The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1898-06-23
Agriculture.
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is,s, sni thought its. might GIVE some
iuiorusttoB 90 The .1t!so, AZ many
Others nay qnandsty, thought It might
be yell 10 pirseui the sist Of cor "iscu'
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A viud.hrrak to 40 orchard IL bentGci,l
10 certain respects aud iuluuous to othen.
will present it, Iatlous elects hrsi:
/. Beginning 10 the spring, al the
time Of blossomins, Wind bresk osuses
stag hstlOn OF the atmosphere, oiten result
ing u q irost 90 its leessrd side when the
free circulation prevents deposition OF
frost. Fto.tS have been known TO occur
10 the shelter Of forests whfn none was
spprecisbIe few rods % where circula
ton was ifter. Again, prctrsoted rsins
often occur when iruits, especially spples,
are 10 blossom, destroying the vitality Of
tue pollen, OF keeping it so water soaked
81 TO prevent Its distribution When
trees are exposed, the vind may dry up
the moisture between showers, so thai
pollinstion may be Insured. while 10
stagnsnt atmosphere pollinstion fails.
have known email orchards or isolsted
trees to bear fruit 10 seasons when large
orchards 10 the ueishborhood, which
blossomed freely, bore DO fruit,
@ Fungi are more apt to tssten on The
i)lisge and fruit OF trees protected from
the wind than upon those exposed to it,
free circulation. Moisture is requisite to
,he getminstion OF fungus germs. or
spores. 30 when ii is quickly evsporsted
by wind the fungus is much less likely to-
germinste than when moisture sdheres 3
long time before svsporlion Fungus
grow tbs have proved muoh more dsmss
ing in large than 10 small orchards and
on trees sheltered by 8 wood lot than 10
more exposed portions OF an orchard. !
can recall seasons when the apple crop IN
Monroe county has been generally des
troyed by fungi, and yet, many small
orchards, 10 exposed situations. have
borne fair crops which, owing to general
failure 10 large orchards, sold for high |
prices
These are the principal objections to
wind breaks, aud they hold equslly good
against large orchards 10 one body.
There lie one strong reason in favor OF
wind breaks, or at least partial ones. one
or two rows OF evergreens on the north
aud west sides OF an orchard OF spples or
pears. We are quite likely to have high
winds in autumn, before fruit is gathered,
that blow of considerable sound fruit,
Of the larger varieties such as
Twenty Ounce, Ling aud Northern Spy
among apples, and Angoulene and Apjou
am ong pears. ! Gan recall two or three
such sutumns OF late year,, when high
winds occurred Just before the time for
picking arrived, and one half or two
birds OF some varieties were on the
ground, unfit Tor b4neling,
Several days ago rode with Mr.. Yeo
nsns Of Wslsorth over bis large orchards
= bich we're protected by rows OF ever
,reens extended north and south about
very tive. ty rods 10 the orchard, which
VAS on . hillside with . southern aspect.
inquired il ne bad found those belts OF {
n uch protection from the winds. He re
allied to my mind avery nigh wind in
he Septem Der previous, which attained to
velocity OF fifty miles an hour aud blew
fl much fruit 10 exposed orchards. | re
member it very well, as | had good ,
many barrels Of fine fruit reduced from
rst TO third cla.s by that. wind. He said
10 was evaporstins bis windfslls then,
nd. from the way The frnit was blown of
ear bis residence, he supposed there
'ould be large qnan,ities on the ground
o his large orchard Accordingly he
ent several men with baskets and usgope,
be next mofuing, to pick mp the fallen
'u', but was snrprited TO see them re
urn with very little. The belts OF ever f.,
reens had so broken the force OF The
ind that it did little ismsge. While
hick forest might cause such staRnstloB
atmosphere as to encourage irosts and
roxth OF fungi, or bluder the distubuton
pollen. 3 row or double row OF ever
reens might merely reduce the Velocity
Winds without csueina stsgbstior, =