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In 1917, California's production of merchantable vpinuts 

 wnr> 30,810,000 poundG. In 1937, the pack *fin 90,^^00,000, nearly 

 three timec that of I917. During 1917, 16,961,992 poundc of un- 

 shelled ivalnutc were Imported, ^hile in 1937 Imports amounted to 

 only 263,327 poundn. 



Kore^ t^ian 1,800,000 pear i;rees '"ere reported in the 

 State of W.'Ghington in I936, Over 36^ of thei3e trees ^"ere less 

 than 10 years of age. In comparison, 21J« of the aople trees are 

 less than 10 years of age. The Bartlett variety makes up 69^ of 

 the pear tree population of the state. 



The orange crop of the pa^st year "'as estimated at 6l,00^ 

 against ^S,6l7 carloads for the year before. A nation^^^ide market- 

 ing drive is on. The drive is being handled by the California 

 Fruit G-ro'-^ers Exchc^nge. Investments in citrus loroperties in Cal- 

 ifornia total $637,643,000. Annual sales of citrus fruits from 

 the state often exceed $100,000,000. 



Excessive ai,mounts of potash fertilizer on snllG 1 o"^ in 

 calcium may be conducive to salciura deficiency and poor gro"'th of 

 the trees. On the other hand, lar.;e amounts of lime on soils lov; 

 in potash v;ill result in pota.sh deficiency, so there is a need fo^' 

 balanced feeding of fi-uit trees, according to 0. W. Davidson of c-.e 

 New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. 



A dairy covr drinks about 11-^ tins of Fater a year, an 

 average of 8 gallons a day. Ko one v/iuld think of allowing a. 

 dairy cow to stand in 'vater up to her knees one week and go ■'•'itli- 

 out water entiri-.ly the next. Yet that is about the situation in 

 some of the fruit plantings of New England. A variable '"ater 

 supply has much to do '"ith regular -production of good quality 

 fruit. 



A buyer was told ti watch the market and, after a fevr 

 days, wired his company to this effect: "Some think it '"ill go 

 up and some think it will go down. I do, too . 'Vl'hatever you do 

 ;^ill be vTong. Act at once." This buyer wpg apparently guessing. 

 There is no gueosv/ork about the value of thinning apples. Time 

 spent in getting rid of blemished fruits and in increasing the 

 size and quality of the ones that remain, win be time '"ell spent. 



"Bees for the Beginner" is the title of Extension Leaf- 

 let l4S, recently revised by F. R. Shaw of the State College. A 

 copy of this bulletin may be obta'lned on request. 



The Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation '"as resDon- 

 sible for diverting about k% of the total commercial apple crop 

 during the 1937 season. Purcliasec of fresh apples by this Federal 

 agency to be used for "'elf are purposes included fruit from 27 

 different states. Ne'" York State was highest in number of bushels 

 sold under the Federal Program vrith 1,070,47^- Virginia was 

 second '"ith 823,219, and Washington third with 773,528. 73,9^8 

 bushels were purchased in Massachusetts. 



The planting of currants and gooseberries is prohitlted 

 in 210 citiec and towns in MaLisachuse tts. This regulation '"as 

 approved February 27, I93O. This restriction in the planting of 

 these fruits is aimed at a -orevention in the further spread of 

 Wlilte Pine Blir.ter Rust. 



