ANNUAL SUMl'IER MEETIMG 

 of the 

 MASSACHUSETTS FRUIT GROWERS' ASSOCIATIOI 

 ill Cooperation wiih Lhe 

 COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS 



Orchard of Arthur D. Bishop, Shelburae, Mass. 

 Thursday, July 25, 1963 



Program 



10:00 A.M. Tour of orchards - Arthur D. Bishop, Guide. Items of special 



interest include: Young Mcintosh and Delicious on Malus robusta II, 

 five hardy stocks, and EM VII; weed control and tree mulch plots. 



12:00 NOON Lunch - Sandwiches, dessert and cold drinks will be on sale. 



1:30 P.M. Important Production and Marketing [rends in the Apple Industry, 

 Dr. A. B. Burrell, Peru, New York. 



2:15 P.M. Some Factors to Consider for Late Storage of Apples. 

 Dr. F. W. Southwick, University of Massachusetts. 



2:A5 P.M. Crop Prospects for 1963. 



Mr. A. Warren Clapp, Massachusetts Department of Agriculture. 



3:00 P.M. Apple Promotion Opportunities and Materials. 



Mr. Rockwood Berry, New York and New England Apple Institute, 



3:15 P.M. Late Season Insect Control. 



Drs. H. E. Wave and E. H. Wheeler, University of Massachusetts, 



How to get there: Mohawk Trail (Route 2) to Shelburne Center, which is approxi- 

 mately 3 miles east of Shelburne Falls, At Shelburne Center 

 road sign turn south and follow "M.F.G.A. Field Meeting" 

 signs to Bishop's Orchard. 



