. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Frosty Fall, But Berry Loss Small Massachusetts frost losses, al- Ihousli there have been a number of fi-osts since the first in tbe late September cold spell, are still es- tinrated within to rang-e. announced nreviously. There have been 16 \varning:s in all (af- ternoon and night) to the 16th. and in addition several so-called "inland warnings", that is, for not near the sef^'oast where temperatures generally drop be- low the cranberry average. Warnings were issued on Oct. 2, 3. 11. 12 and 13; in Se
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Frosty Fall, But Berry Loss Small Massachusetts frost losses, al- Ihousli there have been a number of fi-osts since the first in tbe late September cold spell, are still es- tinrated within to rang-e. announced nreviously. There have been 16 \varning:s in all (af- ternoon and night) to the 16th. and in addition several so-called "inland warnings", that is, for not near the sef^'oast where temperatures generally drop be- low the cranberry average. Warnings were issued on Oct. 2, 3. 11. 12 and 13; in Septembe)- on the 2fith, 27th, 28th and 29th. Massachusetts spring losses ai'e recorded at 30,000 bairels and the summer drought at 50,000. New Jersey suffere^l from the s-inic late September frost as did Massachusetts, 27, 28, 29. Freeze damage was reported as heavy on bogs which could not be flooded. Temperatures dropped to below 20 degrees. The 30-day forecast for New England was for temperatures above normal and above normal precipitation. The first week was rbove normal, despite cold nights, but up to today there was a minus for the nronth of 23. Rainfall had inches, more than all of September, but to that date dire dryness continues tp pi'evail. There had been some more precip- itation on Cape Cod than at East Wareham. There seems considerable doubt among many Massachusetts grow- ers that the crop will actually run up to the new estimate of .570,000 barrels. Harvesting was expect- ed to be completed for all practical purposes by and about Oct. 20. PROF. BAILEY BACK FROM COAST TRIP John S. Bailey, pomologist at the Massachusetts Cranberry Sta- tion, East Wareham and Mrs. Bailey have returned from a Sab- attical of six-months. Leaving in March and returning in Octo- ber, Mr. and Mrs. Bailey travelled 21,000 miles to, up and down the West Coast, and return. Mr. Bailey made his main headquar- tei-s at the experiment station at Davis, California. However, they visite
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