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That during the final swell, peaches increase in size at eui exceed- 

 ingly rapid rate?" For every 40 or 50 acres the increase in .production 

 amounts to about a carload per day. J. S. Bailey. 



That penicillin, the new wonder drug, has been used with unexpectedly 

 good results at the Arizona Experiment Station for treatment of crown gall, 

 sometimes called plant cancer? Crude penicillin treatment may prove valuable 

 in nurseries and elsewhere for the cure of plants on which the tumors are 

 within reach and possibly as a preventive of infection during budding and 

 grafting operations. 



That since 1940, total farm population in the U.S. has declined 

 4,700,000? There are now only 25,050,000 people on farms compared to 30,025,000 

 in 1940 and 32,000,000 in 1933. About 1,650,000 farm folks have gone into the 

 Armed Service, another. 4,650,000 have moved av^ay. Births, however, have ex- 

 ceeded deaths by 1,526,000. 



That . the suffix "cide," which the dictionaries say signifies killer 

 or destroyer , comes into increasing use as scientists find v/ays of combat-' 

 mg man's pests? Fungicides, insecticides, herbicides, and rodenticides are 

 common examples. 



That the nitrogen used by crops comes from six sources? They are; 

 (1) The nitrogen content of the soil, (2) Nitrogen fixed by legume bacteria. 

 (3) Nitrogen fixed by non-symbiotic bacteria. (4) Nitrogen supplied by man- 

 ures and crop residues. (5) Nitrogen brought down in rain and snow. (6) Com- 

 mercial nitrogen, \7ith the single exception of commercial nitrogen, the 

 quantity of nitrogen that any crop derives from these various sources can 

 only be estimated. 



That when 1,000 apple boxes are used the second time, enough wood is 

 saved to crate an aeroplane for shipment overseas J Lletal in 60 wire-bound 

 citrus boxes can supply the nails and straps for crating a jeep for the same 

 journey. 



That the richest source of Vitamin C of all fruits or vegetables is 

 Black Currant juice? Its content is about three times that of citrus juices. 

 In Massachusetts, however, the planting of black currants is prohibited be- 

 cause of their susceptibility to white pine blister rust. 



That dried apples v^ere a staple article of trade in early Colonial 

 days? Farmers not only earned money for taxes by drying apples, but exchanged 

 them at the country store for red flannel, coffee, spices and other necessi- 

 ties. ^ In the lumber camps of Michigan this preserved fruit was the culinary 

 delicacy which supplemented many a meal of potatoes, beans and salt pork. 



