. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. legally be exclusively controlled by and limited to Association members. The topic did not come up again with the Association. Absence of coverage in The Barnstable Patriot indicates there may not have been a meeting in 1891. A small article in 1892 reported on the annual meeting in Onset. "While there was a large number of members present fi-om Plymouth and Barnstable coun- ties, the officers were conspicu- ous by their absence," the Patriot reported. "The meeting was a fizzle in many respects, and some doubts exist
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. legally be exclusively controlled by and limited to Association members. The topic did not come up again with the Association. Absence of coverage in The Barnstable Patriot indicates there may not have been a meeting in 1891. A small article in 1892 reported on the annual meeting in Onset. "While there was a large number of members present fi-om Plymouth and Barnstable coun- ties, the officers were conspicu- ous by their absence," the Patriot reported. "The meeting was a fizzle in many respects, and some doubts existed whether the organization would even be revived ; Whatever the argument was, the growers did agree on a crop forecast of "about three-quarters of the previous year," a decrease blamed on dry weather. The Association was indeed revived by the next year, when 80 members traveled to the Mid- dleboro Grange Hall for a meet- ing and catered meal. Commun- ication from the Secretary of Agriculture said an agent in charge of introducing and instructing Europeans regarding "the merits and use of American cereals would add to his list the Cape Cod ; A committee was appointed to for- mulate plans for the establish- ment of a marketing agency for the fruit. PAYMENT policy for pickers was set at the early meetings. In 1892, the Association recommended, "after much dis- cussion," that growers adopt a policy of nine cents per six quart measure for pickers. Within a decade, mechanization affected picking prices and growers paid varying hourly or daily rates. In 1894, growers at the annual meeting in Middleboro recommended not to take further action on forming a trade sales company. It was a year of a "short ; The 1897 annual meeting was ^71m2^TORAGE building / PUMP HOUSE. The most dependable small storage building on the market today. • LONG LASTING • GOOD LOOKING • • MAINTENANCE FREE • WRITTEN WARRANTY • Available
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