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December 30, 1946 



Prepared by the Fruit Prograia Committee 

 of the Extension Service 



Yf. H, Thies, Extension Horticulturist 



Contents 



The 1947 Applo Spray Chart 



A 10-Year Look .-ihoad 



Fruit Grov/ing in Poland 



Pruning Bearing Trees 



1946 Index 



Lengthening Shelf Life of Fruits 



THE 1947 APPLE SPRAY CHART 



In irder to keop pace v.ith new developments in materials, the 1947 

 Apple Spray Chart will differ from that of previous years in one important 

 respect. Instead of indicating "TiTnat to Use" b;/ specifying the na^nos acd 

 amounts of only the more common materials thus excluding other highly effective 

 materials, this year's chart lists the "Acceptable Insecticides" and the 

 "Acceptable Furi.>^;icides" for es.ch application. In the A'^otes the conditions under 

 which each if th^se materials is used are presented in some detail. For the 



Issued by the Sxt-ansion Service in furtherance of Acts of Muy 8 and June 30, ' 

 1914, Willard A. Hunson, Director, iJassachu setts State College, United States 

 Department of Agriculture, and Cuunty Extension Services cooperating. 



