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development of runners, since the early runner plants are more productive than 

 later plants, ladsurnmor applications of fertilizer mil be of value on plant- 

 ings v/hich have not grovm v/cll, but not on vigorous plantings. Furthermore, an 

 excessive growth of foliage tends not only to increase the size of berries but 

 delays their maturity. Under tfciryland conditions, an application of fertilizer 

 in late sumnior may bo more desirable than an application the following spring. 

 All things considered, the objective of the strawberry grower should be to treat 

 the soil in such way that plenty of ^vigorous, early runner plants arc developed. 

 Such plants vdth thoir large leaf area in the fall preceding the fruiting season 

 vri.ll insure a crop of marketable berries vdthout spring fertilization, assuming 

 of course that the runner plants are properly spaced and the planting is thorough- 

 ly mulched. 



The National Apple Crop 



Quoting fromithc July Report of the N« E. Crop Reporting Service, "The 

 outlook for apples in New England on July 1 v;as for a crop totaling 9,230,000 

 bushels, compared v/ith 5,270,000 bushels' hr.rvestcd in 1936, and 8,723,000 bushels 

 the five year average, 1928-1932. For the United States the apple crop on 

 July 1 is estimated at 194 million bushels v/hich is S5/2 larger than the unusually 

 small 1936 crop that totaled 118 million bushels. This crop prospect is also 

 IQ/o greater than the five year average production. Larger than a.vorage crops 

 of apples are indicated for all sections of the country except the v;estorn states • 

 Cool rainy weather during blossom time interfered v/ith pollination in important 

 areas of v/estorn states and reduced the set of fruit to some extent. Present 

 conditions in the eastern apple states outside New England forecast a crop over 

 double the very light crop harvested last year, and 37fa greater than the five 

 year average." 



For the New England states the total apple crop is estimated at 73.1/^ 

 of normal. Last year it v/as 43.8/^. Vermont shov/s the largest gain over last 

 year v;ith 83/i as compared vdth 19^. The estimates for the other Nov/ England 

 states are as follov/ss (The figure for 1936 avipears in each case in parentheses) 

 Me. 73 (40), N.H. 77 (40), Mass'. 70 (45), R.I. '65 (50), Goim. 73 (60). 



Yi/hat is Rotenono? 



A fev/ years ago a new v/ord appeared in the reports and lectures on insect 

 control. It v-us spelled R-0-T-E-N-O-N-E and pronounced rov/'-tec-noh. The many 

 amaz.ing insecticidal qualities v/hich v/ere credited to it sounded like another 

 fairy tale even in this age of scientific discoveries, and the skeptics v/ere 

 jus"5^1y skeptical in their skepticism. Hov/evor, continued studies h£i.ve proved 

 most of these fairy tales to be true, and unquestionably rotenono has now estab- 

 lished a place for itself in our insect control program. Chemically, rotenono 

 is a v;hitc crystalline substance which is found in certain plants and may be 

 compared to the nicotine in tobacco. It is found in largest quantities in the 

 roots of v/oody plants of the Derris genus which grow in the Federated Malay 

 States in Southern Asia. Another plant which contains considorablc rotenono is 

 called Lonchocarpus nicou. This grov/s in South America and is commonly knovm 

 as cube in Peru, timbo in Brazil; nokoo in Dutch Guiana j nicou in French Guiana, 

 haiari in British Guiana, and barbasco in the Spanish speaking countries. In 

 the United States a v/ild leguminous plant knovm as Cracca virginiana and called 

 Devil's Shoe String has been found to contain rotenono but not in sufficient 

 quantities to make the commercial use of this plant profitable. Consequently, 

 all rotenone for insecticide purposes is now imported into the United States. 

 When grown for comm^oial purposes, the plants are propagated from cuttings and 

 after tv/o to four years the roots are dug, air dried, and baled. 



