. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Production per acre reached 89, although many growers on indi- v^idual bogs and portions of bogs Car exceeded that. Today, using Cranberry Insti- tute figures Oregon growers total 135. When I made my first trip to Oregon I found only 250 growers on the entire Coast with the big majority in Washington, 30 the number increased in the 1950's and since then thera has Deen decline in numbers', as is ;rue in every cranberry area. There are no "big" bogs or fbig" growers in the "Bandon \rea," which is mostly Coos
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Production per acre reached 89, although many growers on indi- v^idual bogs and portions of bogs Car exceeded that. Today, using Cranberry Insti- tute figures Oregon growers total 135. When I made my first trip to Oregon I found only 250 growers on the entire Coast with the big majority in Washington, 30 the number increased in the 1950's and since then thera has Deen decline in numbers', as is ;rue in every cranberry area. There are no "big" bogs or fbig" growers in the "Bandon \rea," which is mostly Coos :ounty, although bogs extend south into Curry. The largest loldings are not more than about .8 acres. Some growers have ichisved the status of being full- ime cranberry men; most have lot, but must s'till work at other ccupations. To become "full-time" s the goal towards which many ire working, as well as to in- :l:rease production per acre and 0 grow better quality for the resh fruit market. The larger growers of the Bandon area with about the sanie creage and production would in- lude (not in order) the Kranicks, 'harles St. Sure, Curt Simpson, ack Dean, Jack Windhurst, "rank Ison, Carl Incram, Jimmy )lson and Ray Bates. The total acreage of the "Ban- on area," as' listed by "Bill" )ufort of Ocean Spray as )f this is in McFarlins, - .50 in Howes, l&.OO in Stanka- ich; in Centennial and 1 Searles. About 75 percent of the crop is ^ arvested by the water-reel. j\.bout 5,000 barrels of the crop jas been shipped as fresh fruit; le rest going to Markham in Washington to the Ocean Spray lant for processing. The high resh pack has been actually i,400 barrels. We believe we found a strong esire among some gro^wers to row better quality and to in- crease the fresh pack — this is jsrtainly being encouraged by 'cean Spray, , . Harvest in the area of Oregon. ERWIN L. SICHERT, Sr. CRANBERRIES Photo generally starts around Se
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