. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. cranberry region is no problem to Brateng, as he has followed the advice of the Experiment Station and fungicides to con- trol this, which is caused by a fungus disease. Water Reel Harvest Brateng harvests by the water reel method and engages in bulk handling of berries. He is one of the few growers on the Coast who do not use paint thinner (a petroleum product) in his weed control. He is hoping that some of the new herbicides may help him to overcome the weed prob- lem. His worst weeds are loostrife and horstail. Brateng is marrie
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. cranberry region is no problem to Brateng, as he has followed the advice of the Experiment Station and fungicides to con- trol this, which is caused by a fungus disease. Water Reel Harvest Brateng harvests by the water reel method and engages in bulk handling of berries. He is one of the few growers on the Coast who do not use paint thinner (a petroleum product) in his weed control. He is hoping that some of the new herbicides may help him to overcome the weed prob- lem. His worst weeds are loostrife and horstail. Brateng is married to the for- mer Mary Volcott of Longview, whom he met while in high school. The couple have two children, Norman Carl, who is 21 and son Eric, who is six. They have one grandchild. A Full-time Grower Brateng has been a full-time grower and working cranberry man since he obtained his Pio- neer road property of 8 acres. He believevs a living can be made on this much acreage —' by inducing intensive fruit-tip growth and thereby getting mo "e berries to the acre. The Bratengs in 1963 completed a most handsome home at the bog. Brateng did nearly all the work assisted by his wife. There are clareslory windows in the living room; flourescent lighting; wide windows and handsome woods. In the living room the^e is a very large fireplace, modern in design, one whole side of the hi-? livin'? room is of glass. The kitchen has every modern elec- trical convenience — cabinets are built in. Brateng is not a "joiner" of social clubs. He does belong to the Long Beach Peninsula Cran- berry Club; the Long Beach Lions Club. He is also a member of the Board of the , or Area Development Association. He is vice chairman of the Board, Pacific County He is also a member of the Advisory Board of the Long Beach Flood Control District. As an Ocean Spray di- rector he is secretary of the fi- nance committee and regularly. Wilson Blair Sold Bog to Norman Brateng. (CRANBERRIE
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