. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. NEW JERSEY Continued from Page 4 in temperature for the year were 95- on July 19 and July 23, and 40" on January 16. An unusual heat wave occurred from July 14 through July 24. A string of 11 consecutive 90 degree days was the second longest ever recorded here. The record is 13 days from July 12 through July 24 in 1952. The aver- age mean daily temperature for the entire year was ° which is ° colder than normal. Rain was below normal in five of the months (Jan., Mar., July, Aug. and Sept.), while it was much above avera
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. NEW JERSEY Continued from Page 4 in temperature for the year were 95- on July 19 and July 23, and 40" on January 16. An unusual heat wave occurred from July 14 through July 24. A string of 11 consecutive 90 degree days was the second longest ever recorded here. The record is 13 days from July 12 through July 24 in 1952. The aver- age mean daily temperature for the entire year was ° which is ° colder than normal. Rain was below normal in five of the months (Jan., Mar., July, Aug. and Sept.), while it was much above average in the remaining seven months. Record rainfall oc- curred in November when inches occurred, setting a record for that month. The total annual rain- fall in 1972 was which is more than normal. This was the second rainiest year in forty- three years. The record is inches in 1958. Despite the excess of rain during the year there was actually a "mini-drought" during the summer. Following heavier-than- normal amounts in April, May and June, the months of July, August and September were lighter than average, with a very severe dry period from July 27 to August 26 during which time only inches of rain fell. The deficiency during the three-month period was close to five inches. As usual weather had very im- portant effects on the blueberry and cranberry crops. The heavy rain during the blossoming period of blueberries was unfavorable for pollination and caused ruinous in- fections of fungus diseases. Botrytis disease on the blossoms and anthrac- nose on the fruit were very destruc- tive in many fields. The heavy rain in spring and early summer, fol- lowed by the drought in late sum- mer, brought about leaching of the fertilizer and poor conditions for formation of fruit buds. As a result many blueberry fields, particularly those where good pruning is not practiced, have a poor set of buds for the 1973 crop. Cool, wet weather during June also a
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