. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Mass. Cranberry Station and Field Notes m^ by J. RICHARD BEATTIE Extension Cranberry SP«cialist. Unusual Injury March, 1956, will be long re- membered for its extremes in weather. Four major blizzards left 24 inches of snow at the Cranberry Experiment Station within a 9-day period beginning March 16. Considerably greater depths were reported inland. Tem- peratures averaged 4° per day be- low normal and precipitation in the form of rain and melted snow was inches compared with a normal of inches. While the:-e figures are i
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Mass. Cranberry Station and Field Notes m^ by J. RICHARD BEATTIE Extension Cranberry SP«cialist. Unusual Injury March, 1956, will be long re- membered for its extremes in weather. Four major blizzards left 24 inches of snow at the Cranberry Experiment Station within a 9-day period beginning March 16. Considerably greater depths were reported inland. Tem- peratures averaged 4° per day be- low normal and precipitation in the form of rain and melted snow was inches compared with a normal of inches. While the:-e figures are interesting, there may be a more significant factor involved. High winds that accom- T^anie 1 the blizzard on March 16 have apparently caused some win- ter killing on a few exposed bogs. Ths extent of this injury appears to b' rather limitsd but the fact that it occurred without low tem- peraturss is most interesting. Winter killini: is usually arsoci- ated with high winds and low temperatures over a two or three- c'ay period. We intend to study this situation further. Frost Plans Arrangements have been com- pleted to send out frost reports over the telephone and radio. The Cape Cod Cranberry Association is again sponsoring the telephone frost warning service. This is a splendid service and one that de- carves the growers support. The radio schedule below supplements the tele;)hone relay system: If growers would like to have their thermometers checked, we would be glad to perform this service for them here at the Cran- bany Experiment Station. Preliminary Keeping Forecast The preliminary keeping quality forecast was prepared April 6 and has been mailed to growers through the county agents' offi- ces. It reads as follows: "PRE- LIMINARY KEEPING QUALITY FORECAST: Examination of weather elements through March shows only two points of a possi- ble ten which favor good keeping quality fruit next fall. This poor prospect could change completely if April, May,, and June are cold
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