. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. otes ^^^ by J RICHARD BEATTIE Extension Cranberry Specialist. Cutting I'loduction Costs The Massachusetts Cranberry .\i!\isory Comnvittee met at the Cranberry Experiment Station No- \. niher 27 to assist the Extension :- ; ivice in the preparation and ilt'velcpment of an educational |ii()g-ram I'or li)5T. There was an ' .lellent representation present Irom the four Cranberry Clubs, I ne Cod Cranberry Growers As- -niiation, Marl^eting Committee of tile Association, County Advisory (' ):umitt2es. Cranberry Institute, ' jnty Agricultu
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. otes ^^^ by J RICHARD BEATTIE Extension Cranberry Specialist. Cutting I'loduction Costs The Massachusetts Cranberry .\i!\isory Comnvittee met at the Cranberry Experiment Station No- \. niher 27 to assist the Extension :- ; ivice in the preparation and ilt'velcpment of an educational |ii()g-ram I'or li)5T. There was an ' .lellent representation present Irom the four Cranberry Clubs, I ne Cod Cranberry Growers As- -niiation, Marl^eting Committee of tile Association, County Advisory (' ):umitt2es. Cranberry Institute, ' jnty Agricultural Agents, Uni- versity of Massachusetts, and the I'lanberry Experiment Station. The discussion this year focused on the need for cutting production idsts, increasing yields per acre, improvements in harvesting and sireening nrethods, continued ef- forts to improve the quality of cur pack, both fresh and processed, and support of the real estate tax study on bog properties recently initiated by the directors of tbe • ape Cod Cranberry Association, riie work of other interested par- ties concerned with the tax prob- U'lii was duly noted. The committee endorsed the quality control progrrams that were carried out this past year, tlif work of the Cranberry Insti- tute, the constructive labors of the .Marketing Committee of he Cape Ccd Cranberry Growers Associa- tion, and research and extension programs. The hope was ex- pressed that the Institute would expand its programs to include more non-brand advertising and liromotional work. .\gricultural Engineer The need for an agricultural en- Kineer at the Cranberry Experi- ment Station was discussed in de- tad and the group present favored the appointment of a qualified en- gineer to devote full tinre to in- creased mechanization of our in- dustry. Dr. Cross reported that the enactment of the new Freedom Bill by the state legislature and the recent approval of a new salary schedule in:reased the pos- sibilities oi filling this positi
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