Show ep p 0 Sri n erv e eO O C Science ServIce Orchards Gassed to Produce Improved Crops Regularly Weather Veather Will ViII Not Count Say Methods Method's Devisers Washington Fruit trees ar are made regular crops and on time lime too re- re regardless regardless winter of the previous win win- ter weather it is claimed in ina ina a patent just granted here to Daniel Glenn and Marston H Kimball Califor- Califor California nia ma researchers of the the United States Department of Agri- Agri Agriculture Agriculture culture and assigned to Henry A Wallace as secre- secre secretary secretary tary of agriculture This is accomplished the in reveal by literally gas attacking the trees with a hydrocarbon gas There are thousands ot of acres ot of walnuts peaches and other out ous fruits including apples pears apricots plums prunes cherries and bush berries now planted In areas where In certain years win win- winter winter ter weather conditions are arc unfavorable able to the formation ot of flowers the setting ot of fruit and the production ot of a crop state the Inventors This condition results In failure ot of trees to produce regular crops oc oc- oc occasioning heavy losses and often oUen se se- se seriously crippling the Industry Will Produce Uniformity In Fruiting Such fruit trees as lemon and avo avo- avocado cado also exhibit marked alternate bearing tendencies say the tors The result Is a heavy production tion one year followed by lighter producing the next with attendant cultural and marketing difficulties which produce economic losses The process used by the inventors to stimulate and produce uniformity In fruiting Is this About two weeks before belore the normal or desired leafing start ot of the growth cycle or blooming time lime for tor the va ot of trees being treated the trees are arc enclosed In tents or gas tight covers Then gas is released In side the tent untIl the proportion ot of gas to the a atmosphere is 1 part ot of to parts ot of air The temperature during treatment Is kept between fA CO and degrees Fahrenheit The length ot of treat treat- treatment ment Is from one to two hours Gas and other chemIcal treat ments have been used in the past to stimulate openIng ot of cut flowers production ot of roots on cuttings etc but this Is the first time whole trees have been gassed to make them blossom at the desired time |