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signal to any present, or prospective peach grower, It is a waste of time and 

 money to plant peach trees in the vicinity of this particular menace. Anyone 

 interested in the identification of the chokecherry, or its elimination, may 

 obtain full details from your county extension office. 



Vegetative Growth and Fruit Size. R. H. "Roberts, in ITisconsin Horticulture, 

 says "Apple size is strikingly related to vigor of branch groirbh". He points out 

 that 2 and 2 l/2 in. apples are generally borne on branches making less than 2 in. 

 of growth; 2 l/2 in. apples on those making U to 6 in. grovjth; 2 3/a's on 11 to 

 111 in. and 3 in. apples on branches making a grovrth of l8 in. or more. Large 

 apples are often found on outside branches with good exposure to light and with 

 good terminal growth because they are young and vigorous in comparison vdth inside 

 branches. This offers a clev; to the right kind of pruning. To maintain good 

 average size, eliminate those branches making poor growth. Save the younger, well- 

 placed outside branches, instead of cutting them out in hopes of invigorating the 

 former. 



Some Field Grading Essential This Year . Good apple boxes are scarce and 

 expensive. There may not be enough to go around. And even though everj^ grov;er 

 has as many boxes as he has bushels of apples, no one can afford to store and sell 

 " dollar apples in a forty cent box ". The cost of the container in relation to the 

 value of the contents is higher, on the average, vn.th apples than mth many other 

 farm products. This situation would not be so bad if all apples stored and sold 

 in these expensive boxes were of Fancy grade. But last year many orchard run 

 lots averaging no better than U. S, No. 1 went into storage and later viere sold 

 at a loss. This year it v/ould be good business to put only good apples in storage, 

 leaving low grade stuff in the orchard if necessary. Certainly the culls should 

 be removed before storage and that means some grading at harvest time. If it can 

 be done in the orchard, so much the better. In the September rush, it may be 

 impractical to move the crop over the grading table. But if the crop is good 

 enough to qualify for the Red Apple Club, it should be a simple task to weed out 

 the small percentage which ought not to occupy those boxes costing 3B^ or more, 



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SOMS SUGGESTIONS ON ROADSIDE SELLING 



Roadside stands and orchard salesrooms have a place in apple marketing. The 

 big fall job of the apple industry is to get the public eating apples again. This 

 change in the housewife's buying habits has to be accomplished in the short space 

 of a month's time. Fortionately, people like apples and change vdllingly, 

 provided the apples and the price are attractive and apples are readily available. 



This means : 



1. Selling apples that are ready to eat and use - crisp, good-looking, 

 full of aroma ajid flavor and in good usable condition. 



2. Selling apples in quantities and in packages that fit the needs and 

 convenience of consumers. 



