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PAPP PH ATS By RAP OWINGS lull A vllA A M Extension Agent

THE ANNUAL AREA FRUIT SCHOOL will be coming up next Thursday, February 15, 10 a.m. at the Sperryville Fire Hall. - 4 * This year’s program was planned and pruned to meet your interest by growers - John Ed. Coates, Turner Graves, Jerry Jenkins, Ned Johnson, Allan Stokes and Ted Triplett. .r-id . A.M. ' '' a a , # a h% V ft 10:00 APPLE INDUSTRY OUTLOOK F. R. Dreiling, Ext. Fruit Specialist - Va. Tech. 10:15 PEACH PRODUCTION PANEL Outlook, Varieties, Spacing, Thinning and Fertilization E. L. Phillips, Mod., Ext. Fruit Spec., Piedmont Lab. - Va. Tech F. R. Dreiling, Ext. Fruit Specialist - Va. Tech; R. E. Byers, Ext. Fruit Specialist, Winch. Lab. - Va. Tech 10:45 REPORT OF STATE APPLE COMMISSION Va. State Apple Commission - Staunton, Va. 11:00 REPORT OF THE VA. AGRI-BUSINESS COUNCIL E. C. Compton, Senior Vice President - Richmond, Va. 11:15 REVIEW OF SPRAY PROGRAM Calendar Changes, New Materials, and - Concentrate Spraying; G. R. Williams, Mod. Ext. Horticulturist - Va. Tech. C. H. Hill, Prof, of Entomology, Winchester Lab - Va. Tech.; K. D. Hickey, Assoc. Prof, of Plant Pathology, Winchester Lab - Va. Tech; M. L. Bobb, Prof, of Entomology, Piedmont Lab. - Va. Tech. 12:00 LUNCH 1:00 APPLE FERTILIZATION Effects on Yield, Corking, Bitter Pit, and Keeping Quality; George Mattus, Prof, of Horticulture - Va. Tech. 1:15 HIGH DENSITY APPLE PLANTINGS Rootstocks, Spacing, Production and Harvesting Efficiency; G. R. Williams, Ext. Horticulture - Va. Tech. 1:30 APPLE PRODUCTION PANEL Growth Regulators (Alar, Ethrel, 2,4,5-TP, Chemical Thinners; Economics of Orchard Mechanization; Local Marketing, C. E. Johnson, Jr., Mod. . .Rappahannock Co. Grower; Robert Sollenberger. . .Frederick, Co. Grower; Ben R. Lacy, HI. . .Warren Co. Grower; Turner Graves. . .Madison Co. Grower All producers and folks interested in our area fruit . industry are invited. Hope to see you there. □ ; «

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