Iroquoi s (European) 



An attractive blue prune that ripens in early September about 

 a week before Stanley. The fruit is of medium size, longer than 

 Stanley and of good quality. The tree is productive. There was 

 some splitting of the fruit when the trees first came into bearing 

 Iroquois is said to be self-fruitful. 



Red Reine Claude (Reine Red) - European 



A red bud sport of the Reine Claude 

 ing in early September. The fruits have 

 color, are of medium to small size. The 

 and of very high quality. 



or Green Gage plum, ripen- 

 an attractive red over- 

 flesh is tender, juicy 



New York 981 (European) 



A 1 arge reddi sh-bl ue 

 ripens in early September 

 our Amherst orchard. 



plum of yery high quality. 

 The tree has been a good 



The fruit 

 producer in 



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CHANGES IN INSECTICIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 1971 



Gary Jensen 

 Department of Entomology 



Although Dieldrin and BHC (so-called "hard" pesticides) were 

 registered for usage on apples and pears in the Commonwealth of 

 Massachusetts during 1970, they were purposely omitted from the 

 Massachusetts Spray Charts published by the University in coopera- 

 tion with the Cooperative Extension Service, County Extension Ser- 

 vices and the United States Department of Agriculture. 



Lead arsenate, another persistent material, was also omitted 

 from the charts although its usage on apples and pears was perfectly 

 legitimate. 



These steps were taken in an effort to curtail any possibili- 

 ties of contamination of the environment by persistent pesticides, 

 in advance of any regulations which may or may not restrict their 

 future usage on these commodities. Other less persistent chemicals 

 (and often less effective as well) have been inserted in place of 

 those just mentioned. 



Growers are continuously encouraged to use proper methods of 

 application and disposal of pesticides to facilitate non-contamin- 

 ation of the environment with these materials. 



An attempt to recommend narrow spectrum materials, and those 

 which are at least toxic to beneficial species, will be made in 

 future recommendations when feasible. 



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