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Prepared by the Fruit Program Committee of the Extension Service 

 W. H. Thies, Extension Horticulturist 



JANUARY 15, 1953 



TABLE OF CONTENTS 



Lowering Tops the "Allen" Way 



1953 Fertilizer Recommendations 



Use of Insecticidal Sprays in Rodent Control 



Puritan — A New Early Red Apple 



Toby's Travels 



Progress in Strawberry Virus Control 



Newer Grape Varieties 



The Condition of Apples in Storage 



Directions to "Good Pest Control" 



Pruning Bearing Orchards 



How the Peach Varieties Looked in 1952 



Materials for Fruit Insect Control - 1953 



Issued by the Extension Service. Jnmes VP. Dayton, Associate Dean and Director, in furtherance of Acts of May 8 »"^ J""« '"• ^9*^' 

 University of Massachusetts, United States Department of Agriculture and County Extension Services cooperaunR. 



