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outlet for apple grov/ers in the I\iev-.' England area, we would be, 

 as the boys say, "Sitting pretty." 



This cannot be done, sc what? 



There is a very large volume of apples in storage in other 

 ar?cs. '<.'l:en the ov.Tiers of these large lots start to move them, 

 they will move . 



Mew England Cold Storage (Bushels) : 



Jan. 1, 1941 - 1,035,000 (503,000 Mc's 

 Jan. 1, 1940 - 1,139,000 (740,000 Mc ' s , 

 Jan. 1, 1939 - 557,000 (279,000 Mc's.) 



Total U. S. Cold Storage, estimated (Bushels): 

 1941 - 128,400,000 1940 - 26,198,000 1939 - 26,566,000 



W. ^. has 10>t less than in '40. 

 U. S. has 9% more than in 'ZO. 



The present situation is v;orth thinking about; and maybe 

 worth doing something about! W. R. Cole. 



Rabbit Injury in Young Orchards 



Supposedly, frui'': growers eliminated mice from their or- 

 chards last fall, but wjiat about rabbits? Rabbit injury to fruit 

 trees occurs more coi;aaonly than is generally believed, especial- 

 ly in the caso of nursery stock or small trees set in an orchard 

 near a rabbit cover. Already, preliminary forays have been made 

 on some of our nursery trees at M. S. C. The rabbit has the very 

 obnoxious habit of "biting off more th^n it c;.n chew," Thus, 

 with nursery trees, one rabbit may cut down many trees without 

 so much as nibbling on the cut portion. For newly set orchard 

 trees, high wire guards should suffice. Some repellants such as 

 sulfurized linseed oil end a resin-fish oil-copper soap mixture 

 have been tried with variable results. A sure cure is a well- 

 aimed shotgun. Probably only a few- gro\;ers will encoimter serious 

 trouble from rabbits, but it is well to keep on the lookout. 



L. Southwick. 



The Tree Removal Program 



This year for the first time the Agricultural Conservation 

 Progrc.m offers payment for the "Removal of Diseased or Uneconomic 

 Apple Trees." 



Practice K'o. I4 of the 1941 Program reads: "With prior 

 approval of the couiity committee, the removal of diseased or un- 

 economic permanent live apple trees, the major portion of whose 

 fruit is of inferior quality. Land from which the trees have 

 been removed shall not be used during the 1941 program year. 

 Payment will not be made for the removal of trees less than 5 

 inches in diameter or for the removal of filler or semi-permanent 

 trees, i'jot more than $15 P"?!" acre may be earned under this prac- 

 tice. Rate of payment: Trees 5 to 12" in diam.- 3Cv^'3 over 12"-50(^. 



Tills new provision offers another incentive for the re- 

 moval of apple trees v'hich liave outlived their usefulness. Many 

 such trees are not only vjorthless in themselves due to their 

 present state of neglect but are also a menace to nearby orciiards. 

 Poultrymen and dairymen as \.'ell as fruit growers shoiild consider 

 this new practice as one means of obtaining the full farm allow- 

 ance. 



