. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. were first found about mid-May. Blossom worms have been very plentiful on several properties. A field meeting for the identification of blossom worms, blunt-nosed leafhoppers, and other insects present on the bog was held at the Bush and McElven bog-s on May 31. County Agents Kensler and Hartman and about 25 growers were present. Blossom worms and leafhoppers were the center of in- terest. Fireworms appear to be scarce in the Magnolia area this year. Late News—A series of very told nifrhis caused some frost dam- age in Wisconsin. O
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. were first found about mid-May. Blossom worms have been very plentiful on several properties. A field meeting for the identification of blossom worms, blunt-nosed leafhoppers, and other insects present on the bog was held at the Bush and McElven bog-s on May 31. County Agents Kensler and Hartman and about 25 growers were present. Blossom worms and leafhoppers were the center of in- terest. Fireworms appear to be scarce in the Magnolia area this year. Late News—A series of very told nifrhis caused some frost dam- age in Wisconsin. On the morning of the 26th, the Cranmoor district renorted from 16-23°, Mather- Warrens around 20°. There were reports of 2 to .3 percent damage. The extremely chilly weather has caused growers to use an espec- ially large amount of water, and there may be quite a bit of wide- spread water damage because of this, as side-shooting is showing up. The Northern area has used an especially large quantity and sup- plies are down to the danger point in some places, and this is early for water to be so low. In Massachusetts there has also been excessive use of water, which has not done the crop any good. There has been scattered hail, but prob- ably without injury, and there was even a severe snow flurry at points on the Cape, May 29. CRANBERRY REPORT By J. Richard Beattie, Extension Cranberry Specialist It is a pleasure to repoi't on the cranberry industry within the Com- monwealth. Massachusetts pro- <luces approximately two-thirds of the world's crop of cranberries, and we are proud to report that it is the largest export crop in the state. This past season, Massachu- setts' 1200 cranberry growers pro- duced the largest crop on record, a total of 575,000 bbls. According to the latest cranberry survey, we have approximately 15,000 acres of cranberry bogs distributed primar- ily in southeastern Massachusetts. Historic Plymouth County is the leading cranberry county in the state
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