Country Life
DEFEATING SPRING FROSTS.
The recurrence in the Aprils of '27 and '28 of a succession of hard frosts and cold winds has revived interest in methods of protecting blossoms, just as the wet summer revived interest in methods of drying and silo-ing crops. Systems of drying crops have beyond question come to stay. Recent experiments and experience in both Britain and the United States make that more than probable. Scientific methods of control increase at an accelerated rate, and it is not unlikely that, as they are countering the evils of excessive wet, so inventors will deal with the worst feature of the English Climate, the sudden and severe frost that frequently arrives in April, when the plums, pears, and peaches are in flower, and in May when the apples are in flower.
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