. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Issue of June 1963 - Vol. 28 No. 2 Hublished monthly at Th^ Courier Print Shop, Main Wareham, Massachusetts. Subscriptions $ t)ef- year. Second Class Postage Paid at Wareham, Massachusetts Post Office. RESH FROM THE FIELDS Compiled by C J. H. Starts Well /[ay ibegan a trifle chilly and with ivy rain again on the second. Then ;an beautiful May days, tempera- es being about normal, with a s 8 for the first five days. First Frost Warnings 'irst frost warnings went out on afternoon and evening of May 1. J third warning wa
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Issue of June 1963 - Vol. 28 No. 2 Hublished monthly at Th^ Courier Print Shop, Main Wareham, Massachusetts. Subscriptions $ t)ef- year. Second Class Postage Paid at Wareham, Massachusetts Post Office. RESH FROM THE FIELDS Compiled by C J. H. Starts Well /[ay ibegan a trifle chilly and with ivy rain again on the second. Then ;an beautiful May days, tempera- es being about normal, with a s 8 for the first five days. First Frost Warnings 'irst frost warnings went out on afternoon and evening of May 1. J third warning was for the night IVIay 6, with 21-22 forecast. There ; some frost around but cloud [ fog developed in the small hours [ average reached was around degrees. A number of growers ded or used sprinklers. Maybe More Winter Damage y the week of the 6th bogs were ening up a little and it began to ear there may have been more eral winter damage than was lier anticipated. A number of the - informed did not expect, at that ?, a Mass. crop near comparable ast year's second largest of re- i, 770,000 barrels. Weed Control icluded in spring work was the lication of considerable amounts lerbicides, including the new ex- imental Caseron and Alanap-3. ;t Massachusetts bogs badly need- a weed clean-up. First Dangerous Frost irst really troublesome frost of season occured on the night and 'ning of May 12, when tempera- ts as low as 21, 22, 23 were reach- mostly in Plymouth County. A ning also went out the night be- j that there was cloud and rain 5ome areas most of the night. i was a sudden cold, raw snap, ^h brought snow to some parts New England. There was an jpt drop from temperatures in the high 80's on the 9th to the 40's on the 10th. Bogs on both nights were generally well protected. Looking Up Temperature to middle of the month was a plus 22. There had been no, or practically no frost damage and crop prospects were then looking up. Much May Rain May was a considerably wet month than normal
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