. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. will cost to sand a piece of bog, provided the average wheeling dis- tance is known and proper supervi- sion is given to loading and spread- ing. If a piece of bog 2 acres in size has an average wheeling distance of 150 ft. it will cost approximately $ to sand this bog or $ an acre to apply sand at the rate of 80 cu. yards per acre. A break- down of this cost is as follows: Loading Wheelbarrow $.03 Spreading Wheelbarrow .04 Wheeling price for 150 ft. .025 Per wheelbarrow $.095 If the wheeler has to sci'een the sand, add
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. will cost to sand a piece of bog, provided the average wheeling dis- tance is known and proper supervi- sion is given to loading and spread- ing. If a piece of bog 2 acres in size has an average wheeling distance of 150 ft. it will cost approximately $ to sand this bog or $ an acre to apply sand at the rate of 80 cu. yards per acre. A break- down of this cost is as follows: Loading Wheelbarrow $.03 Spreading Wheelbarrow .04 Wheeling price for 150 ft. .025 Per wheelbarrow $.095 If the wheeler has to sci'een the sand, add $ to this price. As we said before a wheelbarrow of sandi is 1/6 of a cu. yd. therefore one cu. yd. of sand spread on the bog will cost $.57. 80 cu. yds. @ .57=$ Screening and carting 80 cu. yds. of sand = Supervision @ $10. per acre= (This includes tally keeping) Total cost of sanding 1 acre $ Wisconsin Grower Editor Of New Wilderness News Many cranberry growers have a sideline or two. Not many choose to be editors, but that, however, is the role of Walter Goldsworthy, marsh operator in the Three Lakes region of Northern Wisconsin. "Walt," brother of Vernon Golds- worthy, with whom he is engaged in cranberry growing, is editor of a new quai-terly publication, "The Wilderness ; Publication is a six-page news- print of about half tabloid size, put out by the Three Lakes Wil- derness Society. The society is newly-formed, with the purpose of protecting the wild life and beau- ties of the district, which, in ad- dition to growing cranberries, is a resort area. Goldsworthy, as well as being editor of the "News," is executive secretary and. treasurer of the so- ciety. Its president is Fred "Cy" Williams, three-time National League home-run champion of Fourtten baseball fame. Among the vice- presidents is Sam Campbell, well known lecturer and naturalists. Goldsworthy's hobbies are wild- life and nature, writing and h
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