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That the importation of dried fi^js into the UnitRd States has dwindled 

 from a high of 20,300 tons in 1925 to only 700 tons in 1940? From 4-5 to lb% 

 of the imported figs formerly came from Turkey. The state of California 

 shipped its first carload of dried figs to eastern markets in 1389. During 

 the ensuing 50 years production has increased to 32,800 tons of dried figs 

 and 19,000 of fresh fruit frorii a bearing acreage of 34,82G. 



That about 3,000,000 lbs. of apple syrup was made from the 1942 apple 

 crop? 100 lbs. of apples make approximately a gallon of apple syrup weighing 

 11-g- lbs. At IG/ a lb. for syrup, the processor should be able to pay about 

 60;^ per 100 lbs. for apples. The largest single use of syrup is in the to- 

 bacco industry where this syrup is being used in place of glycerin. 



That about 20,000,000 Victory Gardens were planted in 1943? The goal 

 of 18,000,000 v/as exceeded by 2,000,000. In these 20,000,000 gardens, 

 8,000,000 tons of food v/ere produced, viforth conservatively half a billion 

 dollars. Yet probably a third of the Victory Gardeners were rank beginners. 

 The goal for 1944 is 22,000,000 Victory Gardens, 6,000,000 on farms and 

 16,000,000 in towns and cities. These gardens should be laade to produce 

 10,000,000 tons of food. 



That a shorter storage life of horiaone sprayed apples is due not to the 

 use, but to the misuse, of this material? If the sprayed fruit is harvested 

 during its normal maturity range over a period of 10 days to two weeks from 

 the time of application, the storage quality of the crop is not materially 

 lessened. It is only when the grov.-er elects to permit his hormone sprayed 

 fruit to hang on the trees to acquire additional size that increased ripening 

 and impairment of storage quality will result from the use of the hormone spray. 



That apples left loosely stacked under the trees over night may be 

 cooler by morning than if placed in a crc(v;-ded storage room? Fruit picked in 

 the afternoon is ordinarily hotter than if picked in the morning. For this 

 reason, there is a decided advantage in bringing fruit to the cold storage 

 during the morning hours, only. 



That top grafting of a single branch provides an effective v^ay of solv- 

 ing the cross pollination problem? To provide a showy permanent bouquet of 

 the pollinating variety a prominent limb vfell up in the tree and on the sunny 

 side should be selected for grafting. Growers sometimes make the mistake of 

 selecting an insignificant, low limb for this purpose. 



That the farms of Georgia derive an estimated annual income of betv;een 

 ^800,000 and ^.2, 000, 000 from pecans? If we consider the nearly 2,000,000 trees' 

 of bearing age, the yield per tree is disappointingly low. 



