10. 



According to several fanners they keep all their records with ELFAC in about 

 15 to 20 minutes each week. 



Records for each month are summarized and returned about 3 weeks after the 

 end of each month. 



Your County Agent will have further details before the sign-up date which 

 begins the first of the year. 



Lawrence D. Rhoades 



Extension Specialist in 

 Farm Management 



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WINTER FRUIT MEETINGS 



The 68th Annual Meeting of the Massachusetts Fruit Growers' Association, Inc. 

 in cooperation with the University of Massachusetts Extension Service will be 

 held in the Gardner Armory, Gardner, Massachusetts on January 10 and 11, 1962. 



The complete program is not available at this time. However, the program 

 at present includes the following: 



Dr. A. D. Blanpied, Cornell University ~ Apple Handling Methods 



Dr. L. W. Boulanger, University of Maine. - Fruit Insect Research in Maine 



Mr. Fred Burrows, International Apple Association - The National Apple 



Situation 



Prof. Fred E. Cole, University of Massachusetts - Current Storage and Price 



Situation 



Dr. 0. F. Curtis, Jr., Geneva Experiment Station - Chemical Weed Control in 



Orchards 



Dr. C. J. Gilgut, University of Massachusetts - Disease Control Recommendations 



for 1962 



Dr. A. E. Mitchell, Michigan State University - Improving Fruit Finish 



Film on Handling Methods - Michigan State University 



Dr. W. D. Tunis, University of Massachusetts - Insect Control Recommendations 



for 1962 



Dr. W. D. Weeks, University of Massachusetts - Which Rootstock SUoulu i Use? 



---William J. Lord 



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