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September 30, 1946 



Prepared by the Fruit Program Conaiittee of the Extension Service 

 ^l. H. Thies, Extension Horticulturist 



Contents 



Soil Conservation in the Nursery 

 jin Observation of plant Nutrition 

 Then and Now in the Fruit Business 

 Simplifying Technical Uatorial 

 Notes on Meadow Mice 

 Control of Odors in Fruit Storages 

 Do You Know? 



SOIL CONSERVATION 



THE NITRSERY 



One of the prerequisites in growing strong and healthy nurserj' 

 stock is a rich and fertile soil which has a plentiful supply of moisture. 

 This point is clearly demonstrated by a nurseryman in northern Alabama. He 

 has been growing all of his nursery stock by the contour system of planting 

 for several years and v/ishes he had adopted the practice before. He is 

 firmly convinced that he is able to grow better trees with this system of 

 planting than under the old conventional square system. At the time wo visited 

 this nursery in late summer it had not rained for several weeks and crops 



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

 1914, Willard A. Munson, Director, Massachusetts State College, United States 

 Department of Agriculture and County Extension Services cooperating. 



