. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. WEATHER WATCH MASSACHUSETTS August was cool, cloudy and slightly on the wet side Temperature averaged 2 degrees a day below nornnal Maximum temperature was 85 degrees on the 4th and minimum 40 degrees on the 30th This was the coolest August temperature since 1965. In fact, we issued a frost warning for the 28th which is the earliest in more than 40 years Bog temperatures ranged from 26° on up. The only warmer than average day was the 4th Cooler than average peri- ods were from the 19th-2l st and 23rd-30th. Rainfall totaled 5 13 inc
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. WEATHER WATCH MASSACHUSETTS August was cool, cloudy and slightly on the wet side Temperature averaged 2 degrees a day below nornnal Maximum temperature was 85 degrees on the 4th and minimum 40 degrees on the 30th This was the coolest August temperature since 1965. In fact, we issued a frost warning for the 28th which is the earliest in more than 40 years Bog temperatures ranged from 26° on up. The only warmer than average day was the 4th Cooler than average peri- ods were from the 19th-2l st and 23rd-30th. Rainfall totaled 5 13 inches, which is slightly more than 3/4 inch above normal. There was measurable rainfall on 12 days with inches on the 18th-19th as the greatest storm; this was associated with Hurricane Charley, which caused the postponement of the Cape Cod Cranberry GrowersAssociation annual meeting from the 19th to the 21 st The hurricane did not develop however. We are now 3 2/3 inches above normal for the year and almost exactly even with 1985. Office 295-2222 NOVA SCOTIA Earlier I reported that 1986 was one of the wettest growing seasons on record In view of the cool temperatures during the month of August, it will be also one oi , coldest. Maturity of many crops was delayed. Low lying areas were subject to near frost or frosty conditions on August 29, August 30 and Sept. 5 74 Equipment Inc. 307 West Grove Street (Rte 28) Middleborough MA 02346 KUBOTR Diesel Equipt. Tractors 2 & 4 wheel drive — 12-90 hp. Compact Excavators 1'/? to 6 ton Wheel Leaders V? to % yd. Water Cooled Diesel Engines 4 to 104 hp. All Types of Implements Polymark Beaver-Mowers Specialty Fabrication Work Kubota Financing as Low as 8'/?% "Sales "Service "Parts "Leasing 4mtO^ "O^ ' 0*8 0*5« ^O^ .-^O^ 947-6299 O. Beaton 888-1288 COMPLETE BOG MANAGEMENT CRANBERRY GROWERS ^SERVICE K. Beaton 295-2207 Specializing in • NETTING P. Beaton 947-3601 • DITCHING HARVESTING (Wet & D
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