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Show FRUIT GROWERS MEJURIEB Alarm is beginning to bo felt among the fruit growers of this section because be-cause of tho continued warmth, as many buds are found to be Bhowlng signs of swelling, and It is feared that beforo another freeze comes tho trees will have reached a condition where a frost will provo damaging to the crop. R. N. Rasmussen, horticultural inspector in-spector of Weber county, stated yesterday yes-terday that thero was cauBo for alarm concornlng tho peach and apricot yield, especially tho latter. Many apricot buds are alroady beginning to awaken to the springlike air, and If the present warmth Bhould contlnuo for a few days longer the danger point will have been reached With the buds swollen a fro3t would groatly endanger tho fruit prospects. Should this occur It would doubtless bo necessary nec-essary to resort to an extended and expensive use of smudge pots. Even the uso of smudgo pots to protect the swollen buds would bo uncertain, as tho use of tho pots to protect swollen buds is still In an experimental ex-perimental stage, and while fruit growers In Colorado are said to have used them with success, the use of artificial heat for any great length of time in this section Is without precedent. prece-dent. 'Another week of the present warm weather," says Mr Rasmussen, "and tho situation will be a serious one In Weber countv and many sections of the state. Tho sap Is already beginning begin-ning to run and it will not take long for the buds of many of the earlier I apricot and peach trees to Bell. The fruit growers muBt bo ready to protect pro-tect their trees with artificial heat if the temperature does not drop within a few dayB." |