Sorae SUfi:,p;estions on Siaall Fruit s_. 



C. M. Wood of the Sssex Coui^sty Agricultural School has kindly furnished 

 the follov/ing notes from a Farm and Home Week talk by J. H. Clark of Nev; Jersey. 



Dorset, Catskill, and Pathfinder are the leading strav/berry varieties 

 in ilevj- Jerseys the Pathfinder is resistant to red stelo disease. Soils vdth a 

 pH reading of 4.2-5 are benefited by the use of lime for strawberry grov.dng. 

 Raspberries vn.ll apparently stand more acid soils than strav/berrics . Readings 

 down to pH 4.5 have shovm no ill effect, although lirao has holpod in some cases. 

 For both strawberries and raspberries si-naller crates are being usedj the 16-quart 

 and 12-pint are now becoming popular. It is feasible to make tvro grades of rasp- 

 berries and strawberries v/nile picking. 



Lathai:! is still the best raspberry varietj'' for New Jersey. Other var- 

 ieties are not so productive or dependable. Sunrise, which is ten days earlier 

 th3.n Latham, is pror.iising. llulching raspberries and blueberries on the lighter, 

 hotter soils seems practical. Precooling and treating v/ith carbon dioxide as a 

 part of the marketing program is being investigated. Cellophane is being used 

 on the box if the berries are in good condition. 



D o Yo u Know - 



That only a fraction of one percent of the insects in the world are con- 

 sidered as enemies of man? 



That fruits and flowers v/ere first exhibited in Jiassachusetts cattle 

 shows in 1835, boes and honey in 1844? 



The.t a silk industry Vifas in the making in Nev/ England more than 100 

 years ago? Enoch Boynton planted 42,000 mulberry trees between 1822-32 to feed 

 silk worms. The cold v/inter of 1834 did great damage to these trees. 



That : aiming* s Nursery Catalog of 1843 quoted apple trees including 

 Baldv/in, Blue Fearinain, Fall Pippin, Gillif lower, Hubbardston, Jonathan, etCo, 

 at 37-^-5^ each, pears, plums, and cherries at 50;^ each, and peaches (75 varieties) 

 at 25;^ each? Of the latter, only the Early Crawford is familiar today. 



That "storage scab" has its beginning in the orchard? All attempts to 

 bring about infection of the fruit in storage have failed. 



That a worker bee, during the active season, lives only 4 to 6 weeks? 

 There are records of a queen bee living as long as 7 years, according to F. R. 

 Shav/ of the Department of Entomology. 



That most tree fruit buds are formed in June or July, 10 to 11 months 

 before bloom v;hile strawberry buds are formed in September about 8 months before 

 bloom? 



That drops of "dev/' often seen in the morning along the margins of les.ves. 

 or at the tips, as in grasses, come from within the plant and are not caused by 

 outside condensation? A cool night following a warm day vdth a resulting high 

 humidity, especially v/hen conditions are favorable for intake of water through 

 the roots may cause the excess wator to colloct as droplets instead of being 

 trans;" ir ed. normally . 



