. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Mass. Cranberry Station and Field Notes by J RICHARD BEATTIE Extension Cranberry Specialist. Mr. Maltepeace The cranberry industry has lost one of its ablest and most respect- ed leaders in the death of Mr. John C. Makepeace of Wareham, Mass. He was truly a pioneer whose tre- mendous energies were devoted to the welfare of our industry for well over 50 years. His attention to details, as evidenced by his beautifully kept bogs and the posi- l!ons of high responsibility that he held, was ample proof of his out- standing ability as a
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. Mass. Cranberry Station and Field Notes by J RICHARD BEATTIE Extension Cranberry Specialist. Mr. Maltepeace The cranberry industry has lost one of its ablest and most respect- ed leaders in the death of Mr. John C. Makepeace of Wareham, Mass. He was truly a pioneer whose tre- mendous energies were devoted to the welfare of our industry for well over 50 years. His attention to details, as evidenced by his beautifully kept bogs and the posi- l!ons of high responsibility that he held, was ample proof of his out- standing ability as a grower and a leader of men. We at the Cranberry Experiment Station join his host of friends and asso- ciates in extending our deepest sympathy to his family. Evaluation "The time has arrived when the cranberry industry must re-evalu- ate some of its present policies and make some careful decisions as to its future ; This is not a new thought by any means; in fact, the above statement was quoted in this column in February 1955. We still have a burdensome surplus in freezers, returns to growers have been discouraging- ly low, and prospects for 1958 leave something to be desired. This past fall the Massachusetts growers found themselves in the peculiar situation of having very little fresh fruit suitable for the Christmas and New Years market in spite of raising the fifth largest crop on record. Our fresh fruit sales agents tell us that if we had produced better quality fruit, a substantial volume of berries could have been added to the fresh fruit account. There appears to be a shortage of cocktail and whole sauce fruit to supply these import- ant outlets. This distressing story could be continued, but would serve no useful purpose. The im- portant thing is to determine the reasons for these difficulties and try to correct them. Quality Fruit Imperative There is general agreement that poor quality fruit has been cne of the cortributing factors for our present
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