. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. Page go BETTER FRUIT December the agronomy department of this insti- tution we are enabled to present a summary of the temperatures at Cor- vallis during the season of frosts. As in Southern Oregon, during the latter part of March the weather was extremely warm; in fact the month of March averaged about three and one- half degrees above normal. This had a tendency to force the buds into full bloo-m. The warm period was fol- lowed by a succession of cool days and frosty nights. The following tempera- tures for April are given: Time Temperature Minimum *Ucw- remain
. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. Page go BETTER FRUIT December the agronomy department of this insti- tution we are enabled to present a summary of the temperatures at Cor- vallis during the season of frosts. As in Southern Oregon, during the latter part of March the weather was extremely warm; in fact the month of March averaged about three and one- half degrees above normal. This had a tendency to force the buds into full bloo-m. The warm period was fol- lowed by a succession of cool days and frosty nights. The following tempera- tures for April are given: Time Temperature Minimum *Ucw- remained be- Date Temp. point low danger point April 2 29 .S8 4:30 to 6:30 a. m. April 6 28 :J4 5 :00 to 6 :00 a. ni. April .31 34 4:00 to 7:00 a. ni. April 29 .. 3 :30 to 6 :30 a. m. April 13. .. 25 .•?2 5 :00 to 6 :00 a. iii. April 27 33 4:30 to 6:30 a. m. April i:>... 3(1 39 5 :.30 to 6 :00 a. m. *Di'\vpoiiit niglit bcl'ore taken between 6 and On April 17 and 29 the temperature reached 31 degrees for a short time only. During the time of the most severe frost, and especially April 13, whe' the temperature reached 25 degrees, most of the fruit was in full bloom, especially the cherries, peaches, prunes and pears. Apples were hardly far enough out to be seriously injured. By comparing these temperatures with the tables of temperatures reputed to be injurious one would expect a very light fruit crop in the Willamette Val- ley. However, such is not the case, for there was a good set of apples and pears. Cherries were slightly injured, some of them probably 50 per cent. Peaches were hurt more than any of the other fruits, in some places as much as 60 to 75 per cent being injured. In some places prunes were badly hurt and in other places hardly injured. An average of about 40 to 50 per cent injury to this crop would probably be a fair estimate. At Cor- vallis, where the temperatures were taken, the most serious injury was noticed on some of the earlier varie- ties
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