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The following data were talcen from some Early Mcintosh trees, nearly- 

 identical in size, where a comraercial job of chemical thinning vms done. 



— F, Y.', Southwick Pud. Vj", D, V.'eeks 



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Four Times since 1775 — after the Revolutionary V/ar, 

 the V.'ar of 1S12, the CiAdl ^..'ar, aaid 'Torld u'ar I — 

 this country Jias had four major inflations. Prices 

 doubled or trebled in eacli instance. And four times 

 these prices carae tumbling domi again — vdth farmers 

 at the bottom of the crash, '.'.'ill there be a fifth 

 crash after our present inflation??? Soirie say "yes," 

 others say "no." Our suggestion is, "play it safe." 

 Buy U, S, Goverm.ient Savings Bonds, Eead the enclosed 

 circular as to v;hich bonds to buy, where to buy, and 

 v;hy. Just remember what happened before. Don't let 

 it happen again, 



— R, H, Bunn 



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PRODUCTION OF I.ICIIITOSII OT! LiALLIllG STOCKS 



The search for a root stock v.diich vdll produce a smaller Hclntosh tree lias 

 been going on several years, \'Ie hope to find a stock which v.dll produce a tree 

 that starts production early vdiich will never ^et too large and at the same time 

 give us the sarae yield per acre as a larger tree, A tree v/hich could always be 

 picked with an eighteen foot ladder v/ould be much easier to spray ruid pick. 



Yield records from our experimental plantings of Ilclntosh on lialling root- 

 stocks indicate that our search for a rootstock v;hich produces a smaller tree may 

 be realized. Per acre yields from trees on Lialling I and II compare favorably 

 vn.th those on the more vigorous and larger trees produced by stock XVI, Trees 

 on this stock v.-ill be nearly as large as trees on seedling roots. 



