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R. J. Flske, LnnRnburg; H. P. G-llmore, Wentboro; T. B. Morse, 

 Paxton; and H. A. Taylor, I.'lillbury . This committee met on 

 Dec. 7 '"it.h County Aj^ent F. E. Cole and the vriter to discuss 

 county fruit problems and ^-hat should be done about them. Mr. 

 Chandler acted ac ch-'»irman. Here is the list of nine problems 

 i"ith sub-divisions a.s recorded at this meeting and sutmitted to 

 each member of the comnittt;e by Mr. Cole for further considera- 

 tion. 

 Production Problems: 



1. Standard of quality 



a. Ho'-' fancy an apple can y'e afford to grorr? 



b. Hov can ^ve get more color on the Mcintosh? 



2. Soils 



a,. Wlirt is a desirable soil for planting P.n orchard? 

 b. What can be done to improve faulty soil conditions 

 that r-ro found under existing orchards? 



3. Annual bearing 



a.. Ho'" can Mcintosh trees be kept in annual 'Hearing? 



H-. Pest control 



a,. What is p. timely application of scab sprays? 



b. Ho'" C'-^n leaf hopper be controlled? 



c. Ho'-r can spray injury and russoting be reduced? 



d. Ho'-' c'>n losses due to neglected trees on adjacent 



propi?rty be reduced? 

 5. Varieties 



a. Ho^-' can a v^ise selection of apple varieties be made 

 for the future security of the Industry? 



Marketing Problems : 



1. Harvesting 



a. Hov can '"'e harvest our Mcintosh to get the most 

 color and quality? 



2. Handling 



a. Hon' c'^ apples "'^e transferrtjd from the tree to the 

 consumer in the best possible condition? 



3. Selling 



a. Ho"' shovild apples be sized, .^.nd graded to facilitate 



their movement through retail outlets? 



b. Ho"' en ^"e improve the labeling and display of apples 



in retail outlets? 



c. How can we secure reasonable distribution of our 



apples within "Mcintosh Territory?" 

 k. Culls 



a. What can be done to reduce the Interference of 

 the cull apple in our m-^rkets? 



The above problems nre not pecAliar t(? Worcester County 

 alone. They are basic nroblem.s of the industry and therefore 

 deserve the combined attention of Experiment Station, Extension 

 Service, and of the gro'"ers themselves. 



