The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-05-13
eat, regrets his generosity Of the sun

daytime heat regrets his generosity Of the sun
shiny hours
On rainy days, When the cloud strata has cut
off the suns heat the earth Is not much warmed
during the day. IT, during the night the clouds
blow away, the earth is apt to go bankrupt. That
is why when the is passing from spring
to summer or from summer to fall, three days
rain is so often followed by a frost The first
clear night presents heat bills to the earth which
he is unable to pay, and Jack Frost, natures
sheriff. places his crisp seal upon the improvident
old fellow The farmer looks out across MS
blasted fields in the morning and signs, "A kill
ing frost last night" And this is because the old
EARTH already gray with age and experience
hasn't yet learned how to save up for a rainy
day!"
The most common method for frost prevention
is to establish a sort of savings bank for the old
fellow earth. Rest assured that he'll spend his
reserve If he can Glass makes the best heat saw
ings bank. 1t has the curious property of allow
ing the heat from the sun to pass through to the
earth, bur 1t will not allow the radiated heat from
the earth to go back to the "eager air." Glass is
expensive, however, and can be used only for the
protection of comparatively small areas of ground
Wood is also a good Waterman to set above the
ancient profligate. Though it will not allow heat
to pass from the glass does, neither will
1t allow it to pass outward from the EARTH In
sections of the South lath network is used to
cover crops during the danger periods The wood
en- network holds down large amount of heat,
and when frost occurs 1t helps the frozen plants
by shading them from the direct rays Of the
morning sun and allows them to thaw gradually
Quick thawing of the frozen water particles in
plant or fruit is fatal, 1t causes the cellular
tissues to break down; If the thawing process Is
very gradual the plant may reabsorb the fluid
and the damage done may be surprisingly slight.
Various Methods Used.
Paper Is Of less value In conserving heat than
ic MOI pl0
Cloth allows that cold mendicant the air, to pene-
trate to the earth and steal the last degree Of
heat from him. So a cloth covering must be quite
heavy II the frost is hard one. Iron metal
pots are not at all good bankers for the earth
they allow the heat to pass back into the air al
most as readily as the earth itself
There Is another method that Is employed to
save the spendthrift from the sheriff. The pres
ence of moisture in the air makes the radiation
of heat difficult and helps greatly to conserve the
heat which the earth already holds. Also IL the
temperature drops to freezing each drop of water
gives up a bit of latent heat before congeang
and all these tiny contributions help to keep thu
surface air warmer.
A breeze from ocean, lake, or river will usual,
bring this wet blanket, and it sometimes b,
supplied in an artificial manner by letting waite
into irrigation bitches. Results not so good ma
be had by building damp smudge fires in the or
chard. Cranberry growers often save their crop
by flooding me area WIN water. III the event o
extreme cold 1t is often possible to submerge en-
tire areas growing this crop This gives absolut
protection. Less prodigal than earth water keep
it's reserve heat for long periods of time.
Force Air to Be Honest.
The third method of keeping the earth solver
is by adding heat to the air layers the SUI
face. This Is done by means of many small fire
of OIL coal wood orchard refuse, and Is
method well known In sections where fruit grow
ing is a speciality. 1t is sometimes scorned as a
attempt to warm up all outdoors but that
not what happens exactly. We know that
night, the air above the earth Is warmer tina
the air directly against 1t. Therefore. II the 10,
err and colder strata could be lifted and mix,
with the upper air, a higher and more equab
temperature would result