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A nev; mixing machine has been purchased. This mixer is a heavy-duty model 

 capable of continuous operation. Its capacity is such that any rush of orders 

 will not overload it and it should perform vrell throughout tlie season. 



The basis of our treated-oat ba.its is a large, high quality grade of steams- 

 crushed oats obtained from the West, Other years i7e have had trouble in obtaining 

 these oats, which always seemed to become lost enroute. The small size of our 

 storage facilities in Amherst precluded obtaining a single shipment. This year, 

 through the cooperation of the University, vre have obtained a storage space of 

 ample size to hold our season's supply. This larder is now stocked, \yaiting only 

 for orders so that they nay be filled wilh freshly-prepared bait, 



What can the fruit groi»;er do to prevent being late in poisoning the orchard? 

 The one thing you can do is to order the supplies now from your usual source. If 

 you have been ordering through a cooperator, let him knovr your needs nor/ so that 

 he may make up his combined order. If you order direct you may specify the day 

 you wish your order to leave Amherst, All orders are shipped Railway Express, 

 shipping charges collect, 



■¥. R, Jones 



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PQIIOLOGICAL RESEARCH 



lU, A Study of the Tree Characters of Fruit Varieties 



This project has been active since October 11, 1917. The question v/hich 

 immediately arises is "How can vre justify carrying on a project for such a long 

 period of time?" But if we examine the nature of the project the question can 

 readily be answered. The purpose of this project is to establish the vegetative 

 characters of fruit varieties so that mixtures may be detected in the nursery row, 

 thereby materially reducing the number of misnamed trees ixhich get planted in 

 commercial orchards. So, as long as new varieties are introduced this project 

 will need to be continued. 



During the existence of this project bulletins describing the vegetative 

 characters of apple, cherry, plum and pear varieties have been published. On the 

 basis of these descriptions millions of fruit trees have been examined in eastern 

 and mid-western nurseries for trueness-to-name since the inception of the project. 

 The numbers of misnamed trees and rajxtures foiond dui'ing this period is imknown 

 but it could easily approach several hundred thousand and the savings to fruit 

 grov/ers and nurserymen could easily total many thousands of dollars. 



While this project cannot be considered extremely scientific or spectacular, 

 it has without question made an outstanding contribution to the fruit industry 

 in the Northeast. This may sound like boasting to many of our younger fruit grow- 

 ers, but if they ask some of the old timers vrho planted liclntosh only to find that 

 they had a "fine" orchard of V/olf River when the trees came into production, there 

 will be little doubt as to the value of this project, 



— ^, D, ViTeeks 

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