. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. says. "Half a dozen growers i ) get as good production, but the^- bogs are all small and they art- given adequate care. The average production at Long Beach for Mc- Farlins on these few good small bogs is 100 barrels and more pt'i- ; False Start The story of this false start is told in "The Cultivated Cranberry in Washington", by D. J. Crow ley, Buletin No. 340, 1937 of tht- State College of Washington, Agri- cultural Experiment Station, as follows: "About 1900 cranberry growing in Washington received
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. says. "Half a dozen growers i ) get as good production, but the^- bogs are all small and they art- given adequate care. The average production at Long Beach for Mc- Farlins on these few good small bogs is 100 barrels and more pt'i- ; False Start The story of this false start is told in "The Cultivated Cranberry in Washington", by D. J. Crow ley, Buletin No. 340, 1937 of tht- State College of Washington, Agri- cultural Experiment Station, as follows: "About 1900 cranberry growing in Washington received an arti- ficial real estate impetus. From then until 1916 there was a rapid development, chiefly in the vicinity of Ilwaco and Long Beach. Dui- ing this boom period several hun- dred acres were planted, many of which were unsuccessful. "Several factors were responsi- be for their failure. Bogs were planted in unsuitable locations, growers were inexperienced, and poor varieties were used. There was also a lack of knowledge and equipment for the control of in- sects and diseases. The losses en- countered by those growers re- ceived much unfavorable publicity and the industry thus received a setback from which years were required for ; Some bogs are now receiving adequate care, and odd varieties are being replanted with McFar- lins. As to opportunity for expansion, Mr. Crowley estimates there are about 2,000 acres of peat in the region. Kainfall at Long Beach is about 60 inches a year, of which 40 or 50 inches fall between November fi/st and the first of May. Ju y and August are exceedingly dry. July rainfall this year had been .30 inches up to July 21, according to a report at the North Head weather bureau near Ilwaco, and the normal for July is only .96 inch. Region Ocean-Built Long Beach, Clatsop and Gray- land, says Mr. Crowley, are ocean- built. Water rnderlies the penin- sula and is he'd there by the press- ure of the ocean; since the water table is below
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