Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-02-18
.vsKAGE MONTHLY TEN PERATURE 1872.

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The lowest average for day i'll win
ter, will be seen from the above, was eleven
degrees ADORE zero-that was in January
of 1877. Though we have had more pro-
traeted cold weather this winter than last,
we have not had it quite as-cold. The
lowest the mercury sank last winter was
one-half degree above zero. This winter
the coolest was about three degrees above
zero. We make our calculations from the
reports of Prof. Payne, of the Z: s. Signal
Bureau, whose thermometers are reliable.
The ordinary thermometers vary, and are
not worth anything for accurate observa-
titns.
Our readers North, who have had it as
cold as twenty and thirty degrees blow zero
will appreciate the value of the figures we
give above. They will see from our table
that while we do not have it so cold in
winter, we do not have it as warm in
summer as in most of the Northern States.
The highest average for day last summer
was eighty-three degrees above zero in
July. When it is remembered that our
nights are always cool it will serve to ex-
plain why our long summers are not more
enervating.
Mr.. Charles Ziegler, of Du Quoin, Per-
ry county. Illinois, writes that he is rails
ing peaches for the Northern market, but
that all the trees have been frozen, as have
the smaller fruits-ras-berries, &e.-and
wants to know about raising peaches
here.
We think this superior peach climate.
The trees never freeze here and the buds
rarely freeze so generally as to cut off the
general yield. Peaches grow naturally
here, and when our railroad to Cincinnati
opens, which we believe will be in year,
We shall be just in the right position to
supply the Western markets with early
fruits. Mr. Ziegler says, on Wednesday,
January % the thermometer at his place
stood at Ito 90 degrees 6eLoac zero. On
the same day the mercury at Knoxville
was, at a., M. 10 degrees, aud at i p. M,
Il degrees ADORE zero.
Mr.. Edwin L. Thomas, of Mombaccus,
Ulster county, New York, Gays that in
their farmers club copy of the CHRoN1-
East Tennessee for farming discussed. He
wants to know about our climate and how
farming pays, &c.
We have answered by the above table
about our climate. AS to the farming, we
have only {, say, that if it can't be made
to pay-here, il can not be done
anywhere. We want more farmers in East
Tennessee. 1t is our first and greatest
need. We would rather see farmers come
here than any other class. We have much
idle land that ought to be worked, and we
need good farmers to do it. Lands can be
bought and by little Improvement and
work be made very productive and profit
able. Some lands can be bought cheap,
some at reasonable prices and for some
farms, too much are asked. This is the case
everywhere But If, with our short win
tiers and reasonably fair markets, farmers
can notdo well here they can notanywhere.
This winter has been an unusually bad
one for out door work, but generally our
farmers can work out of doors about one
half of the winter. In January, 1871, there
were sixteen days when farmers plowed
and it was nice weather for that work.
Stock need not be stabbed or fed grain but
small part of the year. The summers
are not hard on cattle. An Ohio farmer liv-
ing about six miles from here told us he
had never put fly net on his horses since
he had been in Tennessee, while in Ohio
they annoyed his stock very much for
months.
Good Farmers can do well here We
have enough bad farmers now. Men who
will pillow deep. work their land we'll, keep
good stock and show ordinary good judg-