. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. vegetables. He was self-sustain- ing ... by hard work. Not Old-Fashioned But because he does hard physical labor it would net be thought he is' old-fashioned in his thinking about cranberriss. His bog is sprayed or dusted by heli- copter, he using the Wiggins Air- ways service, operating through R. F. Mors'e & Son, Inc., that is Morse makes the arrangements. Only ths past year he had put on 2600 gallons' of kerosene or Stoddars to help his weed prob- lem. He admits "I've got all kinds of weeds, I don't know which gives me
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. vegetables. He was self-sustain- ing ... by hard work. Not Old-Fashioned But because he does hard physical labor it would net be thought he is' old-fashioned in his thinking about cranberriss. His bog is sprayed or dusted by heli- copter, he using the Wiggins Air- ways service, operating through R. F. Mors'e & Son, Inc., that is Morse makes the arrangements. Only ths past year he had put on 2600 gallons' of kerosene or Stoddars to help his weed prob- lem. He admits "I've got all kinds of weeds, I don't know which gives me the most ; He has the most insect trouble with black-head fireworm. Yet on this 41/2 acre bog he has produced 500 barrels in its top year with 65-70 barrels to the acre his average. He s'ays that, contrary to general opinion, his best producing parts of the bog are the parts built on hardpan. In the fall he gets in a harves- ting crew operated by Carl John- son of South Carver, who is also a grower. He has tried the Wes- tern Picker, but now prefers the Darlingtons. Once his bog is picked, his' berries are taken to the Ocean Spray plant at Onset, and he says "good bye to them and then I wait for my money, that is all of it. Sometimes it is a year in coming but I al- ways get ; Loyal Ocean Spray Member Incidentally he is a loyal mem- ber of Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. and has always sold through lliem with one or two early ex- ceptions'. He says he tried inde- pendents, but found out from one that it took four field boxes to make a barrel whereas at Ocean Spray it only takes three. He is a satisfide member of the "big ; Mr. Laine does not belong to any other cranberry organization than Ocean Spray . . not even the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' Association, nor to any of the clubs. He is a self-relient person. Owns 42% Acres In All His property in all on Great Neck Road and Stillman Memorial EIGHT. Please note that these images are extrac
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