cult ivnt ion up to June I5. 



V/hPit is to be done about It? Stop cultivation to snve 

 humus? Not at all. The humus is there to be used and it pr^ys 

 to use it. G-o ahead and cultivate to stimulate chem.ical and bi- 

 ological activity in order to cash in on the value of the humus, 

 and then re-double your effo r ts to r eplen ish t he s upr^ly by broad - 

 cast fertilisatio n of cover ci'ops , manui'in;? and raulchinr;. " 



The S tr.-^'wber ry Situation 



Supiolies of strawberries for the spring of 193^ ^^R re- 

 ported to be 1^ per ce^nt larger than the small acreage of last 

 year. This, ho"'ever, is only 1 per cent above the I927-36 average, 

 according to a report recently issued by E. W. Bell, Extension 

 Econom.ist at the State College. Growing conditions this spring 

 have been very good and yields in the early and second early 

 states vrere reported to be 2^ per cent above average. These 

 large yields are producing ht-;avy supplies without much change in 

 acreage over last year. 



Following are a few of the prices quoted by Bell, They 

 indicate the average price per quart at Boston. The source of 

 berries on the Boston Market ranges from Florida to Massachusett:^ 

 in the follo^-'ing order: Fla.,La., K.C., Md. , N.J., Conn., Mass. 

 Florida berries r,old in 1937 ^^ follovfs: January, 30i^; February, 

 29.3; March, 39.6; April, 27.2. The corresponding figures for 

 193'i are: January, '=>3.1; February, 27. 0; March, 26.0; April. 2^.0. 

 The price of New Jersey berries in 193^ ranged from lO.ljz^ to 11.&^. 

 They '"erfi marketed between J'me 11 and June 25. Massachusetts 

 berries ranged in price from 7S^ 'to 16;^ and the marketing season 

 was from June 11 to July 10. 



N otes o n Curculio Activity 



In spite of an exceptionally "'arm April, curculio bef?tle s 

 have been somf'vhat slo^"er in appearing than in the averag-e season. 

 Since May Sy'^'L D. V/hitcomb of Walthara has been Jarring four trees 

 on Monday, Wednesday and Friday of each '^'eek. The folloiving 

 numbers of beetles hfve been obtained; ririor to May 20, — "^0 beetles 

 May 20, ^6; May 23, kH-; May 2^,, 3S; May 27, 17; May 30, 37^ 

 June 1, 32; June 3, 3^; June 6, 77; June g, 101; June 10, II3; 

 or a total of ^^^& uri to Jn.ne 10. This is slightly more than the 

 number obtained on the same trees by this time last year, but the 

 peak of emergence is somewhat later. Ordina.rily curculif^ beetles 

 are present in considerable numbers and are feeding actively around 

 the first of June. Cool wpnther, or at least no extended hot spell, 

 has di-^la.yed feeding, thus complicating the curcuAio control sit- 

 uation. In many orchards it has been necessary to apply what 

 might be celled an emergency spray in order to provide adeouate 

 protection. An arsenical apiDllcation cannot be expected to give 

 protection for m.ore than 10 days. In the average season there is 

 a tendency for curculio beetles to seek out varieties like Duchess, 

 G-ravenstein, Baldwin, etc., which size up relatively early. Tliis 

 tends to result in less injury on Mcintosh becau,se the apoles of 

 that variety are slo^'er in sizing up. A difference along this 

 li".'3 may not be apparent in I93S because all varieties are of a 

 si'ie to a.ttract curculio beetles by the time the majority of them 

 have emerged from vrinter hibernation. 



