Gupply pnd a resulting competition between the various fruits. 

 Individual limbs and branches will differ in the amount of drop 

 at this time. Judicious use of nitrofrenous fertilizers a.nd pro- 

 vision for pollenation by bees are recommended as a help in the 

 control of early fruit drop. 



According to H. B. Sprague of the New Jersey Experiment 

 Station, the structure of the soil is highly significant from the 

 stj^ndpoint of drainage, aeration, and vrptev holding capacity. 

 Continuous cultivation exhausts the humus supply and causes a 

 breakdovrn in granular structure of the soil. 'Irass wHi gradually 

 restore soil structure to the depth of root penetration provided 

 proper treatment is given. A balanced fertilizer, plus "lime, 

 produces a sod that is durable, drou,ght resistant and capable of 

 sturdy growth in both co-^l and warm ^"Gather. Organic matter ad- 

 ditions are effective in changing soil structure only "'hen in- 

 corporated in the soil itself. But '"hen incorporated, it is 

 extremely effective in improving soil structure. 



A monument stands today at Ne^"'po,rt, Rhode Island in 

 memory of Michele Felice Corne, who first, chared to e^t a tomato 

 in spite of the age old superstition that • tomatoes vrere poisonous. 



That the internal structure of ap-rle loaves has an im- 

 portant relation to nhotosynthetic activit;:' is sho^'n in Techni- 

 cal Bulletin k2 , recently published by Kannas State College of 

 Agriculture. The experimenter, W. S. Pickett, believes that the 

 rate of photosynthesis is influenced not only by chloroi^hyll con- 

 tent of the leaves, nitrate and moisture supply, temperature and 

 carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere, but by the intercellu- 

 lar space within the leaf. He points out that this characteris- 

 tic exerts its influence partly by determining the extent of the 

 moist surface of cell ^^alls ^"hich have a direct bearing on starch 

 manufacture. 



The California. Cultivator tells of pn X-ray machine now 

 being used in California to detect frosted or dry oranges, lemons 

 and grapefruit. Damaged fruit is detected through a, leaded glass 

 window as it passes over the X-ray and is sent on its wny to the 

 by-products plant by the touch of a lever. Maybe in the future 

 we'il have such a machine in the Northeast to revea"". hidden de- 

 fects in apples. Who knows? 



"Replacing Power Plants of Spray Rigs 

 an Engineering Extension Series Leaflet (#6l), 

 Harrington of the State College staff. Any 

 plates the rejuvenation of a sprayer through tlie installation 

 of an automobile motor, will find some helpful hints in the above 

 publlca.tion. A cooy nay be obtained on request, 



W. A. Sherman of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics 

 says, "Apple growing is now p.. specialized Job. Originally, apples 



to equip >. xv....^.. , ». ^ 

 for home supTDlics. " 



