February 26, 1947 



Preparod by the Fruit Program Committae 

 of the Extension Sorvic-j 



?/. H. Thies» Extension H'Tticulturist 



Contents 



School For Coramercial Fruit Growers 



Varieties of Fruit For Massachusetts 



1947 Orchard Fertilizer Program 



Injurious Effects of Long Continued Cultivation 



The Davoy J^ple 



1947 Apply Spray Chart 



Shrivelling of Apples in Storage 



SCRQOL FOR CO:. ER CIAL FRUIT GRO^ffiRS - MARCrl 31, _APRIL _1_ and 2. 



A Fruit School to be hold at the State College on the above 

 dates will differ from last year's scliool in several v\rays : (1) the sessioas 

 will cover three days instead of four, (2) to p-rmit certain staff memb'.rs 

 to participate, the School is scheduled durin^ spring vacation instead of 

 mid-v/inter, (3) v;.;ath!:;r pennitting, there v.'ill be two out door sessions. 

 The program and an enrollment card -v.ill be mailed about March 1 to indi- 

 viduals on the Fruit Notes mailing list. 



Issued by tlvi Extension Service in furtheranc-i of Acts of May 8 and Juno 30, 

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

 States Department of Agriculture, and County E^ctension S-">rvices cooperating. 



