. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. until June, 1913 (1912-13), when it was noted that Drs. C. L. Shear (USDA) and L. R. Jones (U of W) made survey study of the marshes on "False Blossom" and concluded that the malady was due to poor drainage. Malde's name last appeared in the 1916-17 report and apparently the station was closed as of June 30, 1917. Aside from the annual reports, four bulletins were published. Bulletin 119: A report on cran- berry investigation by Whitson, Sandsten, Haskins and Ramsey—1905. Bulletin 159: The Cranberry In sects in Wisconsin,
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. until June, 1913 (1912-13), when it was noted that Drs. C. L. Shear (USDA) and L. R. Jones (U of W) made survey study of the marshes on "False Blossom" and concluded that the malady was due to poor drainage. Malde's name last appeared in the 1916-17 report and apparently the station was closed as of June 30, 1917. Aside from the annual reports, four bulletins were published. Bulletin 119: A report on cran- berry investigation by Whitson, Sandsten, Haskins and Ramsey—1905. Bulletin 159: The Cranberry In sects in Wisconsin, by C. B. Harden berg—1908. Bulletin 213: Cranberry Bog Con- struction in Wisconsin, by O. G, Malde—1911. Bulletin 219: Cranberry Bog Man agement in Wisconsin, by O. G Malde—1912. During the activity of the Station brief reports on the progress of the research by the staff was presented at the annual meetings of the Wis- consin State Cranberry Growers As- sociation. The Cranberry Experiment Station, Personal Recollections by Dr. George My first contact with the cran- berry industry was in the summer of 1904, when with my two younger brothers (Edmund and Raymond) we were engaged by our neighbor, John Gaynor, to daub the newly developed Gaynor mills with red paint. The going wage was ten cents an hour for a ten hour day. We took the Green Bay & Western from Grand Rapids (now Wisconsin Ra- pids), to Elm Lake and then walked several imiles along the reservoir dykes to reach the Gayncr marsh. During these trips we fought mosqui- toes, gnats, horseflies, and worst of all the deer flies. Also, we saw deer, porcupines, woodchucks, badgers and muskrats, as well as birds and fowl of all kinds. James Gaynor, at times when he drove to Grand Rapids (12 miles) would pile us in the bed of the horse drawn springless wagon, and literally plctigh his way through the sand rut'ed rozds to town. We were fed by Mrs. James Gaynor, assisted by Bertha Dempze, while her brother, Charlie, kep
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