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POMOLOGICAL PARAGRAPHS 



Boron 



In all instances known to the writer, where boron deficiency symptoms 

 have appeared in apples this summer it was correlated with the failure on the 

 part of the grower to apply boron. Fruit vj'as examined in orchards in the 

 drought-stricken areas of south-eastern Ne^; England but no deficiency symptoms 

 were observed. The growers of these orchairds have been applying boron regularly. 



At one of the recent twilight meetingu the question arose as to what 

 effect an excess of boron would have on tho fruit. Research has shown that 

 heavy ground applications of borax caused liarly harvest of Jonathan apples 

 and serious breakdown of late stored fruit- It has been noted also, with 

 this and other apple varieties that preharvest drop and the change from green 

 to yellow ground color were hastened on trcies heavily fertilized with boron. 

 Because of the deleterious effect of excessive boron it is recommended that 

 in no case should the rate of one application of borax exceed 50 lbs, per acre. 



Pressure Testing Pears 



Several growers have asked the pressure suggested for pears when using a 

 pressure tester as a guide in determining when pears should be picked. (For 

 pressure tesing pears use the small pear head, 5/6" diameter). The pressure sug- 

 gested for several pear varieties are as follows: 



Anjou 13-15 lbs. 



Bartlett 17-20 lbs. 



Bosc 14-16 lbs. 



Seckel 16-18 lbs. 



Winter Nelis 14-16 lbs. 



Editor 



I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 



NEW YORK STATE PASSES LAW CONCERNING SALE OF CONTROLLED ATMOSPHERE STORED 

 FRUITS AND VEGETABLES IN THAT STATE 



The following quotation is taken from chapter 400 of the Laws of New York, 

 This law is now in effect. 



"No person shall sell or exchange or offer or expose for sale or exchange or 

 transport for sale any fruits or vegetables represented as having been exposed to 

 "controlled atmosphere", "modified atmosphere", alone or with other words, or 

 shall so use any such term or form of words or symbols of similar import on any 

 container or lot of fruits or vegetables advertised, sold offered for sale or 

 transported for sale within this state unless such fruits or vegetables have 

 been kept in a room or storage building with not more than five percent oxygen for 

 a minimvnn of ninety days. A record on a form approved by the commissioner shall 

 be kept at a convenient location adjacent to said room or storage building 

 from the day of sealing to the day of opening of said room or storage building, 

 and shall be subject to review by the commissioner or his authorized agents 

 at any time for a period of at least one year." 



Passage of this law means that any shipper of C. A, Apples to any part of 

 New York State must be in a position to prove that such apples have been held for 



