Show HEAT IN CITRUS INDUSTRY They Must Be Accurate or Loss Will Result LOS r s ANGELES Aug AuS' 31 Inaccurate Inaccurate thermometers have caused citrus citro growers rowers so 50 much lo loss that the Los Loy Angeles Chamber Chambor Chambor Cham Cham- bor ber of or Commerce according to Dr Ford A. A Carpenter of or tho the department of meteorology and aeronautics o of that institution institution has decided to 10 open a new department department department depart depart- ment where the instruments may be ho tested The chamber has received from Washington Wash Wash- ington DC D.C. a a. thermometer which was In Inthe Inthe inthe the testing room six months With this as a standard instruments sent In by citrus growers crowers will be bo tested for each degree de de- gree from 21 24 t to Tho The variance at each point will m be noted and recorded for or tho the benefit of or the grower ower It Is la said tho the chamber will be the only station of Washington D DC D.C. C. C to toSho give Sho this service and it is expected many growers throughout Southern California and perhaps in other sections of tho the state will take tako advantage of or it The 10 lows loss I of or an entire crop may result I from rom the faith alth of ot the grower in a thermometer thermometer ther ther- which is registering freezing point when wh n it Il ma may be colder said Dr I Carpenter |