. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. The Goddard Residence. beneath its shade trees at Beaver Brook. and it has been his observation that it is not necessarily the v^^eig^ht but rather the excessive travelling over the same area that does the dam- age. By using larger tires (Air- plane type) to distribute the pres- sure over a greater surface, larger loads can be carried, with less trips and consequently less dam- age to the vines. He now^ has a big four-wheeler of his own making and was very much pleased with its performance, and feels it has great possibilities, (se
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. The Goddard Residence. beneath its shade trees at Beaver Brook. and it has been his observation that it is not necessarily the v^^eig^ht but rather the excessive travelling over the same area that does the dam- age. By using larger tires (Air- plane type) to distribute the pres- sure over a greater surface, larger loads can be carried, with less trips and consequently less dam- age to the vines. He now^ has a big four-wheeler of his own making and was very much pleased with its performance, and feels it has great possibilities, (see picture) Regular Sanding Program The Goddards believe in a reg- ular sanding program and are ivorking towards getting into a schedule where one third of the 3ogs are sanded every year. They have been using sanding jalopies, but last fall Ernest made a sand .spreader, which is unique in its ^construction, he is now anxious to put it to practical use to determine ;its real value to the industry. fertilizer (pellets) spread by heli- copter. The Goddards, as it is, are rather unusually mechanized. They have their own kerosene tank truck, which is unusual. They have a panel body service truck, to take care of equipment, a tractor with front end loader, plus the other equipment mentioned. Ernest Tinkers with Machinery Ernest, while in high school, took a mechanical course, and as one of the projects, the class com- pletely overhauled a 6 Fair- banks Morse stationery engine from his fathers bog. Then he worked one winter in a garage in Plymouth to give him further mechanical knowledge. Asked what his hobby was, he replied, "I guess it is working on and developing things mechanical, particularly if they pertain to cranberry ; That he spends all his spare time "tinker- ing" with some piece of machinery, They also make heavy use of trying for improvement, is corrob- (Cranberries Photo) orated by "Maggi". The Goddards, like so many growers toda
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