ANNUAL SUiMMER MEETING 



of the 



MASSACHUSETTS FRUIT GROWERS ASSOCIATION 



in Cooperation with the 



COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS 



Horticultural Research Center, Univ. of Mass., Belchertown* 



Wednesday July 15, 1964- 



10:00 A.M. Tour of the Research Center plantings and its present 

 facilities. 



12:00 Noon Sandwiches, Coffee, Cold Drinks and Ice Cream will be served 

 by the Women's Auxiliary of the Belchertown American 

 Legion, Post 239. 



1:30 P.M. A Word of Welcome - M.F.G.A. President Charles A. Dowse, Jr. 



1:35 P.M. Progress Report of the New England Apple Council - William 

 Doe and William Hermann 



1:50 P.M. The Fruit Grower and his Labor Problem - Philip Good, 



Executive Secretary-Treasurer, Massachusetts Farm Bureau 

 Federation 



2:30 P.M. Increasing Apple Harvest Efficiency - Dr. Howard A. Rollin, Jr. 

 Horticulturist, V.P.I. , Virginia 



3:15 P.M. Crop Estimate for 195^1 - Warren Clapp, Massachusetts 

 Department of Agriculture 



3:25 P.M. Insect Control Problems from Now until Harvest - 

 Dr. Herbert Wave, University of Massachusetts 



*Directions: - From Belchertown center, proceed on Route 181 about 2.5 

 miles toward Palmer, bear left on Mt. Sears Road (Cold 

 Spring Road on some maps) 0.7 miles to Sabin Street, 

 bear left to the Research Center. If approaching 

 Belchertown from Palmer, take Route 181 from Route 20. 



