Massachusetts 

 agricultural experiment station 



Bulletin No. 372 May 1940 



The Mcintosh Drop 



By Lawrence Southwick 



The dropping of fruit before harvest causes considerable financial loss to 

 growers of Mcintosh, our leading apple variety. Investigations designed to 

 give a clearer understanding of the problem and to evaluate the possibilities of 

 remedial measures are reported in this bulletin. 



MASSACHUSETTS STATE COLLEGE 

 AMHERST. MASS. 



