Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-03-23
GULF COAST COUNTRY
WEATHER BUREAU PROTECTION
FOR PLANTERS.
Sugar Cane Has Profited Largcly-several
Ways by which This Protection May he
Afforded FRUITS and Yegetables-News
Notes for Farmers.

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this section invested in growing early
vegetables and fruits for the markets
of interior towns Kansas City, St.
Louis and Chicago, and these indus
tries are being rapidly increased to
meet the demands from other markets
MS shown by the following extract
from the circular of II. large firm in
New York:
"The combined cities of Greater New
York, and in fact the great populous
section in its vicinity, have depended
upon the uncertain and limited crops
of Florida for their supply of early
| fruits and vegetables. In view of the
uncertainty of the Florida crops and
| its limitations there is without ques-
ton vast outlet in our market for the
products from the gulf coast of Texas.
The gulf coast of Texas, being
especially favored with both eXcep-
tional climate and fertile land, can,
with proper cultivation and marketing
of crops, careful packing, and with i'm
| proved refrigeration and Transports
ton facilities, fill the place so unsatis-
factorily supplied by Florida"
The successful production of early
fruits and vegetables along the Texas
coast has been demonstrated beyond II
doubt. The only drawback in past
years has been an occasional frost. ana
damage from this source has been re-
moved through the certainty with
which every frost or freeze has been
predicted by the weather service for
this locality during the last few years.
These warnings are so accurate and
timely that the only thing remaining
necessary to insure success is means
for the better protection of more extern
sive areas than the covering with hay,
earth and other matters when the
weather service announces the APP
proach of injurious conditions.
In order to give its readers all the in
formation available concerning means
of protection representative of the
News called on DR., Cline, the officer in
charge of the weather service, for an
interview in this connection. DR.. Cline
said:
ANY kind of vegetation growing in
the field can be protected from frostS
and damage from slight freezes can BE-
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- 80, ny a., sr,f1o, oone
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me. - poa,,,,,o,+ ma o+ha,. nor-
+iana 90 tto ooost rooion can no nro.
+antod tho s,,po nc IL done in some
uortiors 81 Calirornio wheat on.l
no,,, nrons ana fruit orchards are fire.
o',a,,t1,, r,otootod fron, dnmooe in va
H., ,t,,,til,,, - +l,, country and veo-
oto1Jo crons arc nro+ected to greater
~, o',,, a,.to,,+ o,.d,,,,r,hnre
.arho oas,,ol o,sorvor has noted fine
fact 4bot whom tbe slv is overcast by
clouds no frost occurs oven though the
tonneroture nav 90 ms low. or several
dogrees lotvor tbnn on clear nights
Wien tillinr frosts occurred. The rea
eor fo, +lis ia tbo+ clouds form cover
ino, 'nnd nrayo,+ the radiation Of heat
fran, tho north,s surface and the lower
s+,a+o 81 +he otn,osnhera and thus
l.aa, no ,yorn,+b neor the Ground.
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iii ,n f,on, +ha oartb,s surface and
49, fson, n,rototion into snoce and
. .u9o oa,.tl, ond III ,.aaoto tion are coated
T., Wv aori l " nf az loss of heat and
- ms 49, ,.al,,,,,1 20 ,,,,cb
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i'e',, .Ne va ,,t,+ +,,o +or,noro
=" men Oh u cie',r isnI .'e 40 -. inl'.1oe
ture OF the AR lalls 10 near fo ueslees
Fahrenheit OF lower iuuih'ion anu .ii
evaporation are hkely TO reuuce the
temperature OIL moist opJeets lie"r lne
enrths surface 10 tne lreee~ins poin'
OF pelow' mus causlls lrost " ~ ~
on those objects 10 an eA'ent uglenu ,,ai5