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certain trees drop their fruit ^'rarce tha.n others year after year, 

 or other trees v/hich hold their fruit unusually v/ell^ a ^jostcard 

 Civing ruch information, will be of interest to the writer. 



L. Southivick 



Concentration Stations for Mo u se Control 



Field agents of the Biological Survey have observed 

 heavy infestations of mice in orchards this fall, and are recom- 

 mending early placement of concentration stations in nreparation 

 for poison operations. This procedure involves the placing of 

 small hay or m.ulch piles beneath each tree at least one month be- 

 fore control vrork begins. If mice are present, they will build 

 trails benea.th the hay; and the task of locating trails for bait 

 placement is greatly sinplified. Concentration stations need not 

 be over three feet in diameter and a foot thick. Thoy should be 

 placed in grassy areas, preferably in rough spots. One station 

 per tree is genora.lly su.fficient. 



Demonstrations will again- bo given in all counties of 

 the state starting the last of September, a.nd orchardirts may 

 obtain the rodenticidc at these meetings. Notices of ("'ates and 

 locations of the demonstrations will be sent to fruit growers 

 within the next few vfoeks. 



Im.mature Apples (A Borrowed Editorial) 



Last season the Wealthy deal, and later, the McIntorJ; 

 deal, vras seriously retarded by the picking, selling and rt^ail- 

 ing of unripe, greenish, poor-flavored apples. The weather was 

 responsible for much of the poor-color Wealthies. This v:as no': 

 the c;^se with Mcintosh. Ideal weather resulted in one of the o-:. 

 colored crops vihon Mcintosh were left to grow and mature prope :■'■'..;'; 

 Both groT^ers and distributors were responsible for this calami V". 

 Consumers clamored for Mcintosh in the markets, clerks demanded 

 Mcintosh of their buyers and buyers worried the growers for them, 

 G-rowers, anxious to get started, escape dropping, and get aliead 

 of the rush, picked and sold apples that they could not have ean- 

 en themselves. RESULT: Th'.xi. sands of retail stores stocked with 

 unlovely, astringent, disappointing Mcintosh ^'hich so disillusior 

 ed the consumers as to the goodness of Mcintosh that they turned 

 to the fine assortment of other seasonal fruits. Countless store 

 worried over their supplies of unwanted Mcintosh before they got 

 rid of them and made ne^;' purchases of ma.ture rpples. This mu st 

 not happen a.gainj Buyers take warning.' There is loss, not pro- 

 fit in green Mcintosh. Grov;ors bevrr.re of the lure of early sales 

 of Imma.ture He IntoshJ We do not have state control vrhich pro- 

 hibits the sale of unready citrus fruit. It is up to our intelli- 

 gence and consciences to protect the Mcintosh and ourselves from 

 picking too early. (August Bui. N. Y. & N.E. Apple Institute) 



Items from Here rmd There 



Deer Damage. "Protecting Orchard Trees from Deer" is the title o 

 a ne\7 mimeographed leaflet prepared by E. M. Mills, Division of 

 Predator and Rodent Control, Amherst, Mass. This leaflet sum- 

 marizes the present status of repellent devices and substances, 

 including sprays, "deer-proof" fences, tar-paper cones, electric 

 fences, etc. A copy may be had on request. 



