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A committee has been set up consisting of the following: Chairman, George 

 Hingin, Worcester County Extension Service, Federal Building, I'Jorcester, Mass.; 

 Vifalter E. Piper, Massachusetts Department of Agricultiure , Boston, Mass.; S. L, 

 Davenport, North Grafton, Mass.] and W, H, Thies, University of iaass., Amherst, 

 Mass t 



Members of this committee, or M.F.G.A, Secretary, Arthur P» French at the 

 State University, would be much interested in hearing from you. Please bear in mind 

 this is to be a live-collection — available for reference to all interested parties. 

 We all can help in making possible something which will be of outstanding credit to 

 the Massachusetts Fruit Grovrers ' Association and of material and practical aid to 

 future generations of fruit growers. 



— VJ, E, Piper 



A SUCCESS STORY 



Yef3, a success story can be told \yy the low- bush (vfild) blueberry growers in 

 the Granville-Blandford section of Hampden County. Most of these fello^vs decided 

 it was time they put a stop to the depredations of the Blueberry Fruit Fly — 

 blueberry maggot to you. This pretty little fly was ruining the reputations of 

 these growers. 



They listened, learned and went into action — thoroughly and timely. 



Just enough blueberry land was left untreated to tell us that without treatment 

 the crop v/as loaded with maggots. 



The major portion of the Blandford-Granville lov;-bush blueberry crop packed out 

 CLEAN, These growers have made a reputation and they are not going to give it up 

 through carelessness — it's not good business. 



Codling Moth on the Rampage ; Damage by the first brood was more serious and 

 widespread than in any recent years. Favorable high temperatures and lack of rain 

 during the moth flight period gave Codling its chance this season. Egg laying and 

 hatching seemed almost continuous from mid-June until at least mid-July. There was 

 but little break between 1st and 2nd broods. Control of Codling Moth \vas not good 

 enough where intervals between sprays were too long — 12 days is about the safe 

 maximum. Too many spray outlets failed to obtain thorough coverage of tops and 

 insides — half of each apple faces the inside of the tree , 



— E. H, Wheeler 



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* Some Strawberry Observations 



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^s- F, A. Skogsberg, Berkshire County 



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-/c strawberry growing in the Berkshires 



i;-is a very small business, but our good 

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 areas has made it a profitable sideline enterprise for those who take the time and 

 proper steps to produce a good crop. 



