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Chemical Thinning , Thinning of apples by means of chemicals is making good 

 progress in Massachusetts, not as an over-all application taut with special reference 

 to C6'*'^^±n varieties, such as Early Mcintosh, Tdealthy, Golden Delicious, etc. Any 

 grower havLng a severe biennial bearing problem with a particular variety should 

 look into the possibilities of reducing the qjrop in the on year in the hope of bring- 

 ing about some semblance of annual bearing, 



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Five Ton Strawberry Club , In the state of Washington strawberry 

 growers will be offered an opportunity to qualify for membership 

 in a "5 Tens Per Acre "Club", And that's a good yield of straw- 

 berries in any state, A recent letter from Extension Horticul- 

 turist John C, Snyder inquires about the erganizatlon of our Rnd 

 Apple Club which v/as operated for $ years (i:?ii7-19?2 ) in Massa- 

 chusetts, 



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Nylon and Fruit Juices, Press and filter cloths of nylon are being adopted 

 by the food processing industry because of notable advantages in the hand- 

 ling of fruits and vegetables. When used as press cloths, nylon fabrics do 

 not swell when wet, nor soak up juices. They also resist degradation by 

 mildew and •rgamic acids of fruit. Other advantages claimed for them include 

 high tensile and biorsting strength, light weight, long life, and minimum 

 shrinkage. 



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Experiment m th Sawdust in British Columbia . At a meeting of the Vfestern Section of 

 the AjTi, Soc, For Hort, Sci,, in Cdifornia, G, H, Harris, University of British Col- 

 umbia, Vancouver, B, C, reported on an experiment in which strawberries were mulched 

 with sawdust. One acre of strawberries was divided into 72 plots. All of the plots 

 were given regular fertilizer treatment, that is 1,000 poiuids per acre of U- 10-10. 

 One-third of these plots taken at random were manured. Another third of these plots 

 were manured and given a k inch layer of hemlock sawdust. The experiment was run for 

 four years at the end of which time results in the various plots were compared. The 

 sawdust did not increase the soil acidity. The sawdust plots had a pH of 5«92 as 

 compared with 5»82 for the manure plots. The amount of organic matter in the sawdust 

 plot was increased. Analysis of leaves and fruit showed very little difference be- 

 tvreen the essential elements in the three series. The yields were U2 units in the 

 plots th§t received the fertilizer alone, I|.6 in the manure and fertilizer plots, and 

 66 in the sawdust, manure, and fertilizer plots. There was a corresponding increase 

 in runner production - fi^rtilizer, (7,98), manure and fertilizer (9.52), sawdust, 

 manure and fertilizer (12.6), 



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1P5U Fruit Spray Charts. As this issue of FRUIT MOTES goes to press, 

 proof is being read en the New Fruit Spr^ Charts, They have been 

 oarefvilly revised and brought up to date. Duplication is accomplished 

 on the campus and early distribution is planned, 



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"Publication approved by George J, Cronin, State Purchasing Agent — #19". 



