. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Issue of March 1959 - Vol. 23 No. 11 Published monthly at The Courier Print Shop, Main Wareham, Massachusetts. Subscription per year. Entered as second-class matter January 26, 1943, at the post-oflfice at Wareham, Maisachuaatts, under the Act of March S, IIT* FRESH FROM THE FIELDS Compiled by C. J. H. N E W J E R S E Y Flood water on cranberry bogs in New Jersey remained open for most of the month of February. This condition pertained despite the fact that the average tem- perature was °F. colder than normal, which
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Issue of March 1959 - Vol. 23 No. 11 Published monthly at The Courier Print Shop, Main Wareham, Massachusetts. Subscription per year. Entered as second-class matter January 26, 1943, at the post-oflfice at Wareham, Maisachuaatts, under the Act of March S, IIT* FRESH FROM THE FIELDS Compiled by C. J. H. N E W J E R S E Y Flood water on cranberry bogs in New Jersey remained open for most of the month of February. This condition pertained despite the fact that the average tem- perature was °F. colder than normal, which is °. This low average was achieved because of several extremely cold nights; there were twelve in which the temperatures went below 20 °F. and five when it dipped to below 10°. However these cold spells were never of long duration, as evidenced by the fact that only two days in the month had freez- ing temperatures all day long. The maximum temperature was above 50°F. on eight days and above 40°F. on 21 days. Despite that there were serious floods in the mid-west and in nearby Pennsylvania, the cran- berry belt of New Jersey has been quite dry this winter. February marked the fourth consecutive month of below normal precipita- tion. Only inch of rain oc- curred during this month, which is inch below the norm. From November 1 through February 28 the total precipitation has been inches, which is a deficiency of almost five inches over the four-month period. In contrast to last year, snow has not been troublesome this winter. A total of only inches has fallen since November. The average snowfall here is about 16 inches per year. WISCONSIN February was the third consecu- tive month with helow normal temperatures and precipitation. Temperatures averaged five to seven degrees below the normal of degrees. So far this winter southern Wisconsin has had 30 below zero readings, central Wis- consin 46 below zero readings and northern Wisconsin 54 of the
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