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a good shipper. The tree is fairly vii^orous ari'j very productive. In fact, it 

 will probably require thimiing to ^et good size. It is reported to be abOA^e 

 average in hardiness. It ripens betv^r^en Summercrest and Elberta, 



Sungold is a seedling of unknovm parentage which orginiated in Iowa. The 

 fruit is yellovv-f leshed, freestone and medium to large in size. It has good 

 or better quality in most years. The skin is medium thick and tough. Pubescence 

 is noticeable but not objectionable. It ripens about tvifo days ahead of Elberta, 

 The tree is dwarfish like J. H, Hale but bears heavy crops, so heavy in fact 

 that considerable thinning is necessary to maintain size. This variety is 

 apparently outstandingly winter hardy in both buds and v;ood. It deserves 

 further trial, for this reason, if for no other, 



— John S. Bailey 



Note on Organic Gardening . The advocates of organic gardening have at 

 least one idea on which most gardeners v/ill agree, namely, that compost 

 is an excellent material in the garden. There is much less agreement 

 with their contention that plants fertilized according to a carefully 

 specified method, without any inorganic fertilizers whatever, v;ill be 

 less troubled by insects and diseases and vrill contain larger amounts 

 of certain valuable food elements. An example of unscientific thinking 

 is found in a recent article v/hich tells about a chemist who has been 

 employed to make analyses of organically produced foods. Quoting from 

 this article, "Vfe are certain it will shovr not only larger quantities 

 of proteins but proteins of a different quality* It will assuredly 

 show larger amounts of vitamins," Unlike the research projects in which 

 a sincere attempt is made to obtain an ansv;er to a question, v/e have 

 here a case of drawing conclusions before the experiment is performed, 



A Sargain in Magneoium , There is no longer any question 

 about the necessity of replenishing the supply of Magnesium 

 in our soils. A little arithmetic v/ill shoxT that High 

 Magnesium, or Dolomitic Lime offers a very inezpensiAre 

 solution to the problem. If the Magnesium Oxide (MgO) 

 content is 20/^, the cost per pound today of this essential 

 compound is only about 1-|- cents. The MgO in Epsom Salts 

 will cost at least 15 times as much, 



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A very promising repelDent for both deer and rabbits was discussed 

 at a recent meeting in Washington, This material, not yet avail- 

 able for distribution, will be tested in Massachusetts. Ti^e 

 preliminary reports are almost too good to be true, 



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