August 29, 1947 



Prepared by the Fruit Program Committee of the Extension Service 



W, H. Thies, Extension Horticulturist 



Contents 



Soils and Soil Plant Relationships 

 Here's An Idea 

 Farm Safety, A Family Affair 

 Premature Coloring of Early Mcintosh 

 The Dv/arf Apple Tree Situation 



SOILS Airo SOIL-PLAITT RELATIONSHIPS 



",,,. if the fundamental principles of the soil are understood, you 

 • •• vrill find their applications to practics," This short quotation from 

 G. Vf, Robinson's little book, "Liother Earth - Letters on Soil", explains why 

 a discussion such as this appears in a publication such as "Fruit Notes", 



Issued by the Extension Service in furtherai;ce of Acts of May 8 and June 30, 

 1914, V'illard A. Uunson, Director, University of Massachusetts, United States 

 Department of Agriculture and County Extension Services cooperating. 



