. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. NEW JERSEY GROWERS REARRANGING BOGS FOR WATER PICKING by FREDERICK A. MAHN and WILLIAM H. O'DONNELL Soil Conservation Service, Mount Holly, New Jersey New Jersey cranberry growers are changing to the new water method of harvesting their crop. To make the change from the customary method, however, they have had to divide their bogs into small units. For this changeover, they are receiving technical help from the USDA Soil Con- servation Service through their local soil conservation districts. At present, a bog size of 4 to 5 acres s
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. NEW JERSEY GROWERS REARRANGING BOGS FOR WATER PICKING by FREDERICK A. MAHN and WILLIAM H. O'DONNELL Soil Conservation Service, Mount Holly, New Jersey New Jersey cranberry growers are changing to the new water method of harvesting their crop. To make the change from the customary method, however, they have had to divide their bogs into small units. For this changeover, they are receiving technical help from the USDA Soil Con- servation Service through their local soil conservation districts. At present, a bog size of 4 to 5 acres seems best for the type of water picker used in New Jersey. With this size, a crew of 3 or 4 men can pick, float and remove the cranberries in one day. The SCS is helping New Jersey cranberry bog owners reorganize their water management at an in- creasing rate. SCS technicians discuss ideas with the more active growers to keep abreast of man- agement practices so that dike construction and bog layout can be compatable with the new water-picking method and other mechanization taking place in cranberry production. In most dike construction, a coro trench is dug to expose min- eral soil. In this way, the dike has a firm foundation and there is less chance of water seeping under it. Sand is trucked in and smoothed out by dozer to make the dike. Usually before the sand is trucked in, a 2-inch layer of vine growth is removed from the area that will be covered by the new dike. This material is laid aside. After the dike has been built, it is placed on the sides of the dike. In New Jersey this procedure is called "; The turf keeps the sides of the dikes from wash- ing back into the bog. Dikes are normally designed to be 1 foot higher than winter flood. Setting aside turf as first step in building a new dii<e. USDA—Soil Conservation Service Photo SEVEN. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for re
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