. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Ray Morse (right) confers before aerial map with Oscar Norton, Superintendent of Cape Cod Cranberry Company bogs. The Story Behind The Cranberry Interview with "Ray" Morse Reveals Interesting Facts of Mass. Industry Kaymond F. Morse, West Ware- ham, is the featured author of a threP-na^e article concerning cranberry production in the Octo- ber issun of "Eastern States Co_ operator". Mr. Morse, a grower cf many years of experience, with his son. Paul, operates a supply and service business. He is described in the
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Ray Morse (right) confers before aerial map with Oscar Norton, Superintendent of Cape Cod Cranberry Company bogs. The Story Behind The Cranberry Interview with "Ray" Morse Reveals Interesting Facts of Mass. Industry Kaymond F. Morse, West Ware- ham, is the featured author of a threP-na^e article concerning cranberry production in the Octo- ber issun of "Eastern States Co_ operator". Mr. Morse, a grower cf many years of experience, with his son. Paul, operates a supply and service business. He is described in the article, "Story Behind the Cranberry", as the man who distributes more ag- I'icu'tural chemicals to more cran_ berry growers than any other man in America. The article is in the form of an interview by Writer Arland Meade. â p'xcerpts from the story, con _ tainina- many pertinent cranberry facts in Massachusetts, follow: There are about 1200 growers in Massachusetts and 75':; of them are in one county, Plymouth. The entire nation oroduced, last year, 974400 barrels of berries and 4.' (.f them- were grown in And most of those in Massachusetts were grown in Plymouth, Barnstable and Bristol Ten counties. My son Paul and I serve all these counties, and more, and today are distributing East- ern States-produced dusts to about 75'.r of all the cranberry growers in Massachusettsâplus fertilizers, weed-killing chemicals and other supplies. We and Eastern States Farmers' Exchange make a good teamâbut back to the grower The 1200 growers had a total acreage of 13,400 in bogs accord- ing to a 1956 winter survey. About half the acres are ovioied by men who have five acres or less. Still, an investment of $2500 per acre makes even this little acreage not to be taken lightly. However, many growers with even many "lore acres have been getting ' "bs off the farm during recent "°a-s to get enough inconre to feed their families. Generally cra
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