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1 FRUIT NOTES INDEX Volume 5 Jan. 40 Jan. 40 Jan. 40 Jan. 40 Jan. 40 Jan. 40 Internal cork of apples and its control with boron Second call for old apple varieties Fertilizer elements Suggestions for the good of the apple industry Hormones and dropping of fruit Items from here and there: fruit plant patents, accidental discovery of minor element deficiency, results of borax treatment in New York state, apple eaters live longer, Johnny Appleseed and Father Dunjean, why weeds thrive, a steam bath for overwintering larvae, pear psylla invades Washington pear orchards, a costly war in the Northwest, human guinea pig tests concluded, advertising citrus fruits, promoting the sales of baked apples, more fruit forecast, say it with fruit, low temperature damage citrus fruits, analyzing fruit trends, two pointers from Idaho, soils for blueberries, two new apple varieties, 1940 apple and peach spray orchards, Northeastern fruit pest conference, the soil auger, the apple storage situation, 10,000 cars, a train load a day It s pruning time The role of calcium in the soil and plant They re working on it Does internal cork disappear in storage? February cold storage report Weight of a bushel of apples Japanese beetle problem Government payments Cash income from fruits Plans available for orchard equipment and apple storage structures Shall we count our apple trees? Profitable pest control conference in New Haven Massachusetts a pioneer state in soil mapping Maybe that s how it started Do larger yields mean softer fruit? Poor man s mulch Farm and home week fruit meetings Changes in the 1940 apple spray schedule Bees for pollination project Planting a new orchard? Increasing strawberry yields One grower s idea of strawberry varieties Any mouse injury?

2 New uses for apples Spring management for the beekeeper Supplementary control measures for codling moth Two simple pruning suggestions Practices to regulate the fruit crop Relation of spray pressure to pest control An old fertilizer advertisement Chemistry and soils One lesson from a dry season A 7-point program Small fruit notes from Jew Jersey Internal cork and boron Recommended list of varieties of fruit for Massachusetts Some suggestions on transplanting trees Wanted a magic wand Those top grafted trees Time for a tussle with Jack Frost Some comments on apple marketing Twilight meetings Selection, care, and planting of nursery grown fruit trees The European red mite situation Pest control in young orchards Indians of ancient times knew plum curculio Injury to apple trees from oil sprays New York entomologist expects heavy June beetle flight this year Three aphids found in Massachusetts apple orchards A 50-year weather record Some notes on apple prospects in the various states Growers will cooperate in testing new McIntosh drop preventative More twilight meetings The strawberry weevil situation A note on honeybees Fruit insect observations in the Hudson Valley The fight against codling moth in the Northwest Tribute to a lowly plant Conserving manure on the farm Lateral movement of potassium in an orchard soil Some factors affecting the dropping of McIntosh The Vitamin C. (Ascorbic acid) content of German apple varieties The Food Stamp plan Apple crop prospects Some fruit insect observations Another observation on the effect of mulch

3 A national tree removal program Orchard experiments in Ohio A reminder of the 1938 hurricane Western growers reconsider old-fashioned methods Time out! New bulletin on McIntosh drop Florida citrus growers plan gift fruit sale Quality Plus Apple Club (Indiana) Vigorous trees tend to bear annually Lime benefits the soil Some fertilizer facts worth considering Farm and home week fruit meetings in Amherst Apple rosette caused by boron deficiency More evidence on the effects of lime sulfur A successful series of twilight meetings Protecting peaches against X-disease Some timely information on apple scab A pioneer s impressions of our native fruits The apple maggot situation Shall we put away the sprayer for the season? Time to begin picking up maggot infested drops Apple tree survey nears completion Gardner talks on preventing McIntosh drop Some suggestions on small fruits Do you know Sulfur and orchard soil acidity Fruit Notes index Twenty-four radio spray messages during the current season Agriculture and the national defense Aug. 40 Nurserymen propagating fewer varieties Aug. 40 Nursery inspection completed Aug. 40 Connecticut grower pleased with dwarf orchard Aug. 40 Success with gas storage Aug. 40 Several companies offer drop controlling material Aug. 40 Do you know Aug. 40 Valley growers visit Connecticut Aug. 40 A rumor of ethylene dichloride injury Aug. 40 Chokecherries show autumn color Aug. 40 Ours is a changing industry Aug. 40 Peach quality and good foliage closely related Aug. 40 Glass wool as a plant mulch Aug. 40 Trends of apple varieties in western New York Aug. 40 Vitamin content of apples Aug. 40 Digestibility of apple silage

4 Sept. 40 Terracing shows marked influence on soil moisture Sept. 40 Meadow mice increasing in numbers Sept. 40 A plan for the crowded orchard Sept. 40 Soil phosphorus and liming Sept. 40 Do you know Sept. 40 Some observations on apple marketing Sept. 40 Regional apple forecast Sept. 40 Marketing program proposed by apple growers Sept. 40 The new publications on irrigation Sept. 40 McIntosh relatives result in market mixup Sept. 40 One way of excluding birds for a blueberry plantation Sept. 40 Here s an idea Oct years ago Oct. 40 Do you know Oct. 40 England favors dwarfing and semi-dwarfing stock (rootstock) Oct. 40 Here s an idea Oct. 40 Apple growers report on effectiveness of hormone Oct. 40 Gas storage experiment under way Oct. 40 Retarding the ripening of strawberries Oct. 40 Western growers practice hand pollination Oct. 40 Skin lotion for cherries Oct. 40 Wanted pomological puzzles Oct. 40 Grass land agriculture Oct. 40 The cow in apple time Oct. 40 List of agricultural experiment stations Oct. 40 Warm and cold soils Oct. 40 Bakery experiments with apple bread Nov. 40 Do you know Nov. 40 A few recent bulletins Nov. 40 Three fruit conferences Nov. 40 Apple survey summary nears completion Nov. 40 Here s an idea Nov. 40 Some apple oddities Nov. 40 Mammoth Delicious apples from the Northwest Nov. 40 Ample supply of apples in storage Nov. 40 Potash under mulch Nov. 40 Nursery business receives early stimulus Dec. 40 Dec. 40 Dec. 40 Dec. 40 Dec. 40 Slope and rate of erosion X-disease spread Virus diseases of peaches Drouth (?) And cork in apples The soil moisture situation

5 Dec. 40 A tip from and old timer Dec. 40 Here s an idea Dec. 40 Do you know Dec. 40 Last call for the apple show exhibits Dec. 40 Apple committee will confer in Washington January 6 & 7 Dec. 40 Feeding cull apples to dairy cows Dec. 40 Jelly samples given blindfold test Dec. 40 Index to subjects discussed in Fruit Notes during 1940 Volume 6 Changes in eating habits Vitamins in fruits Food of farm families Do you knows? Fruit Notes Mailing list Soil Temperatures Controlled atmosphere storage Apple storage situation Rabbit injury in young orchards Tree removal program Spacing of strawberry runners Germination of apple pollen Phosphorus moves slowly in the soil Peach prospects Fruit sales in New York City The retailer speaks Here s an idea Timing for curculio control Maggot fly emergence Bruising of McIntosh How big is a bushel? Quality and season Costs of tree removal Elastic demand for apples A note on strawberry plants Winter injury in Midwestern orchards Phosphorus and potash under mulch Observations on modified atmosphere storage Shall we plant a new orchard? Clonal rooted apple trees Bitter pit of apples This and that

6 Pruning and tree vigor Advertising act upheld Trees that don t grow New movie, Apples go to market When do apple maggot flies emerge? Buying fresh fruits and vegetables for army posts Planting fruit trees Hand pollination of apples A note on apple yields 1940 farm income in the U.S. Labor returns from various farm crops Ideas on apple storage 75 years ago Growing small fruits for home use Subsoil important in raspberry plantation Meet competition at home Leaf hoppers affect leaf activity Codling moth one of the oldest insect pests Try this with you soil auger Three timely tips Miscellaneous items Effect of air temperatures on McIntosh development Ringing or scoring apple trees to hasten bearing Irrigation of the New England fruit farm Does sawdust tend to acidify the soil? The farm labor situation in Massachusetts Blueberries in the United States How far will apple scab spores travel? Application of soap for red mite control Apple crates A - B - C The vitamins Functions and food sources Here s an idea Popularity of Cortland increasing Light Baldwin bloom and a possible reason Clovers and hay mulch in the orchard Internal cork and dry summers A note on boron deficiency An experiment in vertical drainage Fruit program, farm and home week Quality of apples from modified atmosphere storage Fire in the orchard Control of Oriental fruit moth by mechanical means

7 A long lived peach tree Standardizing fruit juices Semidwarf trees doing well New strawberry varieties Arkansas picks Michigan strawberries The farm labor situation Fruit for the soldier Farmers exempt from certain taxes Here s an idea Lime penetration More about poor orchard soils Profits in western fruit A tip from the retailer Public Health Service finds sprayed apples not dangerous Who s who on the F. And H. week fruit program Yellow leaves appear in orchards Heavy peach crop is forecast A few recent bulletins Observations in Franklin County orchards Fruit grading standards Chokecherry leaves show autumn coloring Russet injury on Delicious apples Late appearing apple maggot flies Effect of hormone sprays on keeping quality of apples Does it pay to store ordinary apples? Here s an idea Hormone spraying Alumni seminar in pomology U.S. apple grades Federal buying program gets under way The New York Fruit Testing Association Fruit growing in Canada A visit to the Champlain Valley Effect of slope on raspberry planting Pointers from the Maryland summer meeting More about ethylene dichloride emulsion Wild grapes Items from here and there 1941 Rainfall as related to fruit size and color

8 Alumni seminar program Beach plum jelly research project Apple grower enthusiastic about irrigation Planting a new orchard Mouse populations increase Mouse control in storage Fall care of the small fruits planting Profits from cultivated blueberries Quince rust on apples S.M.A. Program to continue Time to overhaul the sprayer Here s an idea Two fruit pest control conferences Apples for dairy cows One means of changing the bearing year The fertilizer situation Leaf analysis and fertilizer needs Origin of new apple varieties Sawdust mulch Seagraves honored Small fruits investigations An interesting old timer Results with hormone sprays Boysenberries on Massachusetts Meadow mice Preventing rabbit damage They say it works 1941 Fruit Notes index Volume 7 Jan. 42 Here s an idea Jan. 42 Some facts about sulfur Jan. 42 Is a backyard orchard practical? Jan. 42 Sound advice on spraying equipment Jan. 42 Pear wood needed for umbrella handles Jan. 42 New beach plum project Jan. 42 Jan. 42 The peach crop for 1942 Jan. 42 Arsenic toxicity in the soil Jan. 42 Food for thought in selling apples Jan. 42 Apple varieties in Nova Scotia

9 Jan. 42 Jan. 42 Jan. 42 Jan. 42 Weather conditions here and in England Rabbit injury Taxation of forest lands Semi-dwarf apple trees The supply situation 1942 Apple spray chart Contrast in nursery advertising Orchard soil acidity Annual report of exp. sta. Massachusetts apple juice They say it works Mulching experiments Farm manures War time apple prices Beekeepers supplies Apple tree census Apple maggot control Tree pulling Guns, tanks and apples Bees for pollination The box situation Apples and bananas Strawberries for the amateur Are sprayed apples injurious to health? Pressure loss in power sprayers New grapes Strawberries resistant to red stele Fertilizer supplies Industry or agriculture? A successful retailers school The rat menace Orchard experiment at M.S.C. Twilight meetings Transportation, Sate and National These changing times Spray residues Mulching proves effective Variation in yield of Clonal stocks (rootstock) Deep placement of fertilizers Storage of apples in Modified atmosphere storage Nicotine at night

10 Keep em growing Direct sales of fancy fruit Gasoline for farmers Creosote as a bee repellent One way to grow peaches May 42 Some facts about red mite May 42 Coddling moth Apple enemy no. 1 May 42 Time required for apple scab infections May 42 New strawberry varieties at M.S.C. May 42 Suggestions for farmers who employ boys May 42 Magnesium deficiency in apple orchards May 42 Amherst rainfall May 42 Jarring proves successful in curculio control May 42 The fruit grower in war time June 42 Grow good apples this year June 42 Apple drying program June 42 Weed killers for chokecherries June 42 Controlling the cost of living June 42 Conserving poultry manure June 42 Facts and opinions about bees June 42 Summer management of bees in war time June 42 Fruit thinning important in 1942 June 42 Ladino clover furnishes nitrogen June 42 Apple boxes for the 1942 crop June 42 June 42 Forty miles an hour June 42 Seen and heard in the field June 42 Some facts about lead arsenate Fruit crop prospects Grass roots and tree roots Some recent bulletins Some facts about lead arsenate Notes from New Hampshire meeting Notes on the harvest and labor situation Some foliate injury reported from summer use of D N Nail supply to be adequate Sugar for home canning Thoughts and afterthoughts Nice - a red oppul There s a bomb in you barnyard Classification of fruit growers by selective service

11 Nov. 42 Nov. 42 Nov. 42 Nov. 42 Nov. 42 Nov. 42 Bring a handful of questions, a car full of neighbors Look at your trees Relation of weather to red mite infestation Fertilizer rationing Strawberry nubbins Chokecherry & X-disease Priorities on nails, barbed wire and fencing Truck transportation Advice to apple pickers Two new apple varieties Sericulture in Brazil Going up! Essentials and non-essentials Apples go to market New fruit bulletin Farm machinery to be rationed Changes in 1943 Agricultural Conservation Program New red raspberry variety Beach plums Control of peach tree borers Fall storage of apples Honeydew honey Wartime uses of certain chemical elements needed in agriculture Here s an idea Does liquid lime sulfur deteriorate Sale of fruit growers equipment New regulations concerning fertilizers New England apple storage situation Golden Delicious and Duchess on Malling stocks (rootstock) Magnesium deficiency Possible remedies for magnesium deficiency Some strawberry observations Permate, a substitute for sulfur Testing orchard soils for acidity November tasks on a fruit farm Cold storage holdings of apples in Massachusetts Maintaining tree vigor in spite of nitrogen shortage Variation in toxicity of lead arsenate sprays Save tires and trucks

12 Nov. 42 Copper in agriculture Nov. 42 Apples and the war food program Nov. 42 Some new rulings pertaining to fruits Nov. 42 Poor pears provoke pungent pomological phrases Nov. 42 The food outlook for 1943 Nov. 42 The Worcester meeting January 6-7 Dec. 42 Some suggestions on pruning Dec. 42 Dec. 42 Notes for minutemen Dec. 42 Farm machinery repair program Dec. 42 Overhauling the sprayer Dec. 42 Farm pricing prevents H.C.L. Dec. 42 A wartime program for farmers Dec. 42 Controlled atmosphere storage Dec. 42 Some whys of magnesium deficiency Dec. 42 List of topics included in Fruit Notes during 1942