Semi-weekly herald., 1909-05-10
FROST DAMAGE SMALL
IN AzTEc-FARMiN0ToN

IN AzTEc-FARMiNoToN
The papers from Aztec and Farm
ington confirm reports furnished The
Herald by private parties to the OF.
feet that the cold spell OF last week
did less damage than at first supposed
The following from the papers will
be interesting:
TimesHustler:
The cold snap that did 40 much
damage and caused so much alarm
In the different fruit sections OF Colo
RADIO the latter part OF last week did
very little damage In the Pennington
district. As smudges were not used
there was considerable anxiety at first
and II was feared that the fruit crop
was badly damaged. but later. closer
and most conservative examination OF
the buds In a number OF orchards,
I both above and below town. goes to
show that we are going to have a
large fruit crop.
Al far MS apples are concerned,
there are yet so many live buds on
the trees that they Will have to be
thinned. More care will be taken OF
the fruit than there has been before
and by careful thinning and spraying
there will not only be plenty OF ap-
pies but they will grade high.
1t was at first feared that tho peach
crop was all lost but now II ia esti.
mated that there will be between one
third and ona-haif of IA crop.
Even some apricots are still alive
enough for local demands.
Aztec Index.
Mountain region. the middle west and
down to the Texas Panhandle, a freeze
struck San Juan county last week
On Thursday night. April 20. the
weather bureau predicted falling tenn.
perature. with rain or snow here
wind blew all that night and while
Ice formed there was no damage to
fruit. On Friday night the wind still.
ed down and the therm sieter began
TO drop steadily. AT l o'clock Satur-
day morning ice began to form, the
temperature being around 28. From
then on until 9 o'clock the thermom-
eters here registered from 25 to 20
degrees. with slight breeze from tho
east
The damage done here was mostly
to apricots and peaches. although
there are some OF each left, with Ce-
dar Hill reported In good shape on
account of their peaches being later.
Apples that were In full bloom were
frozen, as were pears. OF the apples.
Rome Beauty. Jeniton. Jonathan.
: White Winter Pearmain. and many
other varieties had hardly began to
show red In the tips OF the blossoms
and these are sound and viii make
practically full crop. The very early
bloomers are gone. except for late
blossoms that we're not yet out full.
Cherries. plums and prunes VIII
make good crop. Grapes. raspber-
ries, blackberries. currants. gooseber-
ries and all small fruits have not yet
put forth any fruit buds and OF course
are certain TO make good crop. "a
they always do here.
Reports from the Rever orchard
where the coal heating pots were used
and from ]. IL. Jackson at Cedar Hill
are to the effect that they saved
peaches. pears and early apples b,
use of these pots. People who smudg
= ed and depended upon the smoke tl
: protect their fruit were sadly disap
pointed. 1t would seem from thil
= years experience that our growers
Is should supply themselves with heater
" and plenty Of them.
Cortez Journal.
10 The recent cold snap alarmed man,
OF the people OF this valley. foArfni
~ that the fruit might be injured. No,
IT, that II is past and the reports are 4
II Is found that the damage was slighl
only the very earliest fruit suffsriui
~ and that mildly. II no further col
waves visit us we will have = frui
re crop to exhibit along with the Anes
"a. grain and potato yield In the stat
xy The acreage Of farmed land has srsa
st Iy Increased this year. and the outps
d, OF all products win tax our ingsauit
X to market. but We can do It. n!
70 should be the banner year ~ 4
nd Montszuma empire.