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8. Variety naming contests. 



9. Fruit art contests, in which the contestants are to 

 draw free hand on paper the various types of fruit placed 

 before them. 



10. Fruit grading and packing contests, including prep- 

 aration of parcel-post packages. 



San Jose Scale. 



(1) Natural size on apple twig. (2) Scales on rose stem en- 

 larged. (3) Scales on apple twig, much enlarged, (a) Adult 

 female scal.es; (b) male scales; (c) young developing scales. 

 The depressed ring around the raised central dot is a charac- 

 teristic of this species. 



6. Fruit Club Project 



The organization of a fruit club is not only possible but 

 interesting and practical. This is illustrated in connection 

 with apple clubs, in which each member takes charge for 

 the entire season of a row or square of ten or twelve apple 

 trees, keeps records, does all the pruning, spraying, plow- 

 ing, trimming, picking, grading, crating, marketing, and 



