. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Mass. Cranberry Station and Field Notes by J. RICHARD BEATTIE Extension Cranberry Specialist. The cranberry harvest was com- pleted about October 24th, which was nearly three weeks earlier than last year. It has been a fine har- vest season with excellent weather for picking. Frost damage has been negligible. We were really fortunate in this respect in view of very limited water supplies; ] e-servoirs are still critically low us of November 3rd. With the threat of cold weather not far away, heavy rains are needed to relieve the sit
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Mass. Cranberry Station and Field Notes by J. RICHARD BEATTIE Extension Cranberry Specialist. The cranberry harvest was com- pleted about October 24th, which was nearly three weeks earlier than last year. It has been a fine har- vest season with excellent weather for picking. Frost damage has been negligible. We were really fortunate in this respect in view of very limited water supplies; ] e-servoirs are still critically low us of November 3rd. With the threat of cold weather not far away, heavy rains are needed to relieve the situation. Befoi-e leav- ing the subject of frost, the writer would like to commend George Rounsville for his splendid work this Fall relative to the preparation and release of frost warnings. Dr. Franklin has carefully trained Mr. Rounsville for this responsible task, and this Fall demonstrated that the lessons were well-learned. We also greatly appreciate Dr. Franklin's valuable services as our frost consultant this past season. Dr. Chester Cross, Mrs. Kim Bos- worth of the National Cranberry Association, and the writer ap- peared as guests on a WBZ tele- vision show in Boston during Oc- tober. We had an opportunity to display some of the cranberry products, both fresh and processed, and bring our industry a little nearer to "Mrs. Cansumer". The cooperation of the marketing ag- encies who furnished material for the show was appreciated. The Cranberry Experiment Sta- tion under the leadership of Dr. Cross is studying the problem of bog irritation. Several conferences have already been held. We are collecting data on the cost and in- stallation of various irrigation systems and research has been initiated. The problem is complex, but we believe that the time and expense necessary to investigate this particular field will be justi- fied in view of the losses experi- enced from drought in recent years. We have a reminder from the Cranberry Experiment Station on winter floo
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