...;Iss;n.,
.lai ~ piosnm "a p'op.; p,;,,an;am .n ~,
III .he" sne. aus ,,. ,.h sna sso,.t, M
spaces pe.wsoa 'no ".a.;n : so..' az
rows uhu nav,n ~ pso".a0. ~ aae .,'s 49,
horui " pfetehe 'i'S MY a.So pass"so - Wy s
sou,.eIu WINS ~. . ~
uouol .'ae 80. ~ 'N'on' o' 'ne
orchard fruits. ,.,..au
Inc i,rsl VI ,nsse u.sa''. s:al. .an.es "a.
pc sasils s"alauu h ana,a.i ~ sa,,s ns ~
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