Western Grcvvers h ec onsider Old--Fasn:.onea Mcthoas 



"Olu-fciSiiione'a irxetl.oaa oi' spraying may be best after 

 all," norticuiturlsts ana I'ielu men are telling grov/ers in the Wen- 

 atciiee ana YaKima Valleys. To do a gooa job in the ola ciays, grow- 

 ers usea a lonfi spray roa vvhich spreaa a fine mist over the tops of 

 the treds. If' necessary the operator stood on a laader or tov/er. 

 Recent tests show best results where coverage is attainea by close 

 contact with a fine mist spray, insteaa of the high pressure, heavy 

 stream spraying so common in this streamlined age. oo much attention 

 has been'paia in recent years to complicatea spray luixtures that 

 spraying technique has been given too little attention. Grov/ers be- 

 lieve that longer spray rods ana spray towers will enable them to 

 cover the tops more effectively. In fact some growers, vdth this 

 modifiea system of spraying in mina, are planning to ao less prun- 

 ing of the valuable bearing v/ood in the tops. 



Time Out'. 



You'd probably stop whatever you were aoing, also, if 

 you came upon an occu.piea huimfiingbira's nest. Ana that's just what 

 a group of 75 or more fruit growers aia auring a twilight meeting 

 tour 01 the Join Chandler Orchara in bterling a few aays ago. The 

 nost, with one egg and one bira on an apple bi-anch about five feet 

 above the grouna, was viewea vvith real interest as folks passed in 

 single file. The v/riter hopes that everyone got a thrill from this 

 ornate bit of magic. Tnis is another ezaiapie of the unexpected ai- 

 videnas v/hich appear now and then in the fruit business. 



New Bulletin on Mcintosh j-top 



"The Mcintosh Drop," by -b. oouthwick, a new bulletin 

 (#37£) from the State College in iuanerst, presents a summary of ta^s 

 important proolem ana of experimental v/ork nov/ unaer way. a copy 

 may be obtainea from your county agent or from the College. Here 

 are the various phases of the subject covered in the bulletin: Ex- 

 tent of the problem. Difference in varieties, Process of abscission, 

 Apparent causes of arop, Effect of soil fertility, Effect of stock. 

 Influence of seeas, Influence of length of stem. Effect of strain, 

 Influence of weather conaitions, Influence of spot picking, Influaioe 

 of chemicals, Sumiaary ana concJ.usions. This publication is very 

 timely in view of the fact that the subject is to be discussed at 

 the July E5 session of our J^arm ana nome Aeek meetings in Amherst 

 by 1"'. E. Garaner of the U. ^. D. A. His suoject will be "Spraying 

 with plant hormones to conxrol pre-harvest arop". 



E lorida Citrus Growers Plan Gi ft Fruit Sale 



John E. itice of iviarlDorc caj.ls to our attention this in- 

 teresting item from Lakelanu , -:- loriaa , unaer date of June 14. "Pre- 

 liminary work in connection with the gift fruit campaign to be con- 

 aucted in Elorlaa next winter alreaay has been start ea oy the Elori- 

 aa Citrus Commission. The Commission has authorized its aavertising 

 manager to make contracts with outuoor poster aavertising companies 

 to insure availability auring the tourist season. Last season ap- 

 proximately ;tplo,000 v^as spent in Eloriha auring the gift fruit cam- 

 paign. It appears likely this sum may be sligntiy increased next 

 season, aepenaent of course upon the size of the crop ana conse- 

 quent collections of the per box assessment." 



