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Va. Fruit Growers To

Host A, P, Society

The Hotel Roanoke, Roanoki Virginia will be the meetin place of the Virginia Frui Growers when they host the i Eighty-third Annual Meetin* of the American Pomologica Society on January 14-17,196f Society President Lacy K. Ret

rt. Jackson, Virginia and his

rogram Committee have de Veloped a program around the theme of “TAKING A HARD LOOK". Looking very critical ly at where we are, where we have been and the progress that the Virginia Frui; Industry must'make if it is toremain competitive.

Fruit growers in Michigan are pioneering in the mechani leal harvesting of fruits. HerI bert F. Teicnman, a grower | from there will share their ; experiences. There will also j be a report on envelopments jin Virginia. The Horticultural j Task Force Section of the Vis ginia Commission of the Iniport. Improving Apple Sales land Progress in Mouse Control will be reported on. Streng thening Agricultural Research The Search for New Apple Products and Potential Export Markets for Virginia Apples by Commissioner of Agriculture, Maurice B. Rowe, The Northwest Apple Orchard of The Future, a most important subject of Frost and Freeze Protection and a wind up by the Honorable John O. Marsh, Jr. on the subject of Improving Legislative Efforts will also be presented. i Interest in peaches has continued to grow and a special peach session will consider packaging, varieties, irrigation and other practices. Virginia Extension and Research Division Personnel will report on their work and be present to council with growers on their special prob lems. The American Pomological Society will hold a special meeting as well as participate , in and contribute to the entire j meeting. The program has been arranged to aid Fruit Growers in being better pro pared for today and (tomorrow.

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