. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. 10 lbs. per acre. Many times it is necessary to repeat the appli- cation in March. The past his- tory of the scum problem is a de- .laH^^aqM o:j sb sptnS 3[qBpu3d treatments will be necessary. A word of caution is in order because copper sulfate is harmful to fish life. Therefore, a reasonable per- iod of time should elapse before draining' off the winter flood into a fish pond or stream after treat- ing for scum. Charts Being Printed The Cranberry Insect, Disease, Weed and Fertilizer Charts have been revised and are now being prin
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. 10 lbs. per acre. Many times it is necessary to repeat the appli- cation in March. The past his- tory of the scum problem is a de- .laH^^aqM o:j sb sptnS 3[qBpu3d treatments will be necessary. A word of caution is in order because copper sulfate is harmful to fish life. Therefore, a reasonable per- iod of time should elapse before draining' off the winter flood into a fish pond or stream after treat- ing for scum. Charts Being Printed The Cranberry Insect, Disease, Weed and Fertilizer Charts have been revised and are now being printed. The county agricultural agents will mail the new charts to growers in March. The ex- perience and observations of gr(-wers who assisted with this work was a tremendous help to the Experiment Station staflF. A discussion of the major revisions in these charts will be outlined in the March issue of Cranberries. Agricul. Conservation Program Growers are reminded again of the assistance they may receive under the 1957 Agricultural Con- servation Program. Financial and technical assistance is available in the construction of ditches, dikes and underground drainage sys- *^ems, and certain forestry prac- Hces. The Soil Conservation Service technicians. Agricultural Conservation Program field men, T^orestry Service personnel, Farm Credit representatives, and County Agricultural agents are working .IS a team to help growers in these cost sharing programs. We â "uggest that those interested con- sult thei County Agricultural agents for further details. New Mass Survey The new cranberry survey, con- ducted by the Massachusetts De- partment of Agriculture and spon- sored by the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers Association, is nearly conrpleted and is expected tc go to press in April. A survey of this type is made every ten years and the information collected has proved to be most helpful to our industry. "Home Garden" Cranberry Vines. Cranberries grown on the up- land, as a
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