. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Inches of Rain A record of inches of rain- fall was recorded in April by George Rounsville. This figure exceeds by over 3 inches any pre- vious total for April and was easily the second wettest month since 1887, topped only by a tre- mendous inches measured for September 1933. This infor- mation was gleaned from Dr. Franklin's bulletin No. 433 en- titled "Weather and Water as Factors in Cranberry Production". Growers will note that the rain- fall information found on page 30 of this publication is given
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Inches of Rain A record of inches of rain- fall was recorded in April by George Rounsville. This figure exceeds by over 3 inches any pre- vious total for April and was easily the second wettest month since 1887, topped only by a tre- mendous inches measured for September 1933. This infor- mation was gleaned from Dr. Franklin's bulletin No. 433 en- titled "Weather and Water as Factors in Cranberry Production". Growers will note that the rain- fall information found on page 30 of this publication is given in terms of the averages for Middle- boro, Plymouth and Hyannis. In- cidentally, inches of rain- fall has been measured at our sta- tion from January 1 through May 15, leaving a balance of only inches necessary to reach the year- ly average of inches. Fungicides Called For Temperatures for the month averaged approximately IVz" per day above normal. Apparently, our season is following a trend of relatively warm and wet weather. Such a pattern does not favor good keeping quality. It would peem at this time (May 15) that fungicide treatments will be need- on many bogs (both "early and late water") if all marketing agencies are to be assured of a good supply of sound fruit. Frost Season Normal Frost activity has been about normal with 8 general warnings being released by mid-May, com- pared with 7 in 1957, 1 in 1956, and none in 1955. These include both the afternoon and evening warnings. The coldest night dur- ing this period occurred May 2 when temperatures dropped to 16° on one bog while tempera- tures of 18-20° were common on the cooler than average bogs. Damage apparently has been neg- ligible. Before leaving the sub- ject of frosts, we would like to urge growers who subscribe to the frost warning service sponsored by the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers Association to have their frost forms and pencils near their telephones. A careful check with o
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