. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. NEWS +*4*+**+l imMHIIIIIII WISCONSIN inimtHMHioMMn* Summer became well established Dver Wisconsin during the week of Tuly 1st with the warmest weather jf the season. Warm days and mild fights provided favorable growing conditions as temperatures averaged ibout 3 degrees above normal. Significant rainfall occurred on the 2nd and 3rd with some severe hunderstorms and hail on both iays. The rain was variable over the State, with the eastern area re- ceiving the heaviest amounts, and :he west the lightest. Prospects are for hot summer
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. NEWS +*4*+**+l imMHIIIIIII WISCONSIN inimtHMHioMMn* Summer became well established Dver Wisconsin during the week of Tuly 1st with the warmest weather jf the season. Warm days and mild fights provided favorable growing conditions as temperatures averaged ibout 3 degrees above normal. Significant rainfall occurred on the 2nd and 3rd with some severe hunderstorms and hail on both iays. The rain was variable over the State, with the eastern area re- ceiving the heaviest amounts, and :he west the lightest. Prospects are for hot summer weather to con- inue most of the coming week. The week of the 15th started 3ut cooler but slowly warmed up igain to the 90's on the 18th and 19th before becoming cooler on the veekend. State highs were 98° at Baldwin and 97° at LaCrosse, while he low was 38° at Eagle River, 'recipitation was generally light md spotty. Rain spread over the itate late on the 21st. Temperatures averaged close to lormal over Wisconsin during the veek of the 22nd. Very warm ifternoon temperatures occurred in vestern sections on the 22nd and 23rd, throughout the State on the 16th and in the south on the 28th. Nighttime lows were on the cool ;ide, especially in the northeast, howers ended on the 22nd but general statewide showers fell again >n the 24th continuing into the 25th. The dry central area received i good rain on the 24th. NEW JERSEY '** *** * 1 »?? ? »».;fr»»»»* Dry weather in June and July aused some temporary concern >ver the cranberry crop in New ersey. Although the rainfall ecords do not indicate drought conditions the level of water in reservoirs on some cranberry prop- erties by the end of July was getting close to marginal levels. A New Jersey Department of Agricul- ture report on July 30th stated that as of July 29th, the average soil moisture content, expressed in per- centage of field capacity, was only 28% in southern counties. The total rainfall in July at
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