Off Year Apple Bearing Not a Fixed Habit
Wisconsin horticulturist notes alternate bearing in apples is not fixed. R H Roberts of the Wisconsin Experiment Station cites five findings showing biennial bearing can be altered by growth conditions. Examples include trees bearing in succession after experiments, blossom removal promoting successive blooms, leaf removal halting blossom buds, and post 1910 frost shifting years.
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Madison
Wis
R. H. Roberts
Horticultural Department
Wisconsin College of Itate
Roberts
Mr. Roberts
Wisconsin Experiment Station
Freight Employee Clarence Oates Injured in Fall
Clarence Oates of the Cumberland Valley Railroad suffered a painful accident last week when his foot slipped while atop a car. He fell to the ground and badly hurt his left foot but is now able to be about his home with a crutch.
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Clarence Oates
Cumberland Valley Railroad
Proper Apple Grading Urged In British Trade
Washington reports a U S Department of Agriculture summary from the American Agricultural Trade Commissioner in London warns that nonstandard grading of American apples sent to England causes widespread confusion and losses from refrigeration. It calls for a definite export grade system stamped by U S inspectors to standardize quality, raise prices, and expand orders.
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Washington
American Agricultural Trade Commissioner
London
United States
U. S
Westinghouse cuts hours affecting 1800 workers in Mass
The Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company reduced the work week from 54 to 48 hours in Springfield Massachusetts, affecting about 1800 employees. Moore Drop Forge Company also ended its eight hour night shift, laying off 700 to 750 workers. The Westinghouse manager expects no layoffs in their plant.
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Associated Press
Springfield
Mass
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Moore Drop Forge
Westinghouse Company
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