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2. Stress the importance of good soil management practices of tree and small 

 fruits. 



3. To encourage growers to train young trees and to stress proper pruning 

 of small fruits. 



4. Chemical thinning, 



5. Mouse Control 



6. Evaluation of new varieties. 



-— W. J. Lord 



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EFFECT OF BRUISES ON SALES 



One reason why apples do not sell as rapidly as they might is indicated 

 by research work recently done in Virginia. In a study of consumer preference 

 for apples it was found that 607, of consumers did not want apples even with 

 bruises less than 1/2 inch in size. 91% did not want to buy apples with 

 bruises 1/2 inch and larger. 



Research in Massachusetts shows persistently that more Mcintosh apples 

 fail to meet the requirements of fancy grade because of bruises than from 

 any other cause. 



Careful handling results in fewer bruises, improved consumer acceptance, 

 more sales, more money in the grower's pocket. 



0. C. Roberts 



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CIDER NOTES 

 Blends 



The blending or mixing of apple varieties can improve cider tremendously. 

 Very few mills produce a single variety cider intentionally with the possible 

 exception of a Roxbury Russet cider. As a guide to blending, the following 

 breakdown of apple varieties can be used to advantage: 



(1) Sweet Subacid 



Delicious 



(2) Mildly Acid to Slightly Tart 



Baldwin, Greening, Rome Beauty, Winesap, Jonathan, Stayman, 

 Northern Spy, York Imperial, Wealthy and Cortland 



(3) Aromatic Group 



Golden Delicious, Winter Banana, Mcintosh, Russet 



(4) Astringent Group 



Crab Apples: Florence, Hibernal, Red Siberian, Transcendent, 

 Martha, Hyslop 



(5) Neutral Group 



Ben Davis, Black Ben, Gano, Willowtwig 



