. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. (isso) Kerosene Solvent Spraying Equipment ESSOTANE PROPANE GAS PROPANE CARBURETION INSTALLED - SERVICED BULK and CYLINDER GAS SERVICE. INC. JOSEPH BALBONI& SONS Telephones 585-4541 — 585-2604 62 MAIN STREET KINGSTON, MASS. Cranberry Clinic Notes The staff of the Cranberry Ex- perimental Station in East Ware- ham, Massachusetts, held a series of three cranberry clinics on May 24, and 25. Your publisher and editor were able to attend the meeting on May 25 at the Ocean Spray Pack- ing Plant in North Harwich. Following are a few j


. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. (isso) Kerosene Solvent Spraying Equipment ESSOTANE PROPANE GAS PROPANE CARBURETION INSTALLED - SERVICED BULK and CYLINDER GAS SERVICE. INC. JOSEPH BALBONI& SONS Telephones 585-4541 — 585-2604 62 MAIN STREET KINGSTON, MASS. Cranberry Clinic Notes The staff of the Cranberry Ex- perimental Station in East Ware- ham, Massachusetts, held a series of three cranberry clinics on May 24, and 25. Your publisher and editor were able to attend the meeting on May 25 at the Ocean Spray Pack- ing Plant in North Harwich. Following are a few jottings made at this clinic. When we arrived. Prof. Bill Tomlinson was speaking of possible trouble with girdler on bogs which were not re-sanded or on which trash was allowed to accumulate. He said he'd been asked about possible overdosing when using sprinklers to apply chemicals. The answer was that there has been no indi- cation of injury or harm and that there was plenty of leeway. Also mentioned was that anything rec- ommended by the USDA can be applied through sprinklers as long as proper care is taken when handling these chemicals. Bill emphasized that Malathion should not be used against spag . . since they thrive on it. Instead Diazinon is good. After Bill had answered questions from the audience, "Dee" Demoranville, who acted as a sort of master-of- ceremonies for the meeting in- troduced Stan Norton who spoke on low gallonage sprinkler sys- tems. Stan stated that, as far as he has heard, most sprinkler users are very much satisfied with them. Used in time (which seems to be the key phrase) they offer good protection. Since the plants are now more tender, they need more protection. Growers must "stay on top" of the temperature situation — know the temperature at all times and not wait until the tolerance is reached before using sprinklers. Stan mentioned the importance of irrigation at this time of year. He suggested that growers not start too


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