CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1909-05-13
NJ. E.sSNOW DEFENDS
FAITH OF LOCAL GROWERS
IN USE OF SMUDG POTS

Dozens of growers report that they
were able to maintain a temeparture
of from 26 to 80 degrees which l think
is very good showing with the out
side temperature ranging all the way
from IT to % degrees.
Now / have a block OF " acres set
solidly to Ben Davis and Gano that
will show to the best of my judgment
rs per cent of live bloom today and If
any one with a non-heated orchard
can make as good showing l would
like to have it reported. From the
center Of this block of trees l cut and
carefully examined 100 buds from the
lower branches OF 2 or 3 trees and
found Sc OF them good. Then from the
upper half of the same trees l cut an
other 100 which counted out IS good.
making an average. l considered OF
rs per cent for the whole trees. These
trees were fired both nights with
about 100 pots per acre. l then went
to a neighboring orchard. forty rods
distant where NO heat was used and
secured the same number 100) of
buds, finding % live ones on the lower
branches and 4S on the upper. and by
the way, this last orchard Is one that
is being pointed out as showing up as
we'll as anything in the valley.
Now, ! am no more in love with
orchard heating than many others. but
/ do believe that heating has come TO
stay in some form or other and the
Canon City. May s, 1909.
Canon City Record:
Now that our first skirmish. at least.
in Orchard Heating / over and there
are so many conflicting reports being
made as to results obtained would
like. with your permission, a little
space in which to detail the results as
| have found 1t.
Many are claiming that heating is
failure and some even go so far as to
saw that the orchards not heated are
showing up better than those heated
This claim. | for one. do not believe
can be backed up with the proof. The
facts that orchards not heated still
show live bloom enough for crop
certainly does not prove that heating
Ia a failure. 1t simply shows that this
particular freeze was not severe
enough to wipe it out and possibly
proves that some OF US wasted fuel
unnecessarily, but. If we can show as
I think we can, that a larger per cent
OF bloom remains good and that we
were able to raise and control the
temperature reasonably we'll under
the very unfavorable conditions which
we had to contend with. then ! think
we should be satisfied for we are oil
beginners in this work and have much
to learn yea. Probably all of US could
20 through another siege like the one
tust past with better success as we
have gained considerable knowledge
in methods OF working. etc,
sooner we accept It and get in line the
better for us as a community. 1t is not
very many years ago that 1t was the
exception to find a grower who really
believed In spraying. whereas today
everyone accept It as necessity; also
get better results from one or two
sprayings than we used to from four
to six and who can say that 1t will
not be the same with orchard heating.
Again. who Of those who did not
heat, can say that their favorable
prospects at present are not due in
some measure at least to the work OF
those who did heat! Let US hear from
others while the subject II warm.
Now. do not wish to be under
stood - saying that tho orchards not
heated will not have . crop for be-
lieve We all will and, barring any
further freezes. Lincoln Park will
show mp this fall with from % to 100
per csnt Of an apple crop; full crop
OF cherries (sxcspt the osthsimsr va
risty) and q fair crop OF strawbsrrtes.
ana ali he other small fruits.
| r. = SNOW.