Some growers failed to apply a fungicide for late season and storage scab 

 and thereby got a lot of pin point scabj It certainly seemed a shame to have so 

 manj'" otherwise good apples become culls this late in the season. 



A survey was conducted in 1953 in order to obtain data on the nutritional 

 status of commercial orchards in Massachusetts, The analysis of leaf samples 

 taken from 30 iiclntosh orchards revealed that magnesium ;vas below the desirable 

 range in kOf= of the orchards, "Calcium was below in 37^3^ of the orchards 

 followed by nitrogen and potassium with 20$," That too many of our orchards are 

 not receiving enough magnesium lime was further evident This fall when the 

 fertilizer programs were obtained in orchards from vjhich leaf samples vrere taken. 

 Some examples of these are the following; 



Farm A - Orchard last limed in 19U5 

 Farm B - Orchard last limed in 1937 

 Farm C - Orchard last limed 8 or 10 years ago. 



Farm D - Orchard last limed in 19!32 at the rate of one ton per acre, soil 

 test taken this fall showed pH to be 1;.7» 



Another phase of orcharding that our preaching hasn't seemed to do much 

 for is the pruning of young apple trees. In too many of our orchards the young 

 tree is truly an orphan when it comes to pruning- In nany ways it is just as 

 important to prune the young tree as it is the bearing tree. It is from these 

 trees that the gro\Ter will derive his future income, thereby, it is important 

 to develop a strong framework that will support the bearing portions of the 

 mature tree in later years o A little corrective pruning on the young trees is 

 a sound investment. 



The various topics presented in this article partly illustrate why it is 

 necessary to continually stress basic cultural practices so essential for a 

 profitable fruit-growing enterprise o 



— ¥• J. Lord 



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A UTE-Y SUGGESTION 



When you go fishing, you get more of the kind you vrant if you know fish 

 and their habits. 



Even I know you hunt squirrels in trees and rabbits on the ground, ruffed 

 grouse in woods and pheasants in fields. 



But do you remember some of the important differences between the mites on 

 your apple trees? Here's a chance to review them. 



You'll do better at fighting mites — and save money too ~ when you go at 

 the job with more "what, whe re and why" answers to guide you, 



I think the following chart will help you to know and to "get" the mites 

 you are after » 



