. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. "Joe" Kelley (Continued from Page 10) bogs damaged by the hurricane and sa t wat^r flood of 1938, and from this the bog has not yet recovered. It was just coming into full bearing at the time, so as yet has had no chance to show wkrt it will do. Joe planted Early Blacks, which variety he also uses for replanting, believing it to be the best of the present varieties for Massachu- setts bogs along the coast because of its bearing qualities, its flavor, its partial resistance to false blos- som disease, and because of the de
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. "Joe" Kelley (Continued from Page 10) bogs damaged by the hurricane and sa t wat^r flood of 1938, and from this the bog has not yet recovered. It was just coming into full bearing at the time, so as yet has had no chance to show wkrt it will do. Joe planted Early Blacks, which variety he also uses for replanting, believing it to be the best of the present varieties for Massachu- setts bogs along the coast because of its bearing qualities, its flavor, its partial resistance to false blos- som disease, and because of the decreasing price differential to late Howes. As for Mr. Kelley's work in blue- berries there seems to be no dis- pute that he was the first to begin propagating the cultivated blues in Massachusetts not long after the development began in New Jersey. His interest in blueberries dates We Have Listings of Cranberry Bogs, Large and Small FOR SALE Geo. A. Cole Agency WILDA HANEY Decas Block Wareham, Massachusetts AniEHsTi/l. er "â TH E MOST COMPLETE LIME OF TILLAGE EQUIPMENT N THE WORLD CA MCITIES 14 IN TO "* ' FT CUTTING WIDTHS ARIENS CO. BOX 508 BRILLION WIS back 17 years, from April 1928, and stemmed from his work at the Ex- perimentation Station where Dr. Franklin had set out an experi- mental plot. Joe and Mrs. Kelley set near their home about 500 cut- tings, these including Rubels, Pioneers and Cabots from New Jersey. They continued to expand until they have had as high as 45 to 50,000 cuttings and plants, their stock this past winter being only about 5,000, as sales were heavy last year. The Kelleys have been an infor- mation center and "rallying point" for blueberries and a stimulation to others to become interested in this pursuit. When it became evident last year the time had come to form a Massachusetts blueberry association, Mrs. Kelley was the "ogical choice for secretary-treas- urer. If anyone wants to know anything about blueberry cultiva- tio
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