Show fRUIT MEN fEARfUL Of EARLY fROST Unusual Warm Weather Veather Means Di Disaster aster If Cold ColdI I Snap Should Follow That Box Elder county and probably many other othel counties of the tho state are arc In danger of losing their peach and antI other fruit crops this year yeal is the th statement of ot J J. Edward Edwald la Taylor lor lor state horticultural Inspector in inspector In In- who returned last night from an Inspection trip through the north portion of ot the state slate If Ie the warm weather keeps up up another week said Mr Taylor raylor this morning the peach blossoms will all be out and then the the the- outlook olt is that trouble will be experienced with the frosts frosts The rhe farmers farmers farm farm- ers cis aro are very uneasy about th the situation There Is one thing that must be looked hooked forward to especially and that Is the equinoctial storm which usually brings with it some cold weather The Tho present spell of ot warm weather is isery very ery unusual for Box Elder county and at present Is ve very y much disliked by the fruit growers growels as it has been the experience experience experience ence that much frost is felt In the springtime springtime spring spring- time and there Is is a very poor smudge system in opera n c in the locality There Is only about one grower In twenty who has has' smudge pots he lie could put Into operation upon short notice and for tor that reason the outlook is still stillmore stillmore more serious s said ld Mr 11 Taylor If Ie the blossoms come out oot and frost follows it is certain that the part of the fruit of ot that locality will be killed unless of ot course the frost holds off until the fruit gets started in Its growth If It the peaches get along far farenough enough to withstand the frost the season will be a big one for the tile gs f-gs growers trous rsM Most tt of the growers r it will are be wishing that the present good weather would let letup letup letup up and that the tho rest of ot the winter would spend its force torce before the fruit trees send out their blossoms According to Mr 11 Taylor the peach trees are arc well velI loaded with buds and the prospects prospects prospects pros pros- are that when the trees finally do come out the whole surrounding country will be pink and fragrant Reports from other counties of ot the state including Salt Lake county are areto areto areto to the effect that the buds are on the verge of spreading out Into blossoms and there is a great deal of anxiety as to the outcome If the present weather continues contin contin- ues buds in every orchard along the east bench in Salt Lake valley will open up The same reports come from Utah county count Weber county and Cache county Mr Taylor on his inspection trip took in the south end of ot Box Elder county and found great activity in the orchard line Seven spraying outfits are at work In the orchards carrying on spring sprayIng spraying spray spray- ing lag work and when spring opens the or orchards orchards orchards or- or will be as clean as a new pin The work which is going on at present Mr Taylor says will amount to more than all the w work rk ever done in that raglon re region region re- re gion glon before |