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15 lbs. of nitrate of soda or its equivalent per tree. If the foliage is not 

 at all yellowish, but scanty becuuso of too many buds, especially those on the 

 lower part of last year's growth, add potash to the nitrogen you havo been using. 

 The use of a complete fertilizer for orchard trees is to be looked upon as in- 

 surance rather than as an assured profitable practice. VJhy not try it on part 

 of your orchard in comparison with nitrogen, or in comparison vdth nitrogen 

 and potash, and thus determine which of the three gives superior crops? 



J. K- Shaw 



This and That 



The World's largest Apple Pie 



It was an old stunt but a novel one, and Wenatchee's "Biggest Apple 

 Pie" won nation-wide publicity for Northwest apples. Conceived by a business 

 mi5.n's group, baking the monstrous pie quickly grew into a community project, 

 and when it was at last drav/n steaming from the huge out-door oven in a Wenat- 

 rheo city park, nearly 4,000 people gathered round for a taste. Millions of 

 ctiurs all over the country saw it in the movies, in picture magazines, news- 

 pupuis and trade journals. The pie contained 41 boxes of apples and weighed 

 one ton. It was drawn from the oven by a Diesel tractor. 



Massachusetts Weather Favors Deer 



V/ith less than half- a normal kill of deer during the hunting season 

 recently closed, Massachusetts apple growers are wondering how much deer damage 

 to orchards may be expected during 1939. Rain, slush and fog made hunting dif- 

 ficult. Hence the small number of deer reported this season. 



Last Call for Strawberry Mulch 



Vi/ith the temperature around zero shortly after Thanksgiving, there ia 

 some speculation regarding the present condition of unmulched strawberry beds. 

 But there is a hopeful note in that most plantings were protected by a fairly 

 heavy mulch of snow at the time even though no strav/, pints needlbs or other 

 vegetation had been applied. Undoubtedly the snow provided good protection 

 except on thy higher, windblown locations. Yi^e may not be so lucky during the 

 next cold spell. It is not too late to get returns on a mulching job. 



Spraying Influences Time of Leaf Fall 



2. p. Christopher, Extension Horticulturist in Rhode Island, reports 

 some interesting observations in the December Fruit Grower. He says, "The 

 recent hurricane showed the danger of a spray program of lime-sulphur through- 

 out the season in apple orchards. Mcintosh trees, in a spray study using lime- 

 sulphur throughout tho season, lost practically all of their leaves. Those 

 sprayed vdth Flotation Sulphur hung on to a large proportion of theirs. Trees 

 sprayed v/ith lime-sulphur through calyx followed by Flotation Sulphur or Kolofog 

 lost about half of their leaves." 



Different Opinions on Fall Fertilization 



In New England fall fertilization of orchards is not recommended be- 

 cause we have s&en some evidence of winter injury in trees thus treated. Kansas 



