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Show Frost Report Station to Be Provided Here for Broadcast Over K S U B A special weather station to aid county fruit growers was provided for on Wednesday, when H. A. Rathbone, weather chief, and A. M. Tinker, California nurseryman, and Archie Carpenter of the State Weather Bureau, met with Anson Call and local growers. The men visited the county's orchards Wednesday to study topography to-pography and air drainage, and at I an evening session it was decided to locate the report station at the Vernon Church farm. La Verkin, i judged to be the coldest area. Reports are to be broadcast each evening over KSUB beginning on March 1st, 19-16. A report was also made of the heating equipment needed to cope with frost, and instruction as to its use was given by the visitors. The new station will have no connection with that now operated by Mr. Pcctol. |