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the common soft rot of ctorcd apple g. Experiment g in the ctate of 

 Wachlngton (Wach. Exp. Sta. Bui. 357) indicate that p two-minute 

 exposure of old boxec to streaming steam v/as sufficient to kill all 

 blue mold apores present. (R. A. Van Meter) 



Fertilizers G-o V7est . In the 11 western states, 11,^112,789 acres 

 of farm land are now irrigated. According to the U^ S. Census of 

 193!+, this Is &7.6fo of the irrigated area of the United States. 

 Until a few years ago little fertilizer was used on this irrigated 

 area. The total usage of all fertilizers in the above area and in 

 British Columbia last year was 307,935 tons. About Ji'fo of this 

 tonnage was used in California. 



A New Soils Bulletin . "Soil Depleting, Soil Conserving and Soil 

 Building Crops" is the name of a new Leaflet No. I65, written by 

 A. J. Pleters and distributed through the U.S.D.A. In Washington, 

 D. C. Here is a very interec.ting and authoritative publication 

 by a man who knows soils and crops. A copy may be had for the asking'. 



Potassium Under Hulch . Wander & G-ourley of the Ohio Agr. Exp. Sta. 

 report this interesting discovei-;.' in a mulched orchard, "In an 

 orchard where potaoslum as a wholt; was found very low and v;here 

 applied potassium failed to move downv/ard into the root zone, there 

 was found a very large content of potassium to a depth of ?.k to J,2. 

 in. or more beneath a 3S-year-old mulch. In no case had potassium 

 fertilizers been applied to the mulched trees. The sane ccnditjon 

 v/as found in a nearby orchard v/here mulch had been applied to X'-<rt 

 of the area for 22 yrs. The soil beneath t'vo i.iL'lched trees had a 

 content of 1,000 lb. per acre of available potassium to a depth of 

 2 ft., while ^0 ft. distant under clean cultivation there was less 

 than 175 lb. of potassium to a 2-ft. depth." 



Agricultural Pla n nin g. The September Extension Service Ftevlew says 

 that moi'e than 2, 20'"i county agricultural planning committees have 

 been functioning during "Che current year as shov/n by reports -from 

 hji states. Land uoe mapping v:ork has been conducted in 95I of these 

 counties. 



A New Blueberry Bu lle tin . "Improved Blueberries" is the title of 

 Extension Circular 215 by Latimer and Smith of the Univ. of N. H. , 

 Durham, K. H. i?jnong the items diocussed nre location and soil, soil 

 preparation, pla-,tlng, varieties, cultivation, soil fertility, prun- 

 ing, insects, jrox-ovement of v/lld high bush blueberry areas, blue- 

 berry propagation, seeds^ rhizomes, tr;uisplantlng, softwood cuttings, 

 hardwood cuttings a.nc? topwor''.ing. 



Beach plums . A new mimeographed publication, "Culture of Beach Plums 

 in MasGachu<^etts,'' has jujt been prepared by Bortrain Torallnson, County 

 Agriculture- J. Agent in Barnsta.blr County, and vrill be available from 

 the State Ccliege or fro-u the ai :hor in the near future. Ask for 

 Extension Circular l<o. ij-6. 



Walnut H ulls . Throe years ago, the California Walnut G-rc'crs Asso- 

 ciation xjrv, paying ^30 •''• ^^y "^o have v;al:"iut hulls hauled away and 

 burned. Now, the association received ^1,000 a. month for the hulls. 

 Research has shown thr^t they hai.ve many commercial uses. 



