. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Mass. Cranberry Station and Field Notes by J. RICHARD BEATTIE Extension Cranberry Specialist. Inches of Rain A record of inches of rain- fall was recorded in April by George Rounsville. This figure exceeds by over 3 inches any pre- vious total for April and was easily the second wettest month since 1887, topped only by a tre- mendous inches measured for September 1933. This infor- mation was gleaned from Dr. Franklin's bulletin No. 433 en- titled "Weather and Water as Factors in Cranberry Production". Gr
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Mass. Cranberry Station and Field Notes by J. RICHARD BEATTIE Extension Cranberry Specialist. Inches of Rain A record of inches of rain- fall was recorded in April by George Rounsville. This figure exceeds by over 3 inches any pre- vious total for April and was easily the second wettest month since 1887, topped only by a tre- mendous inches measured for September 1933. This infor- mation was gleaned from Dr. Franklin's bulletin No. 433 en- titled "Weather and Water as Factors in Cranberry Production". Growers will note that the rain- fall information found on page 30 of this publication is given in terms of the averages for Middle- boro, Plymouth and Hyannis. In- cidentally, inches of rain- fall has been measured at our sta- tion from January 1 through May 15, leaving a balance of only inches necessary to reach the year- ly average of inches. Fungicides Called For Temperatures for the month averaged approximately IVz" per day above normal. Apparently, our season is following a trend of relatively warm and wet weather. Such a pattern does not favor good keeping quality. It would peem at this time (May 15) that fungicide treatments will be need- on many bogs (both "early and late water") if all marketing agencies are to be assured of a good supply of sound fruit. Frost Season Normal Frost activity has been about normal with 8 general warnings being released by mid-May, com- pared with 7 in 1957, 1 in 1956, and none in 1955. These include both the afternoon and evening warnings. The coldest night dur- ing this period occurred May 2 when temperatures dropped to 16° on one bog while tempera- tures of 18-20° were common on the cooler than average bogs. Damage apparently has been neg- ligible. Before leaving the sub- ject of frosts, we would like to urge growers who subscribe to the frost warning service sponsored by the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers A
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