STRAWBERRY TWILIGHT MEETING 



The annual strawberry twilight meeting will be held at the University of 

 Massachusetts on Tuesday, June 20, 1961 at 7:00 p.m. The tour of the strawberry 

 plantings will start at the Fisher Laboratory (Cold Storage building near 

 University of Massachusetts orchards). 



Things to be seen: 



Mulching with plastic 

 Fruiting plots of new varieties 

 Planting systems 

 Weed control 



A short speaking program will be held after the tour of the strawberry 

 plantings. Plastic mulch, planting systems, nutrition research, variety per- 

 formance, and virus-free strawberry plants will be discussed briefly. Growers 

 will be given the opportunity to ask questions pertaining to their strawberry 

 problems . 



"-William J. Lord 



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SUMMER MEETING OF MASSACHUSETTS FRUIT GROWERS' ASSOCIATION 



The annual summer meeting of the Massachusetts Fruit Growers' Association in 

 cooperation with the Massachusetts Extension Service will be held on Thursday, 

 July 20th, at the orchard of Derwood Frost, Gleasondale, Massachusetts. The 

 meeting will begin at 10 a.m. and end at 4 p.m. 



An orchard tour and exhibits are being planned for the morning part of the 

 program. The afternoon will be devoted to a speaking program with Dr. Arthur J. 

 Heinicke, former Director of the Geneva Experiment Station in New York, as the 

 feature speaker. The ccmplete program will be announced at a later date. 



-—William J. Lord 

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CHILD LABOR LAWS 



For farmers, particularly fruit growers, who employ children under 18 years 

 of age. 



In general there are two classiflcatlonB of laws or regulations which apply, 

 they are: 



1. Laws and regulations having to do with minimum wage provisions. 



2. Laws relating to employment of minors. 



