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That, according to the U. S. Forest Service, there are 1,763,651,000,000 

 board feet of standing timber of saw log size in the nation? A fruit grower 

 is inclined to speculate on the number of fruit containers that would make. 



That a new material (2-4-D), combined with a nitrogenous fertilizer 

 (urea) and a fungicide (fermate) is now being tested as a means of killing 

 weeds, stimulating a growth of grass and protecting it against fungi? 

 Tests are now under way at Beltsville, Md. under the supervision of P. C. 

 March and J. Vi". Mitchell. 



That, in Colonial days, 19 out of every 20 people were engaged in 

 tilling the soil? The development of time-saving farm equipment and larger 

 per acre yields have changed that ratio. Today only 5 out of 20 are engaged 

 in producing our various agricultural crops. 



That the 1946 acreage of straviberries in the U. S. (105,680) is con- 

 siderably higher than in 1945 when 87,480 acres were planted? The 10 year 

 average of 1935-44 v;as 149,430 acres. 



That a light set of Delicious apples may in some cases be due to a 

 peculiarity in the blossom of that variety? R. H. Roberts of Wisconsin finds 

 that the structure of the Delicious blossom is such that honey bees do not 

 readily pollinate it. He found that in 80^ of their visits, honeybees ex- 

 tracted the nectar without bringing about pollination. Bumblebees apparently 

 are more efficient in bringing about pollination in the Delicious variety. 



That the Brockton Fair, after a lapse of many years, is again staging 

 an adult Fruit and Vegetable Shovi this fall? The dates are September 8-14. 



That damage' by the codling moth is estimated at |31,000,000 annually? 

 Other U.S.D.A. estimates are as follows- plum curculio, $10,000,000; Jap- 

 anese beetle, |3, 490, 000; and Mexican been beetle, $2,006,000. 



That the value of New England farm products over a 5-year period 

 (1940-44) amounted to ;|1, 925, 000, 000? The total value of all products of 

 New England farms in 1944, over $500,000,000, was almost double the 1940 

 value. 



That we have al^nost unlimited supplies of nitrogen (in an unavailable 

 form) in the United States? There are literally thousands of tons of nitro- 

 gen in the air over our farms. There are said to be enough Rock Phosphate 

 deposits in Florida alone to last over 1,000 years with the main deposits 

 in the Rockies just beginning to be tapped. KnoMi potash deposits will last 

 well over 100 years, v.dth large foreign deposits available to supplement our 

 domestic supplies, when and if necessary. 



That young fruit 'trees set out in an old orchard can be given an 

 extra drink of water by using the sprayer or a tank mounted on a truck? 

 A supply of water, particularly during June and July, may be the one factor 

 v/hich determines whether these trees get off to a good start. 



That fire losses on farms in the U. S. last year ($90,000,000) were 

 the highest since 1932? Have you examined your farm buildings recently 

 for fire hazards? 



