Thp amount of material necessary depends on the number and size 

 of chokecherries present and for this reason it is difficult; to make a defi- 

 nite recommrndation. Roughly, young, straight sprouts waist high will require 

 l/'4-l/2 pint of spray; branched plants 5-6 ft. high l/2-l pint and larger trees 

 in proportion. Thp number of trees on sample areas can be counted and the 

 amount: of material required estimated accordingly. j, 3, Bailey 



CONTROLLING TIIE COST OF LIVING 



T he Fruit Gr ov/er's Part in the Nation Wide Program . Most of us re- 

 member all too vividly the other World War and the depression v/hich followed. 

 Every major war. in our history has brought not only an increase in living costs, 

 but a later slump and financial ruin to untold numbers of people. Unless 

 drastic steps are takon to halt this inflation which now threatens, history 

 is certain to rtpeat itself, and on a scale which staggers the imagination. 

 If that occurs, previous post war depressions may seem like periods of pros- 

 perity in 9omparison. 



To prevent inflation a nation wide effort must nov; be made to control 

 the increasing cost. of living. Never before has the production of ordinary 

 commodities been so drastically limited and never before have the people in 

 the United States had so much money to spend for the limited supply of 'consumer 

 goods now available. The resulting competition among consumers for the things 

 they want to buy, if allowed to continue, would eventually result in a collapse 

 of our economic system. Federal price control is a start in the right direction, 

 but you and I along with the other 131,000,000 people in the country- can- and 

 must play a definite and effective role. 



We talk about maintaining our "way of life." That includes a reason- 

 able cost of living. Our defense forces are assigned the task of halting ag- 

 gression, but their victory may prove a hollow one and our "way of life" a 

 myth, if we on the home front fail to halt inflation. 



Where does the fruit grower fit into this confused situation? Let's 

 take apples as an example. Somewhat highf^r apple prices may be expected next 

 fall in vievj of increased costs of production. And' so long as prices remain 

 reasonable, no price coiling is anticipated. 7n the long run, an excessive 

 price on apples would be a calamity in disguisf>. For with rising prices, the 

 apple goes into, the luxury clftss. V»'e should keep apples at a level where 

 everyone can buy them and use them regularly. Abnormally high apple prices 

 would either accompany, or be preceded by, large increases in the cost of 

 things bought by the fruit grower. All things considered he will be better 

 off if apple pricos remain in line with" the prices of other products. Trans- 

 portation difficulties and smaller imports of other fruits, such as bananas, 

 emphasize the mutual advantage in supplying nearby markets. 



An increase in net income will be permanently advantageous for the 

 fruit grower, if he (I) pays off debts with his cheaper dollars, and (2) if 

 he avoids unwarranted expansion of his productive capacity at inflated costs. 

 This does not mean that the fruit grower should retrench or discontinue, for 

 the duration, the planting of tfees. On the contrary, this ma,y be just the 

 time to bring the fruit plantation up to a more economic size. If .the present 

 sprayer is capable of handling more trees, and a suitable area is available 

 adjacent to the young orchard, an extension of the planting would seem an 



