Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-12-12 | Page 4 | Alter Has Article on Safety of Crops

ALTER HAS ARTICLE ON SAFETY OF CROPS "Crop Safety on Mountain Slope?." an article by J Cecil Alter, ohsorvor of tho local weather bureau, appears In tho yearbook year-book of the department of agriculture for 1012. A copy of the book was received here yesterday. Mr. Alter's article points out thnt thoro are todav many agricultural agricul-tural nnd fruit, districts In tho neighborhood neighbor-hood of three-quarters of a mile above sea level that havo climates 0f rare Uqi)a. billty and gentleness. This Is true, the article continues, despite de-spite the fact that there are numerous i superheated deserts and overexposed slopes imprisoned In the Rocky mountain fastnesses, whore even native animals sometimes perish from exposure to the weather. The subjects which the article deals with In rocard lo crop Fnfety on mountain slopes arc: Mountains as nn agricultural asset, essential features of mountain farms, longitudinal comparison pf slope, absorption and radiation of heat, evaporation of moisture, danger of frost, effect of shade, effects of thawing, air drainage, rango of tomperature, and air currents. Tho article I? Illustrated with views of Utah farm and vallcj's.