Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1909-11-21 | Page 11 | Smudging Orchards is Profitable Business

SMUDGING ORCHARDS IS I PROfiTABlE BUSINESS Experienced Experienc d Fruit Raiser Says Pro Process Process Process cess Means Difference Between I 1 Profit and Loss I Profits were the basis of argument used yesterday by C A of Og Ogden Ogden Ogden den before members of the Salt Lake Horticultural society about the value of ot smudging The meeting was the best at attended attended attended tended of 01 the year Mr one of the largest shippers of apples In Inthe Inthe inthe the state said he had found smudging saved many man thousands of dollars In Colorado Colora lo he said fruit men are all smudging to avert frosts and no or orchards orchards chants have been killed which have been smudged but others near them were dam damaged damI damaged I aged He said he was beginning now to prepare to smudge next year and would never let another year go by without the precaution A heater was on exhibition and was explained to the growers It contained three gallons of oil and 50 are required tT ft o the acre The cost of ot the heater Is only 45 cents and the crude oil can bo be shipped here in carloads at the rate of I 6 G cents per gallon if consumers furnish the barrels David Roberts of Ogden said he le had used these the e heaters and had had enough for only half of his etch orchard orchard etchard ard On the th half where heaters were used he made a profit of last year ear but he lost money on the other ten acres The fruit fr lt raisers thanked Mr Hicken looper for his address The next meet meetIng meeting Ing ng Is Dec 18