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July 31, 1945 



Prepared by the Fruit Program Committee 

 of the Extension Service 



V/. H. Thies, Extension Horticulturist 



Contents 



Weather in Relation to Fruit Crops 



Kill the Chokecherries 



Poison Ivy Problem and Its Solution 



Y/hy Poor Apple Quality? 



Increase in Apple Price for the East 



Apples Prevent Sprouting of Potatoes in Storage 



Do You Know? 



Blueberry "Stunt" Disease 



YffiATHSR IN RELATION TO FRUIT CROPS 



"Everyone talks about the weatherbut no one does anything about 

 it." That classic remark of Mark Twain'*s was never truer than this year. 

 However, since the v;eather is such a vital factor in farming and every farmer 

 must be interested in it whether he likes it or not, a few remarks on the 

 cussedness of the present season should not be out of place. 



The following table gives the normal and 1945 precipitation in 

 inches at Amherst through July. 



Issued by the Extension Service in furthorance of Acts of May 8 and Juno 30, 

 1914, V/illard A. Munson, Director, Massachusetts State College, United States 

 Department of Agriculture, and County Extension Services cooperating. 



