. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. of happy memories. Well done. Farewell. J. C. M. The New England Cranberry Sales Co. suffered a very great loss in the passing of LeBaron R. Bar- ker. He was one of the strongest sup- porters of our Cooperative en- deavors. He was one of the first members of the Company at the time of its incorporation in 1907. He had. con- sistently served on many of its important committees; had given freely of his time on the Board of Directors, a member of which he had been since the beginning of the Company and served the Com- pany a number of


. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. of happy memories. Well done. Farewell. J. C. M. The New England Cranberry Sales Co. suffered a very great loss in the passing of LeBaron R. Bar- ker. He was one of the strongest sup- porters of our Cooperative en- deavors. He was one of the first members of the Company at the time of its incorporation in 1907. He had. con- sistently served on many of its important committees; had given freely of his time on the Board of Directors, a member of which he had been since the beginning of the Company and served the Com- pany a number of years as Presi- dent. His counsel and support will be greatly missed by all who have ever had contact with him. I feel very deeply the loss of his personal friendship. Arthur D. Benson. Your editor would like to add his tribute to Mr. LeBaron R. Bar- ker. Mr. Barker was so thorough- ly a gentleman that it was a priv- ilege to have known him. He showed an interest in CRANBER- ARIElll|?V//er BACKED «r OVER ":1b' ^lARS EXPE«IEIIC| RIES from the time it was first published, and we are indebted to him for many favors and cooper- ation whenever requested. Having talked with him only a few days before his passing, the news came as a real shock. The industry has indeed lost one of its ablest and most conscientious members. Clarence J. Hall. Fresh From the Fields (Continued from page 5) in part at least, for the poor 1949 crop in New Jersey. Hot, Dry Weather Hot, dxy weather was another factor which adversely aff"ected the 1949 cranberry crop. This was clearly shown by the heavy set of fruit on bogs drawn in April which had already bloomed profusely before the onset of the extended hot, dry weather in late June and early July. Bogs bared of their winter flood, in May, on the other hand, came into bloom during the heat of late June and early July and generally set only a light crop. Intensely hot, dry weather a~a:n late in July and early August "cooked" or "sc


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