. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Blueberries Worldwide Editor's Note: Because a sub- stantial number of growers produce blueberries as well as cranberries—particularly in New Jersey-CRANBERRIES will carry an article on blue- berries from time to time. This piece first appeared in New E!ngland American Agriculturist and is reprinted with the kind permission of that magazine. By MARVIN PRITTS Last August I had the privilege of attending the International Symposium on Vaccinium Culture held in Madison, Wisconsin. This conference was attended by blue- berry and cranbe
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Blueberries Worldwide Editor's Note: Because a sub- stantial number of growers produce blueberries as well as cranberries—particularly in New Jersey-CRANBERRIES will carry an article on blue- berries from time to time. This piece first appeared in New E!ngland American Agriculturist and is reprinted with the kind permission of that magazine. By MARVIN PRITTS Last August I had the privilege of attending the International Symposium on Vaccinium Culture held in Madison, Wisconsin. This conference was attended by blue- berry and cranberry researchers from throughout the world, and many of the discussions and field visits had implications for blueberry growers in the Northeast. Blueberry acreage is expanding rapidly throughout the United States and the rest of the world. Acreage has nearly doubled in Michigan since 1966, making it the largest producer of blueberries in the country with 15,000 acres. More than 2,500 acres have been planted in the foothills of the Ozark Moun- tains where none existed 20 years ago. Florida and Texas growers are DECAS OBJECTS TO REMARK BY GROWER John C. Decas of the Decas Cranberry Co. took strong exception to a query posed by an Ocean Spray grower that was published in the June 1989 CRANBERRIES. Following news of the settlement of a suit brought by Decas against Ocean Spray, in which the cooperative agreed to supply independent Decas with berries for 12 years, the grower, who spoke off the record, asked, "Does this mean in 12 years' time Ocean Spray will have to subsidize Decas again?" Decas said he was outraged by the remark. "We've always stood on our own two feet and we don't need Ocean Spray or anybody else to give us a hand," Decas asserted. "It is our opinion that the settlement was a fair and equitable ; Ocean Spray spokespersons also said they were pleased with the settlement of the anti- suit. Decas also was critical of CRANBER
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