. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. WASHINBTON #if III iiMim n»i>*»m< Highlights for June included the annual Field Day with emphasis on the 50 years of cranberry research at this station. June 30th was a memorable day, with special guests, D. J. Crowley first superintendent from 1923 to 1954, Dr. C. C. Doughty from 1954 to 1965 and Azmi Shawa, 1965 to presentâas- sembled and greeted by Dr. Glenn Terrell, Washington State University president. June temperature ranged from a high of 76 degrees on the 21st to a low of 37 degrees on the 2nd. Pre- cipitation for
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. WASHINBTON #if III iiMim n»i>*»m< Highlights for June included the annual Field Day with emphasis on the 50 years of cranberry research at this station. June 30th was a memorable day, with special guests, D. J. Crowley first superintendent from 1923 to 1954, Dr. C. C. Doughty from 1954 to 1965 and Azmi Shawa, 1965 to presentâas- sembled and greeted by Dr. Glenn Terrell, Washington State University president. June temperature ranged from a high of 76 degrees on the 21st to a low of 37 degrees on the 2nd. Pre- cipitation for the month was inches with the greatest amount on the 25th, inches. This will bring the water table to a fairly normal situation. The bloom has been very heavy, and the berry set looks favorable so far. <.| â l"l"H'4Mi.^4.»|Hii The weather in June was warmer and wetter than normal. It was the ninth consecutive month of above average rainfall in the cranberry region of the State. The fifteen days of rainfall in June totaling was inches above normal. During the important growing season from April through June there has been a total of inches of rain, which is about inches (and about 50% more than normal). This has caused difficulties with fungus diseases in blueberries and has ham- pered the harvest operations. In some instances the mechanical har- vesters have been unable to manipu- late in flooded fields. In regard to temperature the average was , about one degree warmer than normal. Extremes were 93 degrees F on the 11th and 48 degrees on the first. There were seven 90-degree days, all occurring near the middle of the month. Cranberries were in peak bloom about the 4th of July. The blossom- ing is heavier than normal on most bogs. The population of wild bees is higher than it has been in the' past several years and pollination activity has been good. As of July 9th the prospects in New Jersey a
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