Prepared by the Fruit Program Committee of the Extension Service 

 W. H. Thies, Extension Horticulturist 



FEBRUARY 15, 1953 



TABLE OF CONTENTS 



New England Apple Institute Conference on Retail Selling 



Toby's Travels 



Suggested Rates of Fertilirers for Apple Trees in 1953 



Strawberry Varieties in 1952 



Notes On Newer Pear Varieties 



Hardy Peaches for Massachusetts 



A New Soil Conditioner 



Apple Advertising Assessment 



Which Mite Is on My Apple Tree? 



Practical Control Programs for Mites 



Issued by the Extension Service, James W. Dayton, Associate Dean and Director, in furtherance of Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914; 

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



