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Show FRUIT CROP IN PART . SAVED McGRIFF OF NORTH OGDEN REPORTS RE-PORTS FAVORABLY. Smudge Pots Used on Some Orchards Will Be a Day or Two Before Damage Can be Determined. i The fruit crop is being closely observed ob-served in every part of the county and hundreds of families are auious-ly auious-ly awaiting the outcome of tho investigations. inves-tigations. On the whole. I he prospects are that there was much less damage done by the frosts of Thursday ami Friday nights than was at first feared and reported. In this Immediate vicinity the frost of Thursday night did much more damage than on Friday night, especially espec-ially on Twelfth street and" the district dis-trict adjoining. Peaches seem to have, suffered more than anything el.se. although al-though somo cherries show indications indica-tions of frost bite, small dark spols appearing at tho center. Mr. Thompson of the Sand Ridg stated today that be was very mueli encouraged iovcr the prospects, al though on Friday he felt quite to the contrary. Mr. McfJriff of North Ogden staled thp.t he did no! think the fruit crop was greatly damaged in his vicinity ciid others In that section were of the same opinion when interviewed. Smudge- pots were used in some orchards or-chards in tho county but with what effect ef-fect cannot be determined for at least a day or two. |