Show KEEP AWAY frost HOST BY ff FREEZING r rRIE ZING ROOTS A method of eliminating smudging girg by retarding the development of fruit buda buds and one which was successful for W fl wilder of the oxford hotel the only time he ever tried it was explained by him yesterday af afternoon says the daily news of grand junction colo it ith Is so simple and yet lends ends itself to the practical mind with such ease that it seems pe peculiar rullar that it was never tried here before although so far ae as it is known it has never been worked aa As explained by mr wilder it consists merely in ploll or spading up the ground around the tho foot of tho treel as fardown farrown as possible and turning witter in the water freezes around the heavy he avy roots of the trees after is placed over the surface TK etaw staw is left there until late in the spring it can be seen thattie that the ground then would not thaw out until much later than common and by means of the cold the fruit buds are kept from coming for many days titer they would un der ordinary condition this scheme was tried once by mr wilder on an apple ranch south of trinidad the trees were kept back for nearly a month manth and mr wilder finally thought the trees had been frozen and would never I 1 blos blossom un removed the straw and ne nearly arly a month af after ter other orchards had came aa As early frost caught his neighbors fruit but hie his were so far behind that they were not affected and he harvested the only crop that year that he ile ever had off bis his orchard the echeme scheme so far as a can be learned has never been worked here but say eral ranchers ran chere have declared they will I 1 try it next fall lie ile cream and ice cream sodas at od fountain also soft drinks drink candiea candies tobaccos and dean cigars wa V insure in the old reliable corn com panic parties the one ones who pay their lose loas es promptly and d without dispute if it you want rire insurance of this th class call at the TIMES office Glano gianotti Gla |