. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. CCGA Member Drive The Cape Cod Cranberry Grow- ers' Association has issued an invitation for more growers to join the 90-year old group. The Association represents all growers, regardless of marketing affiliation. Founded in 1888, the Association is active in the culture and advancement of all phases of the cranberry industry, according to Irving E. Demoran- ville, secretary of the Associa- tion. Among its accomplishments, the industry group has helped in the development of the cran- berry marketing order, the frost warning service
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. CCGA Member Drive The Cape Cod Cranberry Grow- ers' Association has issued an invitation for more growers to join the 90-year old group. The Association represents all growers, regardless of marketing affiliation. Founded in 1888, the Association is active in the culture and advancement of all phases of the cranberry industry, according to Irving E. Demoran- ville, secretary of the Associa- tion. Among its accomplishments, the industry group has helped in the development of the cran- berry marketing order, the frost warning service, the reward com- mittee as a check against vandal- ism and theft, and in helping to file suit against violators of the Farmland Assessment Act. For further information, con- tact Professor Demoranville at the Cranberry Experiment Sta- tion, East Wareham, Mass. (617) 295-2212. Bergland Calls for 'Global View' 76 Sunshine Helpful Dr. Cross Tells Growers The severe winter past does not help the outlook for the coming year but the sunshine record of the past year may prove a big factor in the 1977 Massachusetts crop, ac- cording to an industry leader. Dr. Chester E. Cross, head of the Cranberry Experiment Station, E. Wareham, Mass., presented his an- alysis at the February meeting of local cranberry clubs held at the station. "The sunshine data for 1976 is remarkable and positive toward a large crop," Dr. Cross reported. "Eleven showed above-normal sun- shine for a record-breaking 370 hours more than average for the ; Noting the influence of sunshine in one year on the size of the following year's crop, Dr. Cross said, "May, August, September and November in 1976 were above Continued on Page 8 The new secretary of agriculture under the Carter Administration has called for a "global view" in the shaping of agriculture poUcy. Secretary of Agriculture Bob Bergland says "We must do every- thing we can to maintain and expand agricu
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