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any standard grade specification. In spite of this f act ^practically all, 

 if not all apples are bringing not less than ^3.00 a bushel. 



For this calendar year, it is quite evident that the civilian supply 

 will ran short of demand and prices remain around ceiling. Already the Gov- 

 ernment has required handlers in certain areas v^ho handle over 500 or more 

 bushels of given varieties to set aside an equivalent of 25 percent of the 

 total quantity of "C" or higher grades. V/'ith these existing situations, the 

 available supply per capita will be 18 percent less than last year or about 

 22 pounds per person. 



Peaches and Cherries 



Contrasted to the apple crop for the United States, peaches, pears, 

 and svfeet cherries were compaT-atively high. The combined production of the 

 principal deciduous fruits is ].3 percent below last year but only 2 percent 

 belov7 average. In New England the poach crop is estimated at 140,000 bushels, 

 36 percent less than the ':.9^4. ci-op and. 21 percent below the lO-y^ar average. 

 In response to the high consujiier demondj prices for deciduous fruits for the 

 past year have been up to wartime levels. It is quite likely that they will 

 continue as such in response to the consumer demand. 



Cranberries 



The cranberry crop this year for Massachusetts is estimate'! at 

 470,000 barrels. Though this is not final, indications shov; that the crop 

 will at least reach this estimate which is 317,000 barrels more than the 

 light crop of last year. 



With respect to the industry as a whole, the estimated production is 

 634,100 barrels or 72 percent over last year's production. Most of this in- 

 crease, hoiTevPTf is in Massachusetts . As a result of this shortage, berries 

 are sellin.g at oei]ing prices. 



G-e.n^ra] conditions cf the vines this fall are good, indiosting that 

 ■with favcubl'^ v.-eather Tondj.tions prevailing during the v.-int-^r and spring, a 

 normal crrv-. size ifr 194o can ba s^peeted which vrou-ld be ap'TCx'riately 

 423,000 bai'rels.. "^h-3 lO-year average fcr llansachuFotts . I'irll.rr.pt'^-s beyond 

 the averages are hardly prodictabls tv ■ to the ucar:?ity <^f .labc^-. Very lit- 

 tle bo^ v^o-]: ±3, being done, although gro-.ver^ are dcing as much bog mainten-^ 

 ance as po.ssible to keep properties in good productive condition. 



~ J. C. York 



1946 APPLE AIJD P E ACH SPRAY CHARTS 



S5.nce there will be some delay in printing the new spray charts 

 the follovring nev; or revised Notes which will appear in the 1946 charts are 

 here present^ds 



(Apple) IJote^^o. Apple scab infections may be prevented by either a wettable 

 sulfur or F'jrmata if thoroughly applied ahead of or during rainy 

 periods. Lime -aulfur (liquid 2 gallons or dry 8 pounds) usually 

 prevents infection when applied v/ithin 60 to 70 hours after the 



