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

vermo0t. clear 10 the Canadian boundary
Reports are that thu damage is heavy In places.
For example, Two experts OF the crop reporting
s~rstcw la Missouri estimated the damage to fruits
and early vegetables AT si0.0oo0oo.
The spnle crop In Washington Behton. aud 9th
or Counties IN The northwest Arkpnsns fruit region
Will be practically total loss Peaches and cher.
riss aere Killed and strawberries damaged almost
~ per cent.
Dispatches said about % per cent OF the fruit
crup In Oklahoma Il ruined
u II estitnatcd that Nebrnskas crop OF early
cherrtss. apnles, pears aud plums Is a total loss
fhr early varieties Of fruit In some eastern
states also suffered heavily
Early peaches. cherries. aud piums probably
have bcen Killed In southeastern Pennsylvania
The cold weather seriously damaged the fruit
crsr 10 the southern part OF ohio where tho fruit
was fnr advanced.
Thousands at Maryland fruit trees were In fun
hso"a when hi, hy this frost, Growers Ia Wash.
tnxian county. the center nf The western Maryland
p~arh belt. repart the peach crop destroyed
The fruit crop In Kentucky apparently was
kiiis-f
Therefore the following article prepared by
0ss United States Department Of Agriculture. Is
worth the atlention Of every fruit grower
The weather hur,.au of the United States he
psrtnsnt of Agriculture has neeu able 10 discover
the weapon us'''l by that old eLemy Of mnnk Ind
Jack Frost aud In recent pehlished report II
teils fi~ farmer aud fruit grower Just what Jacks
Invisible ~raisan L. and how under ordinary con.
difs~aN ths sprite's own artillery may be used
against him
frost. OF course Whenever the mercury
druia 10 ~ degrees " iowa~ if much n,oiS.
TURF Is Iaessni Ia the atmosphere this drop In
frsai-.ratnre Il manifested BY the white crystals
os fsoxsn moisture Upon ieaf grass stem. and
there Is What Is known as q white frost" II the
temperature drops TO the required degree aud
eias,~ not reach the point when water from The
air il condrnss.d there VIII be few crystals lie.
posstrd Rnh ilic result II black frost" A
-frss.se" is the term applied 10 condition Of cold
si'.fe permanent than frost. and such condition
may orcut when there hgh Winds. Tru.
fr"~is" oceur eniy when the surface air il rel.
asissiy calm
Temperature. like water seek, a level During
u.s day the earth recelvrs heat than 1t can
throw on bni at Ligh, this supply NJ heat Is
sfnpissi During The day the heat threvn on
hi the sWrfh warns the thin blanket Of nr NEXT
ti~ Ersund 1hs blanket as II marns lox.s It's
dsfsifs and aseenas soolus as & rises. present.
" q encounters cir y its own temperature and
ti~t~ Il STOPS AeahNhiic its place has been
tsk~u 81 o'As1 calder air. which il Ia turn warmed
hf fsuinrl wi,h ti,e ground This exchange gn.s
on safil st suudessh an ths an ~ Wide lat,r
ah-4s~ the earth has heea warmed and the high.
'-sa Temperature IS feli urar.s "a. EARTH
Earth squanesrs its Heat
N"N, Nlih thv sunset 90 earth heens "a suffer
fnsu a bei - avfgal =tfftk4rs All aay loHr ~.
hrs hsrn patiently passing heat to one cold
air 'sYer after another slt comes and with
% fls~ toss of his soaF,v of gupptY but ia th..~.
sarn upper layers pass gash auy ~ The heat they
hsesrxi during thr dAye They do uat--nnl,.ss
tises made 10, The layer Gloss. 10 Ia. earth
ds@.s nnd thus tley fraAe thvlr ,,,l.es, hlnuks,
nssinst ne shisefias earth vhie they sait about
~ az ~ fre abays their inic hcnesaetar serene
an aaf'u and selfish ilttle carng thar the .t.nd
ursH earth Is fr,-zins his ta.s h.law
A. fh, Earth beepm~s cuasier the air blanket
n@si his brian old skin hecoilss colder Ia. ard
hrafi~r 81 u becomes colder that the colder IL
sr"~s ne more tightly Il fits and he has little
sfaf~~ " throwing pfs his rhuy coYerrf 10 .alz.,
warmer zone The earth too uro.llrai ~ ia