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Conclusion - The Markert orchard is being slowly culled to produce mainly 

 standard varieties of apples, such as l/iclntosh, Baldwin, Greening and V.ealthy. 

 Ernie has in recent years undertaken the production of his ovm replacement stock. 

 Kis accomplishments have come the hard way, but he can point with pride to the 

 excellent physical condition of his land and buildings — tangible evidence that real 

 thought along conservation lines pays for the effort. 



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Tale of T\T0 Raspberry Plantings . In recent v/eeks v/e have seen (l) 

 a planting which yielded heavily and which there is scarcely a 

 broiTO or yellow leaf and (2) a planting with disappointingly low 

 yield where the leaves on all of the fruiting canes have turned 

 brown and the nevf canes show many lesions due to spur blight or 

 anthracnose. Planting No. 1 received two thorough applications 

 of Fermate in late spring of 19U8 when the new canes were 

 developing. 



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To Prop or Not to Prop . Propping in some heavily loaded 

 orchards is practically unnecessary. In others it is 

 quite essential. The difference is largely one of 

 tree framework. A leader type tree v;ith no weak 

 crotches will hold a very heavy crop v/ithout 

 appreciable breakage. A iiOO bu. per acre crop 

 may be borne on well spaced trees of medivim size in 

 which only an occasional small limb gives way. Old, 

 tall vdnter injured trees of poor framework present 

 a different problem. But props in sufficient numbers 

 mean quite an investment. They last only a few years. 

 They provide a hiding place for codling moth during 

 the winter. They interfere with hormone spraying. 

 In our young orchards perhaps v;e should pay more 

 attention to the development of a framevrork i.hich 

 will hold up a bumper crop -^thout propping. 



Apple Pie Contest . Sponsored by the Massachusetts Fruit Growers' 

 Association and the 5;Iassachusetts Department of Agriculture, a Contest 

 open to residents of Massachusetts except professional pie bakers and 

 state, county or federal employees will be held on V.'ednesday, January I4, 

 1950, at the Worcester Auditorium. A conventional, tvfc-crust round pie 

 ■.vith filling of Massachusetts apples is specified. No criss-cross, 

 frosting or other decorations permitted — just a plain apple pie. 

 Substantial prizes are offered. Further details may be obtained from 

 your County Extension Office. 



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