Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 February 1912 — Orchard Heating. [ARTICLE]

Orchard Heating.

The bulletin on “Orchard Heating,’’ prepared by C. G. Woodbury arid J. W. Wellington, of the Purdue. Experiment station staff, will prove a valuabe publication to tbe orchardists of Indiana. The experimental work was done in Mr, J. M. Zion’s 59* acre orchard at Clark’s Hill, Ind. The tests showed the efficiency of the various makes of orchard heathm, of oil and coal as fuel, and the practicability of smudging in Indiana. Acorn 1 ate records were taken of three separate tests and they prove conclusive ly that smudging pays in the well-kept orchard. The members of the Apple Knockers’ club are plaanmg to give a fruit show at the time of the farmers' short course at Purdue. This will b* one of the many worthy efforts of th* club, which is a very recent organize tfon bat exceedingly active. - h The milk room at the dairy bare is being remodeled so aa to incraaa* the facilities for ’handling milk. '