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That the aoute labor shortage has brought about the invention of 

 mechanical arms for use in California citrus groves? A machine-powered 

 tent puller covers citrus trees with canvas to form a fumigation chamber 

 into vj-hich a gas is released to kill destructive insects. About 80 such 

 pullers are now in use. 



That 8 infection periods for apple scab had occurred in Massachu- 

 setts up to May 207 By that date new scab spots had appeared on apple 

 leaves from the first fivB infections, April 2, 17, 25, 30, and May 3. 



That some strawberry plantings in the Falmouth area show severe 

 damage from the hurricane of last September? A shov/er bath of salt water 

 from tlie ocean killed enough plants in exposed areas to cause considerable 

 crop reduction. 



That Japanese beetles were trapped last year in 18 states outside of 

 those already under federal quarantine? An excellent publication, "The Jap- 

 anese Beetle and Its Control" (Farmers' Bulletin No. 1856), v.dth an illus- 

 tration of the insect in color, is available. 



That nicotine has been synthosized in the laboratory? But the pros- 

 pects for its comiiiercial manufacture are not bright. Rotenone and the py- 

 rethrins have such complicated structures that there is little hope of 

 their synthesis in the laboratory, much less on a commercial scale. 



That German War Prisoners wore used last fall in the Nashoba area 

 by 75 growers, 3 cold storage plants, axid 2 cider and vinegar plants? They 

 furnished a total of 17,747 man days of labor, picked 349,551 bushels of 

 fruit on a piece work basis and worked 31,988 hours on an hourly basis. 



That at least 18 products are now produced commercially from apples? 

 Among them are: Fresh sliced, canned, evaporated, sauce, frozen, nuggets, 

 juice, vinegar, pectin, v/ax, syrup, concentrate, brandy, win^, boiled cider, 

 and malic acid. 



That the codling moth population reached an all time peak in east- 

 era U. S. last year? One of the reasons suggested is the present heavy 

 production of Mcintosh, an annual bearing variety which is very attractive 

 to this pest. 



That the lists of new fruits published by the American Pomological 

 Society during the past 20 years contain 3,705 names? Apples lead with 

 754 names, followed by peaches, 601; strawberries, 371; plums, 336; grapes, 

 331; pears, 238; cherries, 155; raspberries, 153; apricots, 133, etc. 



That activated charcoal is being used successfully as a means of pre- 

 venting scald of apples in storage? Air conditioning of the storage room 

 is accomplished by means of canisters with sieve-like sides lined with brom- 

 inated charcoal through which air is drawn by a suction fan. 



That, according to federal entomologists, about eight million flowers 

 are visited for each pound of pollen gathered by honey bees? A strong col- 

 ony may gather approximately 65 pounds of pollen annually, thus providing 

 froe pollination service for 520,000,000 blossoms. 



