Tho old adago that ’‘every one talks about tho weather, but nobody docs anything about it" no longer rings so true. At any rate, when you’re talking about “little weather" —technically known as micro climate—it’s the weather that immediately surrounds every house and yard. Today, micro climates can be controlled through our own efforts, even though in limited fashion. In the new Ortho garden book, Weather-Wise Garden ing, you can find a variety of techniques to modify your im mediate weather, including how to harness the sun, wind, and water to make the weather warmer or cooler, more windy or less, humid or dry. Surprisingly, what you do to your microclimate outside your home will have a definite effect inside your home. “Tests by agricultural sta tions of state universities show that what you do to the cli mate outside the house has a definite effect upon the climate within it,” the book points out. Consider trees, for example, as a climate control factor. When you plant deciduous trees to shade the west wall and roof of your house, you tfOivi iUa &ou/etfoa.4&n'' 1 at mm> I II INC.J "'ZtotetfiPaA" » “S*otwP<*£' R.D. 4 MYERSTOWN, PA 17067 CALL COLLECT 717-866-5708 130 MODELS 12 TO 48 FOOT DIAMETER BINS .//r •* ’ 1 ' EARLY ORDER DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE MOST BINS AND EQUIPMENT IN STOCK WE SELL, SERVICE AND INSTALL sr =1 V <FS A ‘Utile Weather 9 You Can Do Something About can reduce tho heat inside tho house by 20 to 40 degrees, help eliminate "attic furnace” and give you protection from the hot glare of tho sun. Tho trees act as natural air conditioners, improving your living outdoors and indoors. In fact, trees can help you conserve energy and money. "Shelter planting outdoors can reduce operating expenses of heating and air conditioning units by up to one-third or more, no small consideration in times of energy short ages and rising costs,’’ states Weather-Wise Gardening. There are various other ways to make your own cli mate cooler. Vines, planted ground cover, even the lawn will help you create coolness. The lawn not only effectively reduces heat, it's also an ele ment in noise and dust control. When you combine shrubbery with your lawn, you can effec tively combat noise and dust A recent study shows that the dust count on one side of a planted area was reduced by 75 per cent in just this way Sow grass in small squares on a walk or driveway, and you counteract heat stored and ra diated by the paved areas A garden pool is a good ex- AND FEED BINS E. M. HERR EQUIPMENT, INC. R.D.I, WILLOW STREET 717-464-3321 ample of how you can harness water to createyourown cooler climate In addition to the bracing effect of a pond psy chologically, it actually has the same kind of effect as the ocean on the scorching, dry land mass adjacent to it As Weather-Wise Gardening says: “The pond adds water vapor to the air, which can then be cooled by evaporation of the moisture particles which affect your plants, your body, or any other surfaces they touch.” Color can be a factor for cooling or heating. Lighter col- 1. & 2. Controlled shade zones (1. is warmer, receives afternoon sun). 3. Sun pocket-receiving noon and afternoon sun, 4. Pond—good place’for shade and moisture-loving plants. S. Morning and mid-day sun zone-wall provides some protection. 6. Full shade zone. 7. Morning sun zone, a. Full shade zone—trees and house provide protection, 9. Partial sun zone for late afternoon radiation 10. Variable shade zone be low a tree. 11. Full sun zone, 12. Controlled shade zone provided by lath house, 13. Greenhouse—absolute • climate control, 14. Variable shade zone below a tree, and 15. Full sun zone for vegetables and other sun loving plants CAPACITY FROM 1700 TO 75,000 BUSHELS % 5 ? i Landscaped <o microclimates * Vw- iff! READ LANCASTER FARMING FOR FULL MARKET REPORTS "TEMPER DRY" sit FARM FANS offers you a choice of 5 outstanding gram dryers—3 CMS models that utilize the exclusive continuous multi-stage prin ciple 2 AB models that utilize the staged automatic principle All 5 dryers are fully automatic They cost less to buy and less to operate or* reflect more than darker one* which tend to absorb the *un'* heat. In one test, tomato plant* grown against a dark wall produced a leafier plant When you want to make your “little weather" warmer, the more paved area around your home, the more untdlcd ground, or rock or masonry surfaces, the warmer your im mediate weather. Windbreaks, natural and artificial, have a wanning effect. In their role as wind-break ers, trees are especially effec tive. Multiple rows of trees will give you far more protec tion than just a single row. If you want to curb the wind nearer the ground, plant »• CMS Model—ltE Temper Dries to 600 bu per hr CMS Model—l4E emper Ones to 410 bu per hr CMS Model—loE Temper Dries to 350 bu per hr Lancaster Farming. Saturday. July 5.1975 R GRAIN FOR PROFIT AB Model—l2B Temper Ones to 3to bu per hr AB Model—lß Temper Dries to 210 bu per hr shrubs. Any windbreaks generally should be located on the North or West side of the house. That cold wind that bothers us most comes from'cither the North or West. Windbreaks can help you enjoy your garden more. Hedges, covered patios, lath enclosures arc just some of the techniques you can use to con trol the wind and climate. Remember, as Weathcr-Wite Gardening says; “Microclimates, the little weathers clustered about every house and yard, are the only ones over which we can exert any control through our own individual efforts. We can bend them toward our needs by thoughtful orientation of struc ture and plantings, by increas ing or lessening radiation, and numerous other methods of exploiting their potentials.” Even Husking Bee Started With Indians Colonial farmers adopted not only many agricultural practices from the Indians concerning com, but they borrowed at least one social custom, too Indian com culture had al ready differentiated between regular corn crops and the more succulent sweet com varieties believed developed by the Iroquois Indians Recipes for succotash and hasty pudding, also called loblolly, were also borrowed from the Indians One facet of the com diet the colonists didn’t adopt was the addition of dog meat They preferred the more customary salt beef, salt pork or chicken While the borrowing of many of these practices from the Indians are well recog nized, lesser known is the belief that even the husking bee originated with the In dians This combination of work and frivolity was popu lar on early farms One custom that developed dictated any man who husked an ear of corn laden with red kernels could claim a kiss from any girl at the bee A form of this practice was part of the culture of the Iroquois HAY & STRAW SALE EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 12 NOON PAULZ. 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