. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. Figure /--Sixty I'rosiio Pols to tht' Acre 1' Medford The temperature was raised 10°, or from 26= A crop of pears valued at $1,000 an acr rise. This same practice was carried out in the Brown orchard. In the Hol- lywood orchard, owned by A. C. Allen, wood was also used for its heating effect, and the dense smudge was pro- duced by adding quantities of stable manure to the wood fires. An exam- ination of the orchard shows that the method worked very well. In the Randell and Buckeye orchards the same scheme of using wood and manure was carried out, and excellent re
. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. Figure /--Sixty I'rosiio Pols to tht' Acre 1' Medford The temperature was raised 10°, or from 26= A crop of pears valued at $1,000 an acr rise. This same practice was carried out in the Brown orchard. In the Hol- lywood orchard, owned by A. C. Allen, wood was also used for its heating effect, and the dense smudge was pro- duced by adding quantities of stable manure to the wood fires. An exam- ination of the orchard shows that the method worked very well. In the Randell and Buckeye orchards the same scheme of using wood and manure was carried out, and excellent results were obtained. In some very small orchards sawdust and shavings, put into large paper sacks and sat- urated with crude oil, also proved to be quite effective. These fires burned from six to seven hours, giving off a considerable amount of heat and a very dense smudge. The methods of lighting the different fuels are not difiicult. With crude oil and distillate a small amount of gaso- line or kerosene, squirted from an oil can onto the surface of the oils, was easily ignited by a torch. In most cases the torches were home-made affairs, but were none the less service- able. A man could easily light the pots as fast he could walk. The cover on the pots was quickly thrown off, a few drops of kerosene or gasoline spilled on the surface of the oil and the torch quickly applied; this is the work of but a moment, and scarcely needed a stop on the part of the operator. In order to ignite the wood it is neces- sary to pile it in a particular way. This is shown by noting the piles of wood in the Gore orchard, as shown in the illustration. Fine material is not absolutely necessary if the wood is dry. A kerosene can and a torch arc all that is needed. A small amount of kerosene spilled on the wood, which is piled "dove-tail" fashion, and the torch applied will easily start it. During the o-r Orude Oil, in the lUirrell Pear Orchard Oregon to .36° F., on the night of April 13
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