The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-08-03

cut ends of the limbs, the sap beta
in rapid motion. on the night o
January II the mercury fell t
eighteen degrees, freezing the limb
solid and completely checking al
growth.
Here was the second unrailini
condition precedent to a coming at
tack of blight. Had the sap pecr
dormant no harm would have hav,
been done.
blossoms BIaCkcn.
Mr. Strngfellow goes ON and say.
| that instead of blooming as usut
| about the first of March. trees re.
manned perfectly dormant until ibout
the first Of April, Then in rrN
| days the blossoms seemed t. breah
all at once. and later. instead OF
dropping off as usual most of them
hung on to the young pears and
turned black.
The experience of Mr.. Stringfcl-
low with his trees leads me to be-
lieve that the elements played an inn
portant part in bringing about tuc
blight and yet if no cutting IN d
been done at the time tnamely. IN
N"vembcr thereby forcing the sap
to flow. no harm would have been
done. Eut here we have susnando1
growth during the natural growin;
season, then wet fall followed 10y 4
severe freeze i'm January. completely
checking all growth hith the soil cN-
posed by pioWiug during the elrly
part Of fin, ,,tr y, v.,rs.. l,,
blight struck the trees
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