. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Cranberry Growing In Massachusetts (Continued from Page 2) rels in a series of years. The av- erage acre yield is somewhat larger in Wisconsin than in Massachusetts, but elsewhere it is less. The differences are due partly to differing natural condi- tions for the industry and partly to methods of culture. All of the cranberry bogs in Massachusetts and most of those in Wisconsin are covered with sand. Less than a sixth of the New Jersey acreage is sanded. Most bogs in Massa- chusetts are kept free from weeds, while most of those el
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Cranberry Growing In Massachusetts (Continued from Page 2) rels in a series of years. The av- erage acre yield is somewhat larger in Wisconsin than in Massachusetts, but elsewhere it is less. The differences are due partly to differing natural condi- tions for the industry and partly to methods of culture. All of the cranberry bogs in Massachusetts and most of those in Wisconsin are covered with sand. Less than a sixth of the New Jersey acreage is sanded. Most bogs in Massa- chusetts are kept free from weeds, while most of those elsewhere are very weedy. be held a long time. The relative lack of suitable and accessible sand is a handicap elsewhere. The New Jersey climate is rather un- favorable, promoting weed and fungous troubles more than those of other cranberry districts. Wis- consin is well placed in the indus- try and may be a long-term rival in spite of its troubles with drouth and summer frosts; its geograph- ical location gives it an average freight advantage in the delivery of fruit to the markets of the coun- try as a whole; its Searls variety, partly because of the large berries, is more productive than any other cranberry variety largely grown; the crop there is harvested more completely and with less injury to. Fig. 2. Part of a Cranberry Vine with Upright Branches. The table giving the cranberry production in the three chief grow- ing regions since 1900 shows the lead this State has in the industry. Our natural conditions for this crop are so good that this lead will Four the vines than elsewhere by water- scooping. The lack of acidity in many of the marshes in parts of Wisconsin is probably a limiting factor there. (N. E. Stevens). Cranberries are a luxury but are. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Portla
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