T vo Mew Ap ple Produc ts 



A few facts concerning "New West" apple juice and a 

 new apple powder have been obtained from J. C. Snyder, Extension 

 Horticulturist in the state of V/ashington. The apple powder 

 which is made for medicinal purposes has been accepted by the 

 Medical Association. A rather complete description is found in 

 the November issue of the Journal of the Medical Association. 

 Cliff Ross of Selah, Washington is directly connected with this 

 product. The apples are shipped from Washington to California 

 v/here they are dried and ground. A one-pound package of the 

 povrder is sold by Frederick 0-. Stearns of Detroit and is also 

 used for supplying the medical trade with samples. 



Cliff Ross of Selah, Washington is also connected with 

 the manufacture of the "New West" apple juice. This juice is 

 sometimes referred to as "Doctor Schoop's" apple juice. It is 

 claimed that this material contains all of the desirable char- 

 acteristics contained in fresh apples. H. H. Mottern, Chemist, 

 U.S.D.A. , Pullman, Wash., who has been doing considerable work 

 on fruit products, questions whether or not it contains a.n ap- 

 preciable amount of Vitamin C. It is understood that this juice 

 is a product of distillation ana for that reason is quite dif- 

 ferent from apple juice obtained in the usual way. 



Some Effects of Sulfur D ust on th e Soil 



Trie acidifying effect of sulfur dust on the orchard 

 soil is becoming apparent in Massachusetts orchards ^^here dust 

 has been aoplied for a number of years. In at least three or- 

 chards the use of sulfur dust has brought about a complete change 

 in the flora beneath "lie trees where the soil acidity is now 

 totally different from that of surrounding areas. It is reported 

 that an application of sulfur at the rate of 1,000 lbs. per acre 

 has been known to change the acidity by as much as one pH unit. 

 In other v/ords, such an applica.tion may increase the acidity from 

 an original acidity of pH 6 to pH 5. 



In one Massachusetts orchard where sulfur dust has 

 been applied over a period of IS years, there is now no vegeta- 

 tion, except moss, over the area extending from the trunk to the 

 tips of the branches. A test for acidity of the surface soil 

 under one tree showed it to be extremely acid (pH 3.6). At two 

 inches it W8S pH J/.Q; at fou.r inches pH i|, and at 24 inches pH ^.5- 

 Beyond the tips of the branches of many trees there is now 'a 

 growth of sorrel and a little beyond that, orchard grass is grow- 

 ing fairly '"ell. A very complete set of soil samples has been 

 obtained in and around this orchard to obtain a complete story 

 of the changes in acidity resulting from the use of sulfur dust. 

 Incidentally, the trees in all of the above orchards are still 

 doing very well which makes it appear that a failure of the cover 

 crop does not immediately affect the tree. Pennsylvania author- 

 ities say that the condition of the cover crop is nn indicator 

 of what the orchard will be & or 10 years hence. If this is true, 

 and "fe have reason to believe it is, Massachusetts gro"^ers who 

 are using sulfur dust at all extensively, must occasionally apply 

 lime to the orchard soil in order to offset the e"^fect of the 

 sulfur. For unless "re are able to maintain a good cover crop in 

 the orchard v:e are in danger of unfavorable moisture relationships 

 and at the same time we are losing a valuable reserve of soil nu- 

 trients including nitrogen. 



