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Yol, 2 ()('lUl)l‘1'_ lt!-lil No. 3
·‘ l     ii€`l`$$m$ al`? -8lQl YQ }l`[3lf€` {QTY
d 1 d 0n the barren. rough areas of a t`ar‘m poor selections ot xarretres for p ant-
u 9 and be expected to succeed. As with l¤;¥· A ¤0\}` §’l`O“`€‘l` Wlll Pwm Swat'
_ . other crops, fruits respond to fertile. ly   S€UlDS lmm the Expemmem
this well-drained. well-cared-for Soir Station a lrst of recommended vari-
.oI·{cd Under present conditions there is no PUQS QT bYd$$€k_k¤g tl`*€`_ 8€%YlCi Cixi? `
such thing as simply planting trees 0>U€$vbUl §€“€1all3’ lh9$€ _
given special and regular care to in- that are doing well rn a given section
[gc St.1l`e rapid growth and early prgduc- a1`€’COiil})EtTEtt1\'€l}’ f€‘\\'. Of l.l1€· pQ&Cl1
_k€d hon, The game i5 true for black- \'H1`lGt1€S, Red Bird. Golden Jubilee.
al berries, raSpbgr;·j€g_ and gr-apps Halehaven. South Hayen. Jul)
nount gomo cxppct heavbr production too Hoatlr Champion. Georgia Belle. and
ge on quickly from fruit plantings. It Elberta. rn their order of ripening.
;xtCht Should be remembered that straw- are the most outstanding. proven
Why berries. dewberries. blackberries, Kentucky peach varrctres. Most ot
_ ‘ and raspberries will produce a crop these have certain shortcomings.
emcal One year after planting while grapes For instance. Red Bird has low qual-
.e. On can be expected to have a fair crop ity and is highly subject to brown-
; like the third year. Peaches generally rot losses. South _Haven and Cham-
rscmc Start bearing from 3 to 5 years of pion also are subject _to brown rot.
_ age and apples from 5 to 7. Halehaven and Georgie Belle. while
lrmng Ol`Chl1I‘d Equipment: New Q_l`(l\\`L‘l`S generally hardy. tend to ll8\`O·SlllHll ,
res to should realize that it is impossible to fruit unless the trees are thinned.
l>1`0ClllCC satisfactory crops of com- While the Elberta is still the lll05l
BULLETIN OF TIIE KENTUCKY AGRl(¥UI.TURr\L EXI‘I·lIlI)IIiN’1`
STATION, LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY

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i i  
outstanding commercial peach in the 394, 'l‘ree l·`ruit \'arieties for lm i. = j
United States. it is tender in bud and tueity; Bulletin Ziliii. l·`ruit l‘ests ;.iz~’ ,
often fails to bear regularly in many Their (`ontrol; t`ireular 295. <`·»:;. i- l
* parts of the state. June Eiberta. Al- mereial Strawberry l’rotlut·tit»n :· " ,
ton. and Mamie Ross are older vari- lieuttieky. 'fhe quarterly huilt ta; f _
eties that are very hardy. but their lientuelty l·‘ruit Notes. llll'lll:—li*  
fruit is so tender that they are of timely information for the lt atlxz; §
value only for home or roadside fruit erops. lurlivitluals eau 1‘t·l o; g
trade. A number of new varieties the mailing list for lieutuelay l·`i~:. l
now under trial give promise of cle- Notes anti the spray letters as   `" l
veloping into good producers. Some as new trtut bulletins. hy writina ‘ l
ot` these are Redhaven. Fairs Beauty. the College oi i\:rrieulture. l.» :-.1:. E
Vedette. Viceroy. Valiant. Veteran. ton. Kentucky. i
Golden Globe. Sunhigh. Colora, Am-
bergem, July Elberta. Goltlencast, _ _ l
Kalhaven. and Summercrest. Most Q
of these are yellow free-stone . . .   . . ,, ,. .
peaches Ol high qilellly I\>l·.(.l I}\NI \(.I·. IU I III; Q
Vedette. Viceroy. \'aliant. anti . , 4· - t , , i
Veteran are all yellow-fleshed. high- I9!3 I I"\(’u ('hol
quality, hardy varieties f4rom4Canada ll ll lll·l~Clll.;ll
that are showing promise in Ken- .
tueky, especially Viceroy and Vet- _ l
gI~an_ In ygcgnt yggys Ggldgll Jubi. lI`lSt‘('l (iilill2lQL‘ it) l}(‘1lt'llt‘S lll   Z.
lee. Halehavcn. and July Heath have l¤<‘ll¤mt‘“  
Won many fl-jcnds in Kgnmcklg ;—Clll`Cllllt>. oriental moth. anti pla. ‘ l
Among the apDl€S_ Tl-anSD3l·Gnl_ mugs. The lirsl t*,*.<_» t·;tt1sevv:··rtt;
Polly Eadesg padueelhy weElllh)._ peaches at harvest time while el..t‘
Jon ath 8 Il   Golden Deliciouslw i)llgS· Life 1`t‘SptiTiS1lJlt‘ ltir "eitt lllt-i;
Grlmesya Slaymell Rome; and Bleek To tinel out Just how mat-lr elazzai
Benz: are glvlhg heavy hreduellhh lh these insects clicl to the lti—i.i tale
commercial plantinrs over the state. Mi`: Milgiil ML "\"i“*H"’}m nlm ‘i
l Wihesap and Delicious have O teh writer made a survey in \\est».
failed te produce well because kentucky. earlyeut iiueust. tltuit.  
propel. pollehlzel. Varieties were hel peach harvest,_ l·rtut lrom a nunr » ·
pmvlded at plehllhg llme The ot lrepresentative orcizarcls was  
. Starred Varieties 3h0\.e me geed hOl_ aminecl anti opened. and cull pew :~~ ~ l
len pl.Oducel.S_ were inspeeterl as they went t -·_~
Some hewel. earl}. apple \.lll.lelleS the eraders. lnl<>i'··tn;it¤ltl1.i‘ >1iitil}l sr ttletlttle;  
production are Wrixparent. Close.   . AEN} _‘U?_, in (_n;i’_ _mflp_ ` ·
Red Bled lcrlmscm Beauty) uml eelttmine ttttrtltsons oi suttess  
Lodi. Wrixparent, Red Bird and Jill.]?llH;h(fH}(_!_0_l` __ (_ M mlp Wl l. l _
Close ripen slightly ahead of Trans- _ U l     in {gl     eh   `
parent. Lodi can be harvested with in i M lwlh mJm(_   1?S°((.S‘ fw?
or slightlv after the Transparent. Cly WMC , an Oil `lmf m°_`_`1"
~. . amagecl .%.2 peicent ol the tie;.
Further mai Of thm aims m Km- tt.-ima moth nsw-.d 14.1 pt »i»i-t-lt· .
[Lucky IS Suggested _ and 12.7 percent were eat- aee:
The present new uS€S my aDDl°s· Many o1` these peaches. because tht za
along with the fact that apple tree lhjuly whe hmll lh lm.hh_ hl.   _
numbers are gradually dCC"C$Sm_g slight. found their way into the No 1
m K¤¤t¤¢ky Emdpthgr Slatch md" frttit packs. Brown rot. which ott· r
Cate that thcm is 1`OOm fm $(·‘m" follows insect injury. was touutl oi`.
W€l1'p1€mn€d~Qrderlym`“'i)iam‘U$~’S· 2.8 percent of the fruit hautlieu.
Growers m¤l<¤¤s; these l’l€i‘_ilUl?»$ Counts marie later iu the hai\t·>°
sbvuld be amply Ycpaid in mc ltitutv period woultl have shown an txvi
lhthc WOYR ls dmm pml“`1`iY- CN" higher pereentaa;e of oriental iuuti.
tain services and publieations are lnll,l.\·_
available from the College o‘ Agri- ` `
culture to help Kentuclaians with (jnwulil,
their fruit problems. Some of these
publications are Circular 347. Plan- Cureulio in_iury was least taut t·
ning and Planting, an Orchard: the spray sehetlule inelutletl 2
Bulletin 396. Grapes and Small Fruit mouth-before-harvest spray eoutar.-
Varieties for Kentucky; Bulletin ing leacl arsenate (See .iuly i~it~.1
2

 "l'j Notesl. Such at spray was recom- about 7 ],oI·Cont_ (,CCu,»1»Cd in zi
and mended as a result nl studies oi adult Henderson orchard where the tiara-
lllv t-in·t·ulio enier:a·~ii¤·e and exatininatien site Mucrocentrus ancylivorus is well
Ut.   ot (rtltllls _i.ti1¤·e;.edul· was u.~¤··l. attll ll l>·‘ltf¤‘lll tor oriental moth is the use ot purit-
lvltt.   vyttrmv \\'ll"Z`l' the lllt·Illll·lJl‘l't*l`l‘· gittg 'l"hi;~; gggrgmq wg vggrg fortu-
:*‘= tl  harvest v$l>1‘i¤}‘ `~‘·1·$ emlllt fl- f\·l$"· nate in securing 2.000 Macrocentrus
Ty · · ~.·,·hert· tnis_spiay was etttlltvll- llli‘l"·‘ ancylivorus lrom the federal O1‘i€H-
  `   ‘-W5 €ll>*>¤¤l~ 0 l¢}‘l`¤'*‘lll l’l""~l`ll l"’l illld i’ tal moth parasite laboratorv of
l><‘k'li ·Ul`HF** el  ~ine in sod and r¤·liane· oi .
` davtiine ilusting instead or iiight . C“l‘l““°d Dcuches llitjrc Commml
_;,..lr V [mgm}; OY $m_u\.mA' ‘ in all the orchards visited. ranging
"`*`··` A steend lltidueali erchznd had Umm 10 to 13: Dcllccm Of the CYOp·
’l*‘··‘ surprisinglv little eurculio iniurv. 50 fm" HO Satlsfactory CO“l"‘?l
rm_.‘ In {ML \`__.Lf   l.\_ mmmp IU mu" mi`. tneusttres have been devised, Itl is
,p_;..·` ` \`_·_ wmv i/`w_}hS Vxcvm lm an unl known that the plant bugs which
¥"`>· l spraytd seedling across the tence. liimsg Cm mcmg *“`°_mOl`€ COmm°n
di- ~ This elean crop seemed espeeiallv llhmc hxgumcs are grown and that
`lilji- . remarkable since a number of jar- tl .lmigm` llmiccmage rtf lll? Ulm IS
li" rings in late June showed many lmmipd whcn thm 15 8 mgm HOD
‘l‘_l·· adult cureulios present on the out- ,..-
"`_"l side rows and tarlv in July many
"tiki J li?lZiilt§i.»   ‘i%lL‘l°`aEfil1l§Ll;`§Tit Sill *’E““L‘ZE“
  ` A trip} isiattributed ti;   use lgt   By PROF A_ J_ QLQQEY
3 en >e e sp ‘a_’ sc ec te zi tie
mp :7 taittul applieation ol dusts at nteht. Thu SMC and USC O1. Commercial
_ L i In a third Paducah orchard tnere 1-wulizm. wm Comimm 10 be 1.€gu_
SS N: _ was very little eureulto Ht lJl¤>K‘li§ {mod rmdoy Food Production Order
where‘a complete schedule oi lL`il(l No 5 Ycyiscd fm. me period Jul}. L
`.Ul]___ , itl`Sena•e~ was Ll§L`kl.` lit ` €l¤`0l¤$ \\'¤‘1`¢` ell the t11`~*llll€l· mixed fertilizers. a considerable
mw. At Morgantleld and at 1clet_i€let`- amount or ammonium nitrate will
VHT son. eureulio damage seitned tii11‘l§' be released as well as some nitrate
No 1 light. ln one Henderson orehard of soda and a small amount ot cal-
Urp It \\'llL`l`C _lLll`l`lllg WHS ])l`21CtltTQ(l to tlliltl Qillfj] (·y;rr);_upid_
ld HH the sprays. only the shucktall and lt should be noted that ammonium
idled. lh e month-betore-harvest sprays nitrate contains approximately twice
uvest W e r e applied. Harvest eounts as much nitrogen as nitrate ot soda
(W,. showed eurculio injury was not over so that growers will need to use only _
moth li percent. t\t liexineton there was about halt as much ammonium ni-
very little seeoncl-ln·oo·3l‘ Ullli til ment of flic new apple syrup by the  _
¤ltl`0g€¤ is ?¤l>0Ui lliv Siiliw HS lllill U. S. Department of Agriculture is  `
Of Stllfaté of Hliilitolilik one result of such research.  _
Growers should apply innnodi- 5. Aid in movement to liberalize  ¤
1ll.€ly to lll€ll` l'€l`IlllZ€l` Cl€Zll€l`S fOI` {IIC ;ly]]()un{ Of Cunning Suggy ;]\·gjl;][)](_·_ ll
l€l`tlllZ€1` lllE‘}' \\'lll Il€€‘Cl I`()l' €‘ll.ll€l`     in milking m()l·(} fyuit pu). `
fall 0i` >FDl'l1i3 ¤$€· Sll1<`€ suppliw tll`€ duction machinery a n d supplies ;
available l`fL)\\'. it would seein advis— ll\·allllblc_ {
11lJl€ l0i` S1'0\\’€¤`5 to Plilll on ll$lllg T. Influence on government pur-
fertilizer this fall rather than to wait cllllsp Ol llljlllps lll llll—gl_. cl-Ol) ylllll-e
until spring when the supply may be like ]Q.ll_ `
` limited. Fall application has been 3. Keeping in touch with national `
found to be quite as satisfactory as llylcc gycllds lllld lll-lcc C(,llll·(,l ma, ‘
spring application. and is essential L-lllllcl--,-_
when Valclllm cranamiti l$ U$€d· Thei National Apple Institute is
lll BUY €\'€l`li· §l`0“`€‘l`$ Sllmlld llol financed by donations from its
delay. their order for nitrogen palcm Olganlzallollsy slam lwl.llClll_ .
l@l`llllZ€l`· tural societies, apple producing ‘
organizations, and individual fruit
**‘ growers. At one time it was sug-
gested that donations of $1.00 f`or
THE NATIONAL APPLE INSTI- each 1.000 bushels of apples market- I
TUTE AND THE NATIONAL   would adequately supportvthe Na- l
_ _ _ ional Apple Institute. \\ hen as
APPLE PLANNING COM- much as $250 is given from one state.
NIITTEE that state is entitled to have a direc-
~ tor on the governing board. l
~ ` By FRANK STREET To date, Kentucky, as a state, has .
1 made no contributions to the insti- · 
The Natiunal Apple ¤¤Stlt¤t<> was iEil%iii§diii)§1ii(§liiaili$mml§Eiiiig`liiii  
Sltjllled lll l935 Chl?flY through Alle put up the $10 registration fee.  
CHOFTS Of th? Am€¤.<>¤¤ Pomologlcéll Since Kentucky apple growers profit I
SO({l€tY· ll ls 3 mmomwldc Ollgank from the activities of the National  .1
‘ zation of producers and promoters of Apple lnstlmlc aloud Willi _,l.O“.Cl.§  l
al)l°l€S· The l°ul`l°Os° ls tO lme ul) from other apple—pro?iucing sliates it i
and unify the industry. to study the Seems masomllglc that On thc lmslsll Q
n<>€dS of the l¤€lU$tl`Y 85 to $uPDllCS $1.00 for every thousand bushels `
Bild €€1UlDm€Yll9 and to $66 that tlw sold, the state quota could be raised l
i¤d¤St1“Y gets f3l1` T¤`€‘3tm9¤ll ¤¤· speedily and painlessly. Any grower
'tl0l'18llY, in €0m1'>€lYl$0¤ Wllll 0lll€1` wishing to contribute to this good
li1dUS't1`l€S· A basic 0l>l‘9€il\’€ of lllf-` cause can send his check to lVIr. W. \\'.
National Apple Institute is to Stimu- Magill, Secretary or Kentucky Horti-
late apple consumption at a price cultural Society, Lexington. Ken-
that will give a profitable and fair tucky and it will bc turned over to
return to the producer. In general, the National Organization.
it might be called a trouble shooter National Apple Flanniiig Com-
for the apple industry and an apple mittee.-—In order to have a small
public relations department, with its working group that can get together
filqggy On the pulse gf National dg- to study the national apple situation
velopments. A full time office is and make recommendations for thc
now maintained in Washington, D. C. industry, tho National Apple Plan-
A few of the many important ac- ning Committee was set up by the
complishments of the National Apple National Apple Institute in coopera-
Institute are: tion with the U. S. Department of
l. Some relaxation in arsenic Agriculture and State Experiment
tolerance. Stations in apple producing states.
2. A great amount of national The committee is composed of an
publicity pointing out the healthful apple producer from each of the ap-
4

 ple-producing States, uhd is C<)h· McColl0tn, the pioneer apple grower
ook sidered by the War Food Admin- of Henderson County.
for istration and Otlicc of Price Admin-
istration as tht- legal advisory com- -——— _
on mittee ot` the apple industry.
op- Since the bt·,einning o1` the war this $\VEET (QIDER
the V committee has been called into ses-
.- is sion several times to discuss with By W. W. MAGILL
` government a;_;ent·it·s such important _ _
lize problems as thc size, wisc distribu- UNO ef th€ f3\’Q1`1'f€ by-l>r0duCtS of
ble_ V tion. and use ot` thc national apple ¤I)l§lO$ 15 $W€§t Cgd€1‘lD1‘Qg€rly mage
iro.   croi. Recommendations have been Om Dl`O$€1`\'€? · DD 9 01 €1` may 6
tlies   turiicd in on such vital issues as the OOllhOd 85 8DDl€ jUi€€ just thC Same
 l National situations in fertilizers. OS the SUil<*YT¤€‘¤t that h31'f1bL11`g€1`
iur-   containers. spray machinery and ma- muy h§‘ dctined as ground beet`, and
ears   tcrials. price structures, orderly th01‘€ 1S_CGr_ta1nly just as much dit'-
  mmkmmg and pmcpssjng w.;,(.igC(»S' ference in cider as there is in ground
mal   The most recent meeting of this l>O€’l”; Miihy of US hH\‘€ 1`€C0ll€ct1onS
ma-   committee at Washington with WFA el OldO1` makihg day Oh the farm ih
 . and OPA ofticials was August 24-26. lhO $¤mhl€¤` ilhd €81`ly fall When we
, is  _ 1943. The chief problem discussed WOM to tht? O1`€'h61`d Bhd Dickéd UD
its  ` was that of ceiling prices for apples. HPPIOS {mm the S1`0Uhd hldudihg
cu]-  Q This problem proved so knotty that soil. hOi'hOl$· \'~'¤51>5. ahd li>31`lly dé-
Cliig   no decision could be reached at the ¤'3>'€d i1lQDlGS. ground them up in
`ruit  J time. Prices and practices 1`or can- die clit Cldelléhiiil and "niade cideéi."
Q_ _ nery apple diversions were also WOW WOO I if to €Om1l>61`€ ci €1`
SLE:} ri  discussed with good results. The com- {Nadi by the aindove formula with the
up   mittec reported that the apple in- mm \li`§.’O1` 50 1h_€0hh€€'fi01i With
}§`a_  g dustry is not in t"a~.·or ot ceiling the once popular circus day in the
as  _ prices on apples but that it` the hOhl€_TO\\`h. _
tmp .· government decides one is ureently Varletlés to use. During the last
M.,  . needed. the industry will cooperate decade many ot us have visited cider
 ; as far as possible it a fair ceiling is plants operated quite differently
has  . established. _ trom the old time orchard mill.
nSU_ A  It _was also brought out that this “`ll€l`O_ l“`O_Oi` mOl`O $_l>'3€l€*l 5€lO€t€‘d
I ap 1 years national apple crop is the \'8l`1¢‘UO5 Oi sound. NPO BRPIBS HFC
haw smallest in 20 years. lt is estimated “'il$hOd· ground 1hTO l¤31'U€l€S Hl-
ml. aii)80nlyi1_93 niillignqlnttsiiels akgtnnst iiitist gs iinco as appletbutteiyéind
_ . .. nn ion in . - an an tl-vear "Ssc ir ugi sani ary ci er
  ` average ot` 121 million, This sinsll cloths. _ the _product immediately
Wcrs Crop has shrunk turther because ul cooled in the icebong and oifered tor
is iz drouth and heat during late summer MIO to the COUSUUUUS P}ibhO· MQY
;is‘m _ in the Midwest and eastern serrboard we again compare this splendid
meh · regions. lt will take wise action to drink with some choice cuts oi qual-
iised _ divide this smallcrop up properly ity beet. ground up while we look
)\wl_ . between tresh lruit. canning, drying_ on. and then taken home to enjoy at i
Good j and Juice divisions, and between the our own table. _ _ V ‘
/5* “, military and civilian forces, . ln the tirst place ll·1S impossible
(Sm; EDITOR 5 NOTL; Kciititclqii s rerg to make "cluality c1der` until apples
K1 ttblc member of the National Apple have reached the stage of maturity
°“’ Planning Committee is Mr. Fran}; that we would call good eating ap-
·"` l" Street o_fHcndet·son. Kg.}-1.- attended ples. In the second place. no one
__ the recent conferences at Washing- variety ot apples makes "quality"
~*0m' ton and because of his good work cider. Considering the varieties
imall there tras placed on tt small enter- raised in Kentucky. in my opinion ·
?U}C" tivttcy cotntnittcc of thcNtitional,1pple the Golden Delicious will come thc _
BUOU lttstitttte. This committee has poteer nearest to making good cider with
Sim to act on price ceiling nttttters and Stayman or Winesap the second
-l*m‘ other tear issues for the National choice when used alone. For an "A
’ lh*‘ ripple Institute. lt has been impos- number 1" blend, use one-third of
pera- sible for Mr. Street to attend all the the apples either Grimes Golden or
Qi ol - Cflllvd meetings ttt\Vashingt0n. and on Golden Delicious, 0ne—tlli1`d €iill€1‘
ment those occasions Kcntitclcg was repre- Staymau or Winesap. and you can
tates. sented by Mr. C. R. McCollotn. able use most any other variety or vari-
>t' an young apple grower of Henderson eties tor the rest of the blend. Red
e ap- County and grandson of Rerercnd Delicious alone used for cider. makes
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very poor cider. for the product is nothine more than llllt‘ particles oi  
too sweet. too thick. and lacks some- apple poniaee. ltather than apoto ·,·_ l -  t
thing that is added by blending them to the t'llSttllllt`lS for this >•‘tlllllt iv  
with a thin juice apple like a why not paste a little prinlt-tt tal.  V
. .lonathan_ Winesap, or Staymall. on the juz; sayin;. ‘·l·;eep in yo;  
Quick cooling. \\'hen cider is t`L‘l.l`lL{t‘l`tlitrl` and shake hefore tl>ltl;' W
pressed during hot weather in Sep- This shaking will add to the ltayi `
ternber and early October. when the of the elder just the szlnie as stil l‘ l `·
apples are hot——probably from 75 to a class of lemonade adds to lin
90 degrees-natural fermentation llavor ol` the lelnonattt.
starts within a relatively few hours. Sales outlets. 'l`hr- last tlitll ~~
even to the extent that bubbles are October. November, and tli·et»li,`»
rising in the cider by the next morn» are the ideal lnonths l\‘l` setlineg t. »·
ing. and the mild. sweet cider aroma cider. and the peat; so lar as volnr t r
and flavor rapidly disappears. Il`. or trade is t·onct·rnett is pl·ol»;tEl·. ‘
however, the cider is stored in ttie the wtek he ore and ineludin.; ll~
icebox and cooled to a temperature loween, l’raetieatly every ehii;~·
of 50 degrees, natural fermentation organizcation. all school lltlt‘lS for totality eiti·
cooled tmm€dl3t€‘l}' and ksvt ct’t‘t 'l`he quality of }'ttlil jirotlllet in
the milk remains S\\`€€t_$€\`€i`€}t €t?l}`$~ more to do with the ainount you st `
but if not cooled immediately it sours than hits out D,-gp, Ny itu, ,,,,,,i.,_·
before the next milkms Cider should be served vt iv eo`·
A few of our Ol`CllHl`Cl_YTlCU h3\`€ but when lee is used to cool ii.
home C0lCt-St01`H;‘€ @€l‘;UDmcYl_t ttl juice, the ice water tiittltes the clti·
which the Ct€t€1` Can be tmm€ctt3tctY and spoils the tlavor. $ll;1Qt·§l ‘
cooled dOWr1 to 35 €t€21`€`€$ t€‘mPct`tt‘ your customer that they mal—;t· ei] .
ture and thUS h€ld Y0? _$€V€*`3t ~r¤<*ks— cubes in the elect:·i<· reirieei·ator a· `
Wh€F€ $t0i`8g€ tactttttcs atc uct serve one or two of these elder cuia s
HV3it8bt€‘, the 3\'c‘t`3gc msn can tttttc in each glass. Also. slleeest ilrf
3dV3¤tHg€ of the cOOt mghts_ ttl ginger bread bc servedj with tl.
· OCt0b€l` f01` COOUUE thc apptcs; bctctc cider. This combination of retry s; V
. they are crushed, then making the meme Wm aw, (WC1, my (WCM M I `
* cider during early morning. Most most Will,.-· bridw, ,.l,,b_
fruit growers Find it desirable to Cider containers. tjseit scl·e=.v»i i
D1`€SS thfi $?1d€Y at tc€t$t twtcc csch 1 gallon glass jugs are quite sal;}
yvegk during OCtObCl` imd Ottt`tY faetory market containers for eltlt
November and p1‘Ob3bl}’ Qt W€€ktY They can often be contractett tor U
Orton-day intervals thl‘OLl§h NOVCYYV advance oi the season troni sl·:"~
ber and December. near-by CUl(t-Ctl`llll§ bottling; t£tt`i·>I`
Packing for storage. V $0me of our 2,1 micos of 5 I,) 8 WMS (,2,,,], m ,   `
t3I`g€t` Orchards _m sdlcmmg ststcs of 100 and up. Such factories usll-V
QYQ ccltttPP€tt Wtth mcdcttt €tc\’tccS ally wash the jugs promptly when ll.·
i01" Ctwltymg and Pastcuttztng ctdcti syrup is used. steriliize them v,·it`
$0 that tt can bc_ packed m gallon steam and thus they are rt ady to li,
JUg$t k€Dt_ mdcttmtcwt wd tttttcttcd for cider without special washin;.
. to the VEWIOUS m3Yk€t$» thus tttthzmg Some orchards exchange lll :—
thc ctdct ttctdc tor thousands Ot with the customer buying the citii :1 t
bttshcts Ot $Otmct» mstutc apples Ot but in so doino von. ·ire til·ely =
it at . . ` ’ ’* · ‘ V \ . "
the fi grad? tYP€· Othcts ttcctt accept jugs that have been used to
the cider with SOme t>l`0§€1`V€ttW€» kerosene, oil, formaldehyde. etc,. allw
t0!` €‘X€tmRt€» 3 Q¤€‘tc¤th ct cnc Pct" it is next to impossible to wash suetx
wit S<>1¤¤<>¤ <>t,b<=¤Z¤¤t<¢ Ot S<>d¤- I ti jira Stti·ttt~it—iitly· t.-trait to pl—.t»nt·
have $8ml>t€d Cld€i` tt`Om many t`c‘ the cider from absorbine; the title
tail stores packed by many orchards, and tluvoyl `
and my QWU €0D€tU$¤0¤ 15; that thc Preserving cider for home inc.
quality 01 the cider kept in storage Realizing tliat i·iilt·i~ is {lll t-xt—.~llt—rtl
does not compare with that of the drink throughout the year, and that
lY€$h]Y_ m3€t€ €1d€i`- TYU0 enough, it contains the same necessary vita
when cider is made from reasonably mins that we ltnd in tomato, oi·ail¤·_e.
mature apples and not filtered there and t;rapet`ruit juiee, manv l‘aniili.——
will be at the bottom of the jug a have established the eustoiin of pro
certain amount of sediment which is cessing several sialtons for home t:—~
G

 oi tliroughout the year. Such cider is and marketing the 1943 peach and
_i,t_ not quite so good as the 1'rcsli Cider. apple Ci‘Op.
lip lint still is a mighty line drink. August 12, in Trimble county at
i,.: _ Pint or quart bottles with screw the Joe Bray and Sons fruit farm.
oi;_ tops. or pmt or (iLl:tt‘t staitdard irttit ;5rowet's from G counties \‘.'€1`€])l€8S€Cl
ip)  . jars make ideal containers. The to look over a diversified fruit pro-
t-..  Q method is simple. During late duction farm program including a
rp  j tjetober or Novembt r wht it the good crop of peaches, apples. grapes.
uy.   uuality t>l` apples is at the best. and melons. Naturally the straw-
 · simply place a ft w gallons ol` the berry and raspberry crop had al-
t.; ‘ lresh juice in an open kettle; brin: ready been harvested. Peach har-
;;i._   it to a "siminer" over a slow tire vest was in tull swing and many cars
..,,.5 » uitliout boilinir. and hold at this and trucks were waiting their turn
in tcniperature tor about 25 minutes. in line to buy peaches at prices
ua-, ‘ gradually removing the scum as it ranging from $4 to $6 a bushel, and
{,1 comes to the top. lit the m<·antime grapes at Sl a peck, with most of the
i;-,-:_ hint: your washed bottles or cans in sales being made direct to the con-
3-.-;.. ;t hot oven for sterilivation. then pour sumeig A visit te the Bray roadside
il,-  i the hot cider into the hot bottles. fruit market on route U. S. 42 near
,,_ Q Naturally, you will not want to put Bedfei~d_ Keutueky, about 40 miles
(ip,. the bottle or can tops iirthe oven, fi·Om Lguigyiiig and 50 miies {rem
hh . hut instead have them in boiling Cincinnati is a day well spent for
gi water. As soon as the bottles ai‘C any fruit grower. Again Armstrong.
  _ zillcd. take the caps lrom the boiling girl-hep and Magiii led timely dis-
·o‘.·= _' `·‘~`*llt`l`· lllll l`·`-`O l‘_l` llll`l*O (ll"”‘l>$ Ol. eussions with the visiting growers on
th- Y ll“`ll‘(l lllilillllll lll lll°` WPS imtl insectr disease. orchard management
qui. ‘ #l‘l`L‘ll‘ Oll ll!llll}'» of marketing problems.
t ·.  ' August 24, in Johnson county. In
rich; 5['f\])l}—]]{ ()l{(]ll;\|{l) Flljlsl) Eastern Kentucky near Paintsville
anti an all-day tield meeting was held at
ulits   MEETINGS the Ronald Harris and Jasper Slone
thu  A orchards. These men have success-
tn By ll'. W. Kl.\GlLl.· lully developed small commercial
xsl`- orchards that are paying excellent
t tut E Tpwv m.L.im1.d mad mcmmgs in dividends, and are applying modern
~_  \\`cstcrn. Central. and Eastern Ken- ··l`¤ll¤l`  j Awilep as p,pm\.5. t ` Black Ben are the ·money—making
·ide   Jul`- g_ in Gmycs Umm`. ui mt, varieties. together with Red Deli-
or 1:;  , D_ wh Dorm] mtChm.dS_ Tip. mir eious and Jonathan. Their trees are
sono . L.l·(,D Ot- D(.m.ip.S km this rm-m limi carrying bumper crops of apples that
l`l*‘l5V - many others in Western Kentucky \\`lll Plcli 90 P€l`€€lll U- S· NO· l {lull
l lll* again called to attention that our One mature Home tree on the Harris
llsll- E pcach growoi-s u·c~i—e among the orchard yielded 52 bushels of fruit
ll tht "i`;ivr)i*¢_¤d fevy" in H)43 South of the l2`lSi }'C31` Bild lll€ O\\'IlC1` €Slll'I`13t€S
wit" 3Iason—Dixon Line who harvested a tll0 CYOD lllls }'Oal`_3l 42 lJll$l`l€l$- .
tl ll.l , (`l'(tl) ttf Dcgyghgg during L] yggiy vyhcyi i\’lOl`L% illllli   Sllpllllg poles \\`€1`€
it:. the commercial peach crop in ll5O€l Oll llll$ OOO ll`€€ lv hell? $ul?POl`t
ill ·¤’ , Georgia, North Q;u~oiina_ South Qaro- thc heavy-laden branches otluscious
cidt Z`. lltiii. to Virginia was extremely short. irtlii. Two lllJCl`£`tl 3Qi3lllC3llOll$ lJCl`
ly to The apple crop in the Doran orch;ird year ot nitrogen fertilizer per tree
·d Io‘ was also above par, 1ll`l‘ llDlJll‘C€l illld il \`€l`}` COml)l€`lC
-. illlll W. D. Armstrong pave a timely $Dl`il>’ l>l`O§l`€llll l$ ll$‘?d Cafll Yegllb
r such discussion ot` Spray Service \\'ork. \\'. D. Armstrong and   \\. l\Iag1ll
event and l)r. Paul liiteher discussed led discussions on_l`ruit production —
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