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necessary to use a bulldozer to spread the soil, (3) Dugout ponds having 

 capacities betv;een 50,000 and 150,000 gallons can be built v/ith a heaAry bull- 

 dozer under favorable conditions for ^f75 to si-lSO under present costs. 



The Soil Conservation Service is priraarily interested in pond construction 

 as a means toward the conservation of soil ajid v:ater. The pond should play a 

 part in a complete farra conservation plan. However, ponds may in many cases 

 serve different useful purposes including a source of v/ater for irrigation, fire 

 fi[;htin£, fish, and recreation, A inultiple-purpose pond returns most on the 

 investment, 



— A, B, Beaumont 



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Small Fruits Day, Jime IG. Interested in strawberries and other small 

 fruits? Then you may want to take in the annual session at the Cold 

 Storage in Amlierst, June 16, beginning at 10:30 a»m, Anong the 

 spealcers are Dr, A, S, Colby of Illinois who vrill discuss developments 

 in strawberry grordng. There v;ill be other spealcers, exhibits, 

 question period,  in fact something to interest every grower of 

 small fruits, 



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R ed Apple Club . The spraying season is about at the half- 

 way nark. If you have done a good job of controlling 

 pests thus far and if your set of fruit shows promise of 

 at least 400 bushels per acre, you have a good chance of 

 qualifying for membership in the Red Apple Club, An 

 opportunity to apply for inspection will be offered 

 every ocsmraercial grower in August, In the meantime, 

 everyone vdth "honorary fraternity" ambitions should 

 keep a careful spray record, and otherwise strive to 

 qualify in the "three high hurdles" which involve 

 score, grade, and yield, 



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Deer Repellent , The new repellent mentioned recently in FRUIT ilCTES is being 

 tested in several liassachusetts Orchards this season. In at least 4 orchards 

 highly susceptible to damage, treated trees will be tagged to observe whether 

 or not further damage occurSo . This material is said to be so unpalatable that 

 deer after nibbling treated leaves spit them out promptly. 



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Chemical Th inning , There is some evidence that the hormone, naphthalene 

 acetic acid, is effective in apple thinning even when applied as late as 

 early June, Grov;ers interested in trying this material in a small way 

 should m.ake the application before the so-called "June drop," Four \veeks 

 after petalfall may be about the limiting date. Full details are 

 available from your county e::tension office or the Department of 

 Pomology in Amherst, 



