. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. WHITESBOG, NEW JERSEY Continued from Page 7 that, under the condition that it would continue in cranberry production the State would lease it back for a five-year period. When it was learned that this would happen, it at least meant that there would be time to plan for the future. It was quite obvious that these plans had to be made as soon as possible. The owners of Whitesbog be- gan a search for new acreage which would have the necessary qualities for the establishment of new bogs. The obvious things were looked for — availabilit
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. WHITESBOG, NEW JERSEY Continued from Page 7 that, under the condition that it would continue in cranberry production the State would lease it back for a five-year period. When it was learned that this would happen, it at least meant that there would be time to plan for the future. It was quite obvious that these plans had to be made as soon as possible. The owners of Whitesbog be- gan a search for new acreage which would have the necessary qualities for the establishment of new bogs. The obvious things were looked for — availability of water in sufficient quantity, the right type of soil, location of bogs to good transportation facihties, etc. Sursprisingly enough, they found the spot they were look- ing for only a few miles from Whitesbog. After the necessary tiansactions were completed no time was wasted in beginning the construction of the bogs. The new bogs will be small by comparison to the old bogs, some of which were several acres in size. The bogs now under construction will be ap- proximately one acre in size and will be set up for water harvesting. Work is progressing rapidly and it is expected that some of the bogs will be planted this year. The location of the bogs, adjacent to a large reser- voir, makes for an ideal situa- tion insofar as water harvesting is concerned. The new bogs are being laid out somewhat similar to those at the Oswego Cranberry Research Center which we described in the last issue. They will be approxi- mately twice as large, however. The State has agree "1 to per- mit the owners to transplant vines from the old Whitesbog property for use in the new area. Plans for the new Whitesbog include housing for some of the workers and, while on our visit, we noticed that a well was in the process of being drilled to supply water to the homes. If spirit and enthusiasm are any indication of success, there is no doubt, after speaking with Mr. Haines, that, although the new Wh
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