. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. *jmim*miA*i-'ii^m»'-->f«'''»m«ifimm, â. Sv^i^i^r**^ rhis shows the sump of Mr. Niemi with end stoned up to prevent wash. (CRANBERRIES Photo) of Washington, where the idea of sprinkler frost control was first de- veloped. However, as an experiment, he has cut off one of his sprinkler heads and left the ice on the area that head covered. He says he could observe no difference in the condition of the fruit where he had de-iced and that which he had not. Bought in 1939 Niemi bought his bog in 1939, the old propei'ty, 3 acres, fo
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. *jmim*miA*i-'ii^m»'-->f«'''»m«ifimm, â. Sv^i^i^r**^ rhis shows the sump of Mr. Niemi with end stoned up to prevent wash. (CRANBERRIES Photo) of Washington, where the idea of sprinkler frost control was first de- veloped. However, as an experiment, he has cut off one of his sprinkler heads and left the ice on the area that head covered. He says he could observe no difference in the condition of the fruit where he had de-iced and that which he had not. Bought in 1939 Niemi bought his bog in 1939, the old propei'ty, 3 acres, formerly owned by Mrs. Mary Tierny. Then he began to improve and to enlarge. Several years ago he had a test hole dug by the side of the bog for a water supply for sprinklers. He found water at a table 12 feet be- low bog level. A portion of this sump he stoned up to prevent wash in. He built a pump house, installed a Chrysler Army-Navy surplus pump, laid out five inch mains and three and four inch laterals of both aluminum and steel pipe. He put out 25 Rain Bird sprinklers heads â and was I'eady to fight dry spells and frosts. This was completed two years ago. Weeded and Used Fertilizer Of course the use of sprinklers at the proper times is not the only reason he got his good production. Constant weeding played its share. "I am always at the ; he says. A glance at his remarkably clean bog proves this to be true. Then he took care of insects; the only one which troubled him to any extent being fruitworm and to con- trol this he used Rotenone. His weeding was by hand, except for use of some kerosene. Next year he expects to use more. His berries are all Early Blacks and as a member of NCA he gives that co-op his entire crop. He fer- tilized with cranberry fertilizer 7-7-7. He also applied NuGreen from his sprinklers with irrigation water. In harvesting last Fall he snap- ped the new vines, scooped some of the older parts and machine picked the main portio
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