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ing and had a greater exposure to lead and arsenic than consumers of apples. 

 Only six men and one women showed anj;- sj'mptoms whatever of lead arsenate 

 poisoning, and these sxTTiptoms v;ere too sliglit to say that these few wire de- 

 finitely poisoned by lead arsenate. The report fails to show that eating 

 sprayed apples that have not been washed is dangerous to health. However, 

 fruit grov/ers should continue to be careful to follow a spray program that 

 will leave the least residue consistent with control of insects and diseases. 



J, K. Shaw 



Horm one Sprays 



It is expected that manufacturers and dealers v/ill exhibit hor- 

 mone "drop control" spray materials at the fruit grov/ers' meetings during 

 Farm and Home ''A'eck. It is probable that most of the brands on the market 

 will be on display. This will afford a good opportunity to growers to ex- 

 amine materials, compare costs, and talk with the vari.ous representatives. 



L. Southwick 



Ethylene Dichloride Em ulsio n 



• "The"re""h'a've'Teen rUports of very severe injury to several peach or- 

 chards in Michigan from the application of ethylene dichloride emulsion for 

 the control of peach tree borer. One grower is reported to have lost 2,000 

 out of 3,000 young trees. Although there have been no reports of injury 

 from this material in Massachusetts anyone considering its use should wait 

 until we find out more about the situation in Michigan. J. S. Bailey 



I.Tio's '.'ho on the Farm and Home T'cel: Program 



Bateman, Eleanor, retail market reporter, Llass. Dcpt. of Agric, Boston. 

 Denman, C. B., agricultural counsel, national Association of Food Chains, 



ITashington, D, C. 

 Hainan, Chester, Surplus Marketing Administration, U. S. D. A., Boston 

 Hewlett, Freeman S., associate ih horticulture, Agric . Exp. Sta., '.'Vooster,Ohio 

 O'Neill, Thomas H., llanagcr. New York-New England Apple Institute, ^ie-w York, N.Y. 

 Piper, V.'alter E., market reporter, Mass. Dcpt. of Agri, Boston 

 Shaw, Jacob K., research professor of pomology, i.I. S, C. 

 Southwick, La^-n-cnce, research assistant in pomology, L". S. C. 

 Thics, Viilbur H., extension horticulturist, 1.1. S. C. 



Van Meter, Ralph A., professor of pomology and head of Division of Horti- 

 culture, M. S. C. 

 Y.'ebster, Louis., director of markets, Mass. Dept. of Agric, Boston 

 Yeager, A. F. , head. Department of Horticulture, Univ. of K. H., Durham 



F. S. Hewlett of Ohio vdll deliver two talks, the first Thursday 

 afternoon at two thirty on "Soil iioisture and Irrigation of Orchards, and 

 the second Friday afternoon at three o'clock on "How Orchard ilanagement 

 Affects Fruit Set and Development," A. F. Yeager speaks at tv.'o o'clock 

 Thursday afternoon on "How iiclntosh Apples Get Bruised." Other headliners 

 on the Friday program include C. B. Den:nan and Chester Hainan who v/ill bring 

 important information on the marketing of fruits. It looks like a good pro- 

 gran. T,ith. a little cooperation from the vreather man vie look for a good 

 attendance at both sessions. 



