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in · ` mulched until spring had only 28% through .1uly, August ami September stm
of the plants bearing fruit. is considered the bitter rot season, it
(7) Yields so far show an increase depending on the weather. lt was SIW
_ of about 50% in favor of the early puzzling to iiiaiiy that 1939 should uml
mu](;hing_ liave been at serious hitter rot year Spr
(S) A Colllplete report Oll the 1940 \\`l\t*ll ll WHS tlllv (ll` llllc (ll`l(‘Sl (lll los]
’ . results will be glveh urter the reeertls several years, A purtlztl explulltttloii den
_ _ fer the year ure eerhhlete is that in some sections of the state Jul
(0) Growers ure ureell te hhlhe the extremely dry weather did not lu"
3 ebservetlehs lh theh. 0h.h heltls_ sel in until August and even at [hr
Princeton where the droutli started Str
` BITTER ROT REMINDERS June 15 there was sut`t`ieient sliowcry nth
» . The bitter ret tllseuse or uhbles whs and cloudy weather and moist nights Ul.
V a serleus meter lh 1939 lh hruetleully after that time to be favorable for mt
evei·y orchard in Kentucky that con- “l"`*‘9tll¤1¤ the diseases. 'l`lier·: WM pie
Q V telhetl suseeutlble rurletles The hull_ not enough rain however until late SW
` vltluul lesses rerletl trehl Ohh. lr teh. fall to effectively wet the soil. The wi
bushels te es rhuus. es 15,000 bushels worst out-break seen in 1939 was in a ull
lh Che Jerrerseh eeuhty Orelulrth lh rank growing orchard in rich Ohio tru
T this lust ease the tllsehse tlestreretl river valley soil, partially surounded hh
‘ » breetleully the h-hele ereb reeurtlless by hills. The trees were nnpruned and H).
` of variety. In this case Delicious and "'*"'°` S0 “l"S“ l"g°tl“"` in thc wws \\'
Steyhlah `vere us butlly uh-eetetl us that the branches of adjoining trees W
ether verletles \\·`hiCh is uhusuhr iuterlocked. There was also a rank uh
Generally the vurletles [hut sul-l~el.t,tl growth ot vegetation on tho ground lu:
° most in 1939 were Klug Dur-ltl_ Gehleh and all of this contributed to poor
Delicious, _]Ouutheu_ Beh Durlsy lwully air circulation ami also made effec K:
Eades, Rome and Grimes. Many ll"" Sl“`*‘Yl“¥ l“‘l"‘“il’l*`· ut
` _- orchardists, who had never been Much thought, study and corres- lr
i t` t seriously bothered with bitter rot pondt-nce have been given to the bit- lu
= ·_ previous to 1939, were tln·entent~d ter rot prohleni since 1939 and at ul,
Q , With the loss of the major part of present the suggestions gathered in
j , tl’1€i1‘ CYOD. \Ve are glad to report from various sources seein to be Dt
‘  ` that many of these growers were alilo about as follows: M
` 5 to check this ' x
    _ and spread of the disease. In Kon- valuable insurance and a good pre- [
i .l tucky, the disease generally starts cautionary ]ll(‘1lSlll'(3 to include this l
V A _ about mid June and from that time on iirst bitter rot spray in their regular l
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