. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. ^ ffD i. NEW J E RS EY September Brings Rain The good old fashioned north- easters which cranberry growers had hoped for returned to New Jersey in September, The much needed rains came with them and measured in terms of water in cranberry reservoirs, the drought was over. A total of inches of rain was re- corded at the weather station at the Cranberry and Blueberry Research Laboratory in New Lisbon. It rained on twelve days of the month; on 10 of the last 16 days and 8 of the last 11 days. Two very heavy rains accounted for mo
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. ^ ffD i. NEW J E RS EY September Brings Rain The good old fashioned north- easters which cranberry growers had hoped for returned to New Jersey in September, The much needed rains came with them and measured in terms of water in cranberry reservoirs, the drought was over. A total of inches of rain was re- corded at the weather station at the Cranberry and Blueberry Research Laboratory in New Lisbon. It rained on twelve days of the month; on 10 of the last 16 days and 8 of the last 11 days. Two very heavy rains accounted for most of the precipitation, inches on September 14th and 15th and inches on September 21st and 22nd. Precipitation Now Above Average The rainfall in September ex- ceeded that which occurred in the entire three previous sum- mer months — inches. Sep- tember started out with an ac- cumulated deficiency for 1966 of inches. Since normal rainfall in September is the excess of brings the total for 1966 to almost an inch above normal, (). More- over, the rainy trend appears to have continued into October. During the first two days of the month, inches of rain fell. This is about 40% of the total normal rainfall for Oc- tober. In the forty-year history of weather recording at the Lab- oratory this was the second rainiest September. In 1938 the total was and it was a year in wliich the excess of rain definitely was not needed. Month was Cool In regard to temperature the month was considerably cooler than normal. The average tem- perature was °F., or about three degrees below normal. Harvest Behind Schedule Cranberry harvesting was slow to get started this season. Unsatisfactory color and size of berries and, in some instan- ces, the lack of sufficient water for water harvesting, were the main deterrents. The rain and cool nights in late September have improved conditions and much progress has been made during the past few weeks. Dry harv
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