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October 29, 1945 



Prepared by the Fruit Program Committee 

 of the Extension Service 



W. H. Thies, Extension Horticulturist 



Con tents 



Fall Spraying to Reduce Apple Scab Carryover 



Shrivelling of j^ples in Storage 



Conserving the Orchard Soil 



I/3oking All ■sad 



Post-War Readjustments in Fruit Farming 



A Note on Orchard Management 



FALL SPRAYING TO REDUCE APPLE SCAB CARRYOVER 



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Growers are expressing more interest than usual in the possibility 

 of fall treatments in the orchard for the purpose of eliminating or reducing 

 the overwintering supply of the Spab fungus. This interest is to be ex- 

 pected in view of the generally heavy leaf infections that occurred this 

 season. Those most interested in the question appear to be growers who gen- 

 erally find it difficult to operate a heavy spray rig in the orchard at the 

 proper time in the spring when an eradicative spray should be applied to the 

 orchard floor. 



Issued by the Extension Service in furthereoice of Acts of May 8 and June 30, 

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

 Department of Agriculture, and County Extension Services cooperating. 



