. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Growers attending summer meeting of Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers' Association gather around equipment display in the drying yard at the Huffman Marsh, Aug. 6. In Wisconsin, as in all other areas, growers show intense interest in what is placed on view in the cranberry equipment line. (Photo Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune). GROWERS OF WISCONSIN HOLD ANNUAL MEETING Annual meeting of Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers' Associ- ation at the Huffman Marsh, Biron, Wisconsin, August 6th, was attend- ed by about 150. With an exhibi- ti
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Growers attending summer meeting of Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers' Association gather around equipment display in the drying yard at the Huffman Marsh, Aug. 6. In Wisconsin, as in all other areas, growers show intense interest in what is placed on view in the cranberry equipment line. (Photo Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune). GROWERS OF WISCONSIN HOLD ANNUAL MEETING Annual meeting of Wisconsin State Cranberry Growers' Associ- ation at the Huffman Marsh, Biron, Wisconsin, August 6th, was attend- ed by about 150. With an exhibi- tion of equipment in the morning, a speaking program, business meeting, box lunch at noon and discussion of technical problems, a major address by Dr. C. E. Cross, Massachusetts weed specialist, the meeting was called one of the most successful. Adding to the day was the fact it turned out to be warm and sun- ny. at the meeting was President William F. Huffman, Jr., president. C. D. Hammond, Jr., secretary, gave a preliminary crop estimate for Wisconsin of 200,000 to 225,000 barrels, whereas last year's production of that state was 196,000. It was also announced this season's total yield may be about 700,000 bbls., due chiefly to the heat and diought in Massachu- setts in July. Speakers, beside Dr. Cross, in- cluded Dr. A. R. Albert, extension soils professor of the University of Wisconsin, who described a ferti- lizer experiment the college is con- ducting on the Huffman marsh. Results will not be known for sev- eral years. Dr. George Peltier, who is employed by the Indian Trail group of growers, was also a speaker. Others were E. L. Chambers of Madison, State Entomologist, E. H. Fisher, University of Wisconsin, entomologist. Weather was discussed by L. A. Joos, a forecaster for the U. S. Weather Bureau, and Meteorologist Arthur Wolford, assigned by the Weather Bureau to Wisconsin for the frost season. B. T. Zeigler, Wisconsin Rapids Chamber of Commerce, gave de- tail
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