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"The CCVILLE (DW-76) resulted from a cross of GM-37 (Jersey x Pirneer) x Stanley. 

 It has the same parentage as Dixi and was raised and selected at the same time. 

 The fruit usually ripens about a week later than Jersey and because it does not 

 drop may be picked in New Jersey until the end of August. It is later than any 

 variety now in the trade. The berries are lighter blue than Dixi and about the 

 same in color as Jersey. They have averaged slightly larger than Dixi and nearly 

 as large as Berkeley. The berries are firm and the flavor tart until fully ripe. 

 It has a high aroma. The clusters are open and loose and the berries are not 

 subject to cracking. The bush is vigorous, a good grovrer, and very productive. 

 It has been relatively easy to propagate, 



"The Berkeley and Coville have been tested chiefly at Belts ville, Maryland, and in 

 New Jersey and are recommended for trial as commercial varieties fr^m Maryland to 

 New Jersey. The Berkeley has also been tested at the South Haven Horticultural 

 Experiment Station in Michigan and has been promising there. The Coville is being 

 tested there but has not been there long enough to determine its value. Neither 

 variety can yet be recommended as far south as North Carolina." 



The Berkeley and Coville, as vrell as numerous other selections, are under 

 observation in the Experiment Station fields, both at Amherst and East vVareham. 

 HoY/ever, they have not been under test long enough to evaluate their usefulness 

 under Massachusetts conditions. Plants are not available from either of the 

 introducing agencies. They must be obtained from cooperating growers and nurseri'.s 

 A list of these will be sent on request. 



— John S. Bailey 



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BIRDS Aim BLUEBERRIES 



Vrtiile catbirds and robins are frequently found feeding on blueberries, this 

 fruit has been found in the stomachs of 93 kinds of birds in the United States. 

 In a Michigan study, 11 kinds were found eating cultivated blueberries and 11 other 

 kinds were active in the planting. Some were probably feeding on insects or vreed 

 seeds. The observers drav/ these conclusions: — "Losses to birds in plantations 

 Df cultivated blueberries of commercial size appear minor and not to justify much 

 expenditure in crop protection. Damage in small plantings may be severe. The 

 ground feeding habits of robins and other birds are probably beneficial, especially 

 in small plantings where the number of birds per bush is great enough to remove 

 all fallen fruit." 



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UV; PERTAINING TO DEER AND DEER DAIvlAGE CHANGED BY LEGISLATURE 



Three Amendments to the General Laws, of concern to fruit growers, v/ere pass^c 

 by the Legislature during 19h9 . Every grower interested in the deer damage problem 

 should make a careful study of these Amendments in order to be fully infonned on 

 the present situation. Following are the Amendments as supplied to us by the 

 Department of Conservation: 



