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  KENTUCKY FRUIT NOTES-
  W.   Armstrong, Horticulturist, Editor Q3
  KENTUCKY FRUIT NOTES-- mailing list will be completely re-
‘ BACK AGAIN! visedabefore the next issue in JAN-·
This is the first issue of the KEN- UARK _ ' ` ·_
rucxv Fauir Nores bulletin under the If you WISII IO eentmue te IeeeIVe
new Special Hoyticultuml App,.O_ the regular issues of this bulletin,
priation which went into effect you must I-III out the encmsed Card
July 1, 1942. The earlier series of and mall It at Once NO P¤St¤g¤-is
this buiierm, begun in 1938, was ais- “°°d°d· Write Your mm? Qld ¤d·
continued in 1940 because of lack of dress On the Card and put It m your
funds. Since then, a great many re- mall b°x n°w‘ _ _
quests and suggestions for the re- Ten your ¤€1ghb¤rS abeut mls
newal of this bulletin have come S€rV1°€‘ Theysan have Iheueames
from imércstcd fruit and berry put on the mailing list by writing to
growers. It is therefore being pub- the Kemqcky Agslcultural Expefb
lished again as a quarterly bulletin, mem Statmm L€X1¤g¤>¤- Kentucky
a part of the larger horticultural "-T-
program‘made possible by the recent sTRAWBERRIEs R E S POND
appropriation. It is hoped that this T0 COVER CROPS AND `
will be of value to growers in their SUPERPHOSPHATE
wa,. €HO,.,s_ JOE HURT, McCracken County
It will be the purpose of this bulle- Agent
tin to furnish fruit and berry Strawberries do respond to good
growers with practical and timely soil building practices. This fact
information on insect and disease was again firmly fixed in the minds
control, the behavior of new and of many who saw and heard in 1941
improved varieties,»the results of and 19-12 about the 13 strawberry
various cultural tests, and, so far as demonstration fields in McCracken ‘
possible, on· economic trends that and adjoining counties. A 64.8 per-
will be helpful to those growing cent increase in yield, as a reward _
and selling fruit and berries in Ken- for proper pre-seasonal land prep- L
tucky. Suggestions for improving aration and adequate fertilization,
the effectiveness of the publication is enough to make even the most·
will be appreciated. A write-up of skeptical take notice. . .  
your own experiences that might be · · ·  
of value to others will be most wel- C00PeI`atIVe Tests with .
coma 13 Farmers -
For many years the University
Extension Service and other agri-___ ..
MAILING LIST BEING cultural workers have insisted on
REVISED __ the use of more green manure crops
This issue is being sent to most of and phosphate as a means of improv-
those on the old Kentucky Fruit ing the yield and quality of stra\v= —
Notes mailing list. However, be- berries produced in the Paducah
cause of war-time economy, the area. ·It was, therefore, welcome
BULLETIN OF THE KENTUCKY AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT
STATION, LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
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  news when it was learned in the plete their projects. The following l
` summer of 1940, that the Illinois table shows results: K
Central Railroad Company would  
finance several demonstrations to fix 1942 PRODUCTION RECORD  
these facts more firmly in the minds (NUYDDCD ef 24‘CluDDt crates PCI RCDC)  
of the producers of berries.    
Paul Farlow, who was then Agri- 1 Umm- nn- 1**111***  
cultural Field Agent for the Illinois C°°"""“"' "§1‘,Zf§d "Q,`§f;§`l mixes 1
Railroad (since made General    
Agricultural Agent), Extension   2
Horticulturist W. W. Magill, and Frank Gricf ____ 55 150 Q4  
the County Agricultural Agents in Leonard 1 1 ls
McCracken, Graves, Ballard and AI%‘;1€?¥I’1’n€é ·--·-- 1 215   1    
Marshall Counties arranged with 13 E. S. M€1t0¤W1 67 127 1 60 1
progressive farmers in these four M_ E_ Lyon ______ 122 1461 24 1
counties to conduct demonstrations Earl Harris .... 1 168 231 1 63 l`
in turning under green manure -1· T- TOOR ---·—~~- 107   140 1 33  
crops, and in liming and phosphat-    R1;-°;°a%`g;&11       lg?  
ing, preliminary to setting berries. Rcn1oc 1 1  
These 13 farmers agreed to con- Rudolph ---·-» 1 141 210 1 ED  
duct the demonstrations as outlined J‘ T' Warner ‘‘‘‘ 1 ff 1 E 1 I   ·
and to keep accurate records of pro- r1—oto1 ________ 1 1420 1 2340 1 920  
duction. The Railroad Company | 1 l E
agreed to furnish lime; superphos-  
phate; seed for a green manure The ¤V€l”6g€ €XD€ll€11il1l`€ P0? D101  
crop; and good, disease and insect- WBS $19-50 D9? %1€l`€- T1l€ 3V€l`6g€ 1
free strawberry plants. The County 1ll€F€d$€ Yl€1d Was 83-0 €l`31€$ P€l` 1
Agricultural Agents were to super- acre er. expressed in dollars. $100-32. ¢
vise the work and use the demon- when based 0¤ 1942 DYlC€S ef $120 =
strations for the benefit of the straw- P6? CYBYE ¤€t- A€l"€ l¤€F€dS€$ VaY1€d `
berry producing public, from 24 to 177 crates.
Matcr1a1S were furnished accord- Prizes for excellence of plot care
V ing to the estimated needs of the WCYO effered by 1hO I- C- R· R- and 1
plots selected. In most cases 2 to 3 local Farm BUDCRUS- J- H- Brad' 1
tons er lime, and soo lb. or 20 per- ferd. Mccraekern wen lst prize: “
cent Supgrphggphafg was used per R€H10€ Rudolph, Marshall, 2I'ld pI`1ZCQ ·
acre plot. A green manure crop Of and H. J. Roberts, Graves, 3rd prize.
soybeans, cowpeas, or some other The ycan 1942, was an cxccptron-
lesumer was turned under in IDRC ally good strawberry season; yields
summer of 1940. In addition, rye, Wcrc gcnorahy h1gh_ Contrasts
rye grass, crimson clover, vetch or with chock n1o1 yields give an
combinations of these were used as accoratc picture of thc value of
ginter calfver cwps the fell erier te preparing in advance for the straw-
erry Se mg' berry crop.
Results of the Tests
In most cases, demonstrators used SEARCHING FOR HARDY
1 acre for their treated plot and 1/4 PEACHES
acre for an untreated check plot. Loss of peach buds from sub-zero
Yields were figured on an acre weather in Kentucky during the
basis. Because of insects and grubs, winters of 1929-30 and 1935-36, in
two demonstrators failed to com- January, 1940, and in January, 1942,
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 lng emphasizes the need for hardy peach E X P E R, I M E N T S SHOW
varieties. Much peach breeding STRAWBERRY MULCH
work is being done by some state NEEDED
re)   experiment stations, by the U. S. W. D. ARMSTRONG `
_ 25 Department of Agriculture, and by From field experiments in the Pur-
ac   some individuals. Trees of the hard- chase Area, it is estimated that
ii`   iest peach varieties available and of D€€€¥T1b€F mulching saved SUHW-
itfe  , unnamed hardy selections from berry EYUWGYS of thi? (P¤I`€ha$€)
L   experimental breeding work have Ama Wore than goocrates Per acre
94  V been planted on the grounds of the f<>¤¤w¤¤g the 10 below Zero
gt  Western Kentucky Experiment Sub- weather Ot `Iam’tat`y‘ 1940' The Cem
 = . . . killed many blossom buds, reducing
27  5, station at Princeton, Kentucky; in th bl d d t .
06 ti 1942 most of them bore fruit. A 8 .OemS' an cause ex enswe
60  ·1_ _ _ _ cold injury to strawberry plant
24   Somewhat Slmber blaming has been crowns and roots. In contrast, the
gg   mad? at the Experiment Stauon at winter of 1938-39 was mild, winter
85   I4€XlYlgl.OD \Vh€I`€ t.h€ Cl`Op froze out injury was Very minor, and   OI-
77   completely in 1942, and at the Robin- no benefit was obtained from mulch-
  son Substation at Quicksand in ing.
gg   Breathitt County where some of the However, since most winters are
_   hardier varieties fruited this year. severe enough to cause injury to
»20   At Princeton, 3 peach day was strawberry plants, it would seem
———   held on July 23, when a great many that preperetttm Should be made to
j . . . . mulch in December before severe
plot A varieties of fruit were ripe. Those Weather comes These results and
rage ‘t in ettettdance were greatly tm conclusions are based on experi-
ver . termed ¤¤ ami mghly pleased Wh ments reported in me detail below
).32,   the varieties they saw fruiting. All and Should be Of special interest to
1.20   of the varieties represented went Kentucky Strmvberry grOwe,.S_
ried   through a temperature of 10° below
zero, and some of them such as
mm t Othelle (July Heath), Ambergem, Purpose and Scope of
and -` Colora, Raritan Rose, Oriole, Cum- EXP€1‘im€¤tS
pad, berland, Golden Jubilee, Mamie The wide difference in strawberry
qze; Ross, Alton, South Haven, Viceroy, mulching practices being carried ‘
{Ze; I Veteran, Summercrest and Georgia out in Western Kentucky showed a
[-ile Belle showed enough bud hardiness need for mulching facts; so it was _
_ t to withstand the extreme cold and decided to carry on some strawberry ;
mn` `— bear a crop that had to be heavily mulching experiments in that
etds thinned. Varieties that lost a higher section. This work was started in
tests A percentages of fruit buds in the commercial fields in the Paducah-
eb January cold but still came through Benton-Mayfield section and in the
t Ot with a good crop of fruit that re- Louisville section of Jefferson _
law- quired practically no thinning were: County in the fall of 1938. Wheat
Elberta, Halehaven, Vedette, Fair’s straw mulch was applied to dif- —
Beauty, Triogem, Gold Afiame, and ferent plots at the rate of 1, 2, and 3 ——
Y Redelberta. A number of other tons per acre and was applied` to
varieties fruited for the first time at different plots at three different
that location and showed consider- times, Mid-December, early Febru-
ZQYO able promise but do not warrant ary, and late March. Other plots, °
the mention at this time. A fuller re- used as checks, had no mulch ap-
l· in DON: of this peach variety test will plied on them at all. These tests _
l942· be published at a later date. were carried on 6 fields through the
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l winter and spring of 1938-39 and 3 cold, plants from the non-mulched 1 t
Helds in 1939-40. =Both Aroma and plots showed severe winter injury   {
Blakemore Helds were used in as evidenced by internal browning Q 1
Western Kentucky with a Premier of the crowns and roots. Many of 5 i
Held used in Jefferson County. De- these plants died and many roots   S
tailed harvest records were kept also died, and in an effort to save   1
during the harvest seasons of 1939 themselves the plants threw out new   V
and 1940. roots close to the surface. There Q ·
was some winter injury on all the {5
1938-39 R€$Ult5 December mulched plots but not  
Following a very favorable grow- nearly as extensive as on the non-  
ing season in 1938, one of the mildest mulched areas.  
open winters on record, and a very The 1940 harvest record showed .,i`
favorable fruit development season a very remarkable increase in yields ,
in 1939, the 1939 harvest records did due to the December mulchings. { `
not show a general increase for the December mulching on the Hrst-
overwinter mulched plots. On the year Aroma plots gave a yield _A
contrary, the plots getting 2 or 3 of 142 crates per acre, which was _
tons per acre in December, Febru- 80 crates per acre more than the f.
ary and March showed a decrease in average yield on the February and '
yield. These heavier mulches held March mulched plots. The Decem-  
back the ripening season and some ber mulching on the first-year  
of the late ripening fruit was ruined Blakemore gave a yield of 209 crates .
by a hot, rainy period near the close per acre, which was 86 crates per
of harvest. Because of favorable acre more than the average on the l`
weather, no plots suffered for mois- March mulched plots. In each `
ture and fruit size on all was accept- variety, with December mulching ·
able. However, the fruit from the there was an increase of only 2 .
non-mulched plots was earlier, crates per acre in favor of two tons  
smaller, and dirtier than any other. of mulch over 1 ton per acre.
The over-winter mulch also pre- Where 3 tons of mulch per acre was i
vented much plant "spewing and used, _however, the yield was 20
heaving" and much soil loss from crates per acre more than where 2 {
erosion. Due to the mild winter in tons were used. This indicated that  
general there was no damaging cold in years having severe cold spells  
injury to any of the mulched or non- the heavier mulches are very profit-  
mulched plants. able on the Helds with thin stands E
of plants.
1939'40 Results Results on the second-year Blake-
1940 results and weather condi- more plots that had a very thick
tions were entirely different from stand of plants and considerable
those the previous year. Growing litter from the previous year`s
conditions for new Helds were very growth failed to show a uniform in-
unfavorable in 1939. A cool, wet, crease for the heavy over—winter
late, spring was followed by a dry, mulches. This verified the often 1
hot summer and fall. January 19, expressed belief that second-year Q
1940, saw temperatures of 8'° to l2" fields generally need less winter 5
below zero over the entire state. mulch protection than first-year
From Beaver Dam on down through fields.
western Kentucky there was no The moisture conditions were so
snow on the ground, but central and favorable in the growing and fruit-
northern Kentucky had good snow ing season of 1940 that there was
protection,. Eollowing this severe little difference in size of fruit on .
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ched  ‘ the light, heavy and unmulched cent of the plants blossomed and
ijury  . plots of first-year Aroma and Blake- bore fruit. Thus in both early-
ning   more varieties, but the heavy mulch- mulched and late-mulched plots a
ty of  1 ing helped the size of the fruit con- considerably higher percentage of
roots j, siderably in the second-year Blake- Blakemore plants than of Aroma
save   more plots. plants bloomed and produced fruit.
new af; _. This indicated more severe winter
`here   Effect of Mulch on Blossomlllg, injury to Aroma than to Blakemore.
i the   1940
not   Soon after growth started in 1940 EHBCY of Mulfh OU W€€d ·
non-   it was evident that a great many V Growth
  plants in the uvnmulchcd or late- -ln~general, any mu-lch retarded
awed   mulched plots and in spring-mulched weed growth, and the heavier the
ields ?  open fields were not going to blos- mulch the less the weed growth.
rings.  ` som. This condition was chiefly Fall or early winter mulehing often
first-   noticeable in the Aroma variety and resulted in—a thick growth volunteer
yield  L was general over the Paducah-Ben- wheat ~vhen»~ chaffy or poorly
was  t ton-Mayfield district. When this threshed··wheat straw was used.
i the   condition had previously occurred This is one of the problems with fall
and   in seasons following cold winters mulching. Clean straw should al-
·cem-   (such as 1936) it had not been asso- ways be used. ln addition, straw.for
-year f} ciated with weather of the previous fall use should be hauled to the
rates   winter. The non-bearing plants had field in September or October and
; per   been locally referred to as "he allowed to be wet by the fall rains
1 the   plant", and the variety had been so that any weed and wheat seed
each  Q accused of "running out". Thus it will germinate before it is spread. ·
ching   was shown by observations and
ily 2   records in 1940 that it was winter Discussion
· tons   killing of fruit buds that caused so in thc Scaann tciicwing thc Warm
acre.   many non-bearing plants of all sizes and Oncn wintai. Ot 1938_39, inwci.
zwas   and location in the row in late- yicids On the pints receiving thc
is 20 t· mulched Aroma fields, following hcavy t2_tOn and 3_tcn) December
ere 2 j` severe winters. Many of these niniching than cn tha unnlulclled
l that plants, relieved of fruit production, pints wnnid indicatc that this mulch
spells t made an extra vigorous growth and nvci. thc nianta during thc Wann .
mrofit- A started an early and heavy runner cncn wintci. held hack the dc\·cicp_
tands ` f01`m3ti0¤ ment of the plants and was actually _
As a result of the observations, harmful to them. The very great »
llake- extensive counts were made of benefit, however, that came from A
thick fruiting and non-fruiting plants in December mulching in 1940 shows
zrable the various plots. These counts that fall mulching is very beneficial
year’s showed that in first—year Aroma in abnormally cold winters. Also,
m in- plots, mulched in December, 68 per- the fact that we have had severe
vinter cent of plants blossomed and bore sub-zero weather during the winters
often fruit while in the Aroma plots of 1929-30, 1935-36, 1939-40, 1941-42 .
l-year mulched in February and March indicates that.during most winters A.
vinter only 37 percent of the plants we can expect weather cold enough
t-year bloomed and produced fruit. In the to do severe damage to unmulched
fl1`St—year Blakemore plots mulched strawberry plants. lt does seem,
ire so in December, 86 percent of., the however, that considerable judg- »
fruit- plants bloomed and bore fruit while ment should be used in making the
2 was in the Blakemore plots mulched in first application in the fall. lf the _
iit on _ February and March only 65 per- straw is distributed insniall piles, or
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i ill bales, in the Held it is then 8 Hgw the Pgrgsitg Works { al
fairly easy task to spread this rnulch This insect flies about the peach § tl
whenever it seenis likely that orchard hunting for twigs contain- r 3*
temperatures will fall as low as l5° ing Oriantai Moth wOrrns_ when it ;_ V-
above zero. About 2 tons of mulch nnds tharn_ it thrusts an egg into ri 0
Par acre seams to he tho amount the body of each worm. One wasp I P
needed for the Paducah section; may attack 500 Or marc wai-nis_   0
and about 3 ton$ Por acre Sooms to The eggs hatch wasp larvae which   O
be a good application in the Louis- devour the Oriental Moth larvae. rj ll
ville and Cincinnati sections. One These parasites muitipiy very rapid_   b
ton of straw Por acre ofrers very ly and are especially helpful tothe   F
little protection to plants or to the farruer since they kiii tha cariy   Y
picking rniddles and is generally hroocis of Oriental worrns which e lt
considered too light an application work in the tender twigs but not in E l
Even when not needed for cold the fruit_ t Y
protection, an overwintering mulch i l
usually pays good dividends in pre- Results from First Introduction in l
venting erosion, in catching and Beginning in 1929 through the i l
holding Sno"/’ and in Serine mms- combined efforts of the federal   i
ture _ Oriental Moth laboratory at Moores- ls .
While snow makes excellent pro- town, New Jersey, the Experiment [
tection to strawberry plants during Station and FI-ank Street ef Hender, _
Sub'Z€‘ro Weather, snow cannot he son, a great many of these parasites  
counted on to he Prosont in Western were released in Kentucky orchards. r
Kentucky all during the winter- lf Surveys rnaoe in recent years, how- l‘
  had not been fOI` th€ protective gvgy, Showed   Macrocentrus L
covering of snow in January, 1942, ancylivorus had established itself ,”
the unmulched strawberry fields in only in the Henderson area, where i
western Kentucky would have suf- it was found in most of the peach  
fered severely from the sub-zero orchards. In some orchards, by i
weather. From the evidence actual count, the parasite had de-
gathered to date, it seems a wise stroyed over 80 percent of the
plan for Western Kentucky straw- Oriental Moth worms by the first
berry growers to mulch their fields week in June. Its method of ,
in early winter, rather than to hope control is better than spraying for
for snow protection. Additional it doesn`t cost the grower a penny V
mulching trials are planned for the after the parasites are introduced
coming two years by the Special and well established.
Horticultural Program.
New Introductions Made
ORIENTAL MOTH CONTROL In order that other peach` growing
WITH PARASITES sections might benefit fiom this
P. O RITCHER enemy of the Oriental Moth, Arm-
' strong, Magill and the writer, as a
D€Pt· of Entomology and Botany part of the work under the Special
One of the most effective ways of Horticulture Appropriation, made in
controlling the Oriental Moth of June and July of this year a number
peaches is by insect parasites. The of visits to Henderson orchards
most promising of these is a small, known to contain Macrocentrus
yellow-brown wasp called Macro- ancylivorus. They collected over
centrus ancylivorus. It is native to 3,000 peach twigs containing para-
certain parts of the United States sitized Oriental Moth larvae. They
but not to Kentucky. placed 2,922 of these twigs in suit-
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rks   able release cages and distributed the average, but take a second look
peach   them in 12 peach orchards, 200 to at these production figures. Their
,iitaiii_ AC 300 to the orchard. These orchards "increased yield" due to superphos-
than it   were mainly in the Purchase section phate and cover crops is outstanding.
g imo   of Western Kentucky, where this These fertilizers do not stimulate
, wasp   parasite had not been previously vine growth but cause larger, well
yorms   established. In making the releases, developed berries that present an
which   orchards with a heavy Oriental attractive appearance and ship well.
[aryacn  5 Moth infestation adjacent to straw- ——-
rapid,  ’ berry patches were selected. The SCALE NOTICE
to the   plesenee O? the strawberries was San Jose scale has increased rapid-
early   necessary since, in this latitude, the ly in many Kentucky Orchards this
which  ` pafaslie needs te 0VeFWlnteY in year. In some cases this has come
riot in   larvae ef the strawberry leaf reller- about because the dormat spray has
  The remainder of the collected twigs been left on for one or two seasons;
  Wefe taken to the Expeflment in other cases to poor spraying; and
uction  e Station in Lexlnglen te make in all cases to favorable weather for
rh the   records of the Hetllnl peF§lslllsl`n· scale development. With favorable
raaami   At the present time rt ls tee early prices in prospect it would be bad
[OOr€S_   to SBY new successful were these economy to let scale reduce the pro-
rirnent  ‘ llb€I`8l.lOH 8lt€lTl[)tS.   is known ducirig powor of your t_rgoS_ Each
iandap {  that the liberated twigs did contain grower is advised to put on during
Vrasites if  many fI`L1lt IT10tl1 p3I`21Slt€S. In l.h€ {hg vgrriitor or early Spring, a very
shards. v_  OI'Cl18I`dS \Vl1€I‘€ liberations \\’€I`€ thorough dormant Spray of 2 to 3
ry hOw_   made over 1,000 infested twigs were percent oil emulsion, unless ho is
rentms J-  collected to check on the experi- sure hg has no scale ·
itself  rl ment. Collections of infested twigs .._..
where __ will be made again next year in GRAPE CRQP SAVE!) BY
peach   these orchards. The parasites will SPRAYING
is, by  ( then be matured in the laboratory Three years ago, Joe Bray and
ad de- · te see new Yn8nY Wasps 6Fe present Sons of Trimble County, threatened
Jf the  J in the new leeallens Addltlenal to pull up their vineyard because
.e first  * transfers pf parasite infested ma- they had lost two successive crops
od of  r terial are planned fer 1943. from Black Rot. After it was sug-
ng for J1    gested that they make a more -
penny  ; HINTS AND OBSERVA. thorough and timely use of Bordeaux
Dduced  ' TIQNS mixture, they tried it and in 1942
r By W_ W_ MAGILL controlled Black Rot almost 100 Q
Field Agent in Horticulture percent. They increased the dosage ‘
de e   from one quart to a half gallon per
rotvirig t ATTENTION; STRAWBERRY vine at each spray. Black Rot has
n this GROWERS been unusually destructive to grapes
Arm- HOW much superphogphatg can you in the €I1tlI`€ Louisville HIGH this
r, 35 gi pfofltably use on strawberries? How season, but the Brays and some `
Special many Kentucky growers can answer others, knowing the effectiveness of _
iade in this question concerning their own adequate splnylngi have kept the ..
lumber fefln? The production table in an disease under control.
~onards article written by Joe Hurt, and ap- ·—‘
tentrus pesflng in this publication, is worthy "QUALITY-PLUS APPLES"
1 over of Careful study, if you are growing Here are a few "hot sh0ts" from »
para- Strawberries in Kentucky. The men Mr. Ronald Harris of Johnson
They listed are all good berry growers, to County. During each of the last 10
n suit- be Sure, and their yield is far above years he has produced not less than J
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of the Penalty for private use to avoid
UNIVERSITY or KENTUCKY " . ¤“Y"‘°"* °' °°*‘°¤° ”°°·
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY .  _
Thomas Cooper, Director ’
FREE--ANNUAL REPORT OR · . . ,
BULLETIN - OR REPORT ·
. . OF PROGRESS
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~ 1,000 bushels Of hjglbelass apples Ou   4. The dilute 1.io1‘tlt·;I11x spray r(1-3-5lJ)
_ __ _ _ _ 111 full l»l·»¤»111 preveiitetl blight 111 1514;.
his 92 b<=`¤¤¤g MGS This rm his 5. lt ,—thh,- W it hhtshht th ahh,-
crop will be about l’500 bushels and   hzickeii with u ·iUO-])Ullil1‘;tgezIi1Iil
_ _ _ , _ _ _ sell on (.illlS[lll2lS ‘iI1:1I‘h•;t, [or quality i
HHFIIS, l’1'lH11'l VHl`1€i.'l€S €lI`€ Rfid stmilvs always bring 11. lziucy price at
K Delicious, Rome, and Black 'Ben lh" h"m"y S°"S°“‘
Davis,`and he has another 4-year-old A THE PADUCAH APPLE _
planting of these coming along.
Mn Harris was inspired in grow The Paducah apple, originated by
better mm; through visits ih mma- thc me S<1¤i¤`¤ A¤d<;1‘S<>¤ <>f M9-
years to the Mountain substation Cr¤¢k¤¤ Count}? continues to gam I
fair at Quicksand. By better spray- m pOpu1m`1lY· ' `  I
ing and use of nitrogen fertilizer he A Hm CYOP was llarvwtcd at the ‘
has Since Won many bine ribbons at Experiment Station at Lexington on
this fain August 24, and ranked with the 3  i
At an Extension field meeting held best, in .thiS 28-yQm Old mst Owhéllfi
at his place on August 18, Mr. Harris gglgitmnmg Wong thai] 69 ggmetli-{é`
stressed the tollowing points that ThGaSP;(éug;§SCbi§O;§pig?C azgmg
are Worth passmg along self—sterile, but the Rome is a satis-  ~
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