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FEATURES IN THIS ISSUE; 



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Spraying Methods 



to Improve Pest Control 



By Leroy Childs 



Superintendent Hood River Experiment Station 



Methods of Prune Drying 

 in Oregon 



By Ray Powers 



Commercial Dehydration Laboratory, Bureau of Chemistry 

 U. S. Department of Agriculture 



The Relative Value of 

 Cover Crops 



By H. Thornber 



Suf)erintentient Horticultural Substation, Victor, Montana 



Budding the Peach, Plum 

 and Cherry 



By Joseph Oskamp 



Horticulturist, Missouri Stale Fruit Experiment Station 



The Central Cooperative 

 Marketing Plan 



By The Editor 



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