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Q;uoting from the editor of Canadian Horticulture, who 

 recently summed up the problem fpcing Canadia.n apple growerc, — 

 "To meet the situation, our apple men must plant only varieties 

 of high quality, v'ith attendant standardization of packs, lea.ving 

 culls, and the lov^est grades for disposal in by-products, and must 

 find vrpys and means of informing the public on the value and uses 

 of the apple." Our own growers might '"ell consider this advice. 



La^'Tence Southv'ick 



Notes on NitrOf:;enous Fertilizers 



Missouri Research Bulletin No. 273 reports studies of 

 Cyanamld, nitrate of soda, and sulfate of ammonia in the apple 

 orchard. While there ^-^ere certain significant differences in 

 the behavior of the three materials there vrere no marked differ- 

 ences in either groi^th or yield of the trees. Fall and spring 

 applications of all three materials '"ere compared and it vas con- 

 cluded that fall applications '-'ere as good or better than spring 

 applications. Fall applied nitrogen '-'as rapidly absorbed by the 

 roots in the fall and v-inter and moved to the t'-igs the follor'ing 

 spring at about the same time as in t^^e case of spring applica- 

 tions. Abundant moisture seemed to favor the decomposition of 

 Cyanamid. Trees can apparently use nitrogen in the form of am- 

 monia if the soil acidity Is about pHg. A blue grass sod takes 

 up much nitrogen, especially from spring applications. Fall ap- 

 plications of nitrogen seem to be gaining favor in the soiithern 

 apple regions, but may be a little risky '"here severe 'vinter 

 're a the r prevails. J. K. Shar; 



I. Helie 



Northeastern Apples Being; Fea..tu.re d 



The follo'"ing observations reported by Wallace I. ' 

 "'ill be of interest to Massachusetts apple greyer s: 



Bigger and better apple displays ha.ve been sho'"n in Massa- 

 chusetts during the past month. The chain stores are being urged 

 by a national association to cooperate more '-'ith the local fruit 

 gro'"ers in disposing of local apples. The independent fruit gro'-'ers 

 associations in Massach'isetts have had more requests than ever be- 

 fore to help dispose of native apples. Competition has been ex- 

 tremely keen, especially from the south, but native apples have 

 been featured and advertised in all of the leading ne'"spapers 

 throughout Massachusetts each ^'eek. In a recent discussion '-'ith 

 the divisional apple buyer of one of the larger chain stores, it 

 ^''as learned that a tremendous drive is going to be made on Ne'" 

 England apples beginning next '"eek. In our discussion, it '"as 

 also learned that a tremendous increase in the volume of sales 

 has materialized since the first of February. In my estimation 

 it is believed that since certain Sou.thern varieties are scalding 

 so badly other than native varieties Tvill not be featured 30 promi- 

 nently from no^" on by any of the chain and independent dealers 

 throughout Ne\',' England. 



Practically all of the comm.ission men in Massachusetts 

 have featured nothing but native apples. In the independent stores 



