. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. SSUE OF NOVEMBER, 1967 / VOL. 32 — NO. 7 1967 Harvest The following is a preliminary harvest account based on the facts and figures we have presently available: Massachusetts- After a late start, the harvest was completed by the end of October. This was about the same time as last year and yield appears to be close to 1966. New Jersey- On November 3rd, the harvest was about in with only a few growers needing a week or so more. The estimate of 157,000 seems to be holding true and some growers picked well over 100 barrels an acre. Co
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. SSUE OF NOVEMBER, 1967 / VOL. 32 — NO. 7 1967 Harvest The following is a preliminary harvest account based on the facts and figures we have presently available: Massachusetts- After a late start, the harvest was completed by the end of October. This was about the same time as last year and yield appears to be close to 1966. New Jersey- On November 3rd, the harvest was about in with only a few growers needing a week or so more. The estimate of 157,000 seems to be holding true and some growers picked well over 100 barrels an acre. Color was fair and the size was generally larger than normal. Washington- The Washington harvest proceeded normally, but the crop this year was not as high as last year's. The warm weather and lack of water hurt the size of the berries, and it was noted that the color was off in many are^s. Established 1936 by Clarence J. Hall at Wareham, Mass. Published Monthly by COMOR PUBLISHERS Box J, Kingston, Mass. 02360 617—585-3604 Editor BERNARD S. MARVIN Publisher I. S. COBB CORRESPONDENTS -ADVISORS Wisconsin VERNON GOLDSWORTHY Eagle River, Wisconsin Washington AZMI Y. SHAWA Junior Horticulturalist and Extension Agent in Horticulture Long Beach, Washington Massachusetts DR. CHESTER E. CROSS Director Mass. Cranberry Experiment Station East Wareham, Massachusetts New Jersey P. E. MARUCCI New^ Jersey Cranberry and Blueberry Station New^ Lisbon, New Jersey Wisconsin As the harvest neared the end, some growers Oregon— are finding their crops below the estimate of 515,000 The prediction of 57,000 barrels in Oregon was barrels. The berries harvested near the end had better felt by many growers to be very close to the final color than those picked earlier. Although the cold harvest figures. The growth and color has been weather in September cut down the berry size, the good, and the 1967 harvest should be the largest quality was excellent. yet. Cranberries is published monthly by Comer Pu
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