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The cultivated blueberry has a reputation for being rather fussy about the 

 acidity of the soil in which it grows. Although it does require an acid soil, it 

 will grow over a rather v/ide range of soil reactions within the acid range. It 

 has been reported as growing at a pH as low as 3.U, which is extremely acid, tc as 

 high as 6.5, which is nearly neutral. Under natural conditions best growth 

 usually results in a pH range of i+.5 to 5.0. At a soil reaction much above 5. 6 

 a green and yellow mottling of the leaves, or chlorosis, is apt to develop unless 

 special precautions are taken to prevent it. At a soil reaction below pH h, a ligK.t 

 application of lime, which should probably be a high magnesium lime, may be bene- 

 ficial. 



To insure success with cultivated blueberries, select a site vfith ,:ood air and 

 soil drainage arid a soil with plenty of moisture, plenty of organic matter, and an 

 acid reaction, 



— J. S. Bailey 



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INSPECTION OF NURSERY STlCK FOR TRliEIIESS-TO-MAi'!E 



The nursery inspection program for 19h9 took our inspectors into eleven states 

 from Massachusetts south to Virginia and west as far as Iowa and Kansas. Nc 

 requests were received from Tennessee or Alabama nurserymen this year. A total of 

 27 concerns were served. 



The inspection crew now totals eight, two of whom vrere new this season. Not 

 all eight men are available for the entire season so vre are attempting to train 

 sufficient men tc handle the job without its being a burden on anyone. 



Again this year the inspection program covered apples, pears, plums, and 

 cherries but not peaches. The volume of stock inspected is impossible to determine 

 accurately, but our estimate is around three million trees. Mixtures of serious 

 proportions still persist, especially in blocks of grafted trees or where the 

 nursery has purchased propagation wood from uninspected sources, 



A complete list of nurseries served by the ilassachusotts Trueness-to-Name 

 Inspection Service may be obtained from the Pomology Department at the University. 



— A. P. French 



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30ME FACTCRS TO CONSIDER IN GCLD STORAGE MANAGEIviENT 



This year with a large crop of apples in storage, good storage managoiiient is 

 going to be necessary to maintain the fruit in the best possible condition. Vse 

 may expect an extended storage season and Idclntosh, especially, requires attention 

 to details if it is to be held in good condition beyond January. 



Some factors which influence the storage life of apples are: (1) firmness of 

 fruit at harvest, (2) amount of bruising on the fruit vrhen placed in storage, 

 (3) storage temperature, (i|) humidity of the storage atmosphere, and (5) presence 

 of ripening gases in the atmosphere. 



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