FRUIT NOTES 



February -March .195$ 



Vfith this issue FRUIT NOTSo iindergoes a permanent change of leadership fcr 

 better or for worse. The originator aid fcrmer compiler, Professor M, H, Thies, 

 has retired as reported in the January issue* His shoes will be hard to fill, 

 but we are actively searching for the right man for the pesition of Extension 

 Fruit Specialist, so that service to the fruit industry, through FRUIT NOTES and 

 the fruit extension program, may proceed with as little interuptirn as possible. 



Every effort will be made to bring you timely, interesting,; and we hope 

 valuable information on a wide variety cf aspects of fruit growing* However, - 

 your comments, criticisms and suggestions will always be welcome » 



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JOB OPPORTUNITIES ni 



The following is quoted from a recent nevrs letter from the Michigan State 

 College, Department of Horticulture t "We have not been able to keep up with the 

 ever-increasing demand for our graduates to fill positions as managers of nur- 

 series, orchards, greenhouses and vegetable farmsj as field advisors and techni- 

 cians and sales personnel mth organizations that manufacture chemicals and 

 equipment used in horticultural enterprises* as inspectors, extension and 

 research workers for the State and Federal governments, and so on. The attention 

 of promising high school graduates contemplating college careers should be called 

 to the many possibilities in the field of horticulture," 



Vfe have recent letters stating that two other states besides Massachusetts 

 are currently looking for an extension man in fruit. One state has a good open- 

 ing in fruit research. 



There are excellent graduate assistantships open in several states. Three 

 opportunities for a young man to work into an established orchard business have 

 recently come across my desk. For none of these could we offer a single recom- 

 mendation because of the s hortage of Pomology students in recent years. The 

 opportiinities are there for the right persons with adequate preparation, 



•sHf^A, P.French 

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