. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. ^f,-^\ONAL CMmRRY M4G^J^^J_ ESH FROM THE FIELDS By C J. H. isconsin Crop The Wisconsin <liy Not Equal crop prospects -st Year the last of May were te promising, but perhaps not good as last year, when Wis- isin harvested about 119,000 rels. There has been some leaf p in that state and there is re fireworm than usual. But the growers are alert to the worm hazard so that no seri- . loss in this respect is antici- ,ed. ost Damage A considerable ght in Wis. number of frosts were experi- ed in Wisconsin during May, as the other cranb
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. ^f,-^\ONAL CMmRRY M4G^J^^J_ ESH FROM THE FIELDS By C J. H. isconsin Crop The Wisconsin <liy Not Equal crop prospects -st Year the last of May were te promising, but perhaps not good as last year, when Wis- isin harvested about 119,000 rels. There has been some leaf p in that state and there is re fireworm than usual. But the growers are alert to the worm hazard so that no seri- . loss in this respect is antici- ,ed. ost Damage A considerable ght in Wis. number of frosts were experi- ed in Wisconsin during May, as the other cranberry states. ne did any damage of conse- â nee as Wisconsin was blessed h plenty of water. The crop re seems to be in advance of lal by about ten days, and if the ther continues to hold up, â vesting there should begin Her. insiderable I n Wisconsin i'w Planting there is consid- Wisconsin , erable new acre- age being put so that state continues to ad- ice as a producing state. The ) chief varieties planted are the irles and the McFarlins. est Crop The West Coast sry Early had several frosts during May. Most these would not have caused any ury during a normal season, but s year the bogs were so far 'anced that frost injury can be ;ed on unprotected bogs. The p was in full bloom by the latter -t of May. This is the earliest son in twenty years, which gen- erally means that the berries will be very large by harvest time. Wis. Growers A number of To Visit Cape the Wisconsin growers plan to make a trip to Cape Cod this sum- mer in the latter part of July or early August, where they will be guests of the New England Cran- berry Sales company. Plenty Rain on Fireworms ap- West Coast pear to be less severe than av- erage, so worm injury will not be much of a factor. There is abun- dant moisture, in fact a few of the bogs were getting dangerously close to being submerged by the heavy rains which fell about May 15. Hybridizing on D. J. Crowley, West Coast director of the West Coast cra
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