Wind machines in orchards: Best adapted to combatting short, light radiation frosts
F. A. Brooks, Agricultural Engineer in the Experiment Station
R. A. Kepner, Agricultural Engineer in the Experiment Station
D. G. Yerg, University of Alaska
California Agriculture 2(12):5-12. DOI: 10.3733/ca.v002n12p5.
F. A. Brooks is Agricultural Engineer in the Experiment Station, Davis. R. A. Kepner is Assistant Agricultural Engineer in the Experiment Station, Davis. D. G. Yerg, formerly research Assistant, Agricultural Engineering, is now Instructor, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Alaska.
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Wind machines afford economical frost protection where short, light radiation frosts are frequent and it is impractical to call out crews to light orchard heaters.
The above progress report is based on Research Project No. 400-U.