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A number of materials, including both common fungicides and antibiotics, were 

 being tested for fruit rot control « It is interesting that one of the antibiotics 

 increased the shelf life of strewDerries by several days as well as giving good 

 rot control. 



Several new varieties and selections were under test. The new variety 

 Pocahontas has been very outstanding in vigor and production. Of the new selections, 

 US 2233 was outstanding. It will probably be named and introduced this fall. An 

 early ripening selection, US 3939, in season with Midland, looks very promising 

 and is being seriously considered for introduction. 



Other things under investigation are time of planting, kind, rate and time of 

 fertilizer applications, insect control, storage of plants, and plant spacing, 



J. S. Bailey 



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THE VffiLLINGTON - A NEVY EARLY APPLE 



The Wellington is the latest apple variety named by the Experiment Station 

 at Geneva, It resulted from a cross of Cortland by Crimson Beauty in 192h, and was 

 named in honor of Professor Richard ITellington who for many years was in charge of 

 the fruit breeding work at the Geneva Station. 



Experience at the Geneva Station indicates that 'Tellington is an annual cropper, 

 has no tendency to\Tard biennial bearing, is an early variety, ripening U to 5 days 

 after Crimson Beauty and 8 to 10 days before Melba or Duchess, It blooms within 

 a day of Mcintosh and should be an excellent pollinator for early blooming variet- 

 ies such as Melba, Mcintosh, and Delicious. 



The Fruit 



The Wellington Apple is handsome - attractively red-streaked and of large size. 

 It ripens evenly, may be picked at one time, hangs vrell to the tree and it is not 

 subject to bruising. Also it can be held in storage for a month and still be 

 acceptable for fresh market sales. 



Although the VJellington cannot be rated high in quality, it is considerably 

 better than Duchess. It's flavor is mildly subacid and is probably of better 

 quality than any other variety of its season. However, it does not have the high 

 dessert quality of Melba, Preliminary processing tests have shown that Yfellington 

 makes good sauoe. 



The Tree 



The Wellington tree is of an upright spreading type and the branches have de- 

 sirable wide crotch angles. 



The Geneva Experiment Station is of the opinion that V/ellington is worthy 

 of extended trial vfhere a variety of this season is wanted, "Its attractive 

 appearance and earliness should make it a valuable variety for early fresh market 

 sales, while its large size and even ripening of its fruit enhance its commercial 

 adaptability."— April, 1955 Issue of Farm Research. 



— M, J. Lord 

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