Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-01-12

OF June, July, August ana Septem-
Der. is as follows:
In Oregon-At Portland 4.St;
Roseburg. 3.O3; Baker City, S.07.
In the east--At Detroit. 12.11;Buf-
falo, 1925; Boston. 1872.
The temperature at the same sta
tions for the same four months is as
follows:
In Oregon-At Portland. Sc; Rose
burg. IS; Baker City. 81.
In the east--At Detroit. 6s; Buff
falo, Sc; Boston. 81.
The humidity OF the air means the
percentage OF moisture which a given
quantity Of air contains compared
with the whole amount 1t can contain |
at the temperature which prevails |
at the time of testing. The amount Of
moisture which cubic foot Of air will |
hold increases rapidly as the temper
ature Of the air rises. Hence II the
temperature in one place is so de-
grees and in another place 20 de-
grees and the recorded humidity at
both places is the same. say 20, there
will be much more moisture in the
air at the place where the tempera-
ture is higher. 1t was not convenient
to obtain figures on humidity and
cloudiness covering more than one
year, but be may assume that the
season reported was fairly typical.
At the stations named the average
percentage of humidity for the same
, four months of June. July, August
and September was as follows:
+ In Oregon-At Portland, 6S; Rose
o burg, ga; Baker City, AS.
In the east-At Boston, "a; Buff
/ falo, IA Detroit, "a.
y The following figures show the
n proportion of the aggregate time be-
Is tween sunrise and sunset during the
r. same four months when the sun was
st obscured by clouds
In Oregon-At Portland, AZ pei
IN cent Roseburg. 40; Baker City, 3S
ID In the east-At Boston, SO PEI
II cent; Buffalo, 65 per cent; Detroit
ID so.
g. This shows that, contrary to thu
N belief of the Springfield Republican
s. the advantage is on our side both Il
of moderation of our summers and dry
II. ness of our air. Our moderate summe
be heat and crisp dry summer air put
n the quality into our fruit; the lo'
is humidity and large proportion o
p- sunshine give the beauty of fms
?" and richness of color so much a6
he mired. From an economic standpOir
ky our dry summers are also an adval
IN tage in enabling us to spray MOI
'x- effectively.
nd think these advantages of then
ro- selves fully offset the eastern advai
an tage of proximity to the market
his Our greatest advantages remain
APP be mentioned In the east the a
al pie orchard is a side issue; here
lde is a specially In the east the ms
me who is growing apples is set in b
hat ways and it is hard to induce hi
are to adopt methods radically differe
for from those to which he has been a
for customed. For generations the M
ked who naturally tend to new thin
lal- have left the east for the west,
ave have left the farm for the city.
ust cept in a few localities there is
ern indication in the east of any tie
attic dency to develop communities
ere which the growing of apples sh
The be first and everything else secor
ield airy. Even men who appear to
ed among the better class of fruit gro
red ers there are predicting that the
and pies of the future are to be gro
itch on New England hills which are
dis rough to be cultivated or in orchai
rom heavily mulched to keep the app
can from being bruised when they
AVE shaken from the trees. Twenty ye
out ago, when the great modern campa.
Of agricultural and horticultural
ding ucation was commenced and so mi
+ 80 good advice was given at institu
lali- and in bulletins and agricultural
are pers as to the care of orchards ;
ons the fighting OF the insect pests
o TO thought that long before this Il
ash the great majority of apple tn
the would be receiving good care. It
,ean turned out that the great major
Fruit of apple orchards in the United s
an es are cared for and the fruit the
ems from just about the same way to-
ats as 20 years ago. All through the
ern- pie raising districts of the east
> as can find individual orchardists
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