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1950 RED APPLE CLUB 



The time is at hand to make application for the 19^0 Red Apple Club. Any 

 apple groT/er in Massachusetts v/ith an orchard of at least five acres may apply to 

 his County Agricultural Agent for an official inspection of his apple crop. 

 Applications should be filed not later than September 1, 



Requirements for Club Membership . 



To become a member of the Red Apple Club the following standards must be 

 met. (1) The crop must score at least 90^ free from insect and disease blemishes, 

 (2) grade at least 6^% U. S_, Fancy^ 0) yield at least l^OO bushels per acre if trees 

 are more than 20 yrs. of age, 300 bushels per acre if 15 to 20 yrs. and 200 bushels 

 per acre if less than 15 yrs . and (U) a simple record of the spray and dust program 

 v/ill be submitted, including dates, laaterials and such other information as is 

 needed to determine the approximate per bushel cost of pest control. 



The grower may select any one commercial variety to be inspected and 

 membership vn.ll be based on the inspection of that variety. The per-acre yield, 

 however, will include all varieties in the block inspected. In other words, where 

 a block involves mostly Mcintosh with pollinizers of various kinds, the sample y;ill 

 be made up of Mcintosh and the total yield will include Mcintosh and pollinizers. 



Information on procedure of collecting and storing official samples v;ill be 

 furnished by your County Agent, 



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A Good Vfay to Tell Folks About Massachusetts Apples . There are 

 in Massachusetts 250 Women's Clubs; 2000 P.T.A. Associations; 

 135 Garden Clubs; over 300 Service Clubs, Rotary, Kivranis, Lion, 

 Exchange, etc. More than 250,000 members in the above groups. 

 Most of these are in urban and suburban areas, just where apples 

 should go, A very simple way to tell these folks about apples 

 would be to distribute a recipe folder at their meetings. All 

 of them would undoubtedly be glad to allow this. Another way 

 to get this message to prospective users of apples would be 

 to enclose such a leaflet with your letters. If you would like 

 to try this out, i-vrite to the Department of Pomology, University 

 of Massachusetts, Amherst, Mass., and find out how easy it is 

 to get these leaflets, 



— 7.'. K. Cole 

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A recent study by the U.S. Dept. of Agric. ("Changes in American Faming," 

 Misc. Pub. No. 707) of the forces novj- in operation and those on the horizon indicates 

 that the follov.ang changes in farming are likely to occur in coming years: 

 1.. Farmers vjIII continue to shift to mechanical povrer until it has largely 

 supplanted animal povrer. 2. The use of fertilizer and lime -vrLll be increased, 3. Use 

 of grass and legumes in rotations, contour farming, strip cropping and other means 

 will be used to control erosion, li. More effective use of improved crop varieties, 

 fertilizer, lime, rotations and other soil practices will increase yields. 5* Control 

 of pests and diseases of plants and animals vdll become more efficient. 6, Irriga- 

 tion in humid areas will be stepped up, T" . Good roads, electricity, and other con- 

 veniences vfill cause more people in nonfarm ivork to seek rural homes. Q, Fewer 

 workers will be needed in full-time farming as mechanization gains, i. Fanily farms 

 are likely to become larger and fewer, and some increase mil occur in number of 

 large-scale farms. Id Commercial farming v;ill become more complex as technological 

 advances continue. 



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