. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. ^OHALCRANB«W^W^ FRESH FROM THE FIELDS By C J. H. Crop Slightly A slightly small- Under 1935 er crop than last year is now estimated in the Federal figures, giving a total yield of 515,300 barrels compared with 519,500 and 581,023, or an eleven percent decrease from the five year aver- age. The Massachusetts crop is set at an increase from 332,000 to 360,000; New Jersey a decrease from 85,000 barrels to 75,000; Wisconsin a decrease from 81,000 to 59,000; Washington a very small decrease from 17,000 to ' 16,700, and Oregon an increas
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. ^OHALCRANB«W^W^ FRESH FROM THE FIELDS By C J. H. Crop Slightly A slightly small- Under 1935 er crop than last year is now estimated in the Federal figures, giving a total yield of 515,300 barrels compared with 519,500 and 581,023, or an eleven percent decrease from the five year aver- age. The Massachusetts crop is set at an increase from 332,000 to 360,000; New Jersey a decrease from 85,000 barrels to 75,000; Wisconsin a decrease from 81,000 to 59,000; Washington a very small decrease from 17,000 to ' 16,700, and Oregon an increase of 100 barrels, from 4,500 to 4,600. Quality The statisticians re- Good ported that while the crop was spotty, the berries were of average to good size and of good keeping quality. Competion For the coun- Nearly Normal try as a whole, the combined tonnage of the nine deciduous and three citrus fruit crops fell off to 86 percent from last year, but this was offset to a considerable extent by increases specifically in pears, oranges, grapefruit and lemons. So, while the competitive fruit opposition may be called about normal, the small cranberry crop sold for considerable higher aver- age prices than the preceding year. Project in At this writing, Washington the matter is be- fore the proper authorities in Washington for approval or disapproval. Meetings which were to have been held at Cranberry Canners, Inc., South Hanson, on Jan. 12, and at South Carver town hall on Jan. 13 were postponed until a definite decision has been received from Washing- ton. Plymouth County Agent, Gerald Dunn announced the post- ponement and said that growers' meetings would probably be called in February to discuss this or other matters, Price Rise A climb in the cranberry price was "front paged" by the New York Packer of Dec. 26. It said there was a sharp advance as supplies dwindled below trade requirements. Prices rose from $ to $ and $ with demand firm. With January coming
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