FRUIT NOTES 

 "■ JulyUlugufit 19!:^5 



«• ii- if ^^ ^f- 1^ ■«•■%• •5f •){• EXTENSION FRUIT SPECIALIST ■«• * i^ ^i- <• * -Jc- ifr -JJ -if 



It is indeed a pleasure to repoit that our six months search for the right raan 

 to fill the position of Extension Fruit Specialist has resulted in the selection of 

 Dr, IViUiam J, Lord for this job, 



Dvt Lord recently completed his graduate study at the Pennsylvania State Univ- 

 ersity Tfhere he majored in Horticulture (Pomology). His undergraduate training and 

 I faster' 3 degree were earned at the University of New Hanpshire, 



Hb Txas brought up on a Nevf Hampshire farm and managed a small apple orchard for 

 five years as a part of his duties while a teacher of Vocational Agricultvure in that 

 state and has also had considerable experience with small fruits. During ViTorld liTar 

 II, he was. on active duty with the U«S, Arn^ in Europe and then taught at the U» S. 

 Army School in Friesing, Germany before returning to civilian life. 



As Extension Fruit Specialist, Dr, Lord will concern himself chiefly with the 

 problems of our fruit irdustry, other than pest control, including certain phases of 

 the research program. Admittedly, it will take him some time to get acquainted vdth 

 our iiassachusetts fruit industry and its problems, but we are confident that he will 

 develop rapidly into a valuable and important member of our Pomological team serving 

 you fruit growers, 



— A, P, French 



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Massachusetts Apple Crop Estimate 



One item which alvfays attracts attention at the 

 s\mimer meeting of the i'lassachusetts Fruit Grov;ers 

 is Walter Piper's crop estimate. This sample esti- 

 mate is obtained by asking those growers present to 

 report their last year's crop harvested and their 

 estimate of their current year's crop. 



The results for this year qere as follows: 



19$h Crop 19B^ Estimate 



Mcintosh 

 Baldwin 

 Delicious 

 CortDa nd 

 Other Varieties 

 Total 



201,900 bu, 

 72,200 bu, 

 23,590 bu, 

 32,290 bu, 

 31,800 bu, 



361,7tiO bu. 



39Ui30O bu. 

 ^5,500 bu, 

 k9,kl^ bu, 

 147,575 bu. 

 53 J 000 bu , 



S99iii50 bu* 



— A, P, French 



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