Tiie average yield per acre of Ilolntosh on Hailing I over the last five-j^ear 

 period from' an orchard set in 1920 v/as 550 bushels, and for l.lclntosh on 

 Hailing XVI, 355 bushels. The per acre :delds were calculated on the basis of 

 35 trees per acre for the smaller trees on Iiallinc I, and 24 trees per acre for 

 trees on Mailing XVI, 



In a nuch younger block of trees v/hich fruited for the first time,_ season 

 yield records indicate that trees on Hailing II \fill produce as v/ell as those on 

 Hailing I or XVI. Yields fron trees on the more dv;arfing stocks such as lil, 17 

 and V v-ere considerably lighter. Some of those stocks have been discarded for 

 reasons other than light cropping. Yields from trees on Hailing XII and XV v;ere 

 disappointingly lovv. These stocks uill produce a tree nearly as large as seedling 

 root s , 



Due to the long life span of apple trees, \iork rdth rootstocks is of 

 necessity a long, slow process, but progress is being made. 'i:e can nov; definitely 

 eliminate many of the Hailing rootstoc]:s as being undesirable for one reason or 

 oaaother. For the grower v;ho desires a medium sized tree \-hich can be more 

 easily sprayed tuid picked, Hailing stocks I and II appoar to be the best bet at 

 the present time, 



— H. D, V'^eeks 



An esse ntial has been definod as sonothing vre can ' t do without, 

 but^iTo]* an unessential aS something we can do v;i i: j-iout , but don 't . 



fipuj: pr::v3::tioh ou a fruit farli 



Anong the many evils of inflation is one generally given little attention 

 but v.rhich may, oiid often does, assume large proportions. This is the lo\7 aiiount 

 of insuraiice generally carried on farm structures constructed at a tim.e when the 

 purchasing value of the building dollar was comparatively high, V.'ith building 

 costs at least t'.Tice v;hat th.ey were ten years ago, it behooves a farmer to study 

 his insurcjice policies carefully with a \'iew to increasing the insured values so 

 that t]iey are commensurate with present day or replacement costs. 



At the saj'jie time h.e should give some thought to th.e fire hazards on his 

 premises and ta,ko iira.iediate steps either to reduce the hazards, eliminate them 

 entirely, -^r install protective devj.ces. Some farmers have developed a false 

 sense of security by insuring their buildings for all aaid perhaps more than they 

 v/ere worth, only to leam later that tiiey v;cre completely out of business with 

 attendai^t or consequential losses nearly as large as the buildings lost by fire, 



Fevj- Tamers have "ilo o:aoking" signs conspicuously posted in their buildings 

 and many sm.okc in buildings where shavings, hay, straw, Mid oth.er foi-ms of litter 

 are strevm over the floors, and even in rooms where fuel and lubricating oils are 

 stored. These forms of carelessness are not tolerated by careful farru ovniers. 



Some kinds of electric v/iring liave a habit of depreciating rapidly vdiere 

 moisture is present. The only roLiedy ror a wiring s^ystem that has deteriorated is 

 replacement. Open v.-iring (knob tmd tube) protected fram m.echanical injury is one 

 of th^e safest aiad most durable tj-pes of v.dring. 



