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HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARMERS' MONTHLY 



SUBSTANTIAL GARAGE 



IS FARM NECESSITY 



The amount of money invested in the 

 average farm automobiles or truck justi- 

 fies a substantial garage that will furnish 

 adequate protection against weather, 

 theft and fire. . A garage should be built 

 of substantial fireproof materials of 

 which concrete block is probably the most 

 convenient for use in Rural regions. 



The garage, since it is a small struc- 

 ture, should be simple in design. The 

 walls are built up of block on a compara- 

 tively shallow foundation, also of block. 

 A concrete floor is a decided advantage; 

 it should be made so as to slope toward 

 the center where a trapped drain is in- 

 .stalled. 



If the blocks are made with an attrac- 

 tive surface finish they can be left ex- 

 posed, otherwise they can be made with 

 a special surface finish which afl'ords a 

 satisfactory base for the application of 

 stucco. 



LIGHT AN IMPORTANT 

 FACTOR IN COLOR 

 DEVELOPMENT 



Light is the most important factor in 

 the development of the kind of organic 

 red coloring- matter which is present in 

 apples. Not diffused light but direct 

 concentrated rays are necessary foi- the 

 best development of this cell sap coloring 

 material. The next most important fac-, 

 tor is a supply of carbohydrates in the 

 simpler forms, as sugar. During the 

 early part of the season the carbohy- 

 drates are largely in the form of starch, 

 but as the apple matures the starch 

 breaks down into the more simple com- 

 pounds, as is exemplified by the gradual 

 sweetening of the apple. The third fac- 

 tor in the development of this coloring 

 matter is temperature and contrary to 

 the ideas of many folks, it is not the high [ 

 temperatures that are the most helpful 

 but the cooler ones. Thus, direct sun- 

 light, an adequate supply of the sugars 

 and a fairly cool temperature constitute 

 optimum conditions for the development 

 of the cell sap coloring material called 

 anthocyan. 



The acidity of the cell sap determines 

 the exact shade of the color and this 

 acidity is largely a hereditary factor. * 



It is also true that the production of 

 carbohydrates in any individual leaf is 

 directly proportional to the amount of di- 

 rect light that the leaf receives. 



This intense light, or direct sunshine, 

 is needed during the latter part of the 

 season when the fruit is coloring. 



All this means that light in fairly large 

 quantities should be obtained all through 

 the tree by consistent pruning over a 



period of years and by proper soil man- 

 agement. 



IMuch disappointment has been experi- 

 enced by some fruit growers because they 

 do not secure the benefits herein sug- 

 gested. 



Their results are probably due to the 

 fact that they did not take out any more 



wood than was replaced by the middle 

 of July or the first of August previous 

 to the time when the fruit does its color- 

 ing, or to the fact that the tree continued 

 its growth and retarded maturity to an 

 unseasonable date. 



Prof. Fredenck E. Cole. 



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