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PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE 



Available from Washington State University, Pullman, Washing- 

 ton is E.M. 3462 entitled 'Bitter Pit' - A Physiological Disorder 

 of Apple Fruit. This publication describes the symptoms of bitter- 

 pit and discusses its occurrence, probable cause and cultural prac- 

 tices influencing its development in fruit. 



Available from the Cooperative Extension Service, University 

 of New Hampshire, Durham, N.H., are the publications on small 

 fruit culture prepared by Dr. C.A. Langer, Extension Horticulturist, 

 Plant Science Department. 



Strawberry Culture for New Hampshire - Information Guide #21 

 Cultural Techniques for Growing Grapes in New Hampshire - 



Information Guide #20 

 Raspberry Culture for New Hampshire - Information Guide #22 



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POMOLOGICAL PARAGRAPHS 



William J. Lord 

 Department of Plant and Soil Sciences 



Golden Delicious . Grower interest in Golden Delicious has waned 

 considerably in Massachusetts by those who wholesale this variety. 

 The problem of russet and poor financial returns appear to be the 

 main reasons for the decreased interest in this variety. 



Plantings on EM VII Rootstock . In some orchards, tree performance 

 on Em VII rootstock is less than satisfactory for one or more of 

 the following reasons: poor soil, poor anchorage, inadequate nu- 

 trition, failure to prune and general lack of care. Our sugges- 

 tions for growing young apple trees appeared in the May-June, 1968, 

 issue of Fruit Notes. Growers should be more selective when choos- 

 ing sites for plantings on size-controlling rootstocks and be more 

 concerned about soil preparation prior to planting and tree care 

 after planting. Being weaker growing, the trees on EM VII root- 

 stock reflect growing conditions and care more sharply than those 

 on seedling rootstocks. 



Plantings on EM IX Rootstock . Following talks about 

 fruit industry and their highly productive plantings 

 always have a flare-up of interest in this stock. 



the European 

 on EM IX, we 



Years ago, our Pomology Department concluded that a full 

 dwarf tree was of no value for commercial orchards in Massachusetts 



