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!^1!°'' | i!''"°|!T ^"^"l Moth DoUari Every ore of us helps pay the bill to control 

 Gypsy Moth. It is spent mainly on a town by town basis under present laws. 



Are we getting anywhere? The attached map and statement say "No% except 

 v^en arrangements are mrAeto pool the resources of town, counir- , St^te.and Federal 

 agencies. Town personnel will still play a very important role in a cooperative, ir^ 

 tegrated and coordinated, state-wide program to prevent defoliation - this year, next 

 year and every year, 



Let's join hards to stop this peatl 



E,H»W heeler 



* ■»■ i<- -it -if ^f ■«. ^f ^^ ^(. 4H«- ^(• 

 JUNIOR APPLE JUDGINQ CONTESTS 



For a number of years two contests have been held in Massachusetts each year 

 in which members of various chapters of the Future Farmers of America located in 

 several high schools and county agricultural schools compete. This year a contest 

 was held at the University of Massachusetts, October 30, and another at Worcester 

 North High School, January 6, 



Three boys constitute a team. At the Amherst contest 8 teams competed from 

 the follovdng schools t Arms Academy, Shelburne Falls ; Charlton High School, Charltonj 

 Essex County Agricultural School, Hathorne; Hudson High School, Hudson] New Salem 

 Academy, New Salemj Norfolk County Agricultural School, V/alpole; Temple ton High 

 School, Templetcnj "Worcester North High School, Worcester* 



Each contest consisted of four parts t (1) Judging. This involves correct 

 placing of three plates of four varieties, also the correct identification of the 

 variety in each class (UOO points), (.2) Variety identification. Forty-five specimens 

 from a specific list of eighteen varieties of apples and pears to be correctly iden- 

 tified, (ii^O points), (3) Pest arxi blemish identification. Each contestant must 

 Identify IS apple pests or ble^nishes from a list of 21 insects and diseases, (150 

 points), (U) Grade ard variety identification. This requires the Identification of 

 the correct U.S. Grade and variety of 15 lots of apples (300 points). Thus, 1300 

 points constitutes a perfect score. 



At the contaat held in i//orceeter 6 teams competed from the following schools t 

 Arms Academy, Essex County Agricultural School, Norfolk County Agricultural School, 

 Temple ton High School, V/orcester North High School, and New Salem Academy. Several 

 prizes were presented by Jonathan Davis, President of the IIFGA, at the afternoon ses- 

 sion on Januarlsr 6th as follows: 



(1) To the three individual contestants having the highest combined scores 

 from the contests in Amherst and V/orcester. The prizes donated by the iiFGA were Ist, 

 125; 2nd, :;{.l5j 3rd, 5))10, The vri.nners of these prizes weret 1st, Harvey Peck, Arms 

 Academy^ 2nd, Eugene Williams, Essex County Agricultural School; 3rd, David Rossbach, 

 Templeton High School. 



(2) To the three individuals making the highest score in the Worcester con- 

 test medals vfexo contributed by the IvlassachuBetta Department of Agriculture, Winners 



