. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. \J â¢(^'â¦''""â¢""'""^'^v^^^^ Issue of September 1956 - Vol. 21 No 5 Silbscribtion. per year. Published monthly at The Courier Print Shop, Main Wareham Mas», .v, . , , ^h ^ 1878 Entered as second-class matter January 26. 1943. at the post-office at Wareham. Massachusetts, under the Act of March S. 1878 FRESH FROM THE FIELDS Compiled by C J H MASSACHUSETTS August (iood Month AiiRUst was ca good month, wcathcrwise. Temperatures ranged slightly under a degree a day above normal an
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. \J â¢(^'â¦''""â¢""'""^'^v^^^^ Issue of September 1956 - Vol. 21 No 5 Silbscribtion. per year. Published monthly at The Courier Print Shop, Main Wareham Mas», .v, . , , ^h ^ 1878 Entered as second-class matter January 26. 1943. at the post-office at Wareham. Massachusetts, under the Act of March S. 1878 FRESH FROM THE FIELDS Compiled by C J H MASSACHUSETTS August (iood Month AiiRUst was ca good month, wcathcrwise. Temperatures ranged slightly under a degree a day above normal and there were no excessive or prolonged heat waves. About Average Rainfall as recorded at State Bog was . inches as compared to a normal But the rain was well spaced. There could have been a little ni'ore to good advan- tage. A build-up of water sup- plies would have been helpful, as resources are not as high as could be wished for, especially with more apparent possibility of frost this season than normal. There were no August hurri- canes or any real scare, except for Betsy which rumbled up the coast and passed to sea about 200 miles south of Nantucket. Conse- quently no salt water or spray injury as was the case in '54. Berries, even after Labor Day were sizing and coloring very slowly. WISCONSIN August Frosts August averaged below normal in temperature and above normal in precipitation, continuing to fol- low the same pattern as previous months. Little if any irrigating has been done and water supplies at the present are adequate. Frost warnings were issued the nights of the 19, 20, 21, 24 and 25th, with the coldest on the 20th registering 28 degrees. The extended forecast for September is normal tempera- tures and above normal in preci- pitation. Fruitworm continued hatching unevenly and control was variable due to the num'erous showers and the erratic egg laying. Overall damage is small and pupation was occurring the last of August. Preliminary crop estim
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