The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-03
WHERE SMUDGE POTS SAVED
THE FRUIT.

The papers of Grand Junction. Colo
RADIO, claim the fruit crop of that dis
trict has been saved by smudge pots.
The Grand Junction News says:
The battle has not yet been Won, but
at the time of the writing of this edi-
torial the smudgc pots have amply
demonstrated that they are up to date
the last and best word In frost protec-
ton.
The freeze Of Thursday light was a
severe one Unprotected orchards in
the Palisade district lost so per cent
Of their probable crop, but fortunately
fully so per cent II not more. of the
orchards of this district are fully pro.
tected, and according to ]. H. Sales,
who made as careful an examination
as was possible yesterday, none OF
these protected orchards are injured
to any appreciable degree.
What Mr.. Sayles discovered in the
upper end OF the valley is true of the
entire district. The pot-insured or
chards are reasonably safe Fruit
growing with pots is an Investment as
safe as can be made in America
who states that he cannot afford to
protect his orchard with pots because
OF the outlay is the man that can least
afford TO lose his crop. and the very
man that should invest in frost protec
ton.
Considerable data on the action of
the pots when under actual frost con-
ditlons was obtained that was not only
invaluable TO the growers Friday night
but Will be In preparing for future con
tests with Jack Frost next spring. 1t
was demonstrated that for quick action
the oil pots were uneXcelled, and that
they had certain advantages in heat
regulation that the coal pots lacked.
The coal pots, however, showed up in
splendid shape In the orchards where
smudging began early in the evening
and lasted all night Briquette fuel for
coal pots clearly showed that a great
progressive step had been taken in the
war against frost The coal pot man.
with briquette kindling OF as straight
fuel. was able to get quick, hot blaze
that quickly drove the mercury up the
| tube,
The pots could not have had a more
exhaustive test than they received on
| Thursday night and Friday morning
| Rain and snowy Thursday had done its
worst TO dampen the coal pot fuel, q
| biting wind swept in. a terrible ally of
the frost on this particular occasion.
as 1t did much to dissipate the heat
waves. yet despite these most discour-
aging conditions the ranchmen were
able to raise their temperatures every
where from four to six degrees inside
Their pot zone and save their fruit
! Science has met the frost evil as it
met the desert. the moth and the mar
keting problems. and solved it, Fruit
failure from the frost can be prevent
ed and the Grand valley fruit men
were the first in the world to conclu-
siyely prove this.
This test OF the smudge pots is Of
great interest to the fruit growers of
Ogden and vicinity. and. therefore, this
additional information as to what was
accomplished in Colorado, reproduced
from Denver paper. should be read
with profit:
All hail to the smudge pots. which
last night, as we'll as the night before.
saved the fruit crop OF the Palisade.
Clifton, Grand Junction. Fruita and
Iona districts. estimated to be worth
from S3.009.000 to $5. .000, 900.
And It's all hail to Werner T. Reed of
Colorado Springs, who years ago be-
gan aSitating the use of smudge pots
all over Colorado to save fruit crops