biTinble row to becone too wlile. This makes picking Rior'e diffi- 

 C'.xlt, disease more prevalent, and 'iie e:':tra canes serve as weeds 

 in the planting. Better quality berries are prodaced if the row 

 is confined to a width of aboxit one foot and if the wea^c and 

 crowded canes are removed to allow an average space of perhaps 

 five or six inches between. As regards cutting back, it is a 

 common practice to remove encigh of the tips to pei*mit the plant 

 to support its weight of fruit. 



Two specimens of the raspberry or blackberry root borer 

 have recently come in foi- identification. This pest is iiot often 

 serious. The recomLmendod control measure is to remove and des- 

 troy the affected plant. 



The practice of mulching raspbei'rles should become more 

 common, particularly en the lighter soils. A good moisture sup- 

 ply plays a very large part in the production of a successful 

 crop. A good mulch aids ^n the penetration of rainfall, prevents 

 evaporation and if heavy enough, tends to discourage v^'eeds. Rasp- 

 beri'ies may be mulched at any time of year but early spring is 

 the desirable time, since the j.nulch ails in the conservation of 

 mxolsture in the soil at thfs tirr.e. 



A few trees of a dwarf species of plum v/hlch grows wild 

 in Kansas, Prunus angustlfolia watsonii, are being obtained this 

 spring for planting on Cape Cod. The purpose of this shipment is 

 to provide a comparison with the native beach plum, Pruniis mari- 

 tima. Professoi- F. A. Waugh, who ate sand plujns as a boy in 

 Kansas, has suggested this interesting comparison. 



Deep freezing of the sell during the v/inter and the re- 

 sultant h',.avin":, has again emphasized the value ef a liberal 

 m.ulch in the strawberry bed. Heavily mulched plantings have come 

 through in miich better shape than those which v/cre left exposed 

 to the winter. I-ow temperatures with little if any sncw on the 

 ground is strong medicine for the unmulched strawberry/ bed. 



A list of dealers in certified r aspberry plants m.ay be 

 obtained by writing the Department of Pomology, M. S. C, Amherst, 

 Mass. A list of varieties of frtiits recomm.ended for planting in 

 Massachusetts, both small fruits and tree fruits, is also ob- 

 tainable for the aslcing. 



Items from Plere an d ll-^^re 



Last v/intcr for the first tlmx a citrus breakfast food 

 was placed on the market. This nev; product, developed by the 

 Florida Citrus Exchange, is m.adc of oranges with peel and seeds 

 removed, plus flour, bran, sugar, salt and cod liver oil. In 

 the same v;ay that citrus meal and citrus cannery refuse pulp are 

 finding a marlvct for 15,000 tons of citrus annually, Florida 

 grcv/ers expect this now product to find favorable outlet for 

 a large amount of surplus fruit, 



Tlic apple is primarily a carbohydrate. Its makeup is 

 approximately as follov/s: Gugar 12.2^o, Vl'atcr 84.6;^, Protein .4% 

 Pat ,5<o, Fiber 1.2;^, Cellulose ,8^j, and Ash .5%. Apples have 

 long been used in the ti-eatment of certain digestive disorders. 



