

January 18, 1945 



Prepared by the Fruit Prograiii Coixiitt^e 

 of the Extension Service 



T/T. H. Thies, Extension Horticulturist 



Contents 



Fertilizers Tor 194o. 



Cold Injury to Peaches. 



Peach Pruning 



Do you Know 



Suriiiary of Apples Purchased by A. a. A. 



Hagnesiua Deficiency 



Citrus Fertilizer Pro^ran 



Changes in the 194o Apple Spray Chart 



FERTILIZERS FOR 1945. 



The following list of substitute grades of fertilizers has been an- 

 nounced for 1943: 



Old Grades 



(1) '(Tirades of 2^ J or less N. to be replaced by 



(2) Grades of 3)j and 4$o II. to be replaced by 



(3) Grades of 5'/: or nore IJ. to be replaced by 



1943 Gradjes 

 "'0-9-'f7~ 



0-14-14 



0-2_0-20 _ 



3-12-0 

 ■5-10-10 



5-12-l_5 _ 

 " 4-9'-7 



4-10-10 



4-12-4 



In addition to these grades a 3-8-7 Victory Garden fertilizer contain- 

 ing 2-y=5o organic and tj^o oher.iicalEis available for use on Hone or Victory Gardens. 

 Two other grades, 5-3-5 and 6-3-6 i.ill be available for tobacco growers. 



Iss'ied by the Extension Service in furtherance of Acts of I'a;.' S and Jime 30 » 191^» 

 Willard A. I-Janson, director, Massachusetts State Colle£;e, United States Depart- 

 ment of Agricvlture, a:id County Extension Services cooperating. 



