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a certain critical minimum, the roots in that zone no longer function and they 

 ultimately die. Later when the soil becomes dryer the tree is literally left 

 "high and dry" and may show drought symptoms. The smaller size and disappointing 

 performance of trees on a poorly drained soil are evidence of the oft repeated 

 adage that "fruit trees don't like vret feet." In extending many of our orchards, 

 trees have been planted on hopelessly wet areas and on others which are too dry. 

 Heavy mulching will improve the latter. But only the removal of excess water and 

 a permanent lowering of the v;ater table will make the latter suitable for fruit 

 production. "IVhere a wet area cannot be drained properly, the trees should be 

 removed and the land used for growing mulch. 



10-Year Capital and Inventory Record This is the title of a record book 

 available to any interested farmer. If any reader of FRUIT NOTES wants a copy, he 

 may have one for the asking, A supply is available in the office of R, E, Iloser 

 at the University, This book is an improvement over others in that it permits 

 the keeping of all essential data over a 10-year period. 



Pear Cannery Yfaste Becomes Valuable Feed Pear cannery waste has finally 

 yielded to processing research, A new continuous process developed over a period 

 of three years at the Western Regional Research Laboratory at Albany, California, 

 converts the waste output of canneries to feed molasses and dried feed pulp, thus 

 promising nevf sources of feed for livestock. Feeding trials have revealed a high 

 degree of palatability and good gains with cattle, for both types of feed. 



Quality Apple Grower ■ A new goal for commercial apple growers 

 has been arranged as a f ollovf-up of the Red Apple Club which 

 operated successfully for the past five years, 19ii7-195l. A 

 committee is at work on the details to be announced soon. One 

 feature will be the inclusion of all apples of a major variety 

 produced by the grower, instead of one block comprising 2G/S, as 

 in years past. And since it is more difficult to produce a 

 uniformly clean crop on the virhole farm, the requirements as 

 regards freedom from blemishes will be reduced tp' Q$%, Other 

 details will be available before harvest time. 



RANDOn NOTES ON SI.IALL FRUITS 



Raspberry Spur Blight The browning of fruiting raspberry canes at this 

 time of year is a common occurrence . If we examine, the stem itself we find it 

 rough and irregular the result of spur blight infection a year ago. In the rasp- 

 berry planting, we must look a year ahead and treat the new canes in such way that 

 they will perform normally a year later. Hay is a critical month, and if tvro 

 sprays of ferbam are made beginning when the new canes are about 10 inches high 

 and again 10 days later, the spur blight problem will largely disappear. In 

 preparing for 19^3} raspberry growers should read a mineographed leaflet available 

 from the Extension Service. It covers control measures in detail. A copy may be 

 had for the asking. 



Grape Tomato Gall Some nevj- information is now available on the peculiar 

 swellings found on the new canes, leaves and tendrils of grapevines. The name 

 given to these galls suggests their resemblance to small tomatoes. They result 

 from either a toxin injected with the egg or irritation caused by the breeding of 



