about handling people or produce, (3) not enough parking space, (4) dirty 

 trashy, unorganized, (5) dirty attendants. Some criticisms listed for 

 the market where the survey was made included not enough shade, prices 

 too high, traffic problem getting out of the market, trash cans overflow- 

 ing, too many items, and too many gnats and flies. (Customers indicated 

 gnats and flies could be controlled at fair grounds and consequently why 

 couldn't they be controlled at roadside markets.)" 



Preserving Cider 



"Eldon Banta, Ohio State University Extension Horticulturist, distrib- 

 uted the following information at the Roadside Marketing Conference. Meth- 

 ods of preserving cider have been greatly improved and the following rec- 

 ommendations have been widely adopted by Ohio cider makers. Potassium 

 sorbate (sodium sorbate may be substituted) is added to freshly pressed 

 cider to produce a concentration of .05 to .075 percent. Adding seven 

 ounces of potassium sorbate to each 100 gallons of cider produces a .05% 

 concentration and 10% ounces per 100 gallons makes a .075% concentration. 

 The .05% concentration seems to keep cider as well as the higher concentra- 

 tion. Potassium sorbate is a completely safe preservative and imparts no 

 off flavor to cider as did sodium benzoate when it was being used. Drug 

 companies are the primary sources of the sorbate. 



Fresh cider preserved with the potassium sorbate has been success- 

 fully kept for nine months at 35°F, 106 days at M-O F, but for only five 

 days at 70 to 75 F. Treated cider must be refrigerated for long keeping 

 and good flavor. 



Proceedings Available Upon Request 



The complete Proceedings of the Roadside Marketing Conference have 

 been published and are available upon request by writing Prof. Edwin J. 

 Royer , Extension Specialist, Fruit and Vegetable Marketing, Ohio Cooper- 

 ative Extension Service, 2120 Fyffe Road, Columbus, Ohio 43210. 



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ORCHARD MOUSE IDENTIFICATION AND CONTROL TECHNIQUES 



John W. Peterson, District Agent 

 U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service 



Meadow and Pine Mouse damage may be serious in orchards. The presence 

 of meadow mice is easily detected by their active surface trails, grass 

 clippings, chewed apples, and girdled tree trunks and crown roots. Pine 

 Mice, hov\?ever, are often difficult to detect because of their subterranean 

 habits. Pine Mouse damage to root systems causes irreparable injury to 

 trees before they appear unhealthy. Surface signs indicating their pres- 

 ence are small mounds of loose soil, breather holes leading into deep tun- 

 nels and apples eaten from underneath. Meadow Mice are usually widely 

 distributed in an orchard, whereas Pine Mice may occur in isolated colonies. 



