. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. 25 Wtav^ Sgo (The following items were taken from the December, 1941 issue of Cranberries.) The 1941 crop of cranberries, which tlie New England Crop Reporting Service now esti- mates as 749,200 barrels, or about 150,000 barrels more than the ten-year average, and probably the second largest crop ever, has now largely gone into the markets in perhaps the best season on record. The price at which the American Cran- beiTy Exchange opened its Lates' $ a quarter barrel, held strong over the Thanks- giving market and the berries hav
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. 25 Wtav^ Sgo (The following items were taken from the December, 1941 issue of Cranberries.) The 1941 crop of cranberries, which tlie New England Crop Reporting Service now esti- mates as 749,200 barrels, or about 150,000 barrels more than the ten-year average, and probably the second largest crop ever, has now largely gone into the markets in perhaps the best season on record. The price at which the American Cran- beiTy Exchange opened its Lates' $ a quarter barrel, held strong over the Thanks- giving market and the berries have sold at that figure or a little stronger. • * The New Jersey crop, accord- ing to the government figures is 88,000 barrels which is no change from the estimate of October 1. The berries in that state were harvested somewhat earlier than usual due to the extraordinary dry weather with lack of water for adequate frost control. There was no real labor prob- lem in the state of Oregon dur- ing the picking season this year (1941), but labor was scarce enough to slow down opera- tions to some extent. The State Employment oflBce made its initial effort to be of service in placing pickers to the best advantage, which aided the growers somewhat in getting the crop off. Farm Credit Service Box 7, Taunton, Mass. 02781 Tel. 617 824-7578 • Production Credit Loans Land Bank Mortgages • Office —nf;2. Route 44 RAYNHAM, MASS. Warren R. Arnold, Manager The Wisconsin crop is esti- mated as 105,000 barrels. This is a decrease from last years figure of 121,000 barrels but it is well over the last ten-year average of 68,600 and shows that Wisconsin is apparently steadily clinching its position as the second-largest producing state. • • The cranberry industry is deeply shocked to learn of the death of Arthur U. Chaney, president and general manager of the American Cranberry Ex- change. He was stricken ill on Sunday, November 30( 1941) at his residence, London Ter- race, New York. He was
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