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August 28, 1944 



Prepared by the Fruit Program Coinnitte© 

 of the Extension Service 



W, H. Thies, Extension Horticulturist 



Contents 



"Hormone" Spraying and Dusting for Lessening Preharvest Drop 



V/ar Prisoiaer Program Gets Under Vmy 



German V/'ar Prisoners in Middlesex County Orchards 



Apple Harvest Labor Situation in Worcester County 



Youth in Agriculture 



Jamaicans on the Cape 



Looking Ahead in the Fruit Business 



Training Inexperienced Apple Pickers 



Some Suggestions for Inexperienced Apple Pickers 



"HQRIviONB" SPRAYING AIID DUSTING FOR LESSENING PREH AR VEST DROP 



ViTith the Mcintosh harvest season near at hand, the following com- 

 ments and suggestions conceraing "Hormone" sprays and dusts may be of interesti 



1. Sprays are probably somewhat more reliable than dusts, although dusts 

 were very satisfactory in many cases last year. In our tests at Aml^erst, 

 dusts have been as effective as sprays on Mcintosh but not on some other var- 

 ieties. 



2. Apply spray or dust on Mcintosh as soon as sound apples begin to drop. 

 A second applicsition 4 or 5 days later often enhances drop control. Two ap- 

 plications of either spray or dust may well be justified in many instajices. 



Issued by the Extension Service in furtherance of Acts of May 8 and June 30, 

 1914, Vfillard A. Munson, Director, Massachusetts State College United States 

 Departmfjnt of Agriculture, and County Extension Services cooperating. 



