. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. o t^^'*""*""*"^^^.!^^ Issue of August 1956 - Vol. 21 No. 4 Publiehed monthly at The Courier Print Shop. Main St., Wareham, Massachusetts. Subscribtlon, per year. Entered as second-class matter January 26, 1943, at the post-office at Wareham. Massachusetts, under the Act of March 3, 1878 FRESH FROM THE FIELDS Compiled by C J H MASSACHUSETTS Bloom Hang:inK On As August came in, question among Massachusetts growers was how much longer would some of the bloom continue to hang on, how much of this unusuall
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. o t^^'*""*""*"^^^.!^^ Issue of August 1956 - Vol. 21 No. 4 Publiehed monthly at The Courier Print Shop. Main St., Wareham, Massachusetts. Subscribtlon, per year. Entered as second-class matter January 26, 1943, at the post-office at Wareham. Massachusetts, under the Act of March 3, 1878 FRESH FROM THE FIELDS Compiled by C J H MASSACHUSETTS Bloom Hang:inK On As August came in, question among Massachusetts growers was how much longer would some of the bloom continue to hang on, how much of this unusually-heavy bloom would set and would the many pin heads develop into marketable berries? Upon the answer to these questions would depend, chiefly the size of the crop. Much July Rain The month was a rainy one, not far from double normal. The average is and July rain at State Bog totalled There was a dry spell around the Fourth and there was even a slight amount of drought damage, in spite of the wetness of the nronth, but nothing of consequence. At end of July, also a little rain would have even been welcome. This rain plus a number of heavy fog nights added nothing to the keeping quality prospectsâif there was any change it was on the adverse side. Month Cool The cool trend continued, July being some 11 degrees cooler than the normal as figured at Boston Weather Bureau. The entire year has been cooler than normal so far, about a total of 65 degrees. This cooling trend set in last October and has been consistent to date. This fact is leading Dr. "Chet" Cross to be much more apprehensive of August frost haz- ards than usual. For one thing berries have been so late in set- ting and in growing that should early frosts come fruit would be green and very tender. There is much late water bog in Massa- chusetts this season. Set Retarded The exceptionally heavy bloom on many bogs was accompanied by a normal amount of bee acti- vity, both honey and bunrble, but rains
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