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DO YOU KNOW ? 



That the bushel container t/s use in narketing apples frequently costs more 

 than the pest control pro^^rana? It is entirely possible, oven under present day 

 costs, to spray or dust aii orchard very thorou,.;iily as many as 6 times for as 

 little as 30 cents per bushel, provided v/e get a large niimber of bushels per acre. 

 One hundred dollars per acre for spray and dust materials seems lilco a heavy 

 investiaont. But if a crop amomitiiig to 500 bushels per acre is harvested, that 

 means only 20 cents per bushel for riaterials. Labor and depreciation on equipment 

 may add a similar- amount, Vfe frequently pay around 35 cents for a bushel box. 



That it costs more to establish a blueberry planting than it does for any of 

 the other fruits ^rovm in Nev; Ei^igland? This- is true not only of tree fruits but 

 of grapes, raspberries, strav;berries, etc. ITie initial cost of blueberry plants 

 for a 1-acre planting may amount to ^^500 or more. In vievi of this fact, soil and 

 site must be very carefully selected in oraor to justify so largo an initial 

 investment. 



That the best v.ray of Iw.QriKg the cjst -.f pr:'ducii.g fruits ds t;. grow -,re 

 bushels, tons, or quarts per aero v;ithout greatly increasing the per aero invest- 

 ment? It costs about so mucii to fertilize, pruixe, spray and thin an acre of fruit 

 trees. Put v;e can.loi:;er the cost per bushel by getting more bushels per acre. 

 Struv/borrioE offer, a striking tjxijnple, Tho plants for an acre of land cost about 

 so much. There is also a fairly fixed amount of labor in setting pltmts, placing 

 runners, controlling v/e'jds, and in mulching. Our chances of making a profit are 

 greatly increased if v;e can produce 6,000 quarts per acre instead of 3,000. 



That the controllable factors in strav.'berry grovdng have greater influence 

 on yields than the uncontrollable factors? V/e commonly blarao thew^ath^r for a 

 poor strawberry jdsld. But inclement v/eather may be largely offset by good 

 management, A summer drought is loss damaging on a good soil. Excessive rain 

 during the harvest seas m causes fov/er decayed berries if the planting has b^jen 

 properly fertilized. Deep freezing of the soil acid consequent heaving of the 

 plants may be avoided by mulching. The stravi'berry groiver has mere or loss complete 

 control over such factors as soil, variety, spacing, pest contr'^'l, v-reod control 

 and mulching. If tho planting is ■;thorvvi5e -i.!:., unfavorable v/eathcr ■.vill cause 

 much loss reduction in yield. 



That hundreds of tons of poultry manuro are being i.'astod on poultry farms by 

 dumping in out of the v/ay places? This valuable fertilizer sh"uld be put t-; use 

 on farms \/itiiin easy hauling distaiice. On a fruit farm, it may be used to gotjd 

 advantage in grwing additional mulch material on meadOTi l;.ind outside the orchard 

 or in growing young trees. It may even bo used in mv;deratl..>n in early sprin^^ in 

 the bearing orchard where the trees -aic. the cover cr.-'p sh'Jw a definite need of 

 stimulation. 



That piles of prop poles aiid piles of apple wood in or near the orchard 

 pr-'Vide ideal hibernating quarters f '-r c-'dling moth? Faere an old neglected 

 orchard has been r-jm^-ved iSid t!ie trees cut int i firewjod, numerous c idling moth 

 pupae are likely tr> be found under tho .IJ bark, from v;hich the moths emerge to 

 infest nearby trees, A number if yearc ago, trees in a IJashoba orchard nearest 



such a woodpile were so badly infested by codling moth the next stunmer that 

 tho owner picked all ^'f the apples off w,ien partially gro\.in and dostr^/yod thoin. 



