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1. Please be Careful of Yoursel f -- of the Tree — of the Fruit . 



2. 'To'Tic': a^rTXipTe" -~ G~usp' tTie apple in the hand, placing the thumb or 

 forefinger" at the union of the fruit stem and spur. Remove the fruit 

 with an upv;ard motion and a twist of the wrist. Avoid breaking branches 

 and fruit spurs. 



3. To Pick the jrop — First, pick the apples you can reach from the ground. 

 lfse"'a~"]!a7j'ier to pick the remainder of the fruit. Pick carefully! Fruit 

 with broken skin decays rapidly. Avoid skin breaks resulting from finger- 

 nail cats or apple stem punctures. 



4. Setting the L adder -- Set the ladder so that both legs rest firmly on 

 the Yi^'^'^nd and the top leans securely against a largo branch or crotch. 

 Place the ladder so that if it slips or turns, it will fall toward the 

 center of the tree. Most accidents come from failure to observe this 

 precaution. Don't take chances! 



5. Handling Picke d Fruit — Transfer apples from the picking container to 

 the ^ppl'e box with extreme care. Every bump makes a bruise! Apples 

 cannot be dropped i'^to the picking container or into the box without 

 bruising. Place bn::es of picked fruit in the shade of the tree, 



6. Care of Equipment — At the end of each day's picking, lean the ladder 

 "securely agiTinst" a high crotch of the tree. Do not leave ladders lying 

 flat on the ^^round. Bring all nicking pails or buckets to the packing 

 house or place designated by tho foreman. 



7. Assistance from the Foreman -- The Foreman will demonstrate and explain 

 the' poii't s" 11 s'te'd above . The apple grower is anxious to prevent acci- 

 dents and to assist you in any problems i.iat may arise. Please leave 

 vour name and tele' 'lone number v;ith the F'oreman. 



Tvro Mir;; apple varieti es 



The Idared, a Vlagener-Jonathan cross, is being introduced in the 

 Northwest this year. It is tlie best of nearly 12,000 seedlings developed 

 and tested by the Idaho Station. Idared is somewhat larger than either parent, 

 bright r^jd in color, tender and juicy, has an unusually small core and is said 

 to be resistant to fire blight and Jonathan spot. Another variety, the Minjon, 

 a VYealthy-Jonathan cross, developed by the Llinnesota Station, looks promising 

 for both home and commercial orchards. Fully matured fruit carries the red 

 staining so characteristic of lYoalthy. Some grov;ers say it is the best apple 

 thus far introduc--jd by the Minnesota Station. (V/e have the Minjon in the Col- 

 lege orchard.) 



SERICULTURE IN BRAZIL 



Sericulture, or the production of silk by silk worms, sounds serious. 

 And it is taken seriously in Brazil. The Foreign Commerce Vfeekly ^ays, "Brazil 

 is said to have especially favorable climatic conditions for cultivation of the 

 mulberry tree and breedinr^ of silk worms. In Japan, 2 or 3 crops of cocoons 

 are grown yearly, whereas in Sao Paulo as many as 8 successive crops can be 

 raised, and even 12 crops have been grown in some sections of Brazil." Present 

 v;orld conditions have lent so much encouragement to the silk business that the 

 annual production in Brazil is now about 700 metric tons annually. An agency 



