10. 



In one and 2-year-old orchards some growers combine 1-1/2 gal. 

 per acre of Furidan 4F* with the herbicide for nematode control 

 plus weed control. 



Recent Innovations . Machine planting of peach trees is being done 

 on substantial acreage in the southern area of the state and pro- 

 bably will increase. There are only a few planters as of this date 

 but they are shared since a grower needs the machine for only a 

 a day or 2 to plant considerable acreage. The tree planter can not 

 be used in all soils but in New Jersey it can be used in the areas 

 where 901 of the peach trees are grown. Observations to date in- 

 dicate no serious problems. Some orchards have completed 4 years 

 and trees are growing well. Usually the trees are lined up in one 

 direction only so cross cultivation or spraying is not easily done. 

 Trees could be set on the square but this requires more time and 

 effort and many growers feel this is not necessary. Subsoiling be- 

 fore planting is recommended where old trees have been removed and 

 limestone placement in the subsoil is also recommended. 



Hedgerow planting is being tried in one orchard rather extensively 

 and a few other plantings have been made on a limited acreage. Trees 

 are planted 10 feet in the row and the rows are 15 feet apart. Trees 

 are summer mowed vertically and across the top at about 10 feet. 

 The width of the trees is held about 5-4 feet. Some hand pruning is 

 done in the dormant season to remove diseased and broken limbs and 

 any strong growth growing into the row middle. As with trellised 

 trees, there should be an open space for cross traffic at about 50 

 foot intervals. 



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NEW ENGLAND FRUIT MEETINGS AND TRADE SHOW 



The New England Fruit Meetings and Trade Show will be held at 

 the New Hampshire Highway Hotel, Concord, Nev/ Hampshire. The meet- 

 ings are scheduled for January 7 and 8, 1981. 



The hotel is accessible from all major highways. Routes 3 and 

 93, which lead to Concord, are accessible from anywhere in Massa- 

 chusetts. Persons coming from Western Massachusetts and Southern 

 Vermont may find the most convenient route to be Routes 9 or 10 to 

 Keene, New Hampshire, and then Routes 9 and US 202, 89 and 93 to the 

 Highway Hotel. 



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