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Prepared by the Fruit Program Committee of the Extension Service 

 W. H. Thies, Extension Horticulturist 



NOVEMBER 24, 1953 



TABLE OF CONTENTS 

 The Pressure Tester — A Tool for Storage Operators 

 Student Horticultural Show 



Hand-Picking Blossoms Aids Newly Set Strawberry Plants 

 Can You Afford To Lime Your Orchard? 

 Strawberry Virus 

 Soil Management Observations In Yugoslavia 



Strawberry Black Root Rot 



Plastic Film Lengthens Storage Life of Pears and Apples 



Issued by the Extension Service, James W. Dayton, Associate Dean and Director, in furtherance of Acts of May 8 and June 30, 19 H; 

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



