POMOLOGY DEPARTMENT 

 UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, AMHERST 



NOVEMBER-DECEMBER, 1955 



TABLE OF CONTENTS 



Origin of Some Apple Vorieties 



Muriate vs Sulfate Form of Potassium 



Chemical and Physical Changes in Apples 

 During Storage 



Electricity - Friend or Foe 



Pomological Research 



A Statewide Look at Cultivated Blueberries 



Cider Notes 



The Apple Drop in 1955 



F.F.A. Fruit Judging Contest 



Issued by the Cooperative Extension Service, James W. Dayton, Associate Dean and Director. 



in furtherance of the Acts of May 8 and June 30, 19 14; University of Massachusetts, Umted 



States Department of Agriculture and County Extension Services Cooperating. 



Publication Approved by George J. Cronin, State Purchasing Agent, No. 19. 



