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3; 45 Orchard and Nursery Tour. 



How do the new clonal roots affect Mcintosh upples? How are the new 

 spraying materials showing up in trial plots? See the budding and 

 grafting demonstrations and many other things of interest* 



Wednesday , July 27 

 9:00 Machinery Demonstrations 



10:00 Late Summer Spraying. 0. C Boyd, W. H. Thies, A. I. Bourne, M. S. C. 



What is the pest situation at the present time in Massachusetts? 

 These men have been in close touch with developments through the 

 season and have some valuable information for every fruit grower. 



11:00 14.arketing Fruit in the Northeastern States. L. A. Bevan, New Bruns- 

 wick, N. J. 



An outstanding problem of the industry discussed by one who has stud- 

 ied it for years, first in Masstichusetts , than in New Jersey. Mr. 

 Bevan will have some interesting and illuminating observations on 

 thu market situation. 



12:15 Lunchuon at thu Gollcjge Cafeteria. 



2:00 Storage of Apples in Commercial Storage. George Vi/. Boutillier, 

 Providence, R. I. 



As a manager of a large cold storage plant Mr. Boutillier has gathered 

 a wealth of interesting information on the storage of apples in 

 city storage. 



2:30 Storage of Apples in Farm Storage. V/. R. Cole and 0. C Roberts, M.S.C. 



Farm storage is of direct interest to almost every fruit grower in Mass 

 achusetts. These men have studied the storage problem under widely 

 varying conditions and probably can help v/ith the problem that bothers 

 you. 



3:00 The Apple Crop in Massachusetts and the United States. W. E* Piper, 

 State Department of iigriculture. 



How many apples shall we have to market this winter? What is thu con- 

 dition of the crop? What promise is there in the export market? Mr. 

 Piper is in close touch with crop conditions all over the country. 



2:30 Plans for the Apple Institute Advertising Campaign. John Chandler, 

 Sterling Junction. 



The Appls Institute is a part of the biggest and most carefully de- 

 veloped advertising campaign ever undertaken in thu East. Its con- 

 tinuing success depends upon you. This is a report on progress and 

 plans by a man who has helped the Institute from the start. 



Plans for the Harvest Festival. Fred E. Cole, Worcester. 



Here is something new in efforts to further popularize the apple. If it 

 can be developed successfully, tho festival will c>^ntribute further 

 toward a better marketing situation. You will v/ant to know about it. 



