. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. 'â ^y , Experimental Sprinklers Play Over Mass. State Bog As was promised by Dr. Chester E. Cross, the ever-increasing prob- lem of drought and consequent ir- rigation need, is being taken up at the Massachusetts State Chanberry Bog, East Wareham, this summer. For the first time sprinltlers have been whirling there in experimental research. ; Dr. Cross has on loan from the University of Massachusetts a 20 engine, a quantity of two-inch pipe and four sprinkler heads. He has raised the water level in the ditches and is obtai
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. 'â ^y , Experimental Sprinklers Play Over Mass. State Bog As was promised by Dr. Chester E. Cross, the ever-increasing prob- lem of drought and consequent ir- rigation need, is being taken up at the Massachusetts State Chanberry Bog, East Wareham, this summer. For the first time sprinltlers have been whirling there in experimental research. ; Dr. Cross has on loan from the University of Massachusetts a 20 engine, a quantity of two-inch pipe and four sprinkler heads. He has raised the water level in the ditches and is obtaining his water source in this way through suction hose. He is testing out the theory that cranberries need at least an inch of rain per week at this time of the year and on June 10 he gave a section its first measured inch. This was on the highest section of Late Howes (about % acre). He has also been applying spot treat- ments by moving the equipment. One of these is the highest section of the bog. Here he also applied a mixture of water and liquid am- monia (fertilizer). The areas under treatment have been given the inch of rain each week, since (as reported elsewhere June brought practically no rain to the cranbeiTy area), and this was applied during daylight hours. On July first. Dr. Cross was able to report that whereas the Howes section is greener than the un- treated areas of the bog and the high spot, which was browning, is definitely gTovdng again and was green. The same portable system has been moved and placed in use on the cultivated blueberries at the bog. Dr. Cross has not forgotten what occurred last year when an esti- mated 250,000 bbls. was lost due to drought at a value of §4-5 mil- lion dollars. He is testing out vari- ous ideas, with a major thought being more sprinkled acres at the least possible cost. HUBBARD Insecticides Fungicides Dusts or Sprays A Complete Line and Prompt Service The ROGERS & HUBBARD Co. Portland, Connecticut In Answering Advert
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