Pictures 1,2 and 3 - %draulic Lift, Orchard of Russell Chace, Swansea, This rais^a 

 platform provides -marking space for tivo apple pickers. Mr. Chace Tj-rites,"Vife removed 

 the bucket from the loader and replaced it with a platform U' x 5' xvhich is ample 

 room for two men with picking buckets and eight boxes. It has a railing 30" high 

 all around and we installed levelling arms to keep the platform level at all heights. 

 This gives it a range of k to 12 feet from the ground. As far as the platform is 

 concerned, a good operator can keep apples before the pickers at all times vdiich 

 means a good non-professional picker can easily average 10 to 12 boxes an hour. The 

 capacity of the outfit is limited only by the speed of the individual picker. It 

 has been a substantial help, but at the same time has presented problems in that the 

 pickers have lost their interest in laddersl" 



Picture h - Mouse Trail Builder, This unique device, designed by Carl Henry, can 

 be made at relatively low cost. It has been used in many Massachusetts orchards 

 this fall, and greatly reduces the time involved in placing the rodenticide, A leaf- 

 let, giving details of construction, may be obtained from your County Extension 

 Office or from one of the Rodent Control specialists. 



Picture S - Apple Smorgasbord, This picture was taken at a recent Pomology Depart- 

 ment Dinner. (Left to right, Mrs. J, K. Shaxv, Mrs. A, P. French, Mrs, 0. C, Roberts, 

 Mr. A, L. Fish), Apples vrere used in every item on the menu, except coffee. The 

 complete list is as follows; 



Cider Apple Snacks Coffee 



Stuffed Roast Pork with Apple '."jedges - Baked Ham with Apple Sauce on Top 

 Apples Stuffed v;ith Sausage Meat and Decorated v;ith Rice - Apple Omelet 



Apple, Ham and Sweet Potato Casserole - Baked Squash with App3£s - Apple Rolls 

 Baked Apple and Cabbage Casserole - Apple, Onion and Bacon Casserole 

 Apple Ring-Cheese Ball Salad m th Lemon-Sherry Dressing - Jellied App:i£ Waldorf 

 Apple-Cranberry Relish - Apple Pie with Cheese Crust - Apple Chiffon Pie 



Picture 6 - Pomology Exhibit at the Horticultural Show, A brief write-up appears 

 elsewhere in this issue. 



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Is "Layer Pack" the Answer ? In a Virginia Departirtent of 

 Agriculture publication, there appears some pointed in- 

 formation from retail stores in that state. Apples in 

 cut-cf-state packs, the retailers say, are uniform in 

 size and color and arrive with a minimum of damage, even 

 from across the country, Virginia packs frequently con- 

 tain a high percentage of damaged apples and there is too 

 much variation in size and degree of color, Richmond stores 

 take a liking to a layer pack. Both l^O's and 163 's bring 

 a premi\mi of ^C cents a bushel over the face and fill box. 

 When these retailers were asked if they prefer the layer 

 pack to either the face and fill box or the basket, 9$% 

 said "Yes" and 5^> "No", On the question, "Do the trays 

 eliminate bruising of the fmj.it and do you intend to re- 

 purchase this type of apple pack", the ans^irers vrere 9Q% 

 "Yes" and 2%, "No", 



