Show HEATING ORCHARDS I In the current Issue of or Farm and Fireside Fire Fire- side Dr J J. 3 E. E Church Curch meteorologist atthe at atthe atthe the Nevada agricultural experiment station eta sta ta- ta tion writes an article entitled Keeping the tho ton Frost Away from the tho Fruit Frit He says that after un an orchard has bias been well el selected It must be well ivell wel protected if it i it itIs I 1 Is to pa pay dividends The Tho factor that determines success or failure Is th the elimination elimination eli eU- of frost Crost because the havoc IH that can bo ho wrought b by frost far e exceeds that po possible through nn any other single n agency enc and usually all aU other agencies n combined dro d. d To ro eliminate frost either a belt bel must be found or orchard heating must be must practiced Although a fretes belt does not exist except In iii the far tal South the choice of 18 land In belts bolts and on slopes lopes free ree from frolia roU frost rost nt and ant tho the adequate imse of orchard heating will 11 practically a assure ure urethe the tIme prevention o of frost In r regard to the of ot orchards he ho writes In part parl I us follows Long lon experience ha has demonstrated the time superiority of the oil 01 heater over all al other devices Ono One heater should he provided for lor each tree and a row ow rw of heaters around arund tho orchard If the windbreak Is 1 deficient or 01 the me the le wind I varies armce n n In II m dl direction c Some ounie I or 01 the me the le wind armce n n II m c I place a row of oC heater meater Ion on the windward side h heaters per ocr acme should be sufficient for most emer emer- em emergencies r- r Where possible the individual Vore o to throw should be bo so 50 placed as l their heat and amid Imol smoke among the tho bins blos blossoms some to warm arm the air In contact wih theme them If It the la is uneven CU In quality or bearing I It I in I wise If It an any alarm I felt U for or the tho I safety at of or the te whole to concentrate concentrate con con- ret the heaters around arou d tho the more I profitable tees trees |