www.goodfruit.com Good Fruit Grower AUGUST 2016 35
"One year after I watched my
neighbor save most of his apple crop with
Orchard-Rite
®wind machines
(while I lost three quarters of mine),
I decided I should do something on my
farm to help ensure that I have
fruit to sell every year.
I purchased three Orchard-Rite
® wind
machines and placed them where I had
good trees but couldn't set good crops
because of frost. One year the tart cherry
orchard where I have a machine that
covers the lower two-thirds of the orchard
yielded 3 times more cherries than the
one-third of the orchard that was not
covered. That one machine in that one
year paid for itself and half of another.We
were able to raise the temperature 4 to 5
degrees (Fahrenheit). We have since added
four more machines. With Orchard-Rite
®
wind machines we are able to have a more
consistent crop from the top of the tree
to bottom every year on both apples and
cherries.
We are very pleased with the service
we get on the wind machines.
The Superior Wind Machine Service
guys give them the once-over every year,
keeping them in top-notch condition for the
upcoming season!"
-- Bob Bush
Bush's Apples
New Era, MI
"With
Orchard-Rite® wind
machines we are
able to have a more
consistent crop from
the top of the tree to
bottom every year
on both apples and
cherries."
6919 Kra Avenue Caledonia, MI 49316
Phone: 616-971-8177
Fax: 616-971-8178