. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. tfggg> â ntro^- i/^^gg^ A/e^^gyc THE BLUEBERRY GROWER *"»«. -<»aMU'i -â oaaMMMn Shipments should start about the 12th of May and there will prob- ably be a slight increase in the crop over last yearâroughly 18,000 crates (this year). -*»»*U4t k Blueberry Culture x«*3 North Carolina Blueberry Notes by HAROLD G. HUNTINGTON The season is advancing about as in 1938 but a five weeks drought combined with a frost on April 4, and another on April 13, killed about a third of the Cabot's set berries and will throw the first
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. tfggg> â ntro^- i/^^gg^ A/e^^gyc THE BLUEBERRY GROWER *"»«. -<»aMU'i -â oaaMMMn Shipments should start about the 12th of May and there will prob- ably be a slight increase in the crop over last yearâroughly 18,000 crates (this year). -*»»*U4t k Blueberry Culture x«*3 North Carolina Blueberry Notes by HAROLD G. HUNTINGTON The season is advancing about as in 1938 but a five weeks drought combined with a frost on April 4, and another on April 13, killed about a third of the Cabot's set berries and will throw the first picking back about five days. Fields are being sprayed with Bordeaux in the hope of controlling the serious canker disease spotted in North Carolina this past win- ter. The reddish blistering of parts of the buds which caused at least a ten per cent loss of fruit in past years has been identified as caused by Eriophyid mites. These insects are one two hundredth of an inch in length and therefore very diffi- cult to control. In one field experi- ments are being carried on using Nicotine Sulphate, Micronized sul- phur, Derris, Penetrol, and Nico- trol as killing agents and we hope something definite may be learned this season. It may be possible and moi-e practical to control this pest with a dormant self emulsifying oil spray. NowâBoysenberry Without Thorns By H. G. BENEDICT El Monte, Calif. To those who have become ac- customed to thornless berries in their plantings, one of the short- (Continucd on Page 12) North Carolina growers are con- templating shipping several loads by truck to the N. Y. market this season to compare quality after shipment with the express service. Whitesbog Conservation Nursery Blueberry Plants Holly - Franklinia Pine Barren Plants Write for catalogue JOSEPH J. WHITE, Inc. Whitesbog, N. J. BIGGER, RICHER BERRIES THAT COST LESS TO GROW AND BRING TOP PRICES WITH ROTOTILLER Trade Mark Reg. U. S. Pat. Off. Once-over builds an incomparable b
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