. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Mass. Cranberry Station and Field Notes by J. RICHARD BEATTIE Extension Cranberry Specialist. Director Fred J. Sievers, Head of the Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station since 1928, retired November 1, 1950. His many duties included the super- vision of the Cranberry Experi- ment Station. Under his able ad- ministration, the work and facil- ities of the Cranberry Experiment Station were considerably expand- ed. He has cooperated closely with the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' Association and its many activities. Cranberry grow
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Mass. Cranberry Station and Field Notes by J. RICHARD BEATTIE Extension Cranberry Specialist. Director Fred J. Sievers, Head of the Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station since 1928, retired November 1, 1950. His many duties included the super- vision of the Cranberry Experi- ment Station. Under his able ad- ministration, the work and facil- ities of the Cranberry Experiment Station were considerably expand- ed. He has cooperated closely with the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' Association and its many activities. Cranberry growers have found Director Sievers to be a real friend of the industry. We all wish him well. Hectic Harvest Massachusetts cranberry growers have produced another fine crop. The harvest was completed by late October, after a hectic fall. Not only was there a large crop, but labor was scarce, and frost warn- ings were plentiful. Incidentally, on the evening of October 26, tem- peratures of 10° were recorded. Fortunately, or unfortunately, de- pending upon one's point of view, frost damage is reported to be only 4'/. This is rather remarkable, since water supplies were critically low, and still are for that matter. Twenty-four frost warnings were released, as compared with a single warning last fall. It is understood, of course, that these frost warn- ings act merely as a guide, indi- cating the temperatures the cooler- than-average bogs may realize on a particular night. Expansion of Warning Service The responsibility of deciding when a warning should be released really terrific. Dr. Franklin has handled this tremendous task with remarkable success for many years, as most growers know. However, unless a grower has "sat in" on one of the frost sessions at the State bog, it would be difficult for him to appreciate the time and effort involved. It is a seven-day week job for at least two months in the spring and another two months in the fall. The work had its beginning
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