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blast. The richer dirt was used only 

 for the filling in around the roots. 



The sweet cherry is recognized as a 

 very difficult tree to raise even under 

 the best of conditions. This particular 

 job was an especially severe test of the 

 blasting method. We did not finish the 

 planting until the first of December. 

 The ground froze before the holes were 

 all filled. Water settled in the holes 

 and froze also. This was followed by 

 a severe winter and they were sub- 

 jected to a succession of freezings and 

 thawings, heavy snows and other 

 species of neglect. The trees were not 

 even trimmed or straightened up; in 

 fact, not a thing was done to them after 

 they were planted. 



In spite of all this, 85 per cent of 

 them are living today and doing finely. 

 It would be my opinion, based upon my 

 experience as a nurseryman, that less 

 than 50 per cent of these trees would 

 have lived had they been planted in any 

 other way than that which we adopted. 

 As a result of this severe test and the 

 success of the experiment, I am now a 

 firm believer in the dynamite method of 

 tree planting. 



Marketing Advice 



From the Department of Agriculture, Division of 

 Horticulture. Olympia, Washington 



Misbranding or Adulteration of Apples 



Decision No. 5608 of the Federal 

 Food and Drug Division reads, "Apples 

 labeled 'Gano Extra' were held to be 

 adulterated and misbranded because of 

 decomposition and filth. The defend- 

 ant was found guilty and fined $200." 



Moral— Mark the boxes correctly. Do 

 not mark the grade above the pack. 

 Federal Inspection Fees 



The Federal Bureau of Markets has 

 decided to charge a fee of .$2.50 per 

 car, $1.50 for less than one-half car for 

 terminal inspection by their inspectors, 

 the fee to be paid by the person re- 

 questing the inspection. Checks should 

 be made payable to the Disbursing 

 Clerk, U. S. Department of Agriculture, 

 or to the inspector at the time the 

 service is rendered. 



Storage of Fruit Desirable 



Fruit should be placed in storage as 

 soon as possible after being picked. The 

 extreme warm weather of the autumn 

 months has had a tendency to hasten 

 the ripening of apples, hence they 

 should be placed in cold storage imme- 

 diately. Storage capacity is limited 

 throughout the country and arrange- 

 ments for this service should be made 

 at once. Storage is a "safety-first" 

 measure against bad weather and con- 

 gested shipping conditions. 



Water-Core 

 An abnormal amount of "visible 

 water-core" is in evidence this season 

 in some sections. Professor O. M. 

 Morris, professor of horticulture at the 

 State College at Pullman, Washington, 

 says: "All fruit that is showing any 

 indication of this trouble should be 

 gathered as soon as it is sufficiently 



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mature. Water-core found in the fruit 

 this year is common to all fruit-growing 

 sections. It occurs with more or less 

 frequency nearly every year, but is 

 seldom of commercial importance. It is 

 not caused by any fungus, but is a 

 physiological development and does no 

 damage to the trees or succeeding crops. 

 Fruits that are little affected may be 

 stored in common or cold storage and 

 marketed later. Water-core fruit should 

 not be shipped, and is unsatisfactory 

 for canning or evaporating. The state 

 grading law excludes all apples with 

 visible water-core." 



The crop estimate for October falls 

 below former estimates because of the 

 increased per cent of culls due to late 

 codling-moth larvae infestation. In 

 some instances the eggs have been 

 packed on the apples and hatched after 

 packing. Some growers have used the 

 arsenical spray as late as September 

 15th with good results. Cold storage 

 will deter the hatching of these late- 

 brooding eggs. 



The pear crop was moved at very 

 satisfactory prices. 



Good apples are finding ready sales 

 at remunerative figures. 



