That the flesh of aii apple breaks down in cookin^j only if an acid 

 is present? A sv/eet apple, lacking, the acid of a tart apple, retains its 

 firroness and shape when cut into slices and cooked. For this reason the Deli- 

 cious is less suited for apple sauce than the Baldv.dn. 



That there are aBoat 23,000,000 men in the U. 3. between the ages of 

 18 and 38? Of this number it is estimated that 8,000,000 will be physically- 

 disqualified for military service. Of the remaining 15,000,000 about 10,000,000 

 will probably be in the armed forces by the end of 1943. 



That the American Forestry Association has records of five tree species 

 of v/nich one or more individuals tovjer at least 200 feet? Tallest trees on 

 record for the five species are: HedVf'ood, 300; Sequoia, 272; Douglas Fir, 221; 

 Red Gum, 200; 3ugar Pine, 200, Alaska has a Sitka Spruce wliich measures 204 

 feet. 



That the Agricultural Marketing Administration purchased 2 75,048 

 bushels of apples in Lias sac hu setts last fall? Purchases involved mainly 3 var- 

 ieties,- Baldwin (177,272 bu.), Mcintosh (55,408 bu.) and Cortland (21,779 bu.). 

 Nearly 8,000 bushels each of Delicious and Wealthy and smaller quantities of 

 Sta^.iian, ?l. I. Grecnin^_. , Rome, Viagener, and Snow i.-ere also sold through the A. 

 M. A. Six counties participated in the program (Middlesex, T.'orcester, FraiUclin, 

 Hampshire, Essex, and Hampden) v/ith sales ranging from 173,653 to 2,745 bushels. 



Sb"IIARY OF FFJiS'd M'PUiS PIJIiCIL'iSED IN 1942 BY THE AGRICULTUML 

 I.IARIvETING ADMIi:iST?Ji.TION III lIASSJlCirJSETTS 

 (All Purchases on U. 3. No. 1-2 l/4 Inch liin. Basis. Figures Represent Bushels) 



Chauncey LI. Rand, Purchase Representative of the Agricultural Marketing Ad- 

 ministration in Boston, submits the following sum;iary of the apple purchase 

 program. Quoting from his letter of January 11, "These apples were shipped 

 to various State Commodity Distribution outlets for school lunch programs, 

 institutions, and direct relief. Due to limited outlets, 50,526 bushels 



went into storage to be used later, chiefly in scliool lunch programs." 



Totals by 



Lliddlesex VIorcester Franklin Hampshire Essex Hampden Varieties 



Totals by 



Counties 178,653 49,006 19,919 15,135 9,590 2,745 275,048 



An elderly farmer v;as heard to remark at a recent Food Production 

 meeting, "Older men and women and children have always produced food in time 



