. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Severe Drought Jersey has had n Jersey no rain since about the first )f August, that is rain of any con- ;equence. Reservoirs are at bot- om and the entire Southern part )f the state is arid. Water sup- jlies are at the lowest in a long ;ime. There have been some frost Yarnings and growers have used jp water, and some water supplies ire entirely exhausted. Should ^ew Jersey get severe, killing Tosts the crop would suffer. Labor Very The harvest of Scarce in Early Blacks in Jersey Jersey is now com- pleted, of course, ind the pickin


. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Severe Drought Jersey has had n Jersey no rain since about the first )f August, that is rain of any con- ;equence. Reservoirs are at bot- om and the entire Southern part )f the state is arid. Water sup- jlies are at the lowest in a long ;ime. There have been some frost Yarnings and growers have used jp water, and some water supplies ire entirely exhausted. Should ^ew Jersey get severe, killing Tosts the crop would suffer. Labor Very The harvest of Scarce in Early Blacks in Jersey Jersey is now com- pleted, of course, ind the picking of Howes begun. Jersey berries this season in gen- jral are said to have pretty good olor and to be of good quality. Picking has progressed under some iifficulty as labor has been hard to obtain. Ocean County The Ocean Club Looks County (New At Bogs Jersey) Cran- For Purchase berry Club is still planning to carry out the proposal to acquire a bog for experimental purposes, and the idea has not been neglected and is being pursued. The com- mittee, J. Oscar Downs, A. W. Lillie, David Tudor, and H. B. Scammell, has not as yet been able to locate a property which is suit- able in all particulars. Properties are being viewed, however. Child Labor James D. Hoi- Law Hardship man, chairman To Jersey of the Ocean Growers County (N. J.) U. S. D. A. De- fense Board, has announced, fol- lowing a full meeting of the board, that although the board \yas set up by the Secretary of Agricul- ture specifically for agriculture the board stands ready at all times to cooperate with other defense agen- cies. The Ocean County Extension Service office has been designated as official headquarters for the board. Among the recommenda- tions of the board to be presented to the New Jersey USDA Defense Board is one that: "The present child labor law, while badly needed (Continued on Page 10). Fig. 34 A. Gathering Floaters from a Bog Flowage. They are first assembled -with planks. B. Wheelbarrow Loaded


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