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Tliat, accordinr; to a study nade at Cornell University, Mcintosh 

 has usually received a premiuia over other varieties on the New York City mar- 

 ket in accordance with the buying power of employed city \vorkers? Improved 

 buying power together witu reduced uneinployment is likely to increase the 

 premium for Mcintosh. L* S. 



That mechanical injuries in grading apples are often more serious 

 than those caused by bruising on the tree, by picking, sind by hauling to the 

 packing shed? A four-year study in Ohio emphasized the necessity for making 

 the grading crew "bruise conscious." L. S. 



That a serious orchard disease which caused land in the far West 

 to be abandoned has been effectively controlled by zinc treatments? This 

 disease has been called "rosette" of pecan and apple trees, "mottle-leaf" 

 of citrus, "yellows" of walnuts and "little leaf" of grapevines and stone 

 fruits. L. S. 



That it is probably the available metallic zinc, or zinc ion, in 

 the spray mixture containing zinc sulfate which tends to prevent arsenical 

 injury on peaches? L. S. 



That the Lialling clonal rootstocks are variable in their dwarfing 

 effects on top worked varieties? These vegetatively propagated stocks are 

 known by nu:7ibers. Mailing I, II, III, IV, V, VI and VII usuall;^ produce 

 semi-dwarf trees; Ilallinr X and XIII usually produce standard or vigorous 

 trees but nay have slight dwarfing abilities; IJalling XII, XV, and XVI com- 

 monly produce standard -sized trees; Mailing VIII and IX are very dwarfing 

 rootstocks. L. S. 



Keep Apples in Refrigerator, Bananas Outside 



A prominent printing concern recently sent to all its customers a 

 folder showing a grocer pointing to a widely used store hanger and saying, 

 "They sure look like real apples." The hanger conveys this timely v.-ord about 

 fancy apples, "Keep Them Cold, for Crispness." Altiiough the folder is sales 

 promotional in nature, it helps to impress upon consumers the need for keeping 

 apples in the refrigerator. 



In contrast with this advice about apples, a new radio program 

 carries these suggestions: "Among fresh fruits and vegetables, bananas are 

 one of the fruits that stands high in nutritive value. Don't put bananas 

 in the refrigerator. Let them ripen at comfortable room temperature until 

 their slcins are flecked with brown. That's when they are at their peek of 

 food value and flavor. Just remember that fresh fruits and vegetables are 

 good sources of health giving vitamins and minerals. Serve them often." 



Strawberries for the Amateur 



In a recent issue of the Rural New Yorker we find tliese tips for 

 the amateur strawberry grower: 'HVidely spaced rows minixaize labor. We favor 

 marking out v/ith a 5-foot marker, and setting in alternate rows. Intervening 

 rows may be planted to any crop that will be removed by the first of August 

 so that the soil nay be cleaned and leveled. This v;ill allow for developing 



