. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Small spalls big Figures released recently from the 1978 Census of Agriculture show an upward trend in the number of small farms. While medium size farms decreased, small and large farms increased between 1974 and 1978. Small is defined as fewer than 50 acres. The number of such farms grew by about 20,000. Insofar as the data reflect a growth of opportunity in small farming, the figures are good news. Certainly, recent stories in CRANBERRIES about small growers—as well as the present healthy state of the cranberry market itself—wou
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Small spalls big Figures released recently from the 1978 Census of Agriculture show an upward trend in the number of small farms. While medium size farms decreased, small and large farms increased between 1974 and 1978. Small is defined as fewer than 50 acres. The number of such farms grew by about 20,000. Insofar as the data reflect a growth of opportunity in small farming, the figures are good news. Certainly, recent stories in CRANBERRIES about small growers—as well as the present healthy state of the cranberry market itself—would seem to suggest that there is still a viable place in today's economy for the small farmer. CASH RECEIPTS UP IN WISCONSIN Cash receipts for Wisconsin farm commodities marketed in 1979 totaled about $ billion, an increase of 17 percent from 1978. CRANBERRIES MASSACHUSETTS GROWERS Financial assistance is available for Scholarships and for Hospital and Medical care for Cranberry Growers, their Employees and the families of both when financial need can be shown. For information contact: URANN FOUNDATION Box 1788 Brockton MA 02403 Telephone 588-7744 (Witconiin Michigan Growers) ALUMINUM HEADGATES FABRICATED TO YOUR SPECIFICATIONS HAND WHEEL OPERATED GATES ALUMINUM CORRUGATED PIPE INTERNATIONAL POWER UNITS INTERNATIONAL CRAWLER TRACTORS WARNER * SWASEY EXCAVATORS WALDON LOADERS AND USED EQUIPMENT Elu CUuc, Wit. 715 835 5157 Madison. Wis. 608 222 415 1 Escu^aba. Mich 906 786 6920 Gfcf n B jy . Wi^ 414 43S 6^7f, Milwaukee, Wit. 414-461 5440 Ironwood, Mich. 906932^222 f II MTBm« EQUIPMENT INTIIINATOMAL MAnvESUn fOM^AN B THE NATIONAL CRANBERRY MAGAZINE —Our 45th Year of Publication— VOLUME 45-NO. 5 May 1981 Send correspondence to: P O Box 249 Cobalt CT 06414 Phone (203)342 4730 Bob Taylor, Publisher/F^itor ADVISORS, CORRESPONDENTS Massachusetts-Dr. Chester F Cross, Director, Massachusetts Cran- berry Experiment Station, Irving Demoranville, Extension
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