. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. PLYMOUTH CLUBS TAKE UP CUTTING COST SUBJECTS Speakers Explain Possible Savings in Insect, Weed, Fertilizer Controls, Ma- chine Harvesting, Use of Electricity—Elect Officers. Final winter meetings of Ply- mouth County Cranberry Clubs were held in March to make way for the big joint spring meeting and exhibition with Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' Association Friday, April 21. South Shore met at Kingston Grange hall, March 22, at for an evening session. South Easton at Rochester Grange hall Tuesday afternoon at , followed by su
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. PLYMOUTH CLUBS TAKE UP CUTTING COST SUBJECTS Speakers Explain Possible Savings in Insect, Weed, Fertilizer Controls, Ma- chine Harvesting, Use of Electricity—Elect Officers. Final winter meetings of Ply- mouth County Cranberry Clubs were held in March to make way for the big joint spring meeting and exhibition with Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' Association Friday, April 21. South Shore met at Kingston Grange hall, March 22, at for an evening session. South Easton at Rochester Grange hall Tuesday afternoon at , followed by supper. Both groups heard, a talk upon gypsy moth eradication for Ply- mouth county, panel discussions on "Let's Cut Costs", and elected of- ficers. Also was launched a pro- ject which may bring about gov- ernment payments to encourage sanding practices. Officers Elected as nresident at South- eastern was Russell Makepeace of Marion, succeeding Emile C. St. Jacques, Wareham, who has served two terms. Vice President is Frank Butler, foreman for A. D. Makepeace company, Wareham, re- elected, secretary-treasurer was Gil- bert T. Beaton, Wareham; direc- tors, Mr. St. Jacques and Raymond Morse. All officers of South Shore were re-elected: president, Stanley Ben- son, Middleboro; vice president, Lewis Billings; secretary-treasurer, William B. Stearns. Advisory com- mittee, Russell A. Trufant and George Crowell. Of special note was a talk by John Anderson, Buzzards Bay, who was in charge of the aerial DDT program which rid the Cape of that major pest, gypsy moth, last spring. A similar program is to be under- taken in Plymouth county, begin- ning probably about April 15. Bristol county, adjoining Plymouth, was originally included in the pro- gram, but funds will not be avail- able for that purpose, although speakers indicated there was strong- hope for next year. These three counties make up the major cranberry areas in Massachusetts, the principal one, of course, being. W j
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