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A SAFETy QUICKIE 



•'i/'[hen chemicals (pesticidts) cause undersirable effects, I find one or more 

 of the follovring has made the result possible: 



1, Ignorance of the dangers involved, 



2, Faulty skills or equipment, 



3, A careless attitude. 



The human factor which arises from such attitudes as bravado, a desire to 

 remove safeguards and to take tiraesaving shortcuts, a belief that 'it can't 

 happen to me,' sheer ignorance, and stubborrjiess is recurringly apparent in the 

 circumstances of the misuse of chemicals* 



The resulting damage may be to useful crops, to farm animals, or to human 

 beings," 



- by Dr. Lemuel C, McGee, National Agricultural Chemicals 



Medical Coimiittee 



E. H, Tmeeler 



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LET'S TURN ON THE LIGHT 



At the present time fruit grovrers in ilassachusetts are groping in the dark 

 trying to determine future trends in the industry. In order to look into the 

 future we need more light on the situation as it is today. Ho\'; many bearing trees 

 of the important Arairieties are there in commercial orchards? How many young trees 

 have been planted? To what extent are new plantings replacing old trees that are 

 going out of production? Y/hat will be the potential production within the next 

 ten years compared with that of today? Is the Mcintosh Variety over planted? 



In order to ansvrer these and many other questions for iirtiich there is no 

 accurate information available, the Fruit Industry Coirjnittee of the iiassachusetts 

 Fruit Grovrers' Association has adopted a tree fruit survey as its major project. 

 The Extension Service at the University is prepared to render all possible assist- 

 ance in carrying out this project. The actual survey will be conducted next June 

 or July, At that time each fruit grovirer in the State with 100 trees or more 

 will be asked to fill out a questionnaire. This questionnaire is included in 

 this issue of "Fruit Notes" in order that you may become fartdliar iTith it and 

 possibly have the information ready when the actual survey is conducted. 



The full cooperation of everyone vifill be necessary to accomplish this object- 

 ive. 



May we count on you to help turn on the light? 



- — 0, C. Roberts 



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