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knovai to last a lauch shorti^r time so the increased benefit in Dr. Brirger's 

 tests from more than one application becomes understandable. The whole 

 subject of peach boror control vdth DDT is so nev,r that it V;Ould be unwise 

 to appear too optimistic at this time, but the possibility of controlling 

 Japanese beetles. Oriental fruit moths and peach tree borers v/ith on^j or 

 t^■^'o treatments is particularly inviting eaid well worth a trial by those 

 planning to use DDT during the coming season, 



Su;;,gestions, V«hcn using DKP foi- Oriental fruit paoth or 

 Japanese beetle make special effi'^rts to cover the trunk at t?te base, and 

 the groimd immediately surrounding it. For those desiring control of 

 the peach borer alone, oil soluble enulsif iable concentrates are on the 

 market and should be diluted to not less than the minimwn figures determined 

 by Mr, Wallace l--g- to 3 pounds actual DDT per 100 gallons. Apply only 

 to the trunk find ground surrounding tho base - not to foliago, Wettables 

 used for tree sprays are comnonly bO% DDT and should be diluted 2 to 3 

 pounds to loo gallons, Vs'-j have no airect informo.tion as yot on the 

 effectiveness of sulfur-DDT dusts for peach boror control. 



"Goo" - In the recently published "Autobiography of 

 V/nTiaJii Allen Y^ite"' there appears on the first page the 

 following; "And for porh;"ps two y.-sars, so far as my 

 memory tells m^-j, I v/as unconscious,,,.. My memory tells 

 me that I ■vvaked up when I was nearly two years old, I 



was in my father's arms My father, with his pocket 



knife, v/as scraping an apple into pulp and feeding it 

 to me on the point of his laiife and I was gurgling in 



delight This no one told me, I remftmber it," 



This is interesting for two reasons; first, that as 

 long ago as 1870 scrapud raw o.pplo v/as rocognized as 

 good baby food, and second, that Mr, 'slhito's first re- 

 collection was >f eating apple, V^iile the use of a 

 pocket knife as a baby spoon miglxt bo questionod, the 

 feeding of scraped raw apple to babies when they are 

 old en')Ugh to tal;:e solid food moets with universal 

 approval, 



J. S. Bailey 



No June FRUIT NOTES — Lack of clerical help and a heavy field schedule 

 have prevented preparation of Fruit N'">te3 during June'. The August 

 issut will carry lui article of special interest by \,, G. olby of the 

 Agronomy Department, 



F & H Week FRUIT Meeting, Featuring Spraying Equipment 

 U of M, AmJierst, Mass,, July 31. 



