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Iteias fron Here and There 



More Lioisture Under Grass Llulch . In sod orchard experlraents in 

 Door County, Wisconsin, the best soil moisture conditions wfsve found 

 where heavy fertilization caused a vigorous early grov/th of crass 

 which forried a thick insulating nat in suiimer. — R. A. Van TiCter. 



Boysonberry Fot so Good in Wis c onsin . V/isconsin Horticultural 

 Society trials of Bo3'-senberry for three years indicates that v;hile 

 it nay survive winter in some sections when covered heavily, it 

 does not seem to produce a crop the following year, (From Apr. 

 V^is. Hort. ) . 



L.ore for Less . Although farmers purchased' 6- per cent less tonnage 

 of fertilizer in 1938 than they di'd in 1928, they got 2 per cent 

 more plant food, while their total expenditures for feitilizer 

 were 30 per cent less. 



Conn. Growers Visit H. H. and Me . Connecticut fruit growers have 

 planned a tour of orchards in New Hamr>shire and Maine on August 1, 

 2 and 3- On August 11 a field day is scheduled for the Root or- 

 chard in Farmington and on August l6 there will be an Experiment 

 Station Field Lay at Mount Carmcl. 



Growth of Lemons Shows Moi stu re Co ntentfc of Soil. Recent soil and 

 fruit measurements in California sho'w "that changes in apparent 

 growth rate of lemon fruits servo as an excellent index of the 

 relative water deficit of the tree, thus providing an indicator 

 of irrigation needs. In the Northeast we have a similar situation 

 in certain orchards where apples and other fruits stop growing in 

 dry weather. 



Recently Introdu ce d Fruit Insect s. During the past 25 years not 

 more than 3 or A- fruit insects of any conseQ.u.ence have been intro- 

 duced and become established in the Northeast. They include Europ- 

 ean red mite, Oriental fruit m.oth, apple leaf curling midge, and 

 farther south the Japanese beetle. The apple and thorn skeleton- 

 izer also came during this period out can scarcely be called a 

 pest of iiiajor importance. 



Each Fruit Plantin g Has I ts Problem . During a recent week of 

 farm visits the writer c ane in contact with no less than 20 dif- 

 ferent fruit problems of individual concern. They include a 

 severe case of raspberry worm. (Byturus beetle), an infestation 

 of pear midge which dentrojred the crop on certain trees, yellov^r- 

 ing of Greening and Baldwin leaves, and the loss of peach trees 

 from a number of causes. Truly the fruit business is a com.pli- 

 cated one and the particular problem v/hich bothers one grov^rer 

 may not be at all general. To ferrot out the important items 

 and to apply suitable remedies without excessive expense is a 

 task v/hich constantly faces the fruit grower. Sometimes we vrarry 

 about imaginery difficulties and overlook the real thing. 



