14 N. H. Age. Experiment Station [Bulletin 280 



Three Fertilizers Valueless for Strawberries 



Strawberry fertilizer treatments were replicated on 42 different 

 blocks of soil. Each block contained five plots of .03 acres each. In 

 addition to a general application of 20 tons of stable manure per acre 

 these plots received respectively: 300 pounds of potassium chloride 

 per acre, applied June 14; 400 pounds of sodium nitrate per acre ap- 

 plied June 14; and 600 pounds of acid phosphate per acre applied 

 June 14. The two check plots received only the manure. The acid 

 phosphate showed no effect, sodium nitrate was definitely harmful, and 

 potassium chloride showed a slightly harmful effect. {Hatch Fund) 



New Fruit Varieties Bear First Time 



Melba, Macoun, and Milton apple trees bore finit for the first time 

 in the university orchards during 1933. Their crop is described by 

 L. P. Latimer as follows: 



The Milton was veiy productive for a young tree. The fiTiit is 

 of an attractive bright to deep crimson color on a nearly white back- 

 ground. The flesh is crisp, juicy, and of an excellent flavor resem- 

 bling the Mcintosh. It is a cross of the Mcintosh and Yellow Trans- 

 parent. It ripens two are three weeks before the Mcintosh and is suit- 

 able only for immediate use. 



The Melba as grown here is of good quality, pale pink in color, 

 somewhat striped and blushed. It is very early, ripening the last of 

 July. 



Macoun is a cross between Mcintosh and Delaware Red. The 

 fruit matured about three weeks after Mcintosh and was a very at- 

 tractive dark red color. The flesh is firm, crisp, juicy, and delicious. 

 The variety gives promise of keeping well in storage. 



Larger crops of Starkings are now being harvested at the university. 

 This variety is similar to the Delicious in all respects except that it 

 colors earlier and better. It may be picked earlier, thus avoiding wa- 

 ter core, one of the serious troubles of the Delicious variety. 



A number of varieties of pears planted in 1918 yielded for the first 

 time. The Tyson, Bartlett, Anjou, Angouleme, Bosc, and Sheldon all 

 appear promising. Anjou has the best keeping qualities in storage, 

 and Bosc is second in this respect. 



The three varieties of raspberries planted in 1931 were Chief, Vik- 

 ing and Lloyd George. The Lloyd George is of low quality and 

 susceptible to mosaic. Its canes are not upright. The Chief is bet- 

 ter and hardier than the other two varieties, although not entirely 

 immune to mosaic. Their berries have a good flavor but are small 

 and soft and do not sell as readily as the Latham. {Hatch Fund) 



Manure Is Enough for Cabbage 



In eight different tests with cabbage, using varying amounts and 

 combinations of acid phosphate, calcium sulphate, and muriate of pot- 

 ash with 20 tons of manure per acre, it was found by J. R. Hepler 

 that none of these treatments influenced the yield significantly. Evi- 



