. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. ^^^^om mmRRY magaJ^^^ Issue of October, 1943—Vol. 8, No. 6 Published monthly at The Courier Print Shop, Main St., Wareham, Massachusetts. Subscription $ per year. Entered as second-class matter January 26, 1943, at the post office at Wareham, Massachusetts, under the Act of March 3, 1879. FRESH FROM THE FIELDS By C J. H. MASSACHUSETTS ^Picking Crews Did Show Up— Last month we reported growers as "coming into the harvest on a wing and a prayer," and that prayer seemed answered when picking, in a big way, got started. F
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. ^^^^om mmRRY magaJ^^^ Issue of October, 1943—Vol. 8, No. 6 Published monthly at The Courier Print Shop, Main St., Wareham, Massachusetts. Subscription $ per year. Entered as second-class matter January 26, 1943, at the post office at Wareham, Massachusetts, under the Act of March 3, 1879. FRESH FROM THE FIELDS By C J. H. MASSACHUSETTS ^Picking Crews Did Show Up— Last month we reported growers as "coming into the harvest on a wing and a prayer," and that prayer seemed answered when picking, in a big way, got started. From somewhere or other most of the larger growers, and many of the smaller, found to their delight many of their old experienced pickers returned and bringing oth- er experienced help with them. Some growers reported help ap- plying, and good help they had never seen before. Good pay may have had much to do toward bring- ing in the needed, experienced pickers. "When you pay 40 cents a box, where you used to pay 15, they are bound to come," said one grower. URate of Pay High—While, as al- ways, there is no absolutely uni- form price for all growers, as price must vary with individual circumstances and conditions, the general rate is much higher. Hourly pay runs from $ an hour or a little less to inefficient and inexperienced help, to | and even $ an hour. Most pay by the box is 35 cents on the bog and five cents a box more ashore, or a flat 40 cents ashore. Beaton is paying 40 cents on the shore and 45 cents for on the shore for a larger size box he uses. Many growers are paying 25 cents a measure, hand picked, and the same for snapping. ITPickers Make Good Money— Pickers can make excellent pay at these rates. At least one Demand Brisk at $ Opening: On Early Blacks Shipments, however, Lag be- cause of Mass Shortage In Screenhouse (Continued on Page 14) Early Blacks, Cape Cod and New Jersey, were opened by the American Cranberry Exchange on Sept
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