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DO YO U KIJCT7 



That Franklin County farmers sold 20,226 bushels of apples (33 car- 

 loads) through the Agricultural Marketing Administration this season? Thirty- 

 five apple growers from 7 towns took part in the program. Offerings ranged 

 from 50 to 2000 bushels. 



That 4-H boys and girls in Massachusetts produced over 3,000,000 pounds 

 of vegetables, and canned 150,000 jars of fruits and vegetables in 1942? Five 

 thousandvrorked on farms of parents or neighbors, 20QD aided in getting the v/in- 

 ter fuel supply and 2,200 helped keep farm machinery in good condition. 



That chopped apples provide a partial substitute for silage in feeding 

 dairy cov;s? Yilien corn silage is worth ^6 per ton, apples have a feeding value 

 amounting to about 03.18 per ton. 



That apple pomace, fresh from the cider press, averages about 21^ dry 

 matter compared to 20^o dry matter in silage from v/ell matured corn? It con- 

 tains about 1/3 as much digestible protein as corn silage and is slightly 

 lov;er in digestible nutrients. 



That there are about 252,000 spray rigs on commercial fruit farms in 

 the United States? Many are high pressure outfits suitable for fighting fires. 

 These sprayers, widely scattered in rural areas, offer an opportunity for the 

 fruit grovrerto serve himself, his neighbors and his country on the home front. 



That a dozen Indiana apple grov;ers earned gold medals this season by 

 producing apple crops grading from 90 to 99^^ U.S. No. 1? Three others re- 

 ceived silver medals for crops scoring slightly under 90Jo U.S. No. 1. 



That there has been a gradual increase in the deer population in Massa- 

 chusetts during the past 30 years. Records of deer killed during the hunting 

 season are available since 1910. The largest number reported in any one year 

 was 3,067 in 1940. In 1941 unfavorable weather during the hunting season re- 

 duced the number to 1773. 



That, of the above ground parts of a fruit tree, the lower part of the 

 trunk is latest in maturing its tissues for \vinter? A tree tends to mature 

 from the top dovm. And if grovrth is prolonged too late, as for example v/hen 

 poultry manure is applied in September, frost cracks in the bark of the trunk 

 are likely to appear as soon as the temperature begins to hover around zero. 



That military and Lend-Lease needs for food v;ill be half again as 

 great in 1943 as they were in 1942, and that they v/ill take about one-fifth 

 of nur total food production? This v/ill mean one-fourth of our meat, one- 

 third of our lard, one-third of our eggs, and one-half of our canned vegetables. 

 The demand vrill be greater than our ability to produce. Certain crops v/ill 

 need to be curtailed in order that others of a more vital nature may be ex- 

 panded. 



FOOD PRODUCTION IN MSSACHUSETTS I.IUST BE INCREASED. A CARLOAD OF 

 FOOD PRODUCED IN LIAS SAC HUSETTS RELEASES FOR IIILITARY PURPOSES A CARLOAD PRO- 

 DUCED ELSEVrilEPi;. 



