Page 

 FRUITS AND VEGETABLES 



Hay Mulch in the Sod Orchard Pays Dividends 23 



Can High Concentrations of Carbon Dioxide Be Maintained in the Average 



Common Cold Storage Plant for a Short Period of Time? 2:5 



Hay and Sawdust Mulches Maintain Uniform Soil Temperature around 



Apple Roots 25 



Aluminium Foil Wrappers Can Be Used to Reduce Sun Scald of Tree 



Trunks 26 



New Varieties of Apples Look Promising 26 



A Cultivating Attachment Adapted to Many Jobs on Small Farms 26 



Sprayer Duster Experiments 26 



A New Sprayer and Attachments Give Exceptionally Rapid and Thorough 



Coverage 27 



Apple Picking Platform Has Possibilities 27-28 



Giant Mcintosh Sport Used as Apple Parent 2h 



Horticultural Work in Northern New Hampshire 28 



More Work for Less Money 28 



How Tall Should a Raspberry Bush Be? 28 



New Hampshire Wild Blueberries Used to Improve Cultivated Varieties .... 29 



A New, Early Lima Bean Introduced 29 



Carnival Popcorn Attractive 29 



Korean Vegetables Do Well in New Hampshire 30 



WEED CONTROL 



2. 4-D Not a Cure-Ail 30 



Gray Birch in Blueberries Can Be Killed by Spraying 30-3] 



Quack Grass Can Be Controlled with Chemicals 31 



PLANT PATHOLOGY ,.t 



New Fungicides for Apple Scab Control „;. 31 



POULTRY HUSBANDRY 



Is Pellet Feeding More Efficient Than Mash Feeding? .32 



Should Replacement Stock Be Raised on High Energy Feed? ,..., 32 



Meat Qualities and Egg Production Are Being Combined in One Bird 33-34 



Feed Costs May Be Reduced Through Breeding 33 



SOILS 



Save that Topsoil 35-36 



Does It Pay to Grow Winter Rye as a Cover Crop After Potatoes? ^ 36 



Boron Needed on Some New Hampshire Crops 36-37 



How Long Does Lime Last? 37 



Soil Survey Work Progresses 37 



STATE SERVICE 



Seed Inspection 3,[, 



Inspection of Fertilizers and Feedingstuffs 38 



Soil Testing 38 



The National Poultry Improvement Plan 38 



Pullorum Testing 33 



Infectious Bronchitis and Newcastle Tests and Service 39 



Diagnostic Service Performed at the Poultry Laboratory 39-41 



Mastitis Testing Service 41 



OTHER ACTIVE PROJECTS 42 



ADDENDA 



Financial Statement 4.3 



Publications 44 



Experiment Station Staff 45-46 



Changes in Personnel 47 



