Unfortunately, dusts containing Kelthane are not available. For dusting , after 

 bloom we have only malathion to suggest for strawberries. 



Cyclamen mite also can be checked with heavy, drenching sprays of Kelthane. 

 It is not the best material for this pest, but it is the only one we may suggest 

 for the bearing bed. With it a threatened crop can be saved. 



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Apple growers also should be interested in Kelthane for summer applications 

 against 2-spotted mite and late red mite. Single applications should be compared 

 with Aramite used in the same way. Like Aramite, Kelthane provides no "fringe" 

 benefits against other pests, but it can be very valuable at times when such 

 benefits as provided by the organic phosphates are not needed. Even with 

 Kelthane, as with all other materials, thorough coverage of underneath surfaces 

 is essential to 2-spotted mite control. 



E. H, Wheeler 



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POMOLOCICAL PARAGRAPHS 



Pruning Peaches 



Visits to peach orchards during the month has led the writer to believe 

 that some growers in their pruning operations are not pruning to replace the 

 winter injured wood. VJith a good crop of peaches, considerable limb breakage 

 may occur. More heading back should be done on some of the scaffold branches. 

 These branches should be headed to a desirable outward growing lateral. Well 

 placed branches on the inner parts of the tree should be retained so that they 

 will subsequently replace older wood. 



The Same Old Story 



The failure of timely removal of filler trees in an apple orchard has 

 been discussed and probably will be discussed as long as apple trees are grown. 

 Perhaps if more growers had the opportunity to visit orchards over the State as 

 frequently as the writer, more would be done about the timely removal of filler 

 trees. This last month the writer observed a block of trees in which the filler 

 trees are severely crowding the permanent trees. Practically all the lower 

 branches on the permanent trees have been shaded out, and the trees are getting 

 too tall. 



Last summer an excellent example was observed of canpetition between 

 permanent and filler trees for moisture as shown by fruit size. In this particular 

 block, only part of the filler trees had been removed and fruit size was notice- 

 ably smaller where the filler trees remained in competition with the permanent 

 trees for moisture. 



Training Young Trees 



Considerable time was devoted during the month to pruning of young trees. 

 There is less tendency than formerly to leave the young apple trees unpruned 



