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days» to rarely 10 days, after petal fall. 



Infections of quince rust this year apparently occurred during 

 the general blosson-period rain of Hay 8-10, the 18-hour wet period on 

 I'&Y 17 (in some sections of state only) and possibly during the ov-ernight 

 vret period of liay 23, although the last rain must have been near or after 

 the susceptible period. Hence, the bulk of the damage to fruits this year 

 no doubt started during the rains of IJay 8-10 and (or) May 17. Since the 

 intervs.l between the pink and calyx sprays was so much longer than between 

 the caly>: and first cover, and especially since the v;et period during 

 bloom was so much longer than on the 17th, it is quits probable that most 

 of the fruit infections from quince rust occurred during bloom. 



The interval betvi-eon sulfur sprays must be evun shorter for the 

 control of rust tlian for the control of scab. Limited observations indi- 

 cate less damage this year from quince rust where a spray or dust preceded 

 the rainy period of liiy 8-10 than where no blossom period application v/as 

 made, 0. C Boyd 



S .LI .A. Program, to Continu e 



As this is being v/ritten, the following announcement comes from 

 the office of the Surplus i.'arketing Administration in Bostom "The Surplus 

 Marketing Administration annovinces that the Apple Purchase Programs in 

 I.5aine, Hew Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, PJiode Island and Connecticut 

 mil not be terminated November 15, 1941. Purchasing will continue until 

 fi-^rther notice. Prices, terms, specifications and conditions included in 

 Pu.rchase Announcement iTo . 3 dated Octobsr 13, 1941 will remain unchanged." 



Time to Overhaul the Sprayer 



'He offer the suggestion that December is a better month than Ifey 

 for overhauling the sprayer. Le.bor is likely to be more scarce than ever 

 next spring, and sprayer parts difficult or impossible to get. "-Thy not take 

 the old sprayer apart betvreen now and the holidays and make sure that everj''- 

 thing is in tip-top condition. H- A- Rollins expresses the same idea in 

 his last issue of "Seasonal Fruit yotes." He v/rites, "If you are going to 

 need new equipment or repair parts for farm machinery for this next year, 

 place your orders as soon as possible. Delay in ordering may mean very slow 

 delivory or no delivery at all. Don't 7;ait until late v/inter or early spring 

 to overhaul the spi^yer. '<Thy not find out what parts you need, and order 

 them now. Planning for the next season should be done early if you expect 

 to have the necessar^^ equipment for the 1942 season." 



Here's an Idea 



Terminal gro\\rth in a fruit tree is commonly considered as an indi- 

 cator of the supply of nitrogen in the soil. In a bearing apple tree we like 

 to see an average terminal grovrth of at least 6 or 8 inches and in a non- 

 bearing tree at least 10 or 12 inches. The teirminal gro-wth offers a conven- 

 ient guide in figuring out how much nitrogen should be used. But growers 

 occasionally find a tree which fails to respond to an application of nitrogen. 

 A tree may shov/ little or no terminal grovirth even after a fairly liberal ap- 

 plication of nitrogen has been made. YvTi^ere this situation exists, it is a 

 good plan to examine the lower part of the trunk and the adjacent roots for 



