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(3) Growth habit includes not only uprightness of growth, but sparce branching, 



excessive twigs, etc. (k) Desirability as a pollinizer for Mcintosh is based 

 chiefly on age of bearing, regularity or bloom, and season of bloom. As far as is 

 known all of these varieties produce an abundance of viable pollen. 



It is quite evident from the evaluations placed on those varieties which are 

 listed below Mcintosh, that the ideal late vj-inter variety has not yet been found. 

 Your Pomology Department is intensifying its search for a superior apple to fill 

 that season and vdthin the lirrits of its funds v/ill test everj'- nev; introduction 

 which has any promise as a late v;inter variety in this territory. 



— A. P. French 

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''^lAT DOES IT COST TO REiviOTO APPLE TREES? 



How much it costs to remove apple trees obviously depends upon several factors 

 such as size of trees, method of removal, cost of labor, topography, etc. A recent 

 experience of the Pomology Department indicates the approximate cost under a 

 particular set of conditions. 



Last fall the Pomology Department decided to remove one of the University 

 orchards vrhich ceased to be of value for experimental purposes. The trees in this 

 orchard were full sized 35-year eld apple trees. Fourteen of the trees were Baldwin 

 and 13 Mcintosh making a total of 2? trees. The orchard was on a relatively level 

 piece of land with no obstructions to interfere with the removal of the trees. A 

 bulldozer was employed to push the trees over. The entire orchard vras pushed over 

 in two hours. The actual time of removing a tree from the time the bulldozer made 

 contact with it until it v>^as shoved to one side vras hS seconds. 



After the trees were removed, the stumps were sawed off yfith a chain sav^ 

 operated by two men. The sfomps vrere then hauled to the dump and the tops worked up 

 by hand tools into l-fcot lengths for firewood. The use of a chain saw would have 

 reduced the cost of cutting up the tops to some extent. 



The costs of the various operations for the 2? trees have been calculated as 

 follows: 



Pushing trees over viith bulldozer $10.00 



Cutting off stumps 20.00 



Hauling stumps to dump 75.00 



Cutting up tops and burning brush 80.00 



Total cost ^iBTTOO 



Cost per tree ;3;6.85 



Approximately 10 cords of firewood vvere obtained. At a conservative value of 

 $8,00 a cord, the net cost of removing the orchard was approximately IjJlO^.OO, or a 

 net cost per tree of $3.90. 



— 0. C. Roberts 



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No February Fruit Motes This is the first issue of 

 Fruit Motes since January, none having been distributed 

 last month. 



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