Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1916-01-08
"SCHEU SMOKELESS ORCHARD HEATER"
CHEAPEST ORCHARD INSURANCE THAT
ONE CANCARRY, SUGGESTS Mr.. |MBACH
(By Theodore F. Imbach.)

Each season with tbs approach sprngme the fruit grow
Fer his vng and grover small way, choice va
retes for home consumption to period of mental
the that give promise of rich ruton bud and blossom
small fruit that is make the years the chilly
days and frosty nights threaten destroy IN few hours time
mis- efforts Of and his first thought is some mechanical de-
that will raise the temperature which will perhaps only
for few hours to his orchards past the danger
In the south and on the growers have
largely tried out smudge pots and other means Of heating
chard with varying results though at this day it admitted
sha is possible in very many cases to arcay heat
history of fruit growing in West Virginia and her neghborng
each and eyepv YEAR the fruit crop has been DESTROYED by o
and light late freezes that these conditions have appeared only
days the sprngme wherein orchard heating would
absolutely saved the and years when big
prices obtained because of general fruit failures from
The great need of the and of Berkeley
county West Virginia and this part Of the United States giving
heed to this matter, has suggested writing this article
In the spring of 1912 fruit blossom promis
ing of the biggest apple and peach the Eastern
die of West Virginia had On the night Of May sth frost
that destroyed 80 cent Of the crop This
The writer then connected with the West Virginia Agricu
tura Experiment Station and appeals depart
devices from burning straw to using the poae
heaters on the market We found straw in various forms
orchard that had stand Of old fire. In different
frost Investigation proved that in orchards where
producing heaters there shortage crop
due to lack of poenzation the stuck
leaves throughout the sealing up leaves and
causing early dropping Of foliage Fifty per Of the
heater that would give heat without SCOT and smoke
AS the west south
we began investigation through them found thew had
started and fooled with straw leaves wood even
COAL and then the smudge pots and had the
poenizaon early dropping and the like About
this time w Scheu invented and patented Soeess
Stack which put most standard makes in the back
ground AS of the heaters then the not
satisfactory Mr. Scheu went to work heater and
turned out four complete heaters them
semismokeess After thorough trial concluded the five
smoeess heater the best suited
operated with fuel oil which be purchased four
cents gallon in tank through the Standard Company
The writer is located in Berkeley county and wants
help and advise all orchard and only thorough
investigation and thoroughly con
WINGED The Scheu No Smokeess Heater is the safest
most economically operated heater the Orchard
es should not be charged years expense should
cassed as orchard insurance then will be that it is the
cheapest policy you carry va
In the big freezes of 1912 and 1913
cfc coast complete failure growers excen
the who equipped with the orchard heaters and
might be said some of the biggest mlonars over
night due to getting the biggest prices known while MANY
growers without heaters failed ~ '
The results protecting vegetable crons have oe,
equally satisfactory Heaters make it possible produce vege-
tables IN the open several weeks ahead Of the time