. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. i, .^...^i^^A^a.^^!^ J:.'^,.. Glimpse of Switlik home at \vav. with beg- in foreground showing two diagonal roadways. (CRANBERRIES Photo) ter Lottie agree that Mr. Switlilc is never more happy than when en- gaged in bog activities at Laha- way. On the day material for this article was gathered, Mr. Switlil': was tied up at his office in Trenton and was seen but briefly. Lipman and Miss Lottie acted as spoke? men for him in furnishing most of the information. As concerns the Lahaway bo~" of which Mr. Switlik says, &q
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. i, .^...^i^^A^a.^^!^ J:.'^,.. Glimpse of Switlik home at \vav. with beg- in foreground showing two diagonal roadways. (CRANBERRIES Photo) ter Lottie agree that Mr. Switlilc is never more happy than when en- gaged in bog activities at Laha- way. On the day material for this article was gathered, Mr. Switlil': was tied up at his office in Trenton and was seen but briefly. Lipman and Miss Lottie acted as spoke? men for him in furnishing most of the information. As concerns the Lahaway bo~" of which Mr. Switlik says, "I am my own foreman," all but fi-o acres are under sprinkler irriga- tion with a permanent installation. Sprinklers are used for frost pro- tection as well as moisture suoply in times of dryness. Gorman-Rupp pumps provide the pressure. There is ample, good bog sand. Bogs are planted to Early Blacks and Howes. One piece, "North Bog," which is new, is producing about 100 bai- rels to the acre. The first thing Mr. Switlik does in bog renovations or in building- is to make roads entirely around the sections. Then he struck out v/ith an idea of ci-ossing the bogs with roads—right through the vines. Ten Bog Roadways Switlik is perfectly willing to sacrifice the amounts of bog sur- face which might be in cultivation, to what he considers the advan- tages and conveniences of having- these roadways. They are used for various operations during- the sea- son; to haul sand upon, out from the shore, to operate spray rigs from, to gather in harvest boxes ill the fall. He is a firm believer in the use of plenty of fertilizer for cranber- ries. Application is by helicopter. He is lavish in the use of DDT, when this insect control is required. He has used large quantities of water-white kerosene in weed ©on- trol. Of the value of honey bees for "insurance" pollination, he is thor- oughly convinced. He puts out one hive per acre; the hive being placed in the middl
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