-9- 



There is the one big difference as compared to the rosy apple aphid. There 

 is no damage . 



Oh, a few of the big basal leaves on new terminals may be curled or distorted 

 a little along about first cover time. And aphids may be found underneath them. 

 But they are apple grain aphids, with developing wings. In a week or so they will 

 be gone. 



It is not necessary to control the apple grain aphid'. 



Carry out one of the "insurance" programs suggested for rcjsy apple aphid 

 and get the fringe benefits of apple grain aphid kill and freedom from worry'. 



---E„ H. Wheeler 



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120s 140s 160s ^^^ '^'2 inch and up 

 Prices - U. S. Fancy - Faneuil Hall and Country Point 

 1953 - '54 - '55 - '56 ~ '57 



A comparison of the crate and the cell pack on recent markets provides some 

 interesting information on price relationships. The Special Apple Market Report 

 as published by the Mass. Department of Agriculture provides the data. 



The cell-pack has increased in popularity during the last five years and 

 the crate is not used as much now as formerly. Not every market report had prices 

 on all four packs so that prices were tabulated on days in 1955, 1956 and 1957 

 when all four packs were reported. In the two previous years, 1954 and 1953, the 

 120s and I40s were not quoted frequently enough to be tabulated. 



Number of Reports Tabulated 



Years Faneuil Hall Country Point 



1953-54 ^\* 20* 



155-55 21* 13** 



1955-56 26 26 



1956-57 39 22 



1957-58 38 20 

 *cell-pack 160s and eastern crates 1\ inch and up only 



**cell-pack 140s and 160s and eastern crates 2^ inch and up only 



The make-up and representativeness of the quotations and the quality of the 

 contents of the packages will, of necessity, have to be assumed to be constant 

 throughout the period although neither assumption may be valid through no fault 

 or oversight of the market reporters. 



The chances are good that a count of the 2\ inch and up in the crate would 

 average close to 140, so that a comparison of the 140 cell-pack price would be 

 the more appropriate if qualities were the same. The prices of the 1\ inch and 

 up in the crate are closer to the 160 count in the cell pack and will be used in 

 comparisons. No evidence is available as to why a "2);. inch and up pack sells for 

 less than a straight 1\ inch pack although some persons mav have olausible reasons. 



