. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. ''There is little you can do about seeds already in the soil at the time of planting, except the scalp- ing of all the top layers of ; The reconstruction cf old beds complicates the problem due to the greater growth of seeds and the greater depths of seeds and the greater kinds of weeds as com- pared to the situation in virgin areas. The careful handling and wash- ing of vines for planting would be beneficial in reducing the weed seed population in new plantings. A high-pressure stream of water through a thin layer of vi
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. ''There is little you can do about seeds already in the soil at the time of planting, except the scalp- ing of all the top layers of ; The reconstruction cf old beds complicates the problem due to the greater growth of seeds and the greater depths of seeds and the greater kinds of weeds as com- pared to the situation in virgin areas. The careful handling and wash- ing of vines for planting would be beneficial in reducing the weed seed population in new plantings. A high-pressure stream of water through a thin layer of vines, travelling over a wire mesh floor would drive much of the loose weeds and propagules from the wire mesh. Certainly, such a procediu'e is worthy of trial, he said. TESTIMONIAL GIVEN LOUIS A. WEBSTER, RETIRED MASS. DIV. OF MARKETS A testimonial for "Mr. Agri- culture," Louis A. Webster, who retired as director Mass. Division of Markets, Mass. Department of Agriculture in March, was given June 14th at the Beacon Terrace, Mass. Turnpike, Framingham. Mr. Webster is well known to most agriculturists in the State, including cranberry growers. He has attended many meetings of the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' As- sociation at East Wareham. He was present last year. There was a social hour preced- ing the dinner at 7:00 p. m. Master of Ceremonies was Tom Russell and guest speaker George Moore, editor of "Food Marketing in New England," a publication of First National Stores. "Lou" was born Sept. 26, 1894, HELICOPTER PEST CONTROL •jM*W" """'*"'^'. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Portland, CT [etc. ] : Taylor Pub. Co. [etc. ]
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