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That locr.l or nearby o.pplc receipts in Boston for September arc 38/> larger 

 tlicji the five year avora^jc? F-^v; apples r.-crc shippcu in, yet the total (nearby 

 r'jid shipped in) v/ac 10^ rreater than the five year average, indicating a very 

 favorable situation in the Coston apple market. 



That the term "v/eed" applies not to a particular plant, but to a plant in 

 relation to its envi roi^-aent ? Under one set of conditions a plant may be highly 

 beneficial and under other conditions, thoroughly obnoxious. Definitions include 

 (l) a plant out of olace, (2) any injurious, troublesome or unsightly plant, 

 (3) a plant i.'hich interferes v;ith the gro\.-th of the crop to v;hich the field is 

 temporarily devoted, etc. i\ny of the fruit plants might under certain conditions 

 be classified as vreeds. 



That the iimerican oil industry had its beginning in 1359 v:hen the first oil 

 v;ell r;as drilled at Titusville, Pa.? Tlie 1948 U, S, production rail araount to 

 more tlia.n tr;o billion barrels or 60O gallons for every person. Oil in various forins 

 is an essential 'material on the fi-u.it farm aside from its use as a:i insecticide- 

 Imagine a farm vdthout lubricants:, fuel oil or gasolinej 



That about 60/= of the pruning siid thinning in poach orchards in liesa County, 

 Colorado, is done by vxorl'ors walking on stilts? The practice began about 1904. 

 (From King i^ple and 'iueen Peach, Illinois, September, 1948), 



That a bone dry apple bo;-: may absorb as much as one pound of water from the 

 contents or from the surrouiuiing air in storage? V?aen an apple loses about 5/j 

 of its v/oight as v/ater vapor, visible vshri veiling begins. 



That go;, of all farm fires are preventable? Farm fires cost vlOO,OCQOOO last 

 year, killed 3,500 farm people, aiid injured thousaaids, Elimi3iate all your Fire 

 I raps . 



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TSSTIi 'G STRAiVBBRP.Y VAEI3TIZ S 



Plans are under way for the establishment of a strawberry variety testing 

 project T/hich \7ill help to determine the behavior of promising varieties in different 

 parts of the State, It is a well knovm fact that strawberries are quite sensitive 

 to soil and climatic conditions, A variety which produces \tc11 in Amiierst may be 

 poorly adapted to growing conditions on Cape Cod, 3y using a variety such as 

 liov/ard 17 or Catskill as a yardstick and growing other varieties along side, a 

 direct comparison may be made. The above mentioned project is designed to compare 

 at least five promising varieties in at least five different counties in 

 Massachusetts. Fifty plraits of each variety will be distributed among carefully 

 selected cooperators. These growers vail give the plants the same care as is given 

 their ovm plantings, and yield records vdll be kept. In this v:ay additional 

 information concerning strav.'berry varieties in relation to soil type and climatic 

 conditions i.'ill be obtadned, 



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B?2. APPI^B CLUB KZIBERS TO BE AinrOUNCED SOOII. Llombership in the Red Apple Club vdll 

 exceed that of 1947, Thus far about 25 "gror.'crs have qv\alificd for admission to 

 this honorary fraternity. It is interesting to note tliat in at least three orchards 

 a 5-bushel sfuiiplo of apples was thoroughly inspected v/ithout finding a single scab 

 spot, in spite of a very rainy I'ay ojid June. 



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