. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. is centered in the town of River- head, where huge beds of the plant stand brightly green over the roll- ing countryside—acre after acre. It might be mentioned here that the cranberry growers could, to good advantage, take a page from the book of the cauliflower growers as concerns sprinkler irrigation, as fast as their finance permit. Over- head irrigation whirls everywhere. As for the ducklings, which are White Pekin originally imported from China, some of the most fam- ous farms are in Calverton. As a matter of fact, more than o
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. is centered in the town of River- head, where huge beds of the plant stand brightly green over the roll- ing countryside—acre after acre. It might be mentioned here that the cranberry growers could, to good advantage, take a page from the book of the cauliflower growers as concerns sprinkler irrigation, as fast as their finance permit. Over- head irrigation whirls everywhere. As for the ducklings, which are White Pekin originally imported from China, some of the most fam- ous farms are in Calverton. As a matter of fact, more than one for- mer cranberry acreage has been flooded and turned into a duck pond, where the birds are now seen by the thousands. A little of the Long Island his- tory may not be amiss here. Dis- covered by Henry Hudson in 1609, while he was searching for a north- ern passage to India, the western end, closest to New York, was set- tled by the Dutch, while the east- ern portion was settled by people from New England. The territory was claimed by both Dutch and English until 1673. Towns of the outer part of the island are in- clined to resemble those of New England, especially Connecticut. There are a number of ancient windmills, such as those at ultra- fashionable Southampton, where is the home of John Howard Paine, author of "Home Sweet Home". These mills are similar to the few remaining on Cape Cod, while there are mills of Dutch type on the innermost portion. As in many parts of the United States, place names are often of Indian origin. It is at the Indian place named Amagansett, not far below Mon- tauk, that wild cranberries are still most often harvested among the dunes by the shore and in the swamps. At Amagansett there twists a narrow road called "Cran- berry Hole ; Much of the island is covered with oak, except for a section near the center which is known as the "Pine Barrens". This is the same designation for a large part of the cranberry-
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