convinced the treatment was worthwhile. VJe feel that the best treatment is a 

 soil application of boron every three years and that foliar sprays should be 

 used as an emergency treatment. 



Approved Farm Stand Program 



Two fruit stands in Rhode Island now are members of the Massachusetts 

 Approved Farm Stand Program. These are the first stands outside of Massachusetts 

 to become program members. 



VJilliam J. Lord 



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PM-4 M. M. Boyd 

 Agr'l. Eng. Dept, 



FALL CARE OF FARM MACHINERY 



Fall is the time of year to give serious consideration to the storage and recondition- 

 ing of farm machinery. The life of any machine can be lengthened considerably through 

 proper Fall and Winter care. For example, suppose a certain machine cost $500 when new 

 and is assumed to have a life of 10 years at the end of which it may be considered 

 valueless. Based on the common straight-line depreciation methods, ownership of the 

 machine costs $50.00 each year of its life. Now, if its life can be lengthened by 2 

 years through proper Fall and Winter care it then costs only $41.57 per year - a saving 

 of $8.33 each year. If such savings are realized for each machine on the farm it can 

 add up to a rather large total. 



Listed below are some comments which will help add life to farm machines: 



1. Get the machinery under cover fo:r the winter months at least. It would be best to 

 have a machinery storage shed largi; enough to store all machinery the year round. 

 Where such accommodations are not available it may be possible to find space for the 

 machinery in a barn, at least for the more expensive equipment. Smaller pieces, if no 

 covered space is available, can be covered with tarpaulins or some of the heavier plas- 

 tic films. 



