. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. 11.) Covering the 1,300 acres leeding treatment would require bout twenty sprayers, dependent n size. The Company has but hree. An essential part of our irogram must be devoted to per- uading member-owners or spray- rs to permit use of their equip- nent on other members' bogs. An •arly questionaire is desirable. 12). Fermate ground spraying wice would cost about $20 per icre in all, including $7 for mater- als. We suggest that the Com- )any might well consider, as an nducement, furnishing free Fer- nate to growers for properly imed


. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. 11.) Covering the 1,300 acres leeding treatment would require bout twenty sprayers, dependent n size. The Company has but hree. An essential part of our irogram must be devoted to per- uading member-owners or spray- rs to permit use of their equip- nent on other members' bogs. An •arly questionaire is desirable. 12). Fermate ground spraying wice would cost about $20 per icre in all, including $7 for mater- als. We suggest that the Com- )any might well consider, as an nducement, furnishing free Fer- nate to growers for properly imed, approved applications. With he amount of compliance we could easonably expect, the cost to the jompany should not exceed $7,000. 13). We are assured Fermate ivill be obtainable. Conclusions Our recommendations at this ime are that the Company start in educational campaign on the general subject of quality improve- nent at once, the start he advantages of late holding and )ther general preventive meas- ires. Also that we assemble data )n sprayers which might be avail- jble, and prepare an intensive pro- PtahetJi:. GRASS and WEEDS i^liould Be Controlled \\e specialize in CUTTING BAR EQUIPMENT PLANET JRS. NATIONALS ROTETTES The BKN Co. Route 28 SO. MIDDLEBORO, MASS. Tel. Wareham 405-Wl motion for late May. which might be modified by prospects at that time. Also that we consider the free-Fermate idea. If all our members had produced only fresh berries last year, the Sales Company would now have no carry-over, and would have al- ready closed its pool at a very attractive figure. While it is too late to remedy past errors, we can guard against a repetition. What we might be willing to give to have our carry-over sold today at S28 a barrel should be a guide in considering the cost of any future quality-control program. The member who raises canning- quality berries no longer has "two says to sell ; With the tightening of screening re- quirements


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