. The principles of fruit-growing. Fruit-culture. SmoMng French Vineyards. 119 able to assess their pro-rata share upon such inhabi- tants of the districts as refuse to join, and that these assessments may be collected by the tax- gatherer, a provision which it would be easier to in- troduce and enforce in France, perhaps, than in this ; Fig. 10 is an illustration of the protec- tion of a vineyard, from Lestout.*. Fig. 10. Smudge over a French vineyard. Making currents of air. — Since frosts occur on still nights, it is sometimes possible to prevent them by keeping the air in moti
. The principles of fruit-growing. Fruit-culture. SmoMng French Vineyards. 119 able to assess their pro-rata share upon such inhabi- tants of the districts as refuse to join, and that these assessments may be collected by the tax- gatherer, a provision which it would be easier to in- troduce and enforce in France, perhaps, than in this ; Fig. 10 is an illustration of the protec- tion of a vineyard, from Lestout.*. Fig. 10. Smudge over a French vineyard. Making currents of air. — Since frosts occur on still nights, it is sometimes possible to prevent them by keeping the air in motion, thereby mixing the air and preventing any part of it from lying on the plant until it shall have become frost-cold by loss of radiated heat. In small areas, as in choice gardens, it is often feasible to employ a man at night to pass back and forth waving a large "The Lestout system has been used at Cornell with Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954. New York, Macmillan
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