. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Mass. Cranberry Station and Field Notes |v««^ by J RICHARD BEATTIE Extension Cranberry Specialist. Outside Opposition The latest report on the status of the industries' request for a marketing order is a bit disturb- ing. Apparently, organized groups other than cranberry growers and their shipping- have been extremely active in pifjsenting' their viewpoints to legislators in Washington. Their determination to defeat an order that would include processed fruit is a seri- ous threat to the splendid work of Chairman Chester
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Mass. Cranberry Station and Field Notes |v««^ by J RICHARD BEATTIE Extension Cranberry Specialist. Outside Opposition The latest report on the status of the industries' request for a marketing order is a bit disturb- ing. Apparently, organized groups other than cranberry growers and their shipping- have been extremely active in pifjsenting' their viewpoints to legislators in Washington. Their determination to defeat an order that would include processed fruit is a seri- ous threat to the splendid work of Chairman Chester Robbing, Gilbert Beaton, and the committee who have w^orked so diligently for its adoption. Growers have been polled in the various cranberry areas and have voted overwhelm- ingly to support the necessary en- abling legislation. It seems most unfortunate that sources out- side our industry are in a position to defeat this program before it can be presented to growers for their approval or disapproval. At the present time no marketing order has been drafted for cran- berries, and unless the necessary legislation is adopted, gr'iwers will not have an opportunity to develop a marketing order for their crop. The time has arrived, according to Mr. Robbins, for growers and shippers to express their interest in this program by immediately contacting their leg- islators in Washington. Warming Trend Continues The warming trend in our weather pattern has continued after an unusually cold January. February averaged approximately 4" per day above normal, and by mid-March we were a degree per day above normal. Rainfall, on the other hand, was below aver- age and was causing some con- cern as we approach the spring frost season. Many reservoirs are rather low and require a substantial rainfall to replenish them. Winter-killing damage ap- pears to be negligible as of March 14. Incidentally, our records show that no winter-killing damage has ever occurred aftei- March 20. L'.S. tirades
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