. Bulletin. Agriculture -- New Hampshire. THE PROGRAM BEHIND APPLES. V_JOOD apples no longer grow of their own accord. New Hampshire's rocky hill- sides have always put superior color and flavor into the fruit; but at the turn of the century few growers were prepared to face the competition of culti- vated orchards and the battle with disease and insect pests. Research at the New Hamp- shire Station has changed all that. Perhaps the most im- portant contribution was the establishment of the fact that nitrates are lacking under sod. From this discovery grew the present sod-mulch system. Point b
. Bulletin. Agriculture -- New Hampshire. THE PROGRAM BEHIND APPLES. V_JOOD apples no longer grow of their own accord. New Hampshire's rocky hill- sides have always put superior color and flavor into the fruit; but at the turn of the century few growers were prepared to face the competition of culti- vated orchards and the battle with disease and insect pests. Research at the New Hamp- shire Station has changed all that. Perhaps the most im- portant contribution was the establishment of the fact that nitrates are lacking under sod. From this discovery grew the present sod-mulch system. Point by point the details of a definite program for efficient orchard management have been worked out: Nitrate applications. Under our soil conditions it has been Indicated that in most instances growers need not spend money for fertilizer elements other than nitrogen. The annual saving is conservatively figured at lo cents per tree; on the 350,000 trees in the commercial orchards of the state, this means 135,000. Efficiency spray program. The facts as to scab, apple maggot, and other pests have been determined, and a workable control program evolved. Emphasis on adequate equipment such as the three-four or six-nozzle brooms has cut the labor requirement for spraying more than i^c^ per cent. Pollination. The discovery that the triploid pollen of Baldwin is unsuitable for Mcintosh has saved many growers from serious mistakes Storage. A special technique for handling Mcintosh to improve its keeping qualities has been developed, adding several months to the season. As a result of this and other research new life has been put into the state's orchard industry. Instead of tapering off, commercial production has doubled since [910. In 1933 it reached a peak of 850,000 bu hels. •4 8 >•. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble
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