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Effects of Ferban en :,.cIntosh Apple ?reos . The beneiicial eiTects ci' ierbar.i on 

 apple has~been noted for several years. Some interesting' light on this question is 

 contained in a recent letter from Dr. D. H. PaLniter of the Hew York State 

 Agricultural Experiment Station. 



"In one experiment at Rock City I have had ferbam sprayed Llclntosh compared 

 vdth sulfur sprayed liclntosh for eipht years. On plots v/here no fertilizer of any 

 Icind has been used the ferbam plots have out-jlelded the sulfur plots by ovur i+0 

 per cent. The ferbam without fertilizer has out-yielded the best nitrogen fertili^i.d 

 sulfur plots during the last four years. 



"Trunk circumference measureir.ents vrere made each year to determine the inci't:at,'. . 

 The sulfur plots vri.th no nitrogen increased 9.9 inches in eight years, sulfur plus 

 soil nitrogen increased 11.3 inches^ and vdth N^JGreen foliage sprays 10,2 inches 

 compared v/ith an increase of 10.7 inches v/ith ferbam and no nitrogen. The soil 

 nitrogen plots made the best groiifth but had poor fruit color and a heavy drop. 



"Nitrogen and chlorophyll data have not been taken every year but there arc- 

 some indications that the ferbam sprayed trees have a greater chlorophyll content 

 for a given nitrogen level than the sulfur sprayed trees. The ferbam sprayed trovS 

 alvrays look greener than the sulfur sprayed trees v/ithout nitrogen and often grceiu r 

 than the sulfur sprayed trees vdth nitrogen. 



"Ff.rbara contains about 10 per cent nitrogen but at the rate used a tree would 

 not receive more than I/I4 pound of nitrogen during the season frcm this source. I 

 feel the increased yield is due to reduced spray injury rather than any nutrient 

 effect from the ferbam." 



Can Apple Growers Influence Consumer Acceptance ? Discussing this question 

 in the February 6 issue of FRUIT AMD VEGETABLE MARKETER, F. E. Cole says, 



"If a good proportion of the crop is sold early in the year, it is not ncci ss; j- 

 to have increasing quantities on the market week after week from January through 

 March. However, if an insufficient proportion of the crop was sold before 

 Qiristmas, there is no alternative but to place the remaining apples on the market 

 during the vdnter. The apples have to be sold. If consumer demand is not steppea-aj 

 to take the apples, the pressure remains on the supply end. 



"There art v/ays of bringing apples to the attention of consuiaers - apple 

 publicity. There are ways of making apples more attractive in bigger and better 

 placed displays. Groviers have ways of protecting the condition of apples so as to 

 make them better tasting and of greater use. The rate at v>[hich apples are put on 

 the market, the changes in v^ek to vreek supply - i.e., the pattern of apple 

 movement is in the hands of gro^rers."" 



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