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apples over them. The recent work at Rhode Island Yirhere investigators have 

 removed some or all of the cuticle and obtained carked reductions in scald in- 

 dicates that volatiles from riper apples are not the sole cause of scald. Also, 

 we found that packing Cortland apples in activated coconut shell carbon did not 

 control scald. It is apparent that there is still much to learn about the causal 

 agents of scald „ 



C, VJhat can a grovrer do to keep track of scald development and control it? 



The best way to keep track of scald development is to remove apples of 

 scald susceptible varieties from cold storage every two weeks and hold them for 

 five days at room temperature. Apples may appear to be free of scald in storage 

 and yet show as much as 100^ scald after several days at 70-80° F, This sort of 

 checking should be started in December and continued as long as the susceptible 

 variety is in storage. Obviously, prompt movement of any variety showing scald 

 is desirable. 



As far as controls go, a grower of scald susceptible varieties should not 

 pick them when immature. Of course, he has to be careful that they are not 

 allowed to become over ripe. Another method of control is the use of oiled paper, 

 either as vrraps or as shredded paper. This treatment must be done before the 

 fruit enters the storage in order to be most effective. Since most of our apples 

 are stored orchard run and packed out-of-storage most grov/ers are not enthusiastic 

 about the use of oiled paper since it i.ieans another operation and expense during 

 the rush at harvest time. Also, oiled paper may reduce scald somevrhat but often 

 will not give adequate control. 



At one time we had hopes that coconut shell air purifiers -vrould be of 

 value in controlling scald. Their value for this purpose is limited, however. 

 Air purifiers will often fail to control scald on Cortland, 



As you can see, present scald control methods are far from satisfactory. 

 However, recent research being conducted here and in neighboring states indicate 

 that better control methods may be developed soon, A spray treatment which can 

 be applied just prior to harvest is our hope so that additional handling after 

 harvest vdll not be necessary, 



— F, Vif, Southwick 



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NEGLECTED YOUTH 



Parental neglect in the proper training of a child, according to authorit- 

 ies on child behavior, is a major cause of the alarming increase in juvenile 

 delinquency. Among fruit growers failure to properly train the young fruit tree 

 is the fundamental cause for the wayv':ard branches and the weak character of the 

 frame work which is altogether too common in too many orchards. 



