A FEW FACTS ABOUT SPRAY uILS 



If you are not applying an oil spray tliis spring the rest of this story is 

 unimportant. But if you are buying oil, these facts nay save you money, — 



(1) Highly paraffinic or " superior " type oils (those meeting or exceeding 

 the minimum standards listed below) are recommended for use in the 

 Delayed Dormant and Lnte Delayed Dormant at 2 to 100. (2) Lew paraffin 

 or " regular " type oils are not recommended. (3) Naphthenic type oils 

 (vdth A.P.I. Gravity below 2bo) are not recommended. 



Specifications for high paraffinic or "superior" type oils are listed below. 

 If in doubt about the oil you intend to buy, take these specifications directly tc 

 your dealer. Any oil listed as "superior" should meet these minimum standards: 



Viscosity (Saybolt, at 100°F.) 90 - 120 seconds 



Viscosity index (Kinematic) 90 (minimum) 



Gravity (A.P.I, degrees) 31 (minimum) 



Unsulfonated residue (U.R, value) (A.S.T.M.) 90 (minimum) 



Pour Point Not greater than 30°F. 



Homogeneity A relatively narrow 



boiling distillate 

 portion of petroleuiii. 



It is recognised that these are minimum standards. Growers are urged to 

 note A.F.I. Gravity and U. R. values and tc understand that higher cost may 

 reflect higher quality — that " superior " type oils vary with respect to these 

 specifications. 



— Ellsvrorth H. '.Tieeler 





CUR COVER . vIYiat are apples made of? On a percentage basis — mostly v/ater (about 

 bkfo) and a long list of other things, some of thea in very small amounts. V/e've 

 all seen the data covering the chemical composition of a man — enough iron to 

 make a nail or two, calcium to whiteirash a henhouse, etc. But a man's worth isn't 

 figured that way. Like an apple, certain subtle ingredients can scarcely be 

 expressed in chemical terms. VJe eat apples not alone because they supply sugars rr 

 acids, but because we like 'em. They add a certain zest to life. They satisfy 

 a certain craving. Maybe it's the flavor, the aroma, the crispness or a combination 

 of many things. The chemist tells us what an apple contains. Our senses of taste 

 smell and touch reveal it in its true perspective. 



Ethelbert Bliss of l.ilbraham, 98 years old, is said to be the first Man in 

 'Massachusetts to grow peaches on a commercial scale. Four generations are 

 now living on the farm -.^.to which he moved as a youth in I87O. 



