Any Mouse Injiiry? 



A heavy grass cover in many orchards alon£ vith ?. hecvy 

 Ic.te v.'intcr snov/f all , have brought ideal conditions for mouse 

 girdling of fruit trees. The ideal time to detocc such injury 

 and do something about it is early spring. Timo spent in going 

 over the entire orchard systematically may net big returns. Too 

 often v;e relj/ upon the protection of wire guards long since out- 

 grov.Ti "by the e::panding tree trunks. Mice often v.'ork belo'.v the 

 v;ire guai-ds and in some instances above tlr:.em. Bridge grafting, 

 if it can be done soon after the gii'dling takes plac--, is an ef- 

 fective v/ay of overcoming the difficulty. Eu'C \;he girdling must 

 first be observed and that takes time and patience. Incidentally, 

 any orchard v,"hich shov/s evidence of mice this spring should be 

 given the nevrl-.- c'eveloped poison bait treatment ne;:.t fall. Zour 

 county agricultural a;^ent can provide the nececscry information. 



Hev.' Uses for Apples 



Speaking before a recent llashoba meetin,:, in V'estford, 

 J. J. Willam.an of th.e :i]astern Regional Research Laboratory in 

 Philadelphia, told of the establisliment of four regional research 

 laboratories in search for ncv; and wider industrial outlets and 

 markets for farm conmiodities and products. Research will be de- 

 voted primarily' to those farm commodities in \;l:ich- there are regu- 

 lar or saasonrl surpluses. 



As early as 1908 the Department of Agriculture published 

 results from experiments on the preparation o:.' luifermented apple 

 juice. The need now is for an apple juice which ",;ill retain 

 indef initel"^ the flavor of sweet cidor in order to extend its use 

 through the summer months when a thii'St q.Lienchin^. fruit juice is 

 greatly desired. 



Among the many other uses oi cull and surplus apples, the 

 follov/ing ma3' be noted: aried apple sauce for use in the baking 

 trade, a taele syrup witli an apple flavor, wax from apple peel 

 for use as r plasticizer in paints, and as a coating for m.imeo- 

 graph stencils, a wider use of pectin, as for example, as an 

 emulsifier or gum in flavoring and pharmaceutic; 1 preparation in 

 medicine, in dairy, confectionery, bfkery products, in plastics, 

 and in sizing textiles. In the above Itboratoi'y, work is being 

 conducted, along a number of lines on a small scale after which 

 pilot plant operations v/ill be undertaken. In the pilot plant 

 enough of the product will be made for a thorough study of its 

 usefulness and marketability. Tiiis J.s in line with the old maxim, 

 "Make your mistakes in e small plrnt and your profits in a big 

 plant." Suggestions I'rom appl'^- growers are welcom.e. 



Spring Management fo r the :>eekeeper 



F. R. Shav: of the Department of Zntomology, has prepared 

 a brief oiitline covering "Spring hanagement for the Beekeeper." 

 Ke suggests v.'hat may be done to build the colonies up to mcMimum 

 strength at tne time of tlie principal honey flow, iuny reader of 

 Fruit Rotes interested in thos ; timely suggestions mry comiiiunicate 

 with F. R. Shaw, Fernald Hall, M. S. C. 



