a practiccil stttriapoint , the authors say it weans "that potash- 

 fertilisers coula be uroppeo oehina a aeep tillage tool, such as 

 a Killii'er uisic or coulter to a aeptn or 16 to Id inches. This 

 would be within the i.-ictive absorbing zone of the tree roots in most 

 Eastern orchara soils anu also below the zone in which potassium is 

 I'ixea 'cy alternate wetting . ana arying. Its lateral movement shoula 

 then be ample for supplying the neeus ol the tree." ouch a practice 

 woula, Ox course, be out of the question on a shallow soil, since 

 deep tillage would destroy most of the root system. 



Some Factors Affecting the cropping of ^'Iclntosh 



Observations of the fruit in tv/o aajacent Mcintosh 

 blocks oy G . n. ijickson, one of whicn the cover crop was sown about 

 May 15, and in the other about tJuly 16, showea the percentage of 

 drops to be greater in the late cultivated area. Increusea percent- 

 age of dropping was correlated with higher nitrate supply in the 

 soil, better growth of the trees ana larger total yielas. Color 

 of fruit was much better in the area receiving less cultivation. 

 The author believes that the behavior of the so-called non-aropping 

 sports of Mcintosh may be aue to nutritional conditions rather than 

 mutations or bua variations. 



The Vitamin C. (ascorbic i^cia) Content of O e rman -H-pple Varietie s 



/Chemical measurements of the -t^scorbic acia content of 

 important apple varieties in Germany by V.'. i-.essler, show well definec 

 differences sufficiently constant to be classed as varietal char- 

 acteristics, out the content fluctuated within certain limits be- 

 cause of locations, exposure, size of crop, etna fertilizers. Over 

 fertilizing with nitrogen reauced tne amount, and in a given apple, 

 it was greater on the more highly colored side, storage tempera- 

 tures below 41°i!'. are necessary for tne retention of ascorbic acia 

 over a considerable period. In general, apples of a given variety 

 contained a larger amount when grovm in southern than in northern 

 locations. The variety Ontario showea about the highest content of 

 the many varieties tested. These investigations are reported in 

 the German publication covering scientific agriculture, Gartenoau- 

 wlssenschaft . 



The J'ooG otamp flan 



secretary of -agriculture henry ■^-. Wallace, issued a 

 statement on the first anniveraay of the fooa stamp program, t^uotea 

 in part; "k year ago today, May 16, I9b9, the fooa stamp plan began 

 on an experimental basis in i-'-ochester . From that time until touay 

 the program has been placed in operation in a total of 68 areas and 

 12 additional areas nave been designated for food stamp plan opera- 

 tions in the near future Up to May 1, 1940, expenditures for 



surplus foodS v/ith blue stamps issued oy the Department naa a value 



of approximately |.10,400,000 Purchases of fresh ana dried fruits 



had a value of more than ^1, 700,000 ... .In the local areas now in 

 operation under the statap plan, approximately l,b00,000 people are 

 benefitting directly through increased ana improved uiets. ,. .Nearly 

 a thousand coimnunities have applied for the stamp plan, vvithin the 

 next few mxonths, it is anticipated that the food stamp plan will be 

 extenaea to a total of about 125 areas, possibly 150 areas if smalle: 

 towns are selected. It is our expectation that this exoansion will 

 result in aaaitional purchases of surplus foods through" blue stamps 

 alone, ranging from ?; 7,000,000 to <fr9,000,000 per month, ana will ai- 

 rectly benefit about 4,000,000 consumers " 



