13 STORRS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 
Report of the Assistant Horticulturist. 

2 —— 
To the Director of Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station: 
SIR:—Since taking up the work of the department January 
Ist, 1903, investigations have been carried on with cold storage 
apples to determine the length of time different varieties could . 
be kept after being taken from the cold storage. Also some 
work was done during the winter with apples to determine the 
cause of ‘‘cold storage scald.’’ No direct results were obtained, 
but it is thought advisable to do more work along the same line 
this coming winter. | 
Extensive operations in spraying for San Jose scale were 
carried on under the direction of the department in the orchard 
of J. H. Hale at South Glastonbury, Conn., during March and 
April. This work was done to determine the cost and efficiency 
of the sulphur, lime, and salt solution as a remedy for San Jose 
scale, when applied in large orchards. A detailed account of 
this work is given elsewhere in this report. 
Work with cucumbers and melons to test the advisability of 
spraying with Bordeaux mixture for blight has been started 
and will continue through the season. . 
Notes on new varieties are being kept with strawberries and 
tomatoes, and notes on the blossoming and fruiting periods of 
the orchard fruits have been kept for the Pomological Depart- 
ment at Washington. 
Respectfully submitted, 
KH. R. BENNETT. 
