matter. It is well illustrated and contains an interesting summary. 



Three Timely Tips 



{!) Bid you have trouble with rosy aphis last year? And are your 

 buds still in the dormant stage? Then there is still time to apply the nev^-- 

 DN spray v/hich is proving very effective in aphis control. (2) Have you 

 any apple trees which are reasonably young and vigorous although of the 

 vn-ong variety? Then you are just in time to top graft them to something 

 better. Late April is an ideal time and there is no better grafting wax 

 than the Icind which you can make yourself. For details, see Leaflet 117, 

 "Top Grafting Fruit Trees," (3) Have you any apple trees under 4 years of 

 age? Are you perfectly satisfied v;ith their present framework? The 2nd 

 and 3rd years are very important in developing a ^.ood framework. If nothing 

 is done until the trees are 4- or 5 years of age, shaping is difficult with- 

 out making drastic cuts. YJe suggest that you look over your young trees 

 again and do v;hatever pruning is necessary. 



\'Tho Has the Largest Ap ple Tree? 



Not long ago a Connecticut grower spoke of an apple tree in his 

 orchard with a trunk diameter of about 3 feet, A tree of similar diameter 

 is reported in Franklin County. These reports have aroused our curiosity. 

 Maybe we can locate the largest apple tree in Massachusetts. If you have 

 a tree with trunk diameter of more than 3 feet and are willing to invest 

 in a post card, please send us the details. 



Revision of College Mailing List 



During the next few months a complete revision of the various 

 College mailing lists if planned. E. S. Carpenter, Secretary of the Ex- 

 tension Service, says, "Instead of sending John Jones, vrho may be receiving 

 four publications, four different letters, we plan to insert the names of 

 the various monthly publications he receives on a letter which will be sent 

 to him. Then he will check and return to us. I suggest that you run a 

 notice in your April and May issues of Fruit Notes that the mailing list 

 is to be revised." Please be on the lookout for the above mentioned letter, 



Y.'anted: Sugf^estions for Fruit Notes 



' Readers of~FruTt~l'fotes ar"e invited to submit the names of subjects 

 which you would like to see discussed in an early issue. This item is in- 

 tentionally placed at the bottom of the last page to see if anybody reads 

 this far. Your suggestions on a post card will furnish the necessary evi- 

 dence. A post card shov;er will be welcomed. 



