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Trtflopeter - Origin: (Burgtindy x ^Howard x self^) University of Minnesota. The 

 plants were of moderate vigor, good in runner production and fair in yield. 

 The fruit is of good color and gloss but falls down in shape and smoothness. 

 The flavor is good but the berries tend to be soft. Trumpeter does not appear 

 to be adapted to our conditions. 



Vineland 41021 - Origin: (Valentine x Dorsett) Ontario Experiment Station, 

 Vineland. The plants are of moderate vigor, yield, and runner production. The 

 fruit is of medium size, with prominent seeds, of fair firmness and good flavor. 

 Many of the fruits were off shaped and green tipped. Vineland 41021 does not 

 appear to be promising for Massachusetts. 



---James F» Anderson 

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RESEARCH FROM OTHER AREAS 



(Items included under this heading are for your information and may not apply 

 to Massachusetts conditions in all instances.) 



The pruning of filler trees and when to remove them has and continues to 

 be a major problem. Crowding leads to tall trees which are difficult to spray 

 and prune, a higher proportion of poorly colored fruit particularly on lower 

 limbs, unproductive lower limbs, difficulty in mowing and other orchard cultural 

 practices and the interference of the development of the permanent trees. On 

 the other hand, filler trees handled correctly may be left for considerable time 

 without being detrimental to the permanent trees. The New York State Horticultural 

 Society Proceedings 1960 contained an article by C. G. Forshey titled "Current 

 Research on Pruning and Irrigation and Fertilizer Recommendations". In this 

 article Dr. Forshey describes a pruning experiment established in 1955 in a 

 nineteen-year-old Mcintosh orchard. 



"The trees were planted 20' x 40' and, at the time the experiment was 

 instigated, they were crowding each other badly. Three pruning treatments were 

 established as follows: 



"A. Alternate fan pruning. In this treatment every other tree (filler) 

 was severely fan pruned while the alternate trees (permanent) received normal 

 pruning. As the permanent trees increase in size, the filler trees are further 

 suppressed and eventually will be removed entirely* 



"R. Removal of alternate trees. Every other tree was removed and the 

 remaining trees received normal pruning. The pruning of these trees and that 

 of the permanent trees in treatment A is identical. 



"F. Fan pruning. Every tree was fan pruned only to the extent that over- 

 lapping of branches of adjacent trees was prevented. The severity of pruning 

 of these trees is intermediate between that of the filler trees of treatment A 



