. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. the Annapolis Valley is de- grees. (The mean on the Cape is , New Jersey, The mean in May is ; June ; July fi(; August ; September January is , February The average of frost free days is 128. It would seem to be agreed that winters bring little heavy pro- longed snow in the valley, or ex- treme cold, at least for very long. It is said there are few days in- deed when automobile traffic is not possible in the winter. Win- ters would seem very similar to those on Cape Cod. There may ba a
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. the Annapolis Valley is de- grees. (The mean on the Cape is , New Jersey, The mean in May is ; June ; July fi(; August ; September January is , February The average of frost free days is 128. It would seem to be agreed that winters bring little heavy pro- longed snow in the valley, or ex- treme cold, at least for very long. It is said there are few days in- deed when automobile traffic is not possible in the winter. Win- ters would seem very similar to those on Cape Cod. There may ba a few spells when zero is touched, even 10 below and 24 below has ben known, again similar to Cape Cod. In fact the natural flora does not differ much from New Eng- land. The Mayflower (trailing arbutus) which is the state flower of Massachusetts is extensive and the provincial emblem, too. Rainfall Similar to That of Cape Rainfall is slightly less than that of Cape Cod; an annual inches, as compared to the Cape's inches. There are relatively few thunderstorms on Nova Scotia and so not much possibility of hail. While hail strikes occasionally it is not a real mena'e to apple;;, cranberries or other crops. Prince Edward Island, which is to the north of Nova Scotia, and is a greater exporter of potatoes than any other Canadian provin- > has a different climate. Outwardly the aspect of P. E. I. Vvfhich has become known as "The Garden of the Sea," is made up of three colors, the bright red soil, th? vivid green of the farms and for- ests and the white of enormous Conditions for cranberry culture are also different, and of- fer different problems. For the island are listed two growers at Murray Harbor and Blooming Pt, with 4 acres of "natives" for the former and M; of Howes, V* Early Blacks and 2 of natives for the latter. At Blooming Pt. there is main- tained rather extensive experi- mental plots, and here Mr. Eaton is doing research, with
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