Apples were featured in many of the buffet dishes. A past Apple Queen 

 from Maine was present and the management announced that it was National Apple 

 Week and mentioned a few things about the apple industry in New Hampshire. I 

 am sure that everyone went away that evening with the feeling that apples have 

 a real place in many appetizing dishes. To me it was a real promotional stunt 

 for apples, and I would like to see the various Fruit Grower Organizations use 

 this idea nect year and get all hotels and restaurants that serve smorgasbords 

 to feature apples during National Apple Week and on other occasions whenever 

 possible. In fact, it could be made a real promotional event for a number of 

 agricultural crops. Some one could be present from the industry, the Department 

 of Agriculture or the University to talk briefly about the particular crop being 

 featured. 



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-E. J. Rasmussen 



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COLOR AND YIELD OF DIFFERENT McINTOSH STRAINS 

 Horticultural Farm, Durham, New Hampshire 



A three-year survey of color of four strains of Mcintosh apples grown at 

 the Experiment Station Horticulture Farm at Durham, New Hampshire gave the fol- 

 lowing results which show the fraction of fruit (in per cent) from each strain 

 that graded into each of four color ranges. 



STRAIN 



Per cent range of Red Color 



Farley Red Mcintosh 

 U.N.H. 231F Mcintosh 

 Rogers Mcintosh 

 Black Mcintosh 



V/hile the total amount of fruit with over 50 per cent color does not differ 

 greatly in any of the strains it is evident that the Farley strain produced much 

 more fruit carrying from 7 5 to 100 per cent color than the other strains. This 

 difference was very promounced on visual observation of boxes of fruit from the 

 various strains. 



Average total yield in bushels per tree of the different strains for a two- 

 year period was as follows: 



Farley Mcintosh 23.7; U.N.H. No. 23 IF 34.7; Rogers Mcintosh 13.26 and Black 

 Mcintosh 15.5. 



All trees of the Farley, Rogers and Black Mcintosh are the same age and are on 

 seedling roots. Trees of U.N.H. 231F have tops one year younger than the others, 

 and their roots are Malus robusta No. 5. Tops of the U.N.H. 231F trees are at 

 least fifty per cent larger than the others. 



All strains are now growing on each of several root systems to determine 

 which will produce the best yield and color. 



