MASSACHUSETTS 

 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION 



Bulletin No. 381 February 1941 



Spraying to Control 

 Preharvest Drop of Apples 



By Lawrence Southwick and J. K. Shaw 



The use of "hormone sprays" to reduce preharvest drop is a new devel- 

 opment. This bulletin reports results of recently conducted tests in an 

 attempt to evaluate the method, especially in relation to Mcintosh. 



MAS.SACHUSETTS STATE COLLEGE 

 A^[HERST, A1AS.S. 



