FRUIT NOTES - July, 1939 



V/. H. Thies 

 Extension Horticulturist 



Fruit Growers' Field Mee ting in Marlboro, August 5_ 



All roads lead to the John E. Hice orchards (on Route 20, 

 west of Marlboro) for a field meeting Saturday, August 5. The pro- 

 gram is briefly as follov/s: 



10 a.m. - Assemble at "The Mill" on Route 20 for a tour of 

 the orchards. This is one of the largest fruit 

 plantations in Massachusetts. The trees are 1 to 

 19 years of age, half I.lclntosh, the rest Baldwin, 

 Delicious and a fow early varieties. A v/ettable 

 sulphur spray pr0;,iram has been used for 5 years. 

 There are Ig miles of drainage trenches dug by a 

 steam shovel. In addition- to the apple orchards 

 there are 4000 peach trees, 1000 pear trees, and 

 10 acres of grapes. The orchard is equipped with 

 a large roadside stand, a cider and grape juice 

 mill, and a canning factory. 



Noon - Basket Lunch. Caterer on grounds. 



2 p.m. - V/alter E. Piper, Massachusetts Dept. of Agriculture, 



"The Prospective Apple Crop." 

 Thomas M. Collins, Boston, "Apple Packing Trends 



on the ViTiolesale Market." 

 Earl French, New York City, "Apple Packages and 



Packing for Chain Stores." 



The Apple Insect Situation 



From \L D. V/hitcomb of Walthara we have these brief 

 coinments on apple insects: "July 20-25 is usually considered 

 the m.aximum emergence period of maggot flies, b\it to date (July 

 22) there have been about 100 (30fa) less than the expected number 

 of flies recovered from the bare ground cage and about 150 (50/S) 

 less from the sod cage. In general, we can assume that the dry 

 weather is delaying the emergence (and it is dry here - even the 

 thunder showers have dodged Waltham) , but it also indicates a 

 small emergence and conseq.uent light infestation for the year. 

 On the other hand, if the decreased number of flies observed is 

 due entirely to dry weather, later rains may increase the em.er- 

 gence and produce an abnorm.ally late infestation." 



"Red banded leaf roller and bud moth are generally rauch 

 less prevalent than last year and probably vail not be the pest 



Issued by the Extension Service, WillardA. Munson, director, 

 in furtherance of Acts of May 8 and June 30, 191A-, Massachusetts 

 State College, United States Department of A^^riculturc, and 

 County Extension Services cooperating. 



