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Lr. Crovrell applies Stoddard solvent to his carrots each year, has tried Aero 

 Cyanamid on onions, and 2,h-D on corn. T\vo years ago he decided to try Stoddard 

 solvent on the raspberry rov.'s where the harrov/ and cultivator could not reach. The 

 liiaterial was applied in late spring after the weeds had a good start. He thoroughly 

 sprayed the v:hole area in the row not caring particularly v^hether the solvent hit 

 the canes or not. The weeds vrere cleaned out thoroughly as were the young rasp- 

 berry- sprouts. The lower leaves on the mature canes dropped off, but the canes 

 and yields vrere not affected. Tfeed growth during the rest of the season vras not 

 troubles one. He states that he would like to use Stoddard solvent each year on 

 the raspberries for vreed control, but feels that for him, on a comparatively sniall 

 area, the treatment is too expensive. 



Dog grass, or quack grass, is a terrific problem on most farms in this area so 

 i/ir. Crowell decided to try the dog grass killer, IPC, in different areas of his 

 farm. On a snail raspberry plot, IPC, mixed according to directions, did a 

 beautiful job on the dog grass, but also killed every raspberry plant. He then 

 tried it around one tree in his peach orchard where dog grass has been a problem for 

 years. IPC did a perfect job on the quack grass and did not affect the tree too 

 much although he thought that the leaves appeared a little light in color. He also 

 tried 2,U-D on a part of his raspberry patch. It killed all the broadleaf vreeds, 

 left the grasses which grew more profusely than ever, and caused a distortion of 

 the canes. 



As new information comes out on iveedkillers, Llr. Crowell vdll continue to test 

 it and also to carry on side experiments on his ovm. At the present time, he is 

 applying the nev/ 2,ii-D and 2,U,5-T brushkiller as a dormant spray to a brush area 

 v/here he hopes to plant holly trees. 



FRUIT AUCTIOIiS IN GERIIANY 



In the course of my travels last summer I vras able to make a first hand st'jdy 

 of the German method of selling fruits at auction. The German v/ord for auction is 

 Versteigerung, the second syllable coming from "steigen", meaning to climb. But 

 instead of climbing from a lov; bid to a higher one, the system works in reverse, 

 starting at the top. There is never more than one bid, as will be explained later. 



The auction occupies a very important place in the marketing of farm produce. 

 It provides a means of selling immense quantities from a large number of different 

 farmers, v;ith amazing efficiency. The system, borrowed originally from Holland, 

 T;as about the same in all of the five auctions visited. In the first one, currants 

 and gooseberries were a principal item. In another, it v/as plums, yellov; and blue. 

 Cherries, apricots, and pears were prominent in others, and generally there were 

 various kinds of vegetables. 



The average set-up is about like this: The auction room, a spacious affair, 

 is centrally located. Assembly points, as many as ^0, are located in surrounding 

 coiTimunities, sane of them as far as 20 miles from the auction room. Produce is 

 delivered to these assembly points by farmers in the neighborhood and trucked from 

 there to the place of sale. This makes it possible for a small farmer v-dth only a 

 cow for motive power to sell at auction the product of a dozen currant bushes. He 

 might even carry it to the assembly point on his back. In fact, fruit has been 

 transported from farm to assembly point in a baby carriage. 



