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That fruit prices fluctuated widely after Tforld War 13 On Armis- 

 tice Day in 1918, orsinges for example, were quoted at 51.5/ per dozen. By 

 the middle of 1919 the price had dropped slightly to 5l/, but by the middle 

 of 1920 it had soared to 71.8/ per dozen, and later in 1920 it crashed to 

 43.7/. It is to be hoped that history will not repeat itself. 



That bees may go a mile and a half or more from well established . 

 colonies in search of nectar and pollen? In a California study, honey-bees 

 constituted 62^ of the blossom visitors in a pear orchard, and one bee -visited 

 84 pear blossoms to obtain its load of pollen. It was estimated that on a 

 good flight day, 822,720 bees issued from 16 colonies in one pear orchard. 

 Strong over-wintered colonies surpassed package bees in population, flight 

 activity and amount of pollen gathered. 



That a helicopter is being used successfully in the dusting of more 

 than 4,000 acres of vegetables on muck soils in Michigan. One big advantage 

 is found in the fact that a helicopter may be used v/hen the soil is too wet 

 for an ordinary sprayer or duster. The time nay not be far distant when a 

 helicopter will hover over Mass, apple trees as a humming bird hovers over 

 a flower. 



That tablets containing vitamin G will improve the color and flavor 

 of h'lae canned peaches, pears and plums? In experiments conducted at the Mass. 

 Agr. Exp. Sta. it is found that the cost is less than 2/ per pint jar at pres- 

 ent Gelling prices of tablets at drug stores. Vitamin C acts against oxida- 

 tion thus preventing darkening and change of flavor in fruit at the top of the 

 jar v/here it comes in contact with the air. 



That 44 million cases of canned fruits and fruit juices, excluding 

 citrus, will be available to civilians during the 1945 marketing period, com- 

 pared with approximately 33 million cases in 1944, and 43 million cases in 

 1943? Because of reduced government needs, set-aside requirements for canned 

 fruits and fruit juices other than citrus have been terminated. 



That the carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, and other atoms which make up the 

 living v;orld of today are the same identical atoms v/hich formed the living 

 world of a million years ago? This striking comment is found in a recent book, 

 "Microbes of Merit." According to the author, our own bodies may consist of 

 some of the identical atoms which once were part of a dinosaur, or of one of 

 our ovm ancestors. Only the pattern has changed. The same clay is cast in 

 ever changing molds. 



That alloys of magnesium and aluminum make ladders lighter and more 

 lasting than wood? Twelve-foot ladders designed at Y/ashington State College 

 weigh approximately 11 pounds less than similar ladders made of wood. 



That, in a fertile soil, about 90jJ of the roots of the strawberry 

 plant are in the upper 6" of soil and nearly 75/o are in the upper 3"? With- 

 in this limited depth of soil a strawberry plant is a heavy feeder. It is 

 estimated that about 1^0% of the immediately available mineral elements are 

 found in the plov/ slice, or darker colored surface, layer. 



