The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-06-03

daytime heat. regrets his generosity OF the sun
shiny hours.
On rainy days, when the cloud strata has cut
of the suns hent, the earth Is not much warmed
during the day II, during the night. the clouds
blow away, the enrth is apt to so bankrupt Tint
IN why when the IL passing from spring
10 summer, or from summer To fall. three days
rain IL often followed by Il frost The first
clear night presents heat bills TO the earth which
he IN unable To pay. and Jack Frost, natures
sheriff places his crisp seal upon the improvldent
old fellow The farmer looks out across his
blasted fields In the morning and signs, "A Kill.
ing frost last night" And this IL because the old
earth, already gray with age and experience
hasn't yet learned how to save up for rainy
day.
The most common method for frost prevention
Is 10 establish sort OF savings bank for the old
fellow earth. Rest assured that hell spend his
reserve /! he can Glass makes the best heat
ings bank, II Inns the curious property OF allow
Ing the heat from the sun to pass through TO the
earth, bur II will not allow the radlated hea, from
the earth 10 30 back To the eager air." Glass is
expensive. however and he used only for the
protection Of comparatively small areas Of ground.
Mood Is also a good Waterman To set above the
ancient pronlgate. Though l. will not allow heat
Ia pass from the sun as glass does. neither will
II allow II To pass outward from the earth In
sections Of the South hath network IL used to
cover crops during the danger periods The wood.
Ell network holds down large amount OF heat,
and when frost occurs II helps the frozen plants
by shading them from the direct rays of the
morning sun ind allows them to thaw gradually
quick thawing of the frozen water particles IN
plant ar fruit Is fatal MS II causes the cellular
tissues to break down II the thawing process is
very gradual the plant may rcabsorb the huid
and the damage done be surprisingly slight
Various Methods Used.
Paper Is OF HISS value IN conserving heat than
Is wood, though II Is more efficient than csoth.
me- he nir IN
trate 10 the earth and steal the Inst degree ~
heat FROM him. 80 cloth covering must be- quite
heavy II the frost Is hard one, Iron or metal
pots are not at ail good nv bankers for the Garth
they allow the heat To pasn back into the air al.
most rs readily as the earth itself.
There Is another method that ts employed to
the spendthrft from the sheriff The pres
enre of moisture In the air makes the yadlation
of heat difficult aud helps greatly To conserve the
heat Which the earth already holds Also. IL the
temperature drops To freezing each drop Of water
gives M htt II latent heat before erngv7fiIng.
aud nl THESE tiny contributions help to keep the
surface air Nnrmer
breeze from oecan. lake. or river viii usually
bring Ibis Wet blanket and Ii Gun sometimes he
supplied "a mn artificial manner by letting water
int" Irrigation bitches, Results not 81 good may
he hat ~ building damp Smudge fires In the
chard Cranberry growers often save their crops
rs noeduS the area with watet, In the event Of
extpsm. cold Il Is often po~sahle 10 submerge en-
tee areas growing this crop This gives absolute
protection. lass prodtga than earth water keeps
its reserst heat Tor lo,s periods Of time
Force Air 10 BE Honest.
The third mvthod of keeping the earth solvent
is hy adding heat 20 the air layers near the
faee This Is done BY means OF many small fires
Ut oil eoai Wood, or orchard refuse. and Is
method we'll known In sections where fruit grow.
INK is speciality, II i sometimes sccrned as an
attempt warm up all outdoors but that Il
not What happens exactly, We know that nj
night. the air above the earth Is warmer than
the mir directly against II. Therefore II the low
aud colder strata could be lifted and mixed
NTH the urner air. higher and more cquabls
temperature Would result.