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At least this year the growers have apples to sell and, in general, of 

 excellent quality in so far as can be determined at the time this is written. 



Many growers will consider it good judgment to follow a safe and sane program 

 of orderly marketing . The hardest part of an orderly marketing program comes when 

 it is hard to move the quantity which should be moved in a given marketing period. 



The following table showing three things: (1) Average price of Mcintosh 

 apples, U. S. Fancy 2 l/2" and up for twenty-five years by two week intervals from 

 September 15 to April 15. (2) Price for similar periods in 19U8. (3) Price for 

 similar periods in 19ii7. Percentages are included to facilitate comparison. 

 The table tells its own story. 



— Fred E. Cole 



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CONSERVATION PRACTICES OM A FRUIT FARAl 



(The follovfing story prepared by Wilbur F. Buck, Hampshire County Assistant in 

 Conservation, is a good example of soil-building and reorganization on an old 

 Nevi England farm.) 



The last house on Old Bay Road in Amherst is the home of Ernest Markert, 

 progressive fruit grower and five-time chairman of the Amherst AAA Committee. 

 Ernie's modern cold storage plant and up-to-date farming methods contrast sharply 

 with his dwelling — a historic landmark of stage coach days. 



