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already are showing that everything does not sell at tho ceiling price* 

 In addition to this, the Executive Coiimittee of M.F.G.A. felt that the 

 other features of the report, namely, comrient on general market condi- 

 tions and the cold storage infonnation, as fully as important as the 

 actual quotations and, therefore, they feel the reports are needed this 

 year just as much as ever. 



For the benefit of ajiy new readers, these reports cover 

 market prices on Boston, Vforcester, and Springfield markets, with supplemen- 

 tary reports from other outside markets, including Providence and New York 

 City. During the winter, holdings of apples in cold storage in New England 

 and in ths United States v/ill be reported regularly, vfith a special section 

 devoted to Mcintosh cold storage supplies. The development of this cold 

 storage report on Mcintosh movement has been a very helpful feature in keep- 

 ing growers informed as to the rate of v/ithdrawal and tho prospective sup- 

 plies available for later markets. 



Reports may be obtained upon payment of the cost of postage. 

 The amount of postage depends upon the grower's preference as regards first 

 or second class mailing. This matter is handled by the M.F.G.A. through the 

 office of Secretary W. R. Cole, Amherst, Mass. Requests for the Apple Market 

 Report should be forwarded to Secretary Cole at that address. 



— Frederick E. Cole, Commissioner 

 Massachusetts Department of Agriculture 



KILL THE PEACH BORERS 



It is time to be treating peach trees for borers. In some 

 orchards this is enemy number one of the peach tree. ViTith fewer apples to 

 pick this fall it should be easier to get this job done on time. 



The paradichlorobenzene treatment is still the recommended 

 treatment. Directions for using PDB will be found in Mass, Agr. Expt. Sta. 

 Bui. 399 or a special sheet of instructions villi be sent to any one desiring 

 it. Since PDB is not effective after the soil temperature falls below 60° F, 

 this treatment should be used in late August or early September. 



The ethylene dichloride emulsion treatment has been used 

 successfully at the College for five years. It has also been tried by a 

 few freuit growers with good results. This treatment is very apt to cause 

 injury on heavy, wet soils. On the other soils it may cause injury unless 

 the directions for its application are carefully followed. Directions for 

 the use of EDEmll be sent upon request. 



Dr. Snapp, the originator of the ethylene dichloride treat- 

 ment, now has a propylene dichloride treatment which he says is safer and 

 more effective than the ethylene dichloride. Some propylene dichloride emul- 

 sion was tried at the College last fall. No injury to trees resulted but so 

 few borers were present, even in tho untreated treos, that its relative ef- 

 fectiveness could not be measured. This material is still very much in the 

 experimental stage. 



— J. S. Bailey 



