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FArM aJML) iiOML WLM FRUIT MEtJINGb IN aMHLR^T , 

 TiiUkbi/AY ANb ikIuAY. JULY 25-^.6. 



Thursaay, July 2b 



9:00 Equipraent exiiibito ana aeoionstrations. 



10:30 -forty years of spraying machinery. (0. 0. Roberts) 



11:00 Revlev. of current problems, Gonaition of hurricane ciamagea 

 trees. (R. a. Van Meter] Sulphur anu soil acidity. (W. h. 

 Thies; a national tree-removal program. (Jonn Ohanaler) 

 Review of the spraying season. (A. I. i^ourne, 0. C. boy a) 



12:00 LuncL at Dining ^xall. 



2:00 The Department of Agriculture ana the fruit grower. (Vi/illiaa 

 Casey, '-■oinmissioner of Agriculture) Moaern aevelopments in 

 small fruit grov/ing. (J. Harold Clark, New brunsvv'ick, N. J.) 

 Spraying v/ith plant hormones to control pre-harvest drop. 

 (f . E. Gardner, U. S. J-epartment of iigriculture) 



b: oO Tour of experimental plantations. Grapes-strawoerries- 

 raspberries-blueberries. Clonal stocK orchard-contour 

 peach orchard. Soil management experiments-root stocks for 

 lAcIntosh. 



Friaay, July £6 



9:00 Eq^uipment exhibits ana aemonstrations, 



10:00 Apple advertizing by the Industrial ana Develoix.ient Commission. 

 (A. W. Lombard, i^epartment of Agriculture) Results of apple 

 promotion work. (L. a. vVebster, Division of Markets) Pro- 

 gram of the Connecticut Valley Fruit Groi'vers' Association. 

 (L. A. ^ritchett) An inventory of tne New England apple in- 

 austry. (vv. h. Thies) 



11:00 Review of crop conaltions. ( v\ . E. Piper, Division of Markets) 

 Experiences with small packages. (J. P. Sullivan, ^yer; 

 W. A. Perrins, "v.'estford; G. £. O'Brien, Northboro) btandara- 

 izing the apple box. (W. R. ^ole) 



12:00 Luncheon at the College Dining Hall. 



1:50 Progress toward a better apple market. (Jolm Chanaler) 



Experiences in promoting apple sales. (Thomas b, O'Neill) 

 Suggestions from the traae on apple marketing. (George L. 

 Moore) Ro'ond table discussion: Improving grower support 

 for promotion •.vork. Keeping growers informed. Educating 

 the consumer. Maintaining contacts with the traue. -i-^evel- 

 oplng better publicity. 



