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"Net returns ranged from a loss of 16 centsi per bushel for yields under 

 200 bushels per acre to a gain of 54 cents when the yields were 300 bu- 

 shels or over. 



"A comparison of six selected high income farms (average labor income of 

 $10,196) with the average of all fairms (average labor income of $2,805) 

 shows the high Income farms to be well above the average of the 42 farms in 

 yields and in all measures of size. The per bushel growing, labor and har- 

 vesting costs on the six farms, however, were very similar to the average 

 for all farms. The high income farms received an average premium of 15 

 cents per bushel from selling their entire crop of apples and spent 11 cents 

 per bushel less than the average for marketing purposes. 



"It would appear that most apple growers can substantially enhance their 

 incomes and increase their chances for success by (1) aiming for larger 

 sized businesses (2) increasing yields and (3) improving overall farm 

 management efficiency." 



---William J. Lord 



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WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION INSURANCE 



Under a recent emergency Act signed by the Governor, All farmers and those 

 who carry on farming are required to secure Workmen's Compensation Insurance if 

 they employ one or more persons full time or if they have one or more persons 

 who work for them part time . In short, if any one is employed by you in farming 

 you must have Workmen's Compensation Insurance. 



---Lawrence D. Rhoades 

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NEMATODE SURVEY OF STRAWBERRY PLANTINGS IN CONNECTICUT VALLEY 



AND THEIR CONTROL 



A survey of strawberry plantings in the Connecticut Valley last fall and 

 this spring has shown that plant parasitic nematodes occur in almost every field. 

 Often they are there in large numbers, but distribution within a field may be 

 spotty with most of the nematodes concentrated in small areas. Two parasites 

 occur most commonly; lesion nematodes (Pratylenchus spp.) and stunt nematodes 

 (Tylenchorhynchus spp.). Root-knot nematodes, the most serious nematode para- 

 sites in Maryland and further south, have not been found as yet on valley 

 strawberries. 



