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That a peculiar pinched and t^reenish appeararice around the calyx end of an 

 apple is due to an alternate host disease, knov.-n as quince rust? Delicious, 

 Gravenstein, etc., are particularly susceptible, 'i'lherc the alternate host plant, 

 the coHinon juniper, is found in lar^^e nujp.bers nearby, heavy infections ;uay be 

 expected unless particulsa' -.tt-Jnti "n . is paid to et-rly season control through the 

 use of F'erinate. 



That youn^ fruit trees including applies and peaches should r.iaJce a tenrJ.nal 

 gr Tivth f :-.t loi.st 18 in. tl.e i'ir;-t year? It is a serious r.iietcike to allov< 

 nev.'ly set trees to get off to a slo-.v start. Ever;;/thini^ needed to induce s-crong 

 groT.-th t;hv5 first season should receive attention. These include a good. soil, 

 early plr-oiting, a little extra nitrOf.c-n, mulchinL;, and in a dry season, v/atering. 



That the secondary spread of applo scab, unlike priiaary infections, comes 

 about only as a result of rain ''./ui^hint and splashing the suircner spores from one 

 part of a tree to another? Scab spots on leaves izi the top of the troo arc 

 obviously more menacing than tliosc on lower brariches. The su;nmer sports , unlike 

 the ascosporos, are not carried t..; a:;iy '■ixtfent by air currents . 



That the suffix "cide" Liiplies a destroyer or killer of ono kind or another? 

 Examples aro found in such tenns us fuuiiicide, insectlcid3, larvucide, rodenticide, 

 ovicide, bactericide, etc. In this ago of specialization vie have corae to look 

 upon a material as having, a specific effect upon one typo of organism or up in one 

 sta^^e in its life history. 



That, in many fields -v.'e ^re not. tiliinj.., the subsjil "f ^-rjjidf athcr 's day? 

 One has only to exaiTiins tho surface soil at the tup of a badly eroded slope to 

 detect definite subsoil charticteristics, A similar textured strata might bo 

 found at a depth of several fcx-t ut th.e bottom of a slipo. It is no v.'onder that 

 some parts of our present fields ^.roducc so poorly. The problem is not so much 

 on-, of adding chemical fertilizers as .-'f modifying the soil texture. A liberal 

 additi-n if organic matter in tho f-^rra .^f a mulch, ripplicatiins of high magnosiuia 

 lime cuid a complete fertilizer v,'iil '\elp greatly to rest^>re such areas to their 

 former pn ductivonoss. 



That the C''mr.ionly recommend :;d practice of trimming the r''-."'tE of strawberry 

 plants at setting times is f>r c"invenienco in transplanting arid n't because the 

 plants mai:e better t-,rov.-th? A reviovr of iic.lf a dozen bulletins reveals n ,) hint 

 "f superior performance .'••f the pl;.nts. But m^st of tho authors refer to the fact 

 that tho removal of long, strag^:ly roots speeds up tho plur.ting partly because 

 one doesn't have t^' dig so deep a }:-jl'e, 



RED APPLE CLUB 



The Red Apple Club, an honorary fraternity among apple grov/ers in 

 Massachusetts, will be conducted a^ain -cnis season. During the latter part of the 

 euivxier aii opportuni-cy T.ili be offered ariy interested ..lassac.iusetts grov.-er with 5 

 acres or m.ore to apply for Club membership. The requirements based on one variety 

 are as follows; 



(1) The crop must score at least 90^., free from insect and disease blemishes. 

 (2) Grade at least 65;,i, U. S. Faiicy, ar.d (3) Yield at least 200 bushels per ucrc' if 

 trees are less than 15 years of age, 300 bushels per aero if trees are 15 to 20 

 years of age, and 400 bushels per acre if trees are more than 20 ^^ears of age. A 

 simple spray and dust record v.ill also bo required. 



