. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Webb Arpin (Oanberries Photo) FORTY ACRES OF NEW PROPE^.TY !N NEW JERSEY TO BE PLANTED THIS SPRING This Project, which Also Provides for Blueberry Growing Be<?un' by Arpin, Calls for 80 Acres of Cranberries in All—Arpin Once Famous Name in Wisconsin Industry. An important new development in the New Jersey industry is the formation of the Arpin Cranberry Company of Chatsworth, and the planting this Spring of 40 acres, with the expectation that 40 more are to be put in. There will alsa be -30 acres of blueberries, 11 al- ready hav
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Webb Arpin (Oanberries Photo) FORTY ACRES OF NEW PROPE^.TY !N NEW JERSEY TO BE PLANTED THIS SPRING This Project, which Also Provides for Blueberry Growing Be<?un' by Arpin, Calls for 80 Acres of Cranberries in All—Arpin Once Famous Name in Wisconsin Industry. An important new development in the New Jersey industry is the formation of the Arpin Cranberry Company of Chatsworth, and the planting this Spring of 40 acres, with the expectation that 40 more are to be put in. There will alsa be -30 acres of blueberries, 11 al- ready having been completed. The Arpin Cranberry Company was organized January 1, 1949 with four partners. The partners are Daniel J. Arpin of Chatsworth, his two sons, Webb L., also of Chats- worth, and Laurence C. of Berke- ley, California and Bruce Walkup of San Francisco. The All-pins are originally of Wisconsin, where the father of Mr. Arpin senior, Edmund P. Ar- pin, was one of the pioneer cran- berry growers of that state and president of Wisconsin Cranberry Sales Company for about 16 years. The new development is at Shoal Branch, near the Haines cranberry properties. The site was selected by Mr. Arpin, senior, who is in the nursery and the pulpwood business. With some knowledge of cranberries, he visualized the site as perfect New Jersey cranberry land and after advise that it was, the company was organized. The area was dammed and then flooded for two years, clearing, ditching and the installation of 11 flood gates and diversion of water into the project has been com- pleted. Set to Early Blacks Last month Webb Arpin was in Massachusetts buying vines for the planting, the vines purchased being Early Blacks. This variety only will be utilized for the present, at least. The vines will be disced in. The president of the company is the elder Mr. Arpin, while Webb is secretary, treasurer and general manager, being on the job to do the actual work. Both Webb and Laurence and their
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