March 30, 1946 



Prepared by the F^uit Program Committea. 

 of the Extension Service 



¥/■. H. Thies, Extension Horticulturist 



Contents 



y/hat the Variety Survey Reveals 



Blossom Thinning Sprays 



Coating Bees with Pollen 



The Apple Scab Outlook 



Vniy Some Apple Trees Grow Too Tall 



Some Early Spring Tips for Fruit Growers 



Michigan Eliminates Infested Fruit Trees 



YJHAT THE VARIETY SURVEY REV EALS 



In analyzing the 77 returns . of a questionnaire on apple varieties 

 some interesting trends v/ere revealed as to what gro\Yers are thinking about 

 in their .choice of varieties. 



While the survey did not make it possible to figure accurately the 

 percent of each variety which the grovirers would plant in the future, it did 

 indicate that the numbers of Mcintosh v;ill be materially reduced. Growers 

 are now thinking in terms of 50 percent Mcintosh instead of 70 to 80 percent, 

 BaldviTin will still be planted by many grov/ers, but it will not figure as 

 prominently in the variety picture as it has in the past. 



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

 I9I4, Vfillard A. Munson, Director, Massachusetts State College, United States 

 Department of Agriculture, and County Extension Services cooperating. 



