. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Mass. Cranberry Station and Field Notes by J. RICHARD BEATTIE Extension Cranberry Specialist. Personals The many friends of Irving A. De- moranville were saddened by his death June 11th. He was the father of Irving E. Demoranville who is a valuable member of our staff. Mr. DemoranviUe was a loyal and faith- ful member of the Cape Cod Cran- berry G r o w e r s' Association, the Southeastern Cranberry Club, and a true friend of the station. We poin his many friends in extending our sympathy to "Dee" and his family. Dr. Herb
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Mass. Cranberry Station and Field Notes by J. RICHARD BEATTIE Extension Cranberry Specialist. Personals The many friends of Irving A. De- moranville were saddened by his death June 11th. He was the father of Irving E. Demoranville who is a valuable member of our staff. Mr. DemoranviUe was a loyal and faith- ful member of the Cape Cod Cran- berry G r o w e r s' Association, the Southeastern Cranberry Club, and a true friend of the station. We poin his many friends in extending our sympathy to "Dee" and his family. Dr. Herbert F. Bergman, who re- tired in 1953, has returned to East Wareham after spending the winter in Cleveland, Ohio, with friends. He will be at the station during the sum- mer and will continue his disease and frost damage investigations. We welcome his return and appreciate the opportunity it affords the staff for counselhng with him. Frost Notes The most damaging frost since 1944 occurred the night of May 30-31. Temperatures dropped to the low 20's on many bogs with a reading of 17 degrees reported on one property. While most bogs were eventually flooded that night, unfortunately many growers delayed their flood- ing operations because of winds and clouds that remained until near mid- night. When it did clear and be- came calm, temperatures dropped so rapidly that unless the bogs were well flooded some damage occurred. We have seen little evidence of frost damage to vines over water if the water was put on in time. The greatest losses occurred on dry bogs. A number of growers have stated that they would have done things considerably different if they had that night to relive. The frost warning service gave ample warning. The afternoon fore- cast indicated a dangerous frost with a minimum bog temperature of 25 to 26°. In the evening the warning was referred to as a very danger- ous frost with a minimum bog tem- perature of 24°. No help from winds or clouds was indicated in eit
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