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Ty-'P- }^^R A^-i'-lQ-yjyA.^-'^J-.Qp-'' 1-1 3. i-ocent issue of The New York Packer aention 

 wE^s riade of tv;o new ap^jle varieties in llichigan. One is a very early var- 

 iety lound grovidng in -the Upper Psnninsula where a lumberjack evidently 

 tossed aside an apple core years ago. The other is a bud sport of the 

 V/inesap. Both of these varieties v/ill ^e tested to determne their fitness 

 for cor.'j.iercial planting. 



1940 A ppl e g.nd P_each _Spray_ Chart s. Proof has recontl^r been read 3Jid re- 

 turned to the state printer covering the 124-0 apple and peach spray chai'ts. 

 The printed charts v/ill be available within a few days. Copies niay be ob- 

 tained fron your county agricultural agent or frori the State College. 



RPrj!']L®P--Sl'^.^.3^A ^TAy^-il^A"-. C^^ A conference of !3xperiment Station 



and jixtension Service v/orkers i:: tlie Kortheastern States is scheduled to 

 be held in Kev; Kaven, Connecticut , February 8. ibi attempt will b3 r;c.de at 

 this conference to unify our recor.iiv.endations so far as possible for the 

 control of various fruit pests. Representatives eu~e expected fro;: iJew York 

 and New Jersey and frori tiie New ilngland states. 



Tl\e_ 3_oi_l_ _.-i.u£^e_r . The first volurie of a new soils publication has just been 

 prepared by Ao B. Beauraont , Extension Soil Conservationist. It is planned 

 to distribute this publication at least three tines during the year to county 

 agricultural agents and to teacliers of vocational agriculture in Llassachu- 

 setts. The Soil Auger will serve as a clearing house for information per- 

 taining to soils and their use. In the first assue there appears an in- 

 teresting story entitled "The role of calciur.: in the soil and the plant." 

 An abstract of this a.rticle will appear in the next issue of ?ruit Notes. 



The Appl e Storage Situation. Slightly fewer apples were in cold storage 

 in the United States on January 1, 1940 than a year ago. At the sa..ie tiue, 

 Massachusetts had nore than twice as nan'y as a yeai' ago, with 954,000 as 

 compared with 445,000 in 1939. Sonewhat sualler stocks are in storage in 

 the North'./est than a year ago. On Jc.nuary 15, according to Y/. ii. Piper's 

 Iiiarket Report, v;e v;ere still holding 340,000 bushels of I.'clutosh in Massa- 

 chusetts, having rroved 51;i of -che crop. A year ago \/e still had 122,000 

 and had moved 60/i of the crop. In the three previous years we had nov ed 

 by January 15, 46/0, 51^0 and 40/op respectively. The above figures suggest 

 a ver^' goodi Ilclntosh .■.loveinent although './e still liave p^lenty of that variety 

 left in s-corage. 



1 OjlP 0P_ i-i-iis • Fall and v/inter purchases of apples by the F.S.G.G. through- 

 out tne U. S. up to January 21 have aiaounted to 10,135 cars. This does 

 not include 500 cars purcha.sed for drying. Iitssachu setts sales to the 

 F.S.C.C- have amounted to about 255 cars during the saiue period, including 

 70 csjTS of Ilclntosh rioved out of storage. 



ATrain Lo_ad_ a Daj. 'iVith 11,703 cs.rs of apples in storage in the State 

 of ";;'ashington, January 1, an average of 30 cars per day must be v.ioved out 

 if the crop is to be cleaned up by Ju:ie 1. 



