. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Issue of June, 1964-Vol. 29, No. 2 Second Class Postage Paid at Wareffaam. Maasachasetts Post O ffice- Published monthly at Wareh am, Massachusetts. Subscriptions $, Foreign, $ per yeai FRESH FROM THE FIELDS Compiled by C. J. H. I\AASSACHUSETTS May Turns Colder From the 12th until the 15th, ;he weather turned abruptly ;older, this being due to storms' 3ft' the New England Coast which [Drought winds from the north- i ^ast and north. ! ' There were rains, miserable, driving and raw, which, for the time being eliminated danger
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Issue of June, 1964-Vol. 29, No. 2 Second Class Postage Paid at Wareffaam. Maasachasetts Post O ffice- Published monthly at Wareh am, Massachusetts. Subscriptions $, Foreign, $ per yeai FRESH FROM THE FIELDS Compiled by C. J. H. I\AASSACHUSETTS May Turns Colder From the 12th until the 15th, ;he weather turned abruptly ;older, this being due to storms' 3ft' the New England Coast which [Drought winds from the north- i ^ast and north. ! ' There were rains, miserable, driving and raw, which, for the time being eliminated danger of ''brought and woods fires. Early Horning of the 15th brought an ^specially heavy downpour with I sh?rp lightning and thunder. Temperatures to that date had oeen recorded as a minus 8, with he departure from normal since January 1 of 15 plus'. Three Frost Warnings On the night of the 15th there vas a frost warning sent out by state Bog of a "rather dan- i^erous ; Temperatures did ' reach as low as 23 on the Frog- jfoot bog of the A. D. Makepeace , iZ!cmpany in Carver; with others reported at 24 and 25. It was a little colder on the Cape in JBarnstable County. Warning was for 24 degrees. Thos'e were the first general frost alarms of the year in CRANBERRY PICKING BOXES Shocks, or Nailed Stock Always on Hand Let me repair your broken boxes-or repair them yourself. F. H. COLE North Carver, Mass. Tel. Union 6-3330 Massachusetts. The night of May 19 brought a severe thunder and lightning storm, with flashes the sharpest in a long time in many areas. This storm, with "banshee" winds caused considerable d/amage in a number of N. E. points by fire from struck structures. The night of the 20th brought the second general frost v/arning of the ssason, when a forecast was sent out from the State Beg fcr "a rather dangerous frost, 25 degrees, balance against ; Early Blacks tolerance of 28 degrees. Growers sprinkled or flooded, many holding the water
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