. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. LOOKING BACK The work of gathering and compiling statistics and crop esti- mates is by no means a picnic, and is accompanied by many vexations. Not the least of these is from failure of many, most interested, to appreciate their value. These same would like to have the in- formation they contain if they could keep it from the others. Thei'e is encouragement, how- ever, in the fact that the numbers of these are growing less. There has been a more general response to my inquiries this year than before. People are coming to realize th
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. LOOKING BACK The work of gathering and compiling statistics and crop esti- mates is by no means a picnic, and is accompanied by many vexations. Not the least of these is from failure of many, most interested, to appreciate their value. These same would like to have the in- formation they contain if they could keep it from the others. Thei'e is encouragement, how- ever, in the fact that the numbers of these are growing less. There has been a more general response to my inquiries this year than before. People are coming to realize that the value of any com- modity in which they are interested is regulated by the supply, and that it is not the essence of wis- dom on the part of the producer to allow this knowledge of the supply to be monopolized by deal- ers. By shrewdness of these, a forecast of the present crop has already been made, and but for the fact that the growers' statistics would soon be forethcoming, I doubt, if the information would have been given to the public. A few of our district secretaries are behind with their reports, so I am not able to give you the results by districts at this time. I have reports of 225 individual crops in New Jersey which show 5, acres in bearing (1,143 not bearing), that foot up 322,974 bushels for 1903, and 183,454 bushels for 1904, a shortage of 135,020, or 43 percent. Prom Long Island district, I have reports representing 91 acres (8 not in bearing), with 14,360 bushels for 1903 and 12,000 for 1904. Connecticut reports 20 acres bearing, 24 not in bearing, show- ing 1,650 bushels for 1903 and 2,.550 for 1904. From Wisconsin I have reports showing 365 acres, bearing (120 not bearing), with a total, crop of 1903 of 4,.500 bushels, and 20,500 for 1904 or an increase of 335 percent. These reports are all, from the Berlin district, where they escaped the August frost, and are valuable and interesting, as showing conclusively what has often been claimed that growe
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