. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Meetings Of Growers Hear Plans for '59 C rop Indemnification First One in Massachusetts May 9, followed by Others in New Jersey and Wiscon- sin—Growers Will Receive Total of $ in $10,000,- 000 Plan of USDA. Some oOO Massachusetts cran- berry growers from all sections of the cranberry growing areas attending the mass meeting to learn of the Government indemni- fication plan May yth evening at Wareham Town Hall were re- assured and were told the details. There was no controversy in a meeting lasting a little over an hour. Meetin
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Meetings Of Growers Hear Plans for '59 C rop Indemnification First One in Massachusetts May 9, followed by Others in New Jersey and Wiscon- sin—Growers Will Receive Total of $ in $10,000,- 000 Plan of USDA. Some oOO Massachusetts cran- berry growers from all sections of the cranberry growing areas attending the mass meeting to learn of the Government indemni- fication plan May yth evening at Wareham Town Hall were re- assured and were told the details. There was no controversy in a meeting lasting a little over an hour. Meeting was held under the auspices of the Cape Cod Cran- berry Growers' Association and County Extension Service. Gilbert T. Beaton, president of the asso- ciation, presided. Principal speaker was Norman G. Horsey, fruit and vegetable division of the United States De- partment of Agriculture, Wash- ington, who is director of the pro- gram for all the cranberry states with the exception of the West Coast for which Robert H. Eaton, of the Portland, Oregon, USDA office is director. Mr. Horsey began by saying that his mission was to try and ex- plain "how you can get some money from the indemnification ; Letters of explanation with application blanks had been sent out by the USDA to every known cranberry grower in the country from lists supplied by the Cranberry Institute. He explained the program was based on an order to reestablish the purchasing power of farmers, in this case cranberry growers, the action being taken under authority conferred by Section 32 of Public Law 320, this act having been passed by Congress in 1935. It is designed to help farmers only. Either the grower may file for payment, or the grower's agent, dealer or marketing cooperative CRANBERRY PICKING BOXES Shocks, or Nailed Let me repair your broken boxes—or repair them yourself. Stock Always on Hand F. H. COLE Tel. Union 6-3330 North Carver, Mass. through which the grower mar- kets his cranb
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