ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY 

 1972 NATIONAL PEACH COUNCIL CONVENTION 

 FEBRUARY 20-23, 1972 



Atlantic City, New Jersey, well known for the "Miss America," 

 summer fun and their eighth wonder of the world - the famous board- 

 walks, will host peach growers February 20-23, 1972, when the 

 National Peach Council Convention convenes. 



The meeting will be held at the Shelburne Hotel where ample 

 meeting, lodging and dining facilities are available. 



"Planning for Profit" is the theme for the 31st meeting of 

 the organization. New ideas in production, marketing, promotion, 

 and financing the peach growing operations will highlight the pro- 

 gram . 



Experts across the nation will discuss promotion on the farm, 

 retailing methods, mechanical harvesting, outlook, farm labor and 

 future marketing methods. 



A tour through Southern New Jersey is scheduled for Sunday 

 afternoon, February 20. 



An active ladies program is planned. Visits to historic 

 sites, walking tours in Atlantic City and several meetings are 

 scheduled to coincide with the National Peach Council Meetings 

 during the 3-day program. 



Anyone interested in the peach industry is invited to attend. 

 Full details and requests can be obtained through Mr. Fred Perkins 

 General Chairman, Rutgers University, Nichol Avenue, New Brunswick 

 New Jersey 08903. 



Misnamed Trees at 

 Horticultural Research Center, Belchertown 



One of the major problems encountered in our variety evalua- 

 tion program is that of misnamed trees. The problem is most acute 

 in our peach testing program, where we have had instances where up 

 to 25% of the trees of one variety were not true-to-name and in 

 other instances we have had a complete substitution for the variety 

 This could lead to an inaccurate evaluation of a variety. I am 

 sure that this is also a problem in commercial orchards. 



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