. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. during this interlude ? Of course the most impressive change is that of manpower vs. the machine. In the old days bogs were literally carved out by hand, a slow and back breaking pro- cedure by cheap and many times unreliable labor. The expansion of established bogs or carving out new ones was a major undertaking involving a matter of several years. Today with bulldozers, shovels, and numerous other nrech- anical devices, it is really amazing how many acres of raw marsh can be prepared for cultivation in one season with a minimum o
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. during this interlude ? Of course the most impressive change is that of manpower vs. the machine. In the old days bogs were literally carved out by hand, a slow and back breaking pro- cedure by cheap and many times unreliable labor. The expansion of established bogs or carving out new ones was a major undertaking involving a matter of several years. Today with bulldozers, shovels, and numerous other nrech- anical devices, it is really amazing how many acres of raw marsh can be prepared for cultivation in one season with a minimum of human effort, although it may be presumed that the total cost per acre of planted beds is greater than under the hand system. Another growing season is underway- You will have one less worry if your Insurance is in capable hands. Eben A. Thacher Brewer & Lord INSURANCE 40 Broad Street, Boston, Mass. Telephone: Hancock 6-0830 HELICOPTER PEST CONTROL DUSTING AND SPRAYING. NORWOOD, MASS. Basically Culture Same Basically the cultural practices are much the same today, as well as the numerous hazards of weath- er and weeds, pests and prices. Two of the old hazards however, have been almost forgotten, fire and lack of water. Through the years by better overall cultural procedures, the elimination of some hazards, inTprovements in the con- trol of pests, and by judicious use of fertilizers, yields have more than doubled and could be trebled if all the growers would utilize to the fullest extent the informa- tion and "know-how" available. So far as varieties are concerned the natives are gradually yielding to the named varieties. During my Summers at the old Cranberry Ex- periment Station, (1908-11) all of the then known named varieties were on test, as well as many se- lections from native vines. Of the latter only one stands out today, the selection developed by An- drew Searles, a variety making up quite a substantial amount of the present acreage. Of the n
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