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By varieties, Red Romas increased 39/oJ Albemarle Pippins decreased 33^. 

 Summer varieties dropped about 11 percent; Fall varieties about 15 percent; and 

 finter varieties, which make up most of the trees, about lii percent. "Red" strains 

 of Rome Beauty, Stayinan and York Imperial all increased since 19h9 i while old 

 strains of all Vifinter varieties dropped materially: -York about 13 percent; 

 ■Jinesaps, 2U percent; Stayman 18 percent. Black Twig, Albemarle Pippin and Ben 

 Davis dropped about 33 percent. I 



— Appalachian Apple Service 

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Tliinking About Purchasing Power Pruners ? At U, S. Plant Industry Station 

 farm, last winter, it required roughly 99/100 of an hour to prune a tree with hand 

 tools and slightly over 6O/IOO of an hour to prune a like-sized tree with power 

 pruners. In another orchard, where trees were very thick, and had not been pruned 

 for a long time, thus requiring much detailed cutting, it was almost impossible to 

 use hand tools while it required 79/100 of an hour to prune a like-sized tree with 

 power pruners. In both cases, the power pruners vrere used from elevated platform 

 with cat-walks into the trees, 



— Maryland Fruit Growers' News-Letter 



