The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-04-07
Peaches On Low Ground Are In
jured, but on Upper Slopes Z
Not Affected.
How Temperatures Ranged

| With temperatures ranging from %
( to 35 for almost week and with un-
Z precedented high winds from the
northwest, the nerves Of the orchard
lists as well as of the town people
have been on the ragged edge since
Sunday. That tender fruits, especial
ly peaches, have been damaged there
is no question, But the damage is
confined for the most part to the val
ley ground and the lower fringe of
the slopes On the higher ground, all
the fruit is safe. This includes apri-
cots, sweet cherries and peaches.
Briefly described, the damage is spot
ted.
Last nights frost did the damage.
The government instrument recorded
q drop to 25. At the ]. R. Field
ranch "a was recorded and Fred
Baisch reports % at his ranch on the
bench At / o'clock this morning
the Field Thermometer touched freez-
ing point (32 degrees) and from then
on until the sun came up there was
q steady drop until "a was reached.
Mr. Field had his heater pots going
full tilt from l o'clock until daylight
and he states that their effectiveness
was demonstrated beyond a doubt.
He says it is possible to increase the,
temperature in the orchard from 8
to 10 degrees. The heaters were used
exclusively in his sweet cherry or
chard,, neighbors say the sight was
beautiful, one describing the scene
as resembling thousand lighted can
dies. Walter Stone, who also is sup
piled with heaters, did not use his, as
the prune buds are not far enough ad-
vanced to be in danger.
Mr.. Field had his heat barr2ge GO
lug full blast Monday, Wednesday and
Thursday mornings after midnight A
thermostat has been placed in his or
chard which rings a bell IN his house
when the thermometer registers 33
degrees, and then everyone is arous-
ed to turn out and light the heaters.
Just before going TO press this af
ternoon, j. R. Field takes an optimis-
tic view of the situation. He says
tender fruits on the lower levels are
L.
Gray forty, adjoining the Field place,
the peach trees are badly damaged,
on the lower end. The low
er parts of the Flagler orchard are
hit, too. Will Womack suffered some |
on the lower level This Mr.. Field |
thinks, is generally true of the Slopes.
Apricots, peaches and sweet cherries |
On the higher ground are as sound as
f Old Boreas had stayed at the North |
Pole, where he belongs. His own or
,hards escaped completely. As the
bulk of the peach, apricot and cherry
,rop is on the higher levels, Emmett
viii have big crop of these fruits.
Charlie Gamage reports some dam
lge to the outernfost fringe of his
,each orchard. VIII Tucker says some
,uds were killed on his peach trees,
,ut not enough to hurt George Fen
on reports the Hartley orchard bad
y hurt. Fred Baisch, who has been
N the go all day, gives as his opinion
hat reports of damage even TO trees
n the lowlands, are over-estimated-
he Wills orchard, he says, is scarce
Y touched and the Gray orchard
ill have a goodly crop. Even Dad
soot sticks up his nose at reports of
erious damage and saws apricots and
caches on his lots in Zimmerman ad-
ition in town have not been touched.
iuy Dayton is Of the same opinion rs
red Baisch. The Index's opinion is
hat ]. R. Field has probably sized up
ne situation correctly. In other I
'ords, there will be scads of peaches, :
odles Of apricots and sweet cherries ,
The apples and prunes are still