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That if the national apple crop were to be distributed equitably 

 throughout the nation, every nan, woman and child would receive about a 

 bushel? With many people eating five or even ten bushels each year, it 

 is easy to estimate hovi few apples others, particularly in non-apple produce. 

 ing sections, are consuming. . 



That a sweet apple is sweet not because it contains more sugar than 

 a sour apple, but because it contains less acid? J. K. Shaw 



Killing Chokecherries. The sodium chlorate and more recently 

 the ammoniura sulfamate sprays for killing chokecherries and other vieeds 

 have become war casualties. Although there is hope of getting some sul- 

 famate next spring, the supply will probably be limited at best. Therefore, 

 growers would be wise to keep an eye on the new 2-4-D sprays. Reports in- 

 dicate they are effective against chokecherries. Hovrever, they are still 

 in the experimental stage. J. S. Bailey. 



1945 APPLE SPRAY CHART. .?roof of the new 

 chart has been returned .'to. the printer. 

 This is considerably earlier than in sev- 

 eral years past. The new charts may be 

 ready for distribution by the time this 

 issue of Fruit Notes is received. 



Just Spray Off the Bark, An article under this heading appears 

 in a recent issue of Food For Victory VJ'ith King Apple, from Illinois. 

 Victor W. Kelley, Extension Horticulturist, reports a new method of removing 

 rough bark from apple trees, as follows: "Scraping off rough and loose bark 

 in a codling moth sanitation program is a very tedious and slow process. A 

 more efficient method is to spray it off. Use a standard spray gun with a 

 No. 8 disc (8/64 inch aperture), and apply water at 500 pound pressure, A 

 mature apple tree 25 to 30 years of age may be thoroughly smoothed off in 

 four to five minutes. Small trees may be so treated in one minute or less. 

 The procedure is simple, but certain precautions should be observed, Work 

 about two to four feet distant from the tree trunk. Hold the gun at a 45° 

 angle when cleaning out around the bottom of the tree, or too much of the 

 crown will be exposed to low temperatures if spraying is done during the 

 early winter. Adjust the gun when necessary to prevent injury to live bark, 



"Spraying off the loose and rough bark has the following advantages 

 over hand-scraping: (1) It is three to four times faster, including the time 

 required for filling; the tank and hauling, and requires only about the time of 

 a regular spray application. (2) It is more thorough in crotches, punky areas, 

 et cetera. (3) It destroys a high percentage of over-wintering larvae. (4) 

 It is possible to reach higher branches, (5) No new equipment is necessary. 

 In view of the labor shortage not many grov;ers will be able to hand-scrape 

 this coming year. Certainly every grov;er should be able to spray off the bark 

 and be prepared to band in 1945," 



