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sclon. But not all of tuis adjacent gro'-t-: should be removed. 

 A fev: such rrovths help to protect the scions froji the vind. 

 They also tend to keep the stub in a healtiiy condition. It is 

 an excellent fiing to have plenty of leaf area belo:' and around 

 the scion, but the scion should dominate. It is hIso 'ell at 

 this season to mr-ke sure that nev.- grafts are properly v.axed for 

 In spite of a rainy June ve may liave a dry August. 



Coes It Pay to Pick Up "Drops?" 



The ansver is "Yes," if t::e drops contain larvae of 

 curculio, codling moth or maggot, _lf you pick the^Ti pro-^ptly. 

 The old practice of going out in tuefall and g atherin; up all 

 of t-ie aoples on the ground and duupin^ t;-,efli in a convenient 

 fence corner is a v.aste of time to say the least. 



If one is interested in contro''ling curculio by the 

 crop picking method, it is obvious that the drops aust be picked 

 up while tiie crubs sre still inside. According to V. D. V'hitcomb, 

 the curculio gru.s .nay be killed by pickin.^ up and destroying 

 droo r.pples from June 2Z to July 10. Drops si.ould be ^at.iered 

 each week, if possible, but a collection about July 4 is oiost 

 important. If drops cannot be gatiered under all trees tney 

 should be collected under t-ie JiO£.t leavily infe: ted trees. Grubs 

 may be killed by feeding the apple- to livestock, treating theiii 

 vitlj waste crankcase oil, or buyin'; trie apples under 18 Inci-es 

 of packed soil. Tne question of proper disposal of apples re- 

 moved at thinning time depends, of course, on vhat the apples 

 may have in them. If it is suspected that tr^ey contain an ap- 

 preciable number of eggs or larvae, it vill be v.orthvhile to 

 treat them pccordingly. 



The value of picking up maggot Infested drop apples 

 has been proven many times. Here it is essential triat one begin 

 before any of the maggots emerge from tiie apples. Tliey sliould 

 be gatnered up regulsrly and thoroughly about tvice a -^eek. The 

 destruction of drops from trees of summer and fall varieties is 

 of much more imoortance tiian from v inter varieties. A fev maggot 

 infested Vealthies or Gravensteins v/ill furnish plenty of flies 

 for next summer unless the drops are properly disposed of. For 

 apple maggot control it s lould not be necessary to begin picking 

 up drops until July 20. 



Timing Tells tl.e Story 



Several samples of curculio scarred apples have come 

 to the State College receatly along vith an inquiry v liich mif^ht 

 be summarized by the vords "ilov come?" At least tvo individuals 

 st^^.ted that they h.ad sprayed according t: tr^e reco^.^ended schedule. 

 Making 3.11ov;ance for the difficulties involved in preventing cur- 

 culio blemishes vhere beetles are numerous, we are convinced that 

 much of the trouble comes fro-u spraying after the damage is done 



