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research article

Wind machines in orchards: Best adapted to combatting short, light radiation frosts

authors

F. A. Brooks, Agricultural Engineer in the Experiment Station
R. A. Kepner, Agricultural Engineer in the Experiment Station
D. G. Yerg, University of Alaska

publication information

California Agriculture 2(12):5-12. DOI: 10.3733/ca.v002n12p5. December 1948.

author affiliations

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.

abstract

Not available – first paragraph follows:

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.

author notes

The above progress report is based on Research Project No. 400-U.