The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-10-21


1t is planned ultimately to make use
of 1000 horsepower. The water is tax
en- from the lower Payettc ditch, rails
ed 100 feet and turned into the Paw
cite Heights ditch. There will be
smaller units installed in the High
Line ditch to pump the water to sui
higher lands. The ditch and pumpin.
plant were put in by the co-opera.
ton of the land owners. 1t is esti-
mated that the water will cost abou
SIS per acre per season. The land tt
be reclaimed is in the heart of III,
fruit belt
Of orchard heating in the Bots,
valley the report deals as follows:
The spring of 1910 was a favorable
one for the fruit growers in the Bots,
valley, and an unfavorable one TO-
making experimentsin protecting crop
from frost There was but one sey
ious frost, and partly because Of rx
tensive use of orchard heaters, am
partly because of the fact that hi
frost came so early (April 15) that tho
buds and blossoms of commercial
fruits had not yet reached the mos
tender stage, little damage resulted
For the first time in the history 0
the valley, oil heaters were used b,
fruit growers. They were purhcascf
i" car lots, as was also the fuel o.
for use in them The Weather Bu
reau was in constant touch with til.
growers, rendering valuable assist
ance in critical times, but could hay,
been better organized The Office wa
kept open all night on / nights, anf
part of the night on number of 9th
ers. The plan was to keep open wtcr'
ever there was any cause for uneasi
ness, and this plan saved the grower,
much time and energy in watching
and a considerable amount of material
Reports, more or less fragmentarH
were received from number Of grow
ers, all indicating that beneficial re
suits had been obtained, but in nc
orchard were careful observation
made.
The temperature did not fall
low again during the spring, and m
opportunity was presented later -
studying the effect of smudging an
der severe conditions
! The writer spent the night of May
, 16-17 in the orchard of the Manvill
6 Fruit company, near Ustick. A',ou
a. m. the temperature began to ris'
and it remained above 40 degrees til
: after 4 a. m. Although it was evidcn
4 that no damage would result from tn
4 frost. Mr.. Hurst, the manager II tn
orchard, kindly offered to fire up tn
. pots on an acre of ground (lW r'ts'
in order to enable me to make SON
9 comparative readings. While this VA
being done the temperature fell rapid
N ly, and by $50 a. m. it had fallen t
81 degrees in the lowest part OF til
! orchard and heavy frost was forum
on the grass Comparative reading
: we're taken in and out of the heate
area at frequent intervals for about i
hour. These were rather unsatisfa
|, tory, owing to the fast that there w;
considerable difference in the sens
=, tiveness of the different thermometei
-. in use, and the heated area was tC
small for best results. However, Il
readings seemed to indicate that ov
the heated area the temperature "
II about 4 degrees higher than els
G. where. No frost formed on I
nc grass in the heated area, while ov
X most of the remainder of the orcha
there was considerable deposit
q frost
St Such Investigations rs it has be
Il possible to make lead to the folio
u ing conclusions:
NJ |. Orchard heating in the b
! valley is entirely practicable, aud
N its intelligent use serious loss ire
N frost can be practically climinattd
o. ?, To achieve the best results th'
Try should be a strong local organic
nd cooperating with the Weather |
all reau and action should be taken
or plant orchards in large blocks
nj larger the better,
IN 3. BY means of large number
or standard thermometers placed ant
RAJ the growers, and mounted III
md fern manner, a thorough temporal
es- survey of the valley would be pc
will Bile. On cold nights the associat
The of growers would therefore be a
'ot- to report to the Weather Bureau
100 frequent and regular intervals
l2S temperature at representative pld
in the valley