. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. i^eilow weed oi- loosestrife along a planked ditch. Ray Bates on the left and Jim Olsen on the right. bogs, but they have a few which are not common in other sections, such as dandelion, subterranean clover and astoria bent. Thinner, or solvent, is the most commonly used herbicide and the rate de- pends upon the weed to be con- trolled, the method of application and the time of year. One grower each year cleaned his marginal ditches and the upland for several feet as a weed control measure. A number of pieces of cranberry equipment
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. i^eilow weed oi- loosestrife along a planked ditch. Ray Bates on the left and Jim Olsen on the right. bogs, but they have a few which are not common in other sections, such as dandelion, subterranean clover and astoria bent. Thinner, or solvent, is the most commonly used herbicide and the rate de- pends upon the weed to be con- trolled, the method of application and the time of year. One grower each year cleaned his marginal ditches and the upland for several feet as a weed control measure. A number of pieces of cranberry equipment have been developed by cranberry growers, such as the "oil rake" used to apply thinner below the leaves. The "beater" is used to knock the berries off the vines in the bogs which are flooded for harvest. The berries are then taken from the water with scoops adapted for the purpose. They have. Pictuie on left shows close-up of maiginal ditch showing Lonstiuction. This bog IS drained with wooden drains, (see fiont of crosspiece). On the light a number of pump houses are located over the reservoirs in Oiegon. 9. 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 Portland, CT [etc. ] : Taylor Pub. Co. [etc. ]
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