. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. iqqtns 4^irwaus m m NORWOOD, MASS. I DUSTING and SPRAYING RAY MORSE, Agent TEL. CY 5-3928 C. & L. EQUIPMENT CO. 191 LEONARD STREET ACUSHNET, MASS. Cranberry Bog Service PRUNING FERTILIZING RAKING WEED TRIMMING Machinery Sales PRUNERS POWER WHEELBARROWS RAKES WEED TRIMMERS FERTILIZER SPREADERS - Large & Small For Furtlier Information F. P. CRANDON H. C. LEONARD Rockwell 3-5526 Wyman 5-3521 C. J. TRIPP Wyman 5-2013 tions particularly, on areas which had been adequately sprinkled. Also late-water bogs may be less adver
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. iqqtns 4^irwaus m m NORWOOD, MASS. I DUSTING and SPRAYING RAY MORSE, Agent TEL. CY 5-3928 C. & L. EQUIPMENT CO. 191 LEONARD STREET ACUSHNET, MASS. Cranberry Bog Service PRUNING FERTILIZING RAKING WEED TRIMMING Machinery Sales PRUNERS POWER WHEELBARROWS RAKES WEED TRIMMERS FERTILIZER SPREADERS - Large & Small For Furtlier Information F. P. CRANDON H. C. LEONARD Rockwell 3-5526 Wyman 5-3521 C. J. TRIPP Wyman 5-2013 tions particularly, on areas which had been adequately sprinkled. Also late-water bogs may be less adverse- ly affected. The heat had forced de- velopment and the fruit was a little ahead of normal in reaching ma- turity. Feared Another 1952 The rain of the 29th gave a respite of a week or ten days and until that time Massachusetts seemed headed for another "1952 drought," when prospects of a 700,000 barrel crop were reduced to a harvested 445,000 with heavy financial loss to the Mass. growers. As it was, individual grow- ers lost 50 percent or more on some bogs or entire holdings. Dryness Quality Help The dry weather had, it is hoped, one beneficial aspect, that is, it should have improved the keeping quality, which had not had many points in its favor. Insects As to insects this season, the fruit- worm miller was just ceasing to fly at end of July, and altough egg counts had been high on many bogs, there had, in general, been good con- trol of this pest. Fireworm was very much of a problem on some bogs this year, but in general its activi- ties were considered about normal. Also, there has apparently been a lot of girdler damage done, which will show up in August, perhaps more than is realized. Concerning, fungicides. Dr. Cross said he felt more had been used this season than at any time in the past and he expected this would add to the quality of the crop. NEW JERSEY July Month of Extremes July was a month of extremes in the cranberry area of New Jersey, with alterna
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