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That the 26,000,000 tons of manure produced annually on Kev/ York 

 farms carry 12 times as much nitrogen as v;as sold in commercial fertilizers in 

 that state in 1940? Yfith tremendous quantities of nitrogen needed in making 

 munitions, it is our patriotic duty to conserve farm manures and utilize them 

 to best advantage in the food production program. 



That it is the present policy of the Federal Government to support 

 the prices of agricultural products at a sufficiently high level to encourage 

 the production of those crops necessary for maintaining the food supply of our 

 armed forces, allies, and our people on the home front? These crops include 

 meat animals, oil producing crops, and the feed crops required to maintain an 

 increased production of livest -^ck products. 



That fruit production in the United States in 1942 was the largest 

 on record? ¥('ith the exception of prunes and apricots, the 1942 crop of all 

 major fruits was above the 10-year average. The coiTimercial apple crop in the 

 United States amounted to 127,655,000 bushels compared with 122,256,000 bushels 

 in 1941. 



That packing boxes and crates made in the United States in 1942 used 

 9,000,000,000 board feet of lumber and 200,000 tons of steel? In the State of 

 Washington 110,000,000 board feet of luiaber were required to make boxes to ship 

 the State's 27,500,000 bushel crop of apples. 



That the European red mite, v.'hlch caused so much bronzing of apple 

 foliage in Massachusetts last siiimier is neither a chewing, nor a sucking insect? 

 In fact it isn't even an insect, having 8 legs instead of 6. The so-called 

 spider mites, according to 1'.. D. \Tnitcomb, v;ound the surface of the leaf and 

 lap up the sap \;hich emerges. They can feed on liquids, only, but do not have 

 a hollov; beak such as aphids thr )ugh which the sap can be pumped. Instead, 

 they have small, sharp appendages with which they pierce the tissue of the leaf. 



That erosion has already ruined about 14^j of the land surface in the 

 United States? At least 75;^ of our cultivated area has a sufficient degree of 

 slope to b'i classified as definitely subject to erosion. L. Southwick 



That yield per acre is tremendously important in successful orchards 

 today? In a IiiclTi"^n~t'u"d;7Tt was found that a group of "successful" grov/ers 

 attained an average annual yield of apples amounting to 317 bushels per acre, 

 while a group rated as "unsuccessful," attained only 161 bushels per acre over 

 a 0-year period. It is not enough to produce good apples. In these times, 

 growers must produce good crops of good apj)les. L. S, 



That from 25 to 55 million pounds of avocados are consumed arjiually 

 in the U. S.? Of this amount California produces about 55>b, Florida 15/a, and 

 Cuba 30^j. Although this fruit is an important item in the daily diet of Cen- 

 tral America and adjacent territory, it has achieved fame in the U. S, mostly 

 as a salad fruit. L. S. 



That a coffee substitute made from apples, dried, roasted, and ground, 

 has been introduced in Canada? This nevf product sells for much less than 

 coffee and is reported to be quite popular. 



