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POMOLOGICAL PARAGRAPH 



Certified Sweet Cider and Approved Farm Stand Programs : At a meet- 

 Ing held on March 11, 1969, the Certified Cider Program members 

 voted to permit the use of potassium sorbate as a preservative in 

 Certified Cider sold wholesale or in retail stores. However, a 

 label other than the Certified Cider Label must be used. A "whole- 

 sale label" is now being designed for use this marketing season. 

 At the same meeting, the Approved Farm Stand operators voted to 

 use the Apple Blossom Queen for promotional purpose at their stands 

 during the fall of 1969. 



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NEW EXTENSION PUBLICATIONS 



Wi 1 1 iam J . Lord 

 Department of Plant and Soil Sciences 



Tne Massachusetts Cooperative Extension Service has recently 

 published a bulletin which summarizes Information concerning (a) 

 nature of herbicides and their fate in soil; (b) tree tolerance to 

 herbicides; and (c) herbicide phy totoxi ci ty symptoms. This publi- 

 cation. Herbicides - Their Nature, Persistence and Effect on Fruit 

 Trees , (Massachusett s Extension Service Publication 32, Jan. 1969) 

 shoul d be of interest and value to persons using hprhicides in 

 orchards . 



One section of this publication is devoted to descriptions 

 and photographs cf phytotoxicity symptoms of several herbicides 

 now labeled for orchards. Fruit growers should find this section 

 of the publication of particular value. 



Another recent Massachusetts Cooperative Extension Service 

 Publication is Special Circular 289. Suggestions for the Use of 

 Al ar on Apple Trees . In this circular, we have summarized our cur- 

 rent knowledge of this compound and made suggestions for its use 

 in Massachusetts orchards. 



Copies of the publications mentioned above are available with- 

 out charge from your County Extension Office or the Department of 

 Plant and Soil Sciences, French Hall, University of Massachusetts, 

 Amherst, Massachusetts 01002. 



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