-4- 



Thcrefore, stubbing of some branches \<iith narrow crotches, whixh because of 

 location would be desirable to keep, may be beneficial. 



In conclusion, because of the necessity of annual pruning of the young trees 

 to continually remove, replace or restrict the growth from stubbed limbs, the 

 practice is only suggested for trial by growers that conscientiously prune young 

 trees annually. 



William J. Lord 



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GROWTH IN CA STORAGE HOLDINGS IN MASSA CHUSETTS 



Approximately 50 per cent of the Mcintosh crop in Massachusetts storages on 

 November 1, 1963 was in CA and 40 per cent of the total stored crop was in this 

 type storage (Table 1). Naturally, these percentages will fluctuate with crop 

 size but the data clearly illustrates the rapid increase in CA storage holdings 

 since 1956. 



Table 1. Apple Storage Holdings in Massachusetts On November 1, 1955 through 1963. 



(thousands of bushels) 



Mcintosh 



% of Stored ' 



Standard CA Mcintosh ' S^tandard 

 Year Storage Storage Crop in CA ' Storage 



All Varieties 



7. of Total 

 CA Stored Crop 

 Storage In CA 



118 



181 

 397 

 437 

 473 

 585 

 610 

 655 



12.9 

 11.7 

 28.2 

 29.9 

 42.3 

 32.6 

 39.6 

 49.8 



1,232 

 1,951 

 1,594 

 1,630 

 1,162 

 1,791 

 1,483 

 1,108 



118 



194 

 442 

 471 

 486 

 634 

 698 

 746 



8.7 

 9.0 



21.7 

 22.4 

 29.5 

 26.1 

 32.0 

 40.2 



Data obtained from the Special Apple Market Report. 



—William J. Lord 



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