"This poses the question of what new variety might be considered for the 

 Hudson Valley area which caters largely to the fresh fruit trade. In this cate- 

 gory Idared continues to attract attention. Of course, the planting in quantity 

 of any relatively new variety will always be a calculated risk. In spite of this 

 fact the Hudson Valley variety situation, twenty years hence, could be better, 

 certainly no worse, if Idared occupied some of that percentage now held by the 

 leading three of the non-bearing group." 



Editor's Note - There would be a definite advantage to harvesting the Mcintosh 

 crop X'/ithin a 10-day period. However, rate of cooling of harvested fruit may be 

 a limiting factor for some growers. In order to harvest the fruit within 10 days 

 means either less volume of Mcintosh or increasing cooling capacity of present 

 storages or additional storage space. 



Idared is one of the newer fruit varieties worthy of trial in Massachusetts. 

 The fruit has an attractive bright red finish. Fruit quality good but somewhat 

 on the mild side. It has a long storage season. Harvest season is early October. 

 Idared is one of the more promising late keeping dessert and general purpose apples, 



-— W. J. Lord 

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1960 FERTILIZER RECOMMENDATIONS 



Results of leaf analyses from 43 Mcintosh orchards taken in Massachusetts 

 this past summer indicate that over half the trees were above the desired range 

 for nitrogen. With so many trees too high in nitrogen for the best development 

 of fruit color and firm apples of good storage quality, we are suggesting that 

 growers reduce nitrogen applications by 1/3 to 1/2. This reduction in nitrogen 

 should help improve fruit color in those blocks which have been producing poorly 

 colored fruit in the past. The suggested amounts of fertilizer shown in the 

 following table are given as a guide. 



Suggested Rates of Fertilizer for Bearing Apple Orchards 



Each grower will have to adjust the suggested amounts up or down to meet 

 the requirements of the trees in his blocks. If the trees are over vigorous and 

 fruit color and quality poor, reduce the amount of fertilizer by 1/3 to 1/2. 

 However, if the trees are weak in vigor and yields are low, apply the amounts 

 suggested or increase the rates slightly. 



