Cranberries - The National Cranberry Magazine, 1951-08

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Station and Field Notes larranged 
by J. RICHARD BEATTIE 
Extension Cranberry Specialist 

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The weather, labor, and size of 
our crop are the popular subjects 

of conversation among cranberry 
ogrowers as we near the harvest 
season. A few bogs were showing 
evidence of dry weather, but 
showers occurring July 28 and 29 
relieved temporarily the drouth 
problem. From May 30 to August 
1, only 2.87 inches of rain has been 
recorded here at the Cranberry 

Station, which is definitely below 

normal. The rainfall in August 

can be an important factor in de-

termining the size of our crop. 

The drouths of the last few sea-

sons have taught us that, when 

bogs begin to really suffer from 

lack of moisture, it is very diffi-

cult to properly irrigate them. 

Dr. Franklin suggests that bogs 

should be irrigated before the 

damage becomes aparent. Growers 

have been keeping the water well 

up in their ditches since early 

July. Some bogs have been flash 

flowed. Overhead irrigation equip-

ment has paid good dividends this 

season. 

Labor Problem This Fall 

The harvest labor problem could 

he serious this Fall. A special 
cranberry labor committee, in co-
eo)eration with the Division of Em-

op~eration ott anm-

ployment Security, has completed 

arrangements for the importation 

of approximately 300 Puerto 

Ricans for the harvest season. 

These men have been contracted 

for the period September 1 to De-

cember 1, 1951. As usual, there 

are many details involved with the 

importation of labor. The man who 

guided this special project is 

"Frank" Butler, chairman of the 

cranberry labor committee. IH-e 

has performed an excellent service 

for the industry. 

We have had about a normal 

fruit-worm season to-sdate (Au-

Twt' 

gust 1). However, fruit worms 
have been more plentiful this year 
than last. A few more growers 

each year are adopew D 
lin's technique of counting fruit-
worm eggs in order to properly 

time their control measures. The 

second brood of black-headed 

fireworms have been more of a 
problem than during the last two 
or three years. The new brood 
of weevils that appear around nrid-
July have also been more preva-
lent this year' 'than last. Blunt-

nosed leafhoppers are still too 
plentiful on-many bogs. .Grubflowed 
bogs should be carefully 
checked for cut worms that usually 
appear ten to: twelve days 
after the grub flow has been re-
moved. 

In the June issue of CRANBER-

RIES, under' this article "Mass. 

Cranberry Station and Field 

Notes", Dr: 'Cross presented some 

very timely information on the 

control of ditch weeds. Growers 

who haven't read this material will 

find it well worth their time. Au-

gust is a good month to check ditch 
weeds. Dr. Cross also points out 

that pitchforks, asters, wild bean, 
and fireweeds can be checked using 
in knapsack

sodium arsenate ,,adisplaysc ranbrof 

sprayer. He recommends oz. of 

sodium arsenate to a knapsack 

sprayer-full of water for the con


trol of the above weeds. Sodium 

arsenate should not be used after 

August 20 because of poisonous 

residues. Copper sulfate can be 

used in August to control fire-

weeds and pitchforks as outlined 

in the weed chart. Wherever pos-

sible, the shores and dikes around 

the bogs should be mowed. This 

is considered a good weed control 

practice, according to Dr. Cross. 

Annual Growers' Meeting 

The 64th annual meeting of the 

Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' As. 
sociation will be held Tuesday, 

tion in East Wareham, beginning 
promptly at 9:30 a. m. An excellent 
speaking program has been 

for both the morning and 
afternoon session. There will be 
a demonstration of hydraulic sanding 
under the supervision of the 
Agricultural Engineering Department 
of the University of Massa


chusetts. Dinner will be served by 
the ladies of the Wareham Methodist 
Church. C. D. Stevens, of the 
England Crop Re ting Ser


vice, will present his official crop 
estimate. President Melville C. 
Beaten announces that all cranbery 
growers and their families 

are cordially invited to attend this 
important meeting. 

Annual Harvest 

Festival of NCA 

Two-Day Affair 

Annual cranberry harvest festi


val of NCA in October is to be held 

over a two-day period this year 

rather than crammed into a single 

day. Another change is that part 

of the affair is to be held at Ply


mouth instead of all at Edaville. 

Program as tentatively drawn 

up is for a parade, festival dance 

and other events at Plymouth on 

the 12th, Columbus Day. The 13th 

will see the mammoth chicken 

barbecue with cranberry sauce 

served under the pines at Edaville. 

There will be a cranberry dish con


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Edaville IsScene of Huge Clambake 
At Rally of Massachusetts Republicans 

Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio was top guest with many 
other notables present-main event was his address at 
Plymouth Rock, nationally broadcasted and televised to 
half the nation. 

With a smile of enjoyrment, and held at the First Pilgrim Church, 

wearing a brakeman's cap jauntil-
ly upon his head, Senator Robert 

A. Taft of Ohio, whom many rec-
ognize as a foremost statesman of 
this country Sunday afternoon, 
July 29 arrived at Edaville, South 
Carver, Mass. He was in the cahb

cab 

of the "famous" No. 7 locomotive 

of the narrow-guage railroad. 

Fourten cars made up the train. 

Mr. Taft had gotten on at another 

station along the line. He was at 

Edaville to enjoy a real Cape Cod

clambake, to make a brief speech

a e to ake

and then to be taken to Plymouth

aRoc f ak or poli tican"

major

Rock for a major political address 

which was nationally broadcast 

and the spectacle televised over 

the eastern half of the United 

States. 

The all-day occasion, which was 
arranged by the Plymouth County 
Reputblican club was designated

biqnclub was AsigTo

as "A Pilgrimage to Plymouth," 

, stre i ,b

and, stressed in the addresses, by

lead, inR tgepu blofficans 

leadingRepublicans was the 

urgent need of a government at 
Washington which would return to 
the fundamentals of honesty and 
freedom of the individuals, as es-
tablished by the Pilgrims in 1620. 
It was a day, partly in holiday 
spirit, as at the clambake, but 
mostly it was devoted to s 
considerations, 

Many Notables 

Notables besides Senator Taft 
included, Congressman Joseph W. 
Martin, Jr., Republican National 
Committeeman Sinclair Weeks; 
Massachusetts members of the 
congress, Donald W. Nicholson, 
Leverett Satlonstall, and Henry 
Cabot Lodge. 

First event of the day was a 
"Pilgrim Breakfast" at one of 
Plymouth's most historic houses, 
the Harlow House. Breakfast con-
sisted of traditional fish cakes and 
beans. It was served by women in 
Pilgrim costumes. 

At 10:30 religious service was 

Plymouth. 
1400 Eat Clams at Edaville 
Then came a long motor caval


cade to Edaville and the bake. 
Approximately 1400 were served 
at this bake which was put on 

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under the direction of Norman V. 
Holmes of Carver, a cranberry 
grower. 
When No. 7 pulled into the main 
Edaville station, Taft was sub 
jected to a tremendous barrage of 
flash bulks, and the first official 
step was a presentation to "Mr. 
of a cranberry scoop 
eentatin S g

Presentation was by Miss Bev-

erly Richards 1950 National Cran-
berry Association Queen. Pre-

sented with scoops and the cran-
berry gifts also were Senators 
Lodge and Saltonstall. 

handle the crowds there were

T

the chiefs of police and scores of 
from a number of towns 

through which at one time or an-
other the route of the cavalcade

Cameramen still and movie 
. ee e

reporters, feature writers covered 
all of the events,
, 
including Eda-

ville. 
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At the Plymouth Rock program 
there were many Plymouth people 
wearing Pilgrim' costumes. This 

program was presided over byRobert Bradford, former governor 
of Massachusetts, who is a ninth-
generation descendent of Governor 
Briadford of the Plymouth Colony. 

Many of the cranberry industry 
were present during the day. 
Noted wee M. L. Urann Miss 

Ellen Stillman of NCA; E. C. 

McGrew (and Mrs. McGrew) and 
Miss Elizabeth C. McNally of 
ACE. 

There were concerts at Plymouth 
and other events which included 
the colorful Warren (Rhode 
Island) Indian band. This has appeared 
at several cranberry func


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to the small grower. 

The Western Picker has 
kept the small grower who 
has owned one, in busiss 

has owned one, in business 
during the past two years. 

T l 

more reserves, can get the 

best help, and can wait 

longer for the upturn in the 

market, but the small grow


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the problem of paying out 
good money for incompetent 
help. This same money, put 
out for a Western Picker, 
makes the small grower independent 
of the vagaries 

of hired help. 

One man with 10 acres or 

less can do all his picking

less can do all his picking 
alone with a Western Pick


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Many women are operat


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Western Pickers. It 
not strength that is required, 
but a little know-how. 

With our new added motor 
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and better bearings, we feel 
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zVI `THE~ONALGRANBERRya/ 

ISSUE OF AUGUST 1951-VOL. 16, NO. 4


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Entered as secod-class matter January 26, 1943, at the post-office at Wareham, Massachusetts, under the Act of March 8, 1879.


FRESH FROM THE FIELDS Compiled by C.J.H. 

MASSACHUSETTS 

.— 

It seems extremely difficult to 
reconcile various views of the 
Massachusetts crop of 1951, but 
then this is almost always true. 
It would seem that some growers 
will have bumpers, or at least ex-
cellent, while others do not look 
forward to much fruit. 

A best guess as of August 6th

i twil p io

is that production will be average

or betterwl d d

o*r better--muchh will depend on 

ater.B the fir o 

early water berries had sized up 
to above normal and the season 
wvas well advanced for early pick-

wa.sad welld fr ey 

the alert to provide the proper 
cControls. 
ersona 

vPersonals 

Dr. Henr J. Franklin and Mrs. 
Franklin attended a gathering f 

the Franklin family at Guilford,

Frankl famly at Gulfo 
New Hampshre over the week-

end of the 28th of July. More than

end of the 28th of July Mo 

80 were present.

80 were pr .

J Richard Beattie, State Cran


, S 

berry Specialist, with family is 
spending a vacation until August 
20 with his parents in Vermont. 

Dr.. Frederick B. Chandler of 
the Experiment Station left Au-
gust 4th to spend some time in 
the Wisconsin cranberry area. He 

turned out to be exceptionally high, 

and growers have used snrays and 

tensively.
(lusts intensively. 

New Weed Control Experiments 

Wisconsin Cranberry Sales Cornpany, 
in conjunction with one of 
the chemical companies has been 
working on a new weed control 
program. A petroleum product is 
not being used. 

Crop Ahead of Last Year 

It was the estimate of "Del' 

Hammond of Wisconsin Cranberry 

Sales Company as July ended that 

the crop was about ten days ahead 

of last year, on the average. 

Growing conditions during the lat


ter part of the month were very 

good. 

Many Bumble Bees 
As of about July 20 most of the 
marshes were from i to 2,/ out 
ac-ere have bchildren 
of bloom. There have been an 

exceptionally large number of 
bumble bees working the marshes 
this year. 

Two Injured by Clippers 

Jack Mulloway of Tomah was 
badly injured while operating a 
weed clipper and spent several 
weeks in bed. He recovered nicely 
and is up and around again. A 
similar accident happened to Newell 
Jaserson of Cranmoor, but his 
recovery was progressing nicely. 

Personal 

Mr. and Mrs. Dan B. Rezin, (Dan 
being the son of Mr. and Mrs. 
Lloyd Rezin), areparents of a baby 
bo. 

NEW JERSEY 

June-July, Cool and Dry 
Since it was not reported in the 
last issue, the June weather will 

July Another Dry Month 

July s of aot hf

a month

July was a month of about nalf 

ri ber

normal rainfall for the cranberry 
area as recorded at the State Bog 
at East Wareham. The total for 

o w i
1.4 

the 31-day periiod was 1.49 inches. 
Temperatures were above normal 

and humidity was excessive. 

May Have Lessened Quantity 
Prospects 
As regards quality of the crop,

qualit the 
it was said at the Experiment Sta-
tion that the month had probably 

been slightly favorable, if anything, 
rather than unfavorable. As to 
size of the crop it had probably 
decreased this, because of the lack 
of rainfall as a total and because 
ther:e had been long periods when 
there was no precipitations. 

As reards of cr 

Fruitworm Slightly 

More Abundant

FM habore

Abundan 

Fruitworm has been more abun-
dant than normal this season, and 
therefore has presumably caused

caused 
more damagethe crop than

to 
average. Losses from this insect, 

however, have probably been only 

slightly above nortmal, because for 

one thing, growers have been on 

FOnu 

July.'~ AoeDyMtis to be a speaker at the annual 

meeting of the Wisconsin Cran-

A .i 
berry Growers' Association at 

Wisconsin Rapids on August 14th. 

His topic will be the research 

work at the Mas s n

work at the Massachusetts station. 

Mrs. Chandl 

companied him, they going on to 

Minneapolis to visit Mrs. Chand-

lers family. 

WISCONSIN 
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May Frost Losses 

Somewhat Overcome 

Some of the frost damage which 

took place in May has been over-

come by an exceptionally fine set 

of fruit. This is true primarily of 

the Northern areas, as seen by 

the end of July. 

Second Brood Fireworm Bad 

The second brood of Fireworm 
was as bad as it was expected it 
g s switched 
might

back to airplane dusting with new 
insecticides. Results were excel-
le. 

Fruitworm 

Igffg counts rfo Fruitworm have 


be included here. At. Pemberton, 

both months were definitely cool 

and dry. The rainfall was however, 

fairly well spaced over the two 

month period, 

June had an average tempera-

ture of 69.3 degrees, which was 

2.7 degrees below normal of 72. 
There was 2.79 inches of rainfall, 
which was 1.74 inches below the 
ofnormal of

normal 4.63. 
The average July temperature 

was 74.1 degrees or 1.9 degrees below 
normal of 76. The July rainfall 
was 3.07 inches or 1.15 inches 

below normal of 4.22.

of 4.22. 

July Hail Storm 
On July 16, a severe hailstorm 
struck the Medford area and de-
stroyed the crop on the Gerber 
tract of Evans and Will. No other 
bog reported a serious loss. *, 

Crop Will Be Shorter 
The New Jersey crop will be 
definitely shorter than last year. 

OREGON 

M-o WronBgand 
More Work on Bogs 
The ever-present weed problem 
is keeping growers busy this Sum-
mer. So many bogs were neglected 
per force, during the past several 
years of low returns that they be-
came in bad shape. Now, with 
hopes of better prices this Fall 
there is a reviving interest in 
keeping properties in better condi-
tion. 

Labor Situation Tough 
The labor situation this year is 

-A Farmer Owned-
Farmer Operated Cooperative 

THE 

National

l Farm Loan 

especially toug-h, bBecause tIhe Ban 
don area has become more of a 
lumbering center and that indus-
try is paying the highest prices 
in years. Growers are resorting 
to machine work as much as pos-
sible, especially in harvesting, but 
must do much of the routine work 
themselves. 

Oldest Bog Changes Hands 

Kaye Howard has purchased the 
Reuben Lyons bog. This bog is 
lownormalprobablyof 76. TheJuly rain-the oldest one in Coos 

County. 

WASHINGTON 

Extreme Drouthated. 

ExTi J -rr 


Western Washington on the 
opening days of August was still 
experiencing it's greatest drouth,

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with no rain in sight. There has 

ben practically no rain since April 
and crops of all kinds are taking 
a beating. 

Bogs Spotty 

D. J. Crowley visited Grayland 
the Humptulips cranberry sec-
tions the last of July and found 

the crop very spotty. Growers 
who watched frosts and have kept 
up their spray program during the 

past two or three years have 
bumper crops. 
He found a tendency, however 

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niu-lrl all girWv tu erack ro 
more intensive cranberry work on 
their bogs. He also finds the feeling 
of optimism about prices for 
the 1951 crop and there is a better 
all-around attitude. 

Crop May Be Larger 

In Dr. Crowley's opinion the 
Washington crop will be somewhat 
larger than that of last year. 

Lecanium Scale 
Lecanium scale was hatching by 
July 21 on the bogs and growers 

were being much concerned with 
proper control measures. In fact 
it was hatching earlier than antici-
Last year the hatch was 

slow, and late, with many eggs

lo, and late, wth many eggs

still unhatched by the end of Au-

b A 
g y

^~~gust the hatch was almost comn


t 

piete. 

Crowley Suggests 
Control Methods 
Methods of control suggested by 

J. D. Crowley of the Experiment 
Station at Long Beach has been 
Parathion, or Medicide, with most 

growers probably using Nicotine 
Sulphate (Black Leaf 40) or a 
recommended Nicotine Sulphate 

with oil. Recommendation for 
Nicotine Sulphate alone, was 1 
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The Little Fellow With Keen Interest 

XIs I* _rtan To Success Of Any Id

Success Of Any Industry

IsImportant nTo 

Such a Man in Cranberries is Charles N. Savery of Cape 

Cod-Is Director of New Cranberry Mutual, Secretary 

Upper Cape Club-As Civil Engineer Worked on Atomic 

Energy Proiect. 

by Clarence J. Hall 

It is not always the "big men" who make an industry prosperous. 
The "little fellow" often contributes as much-in one way, alone, by 
being intensely interested. This is the story of a "little fellow" in the 
cranberry business, who went away from Cape Cod, but came back 
home to grow cranberries. 

He is Charles N. Savery of Cotuit. His major occupation, at pres-y 
ent, is that of civil engineer and surveyor. Yet, he is secretary of the 
Upper Cape Cod Cranberry Club, one of the directors of the recently-
formed Cranberry Growers' Mutual, and otherwise interested in all 
cranberry affairs. He feels that being active in cranberry matters 
iis

his~~~~ duty. ~~~~~~Capehis duty. his *'~~~ ~gage

duty._________~ 

Mr. Savery was born in Cotuit, around Boston. Finally he landed 
September 25, 1907, the son of a job as a rodman in a survey 
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Savery. party for the Geodetic Survey, 
Savery (Savary, Savory) is one Massachusetts Highway Depart-
of the oldest names in Massachu-ment, his employment in this last-
setts, the common ancestor, ing five years, a part of which was 
Thomas Savary "being of Ply-working in the western part of 
mouth" by about 1630. His father Massachusetts. As the result of 
had a shoe store in Cotuit and taking an extension course in 
sent a wagon on sales trips over mathematics and surveying he be-
the Cape. His maternal grand-came party chief, that is, the man 
father was George Newcomb, in charge of a survey group of 
Newcomb, is also a "good old" three of four men. 
Cape Cod name, and like so many He left State employ and went 
Cape Cod men, he was a sea cap-to work in the same line with 
tain; going to sea when he was Charles T. Main Incorporated, an 

12. Neither of Charles Savery's engineering firm, of Boston. One 
parents were cranberry growers. of his jobs with them was in sur-
Built First Bog in 1932 vey work for the construction of 

His family moved to Falmouth the big U. S. Army training cen-
when he was small and there he ter, Camp Edwards on the Cape. 
attended school. After school he There were 16 survey groups and 

he was head of one. Their work

went to Boston, where he worked he ws h o o T 
in a brokerage house and went to consisted of making surveys for 

camp highways, sewer, waterlines

the Bentley School of Accounting. cap h wa sewer, waterlines 
He returned to Cotuit in 1932 and building sites. 

and began to build a small He had been a member of the

and to build a small 
cranberry bog on Putnam Avenue,

where he now lives. His other bog January, 1941, was called up for

where he now lives. His other ' 

property is at East Sandwich, active service. He was assigned 

which he bought in 1946. It is a to duty-to Camp Edwards, which 

he had helped to construct. He 

five-acre piece, although he can put he had to construct. 

served about a year there and was

in two more acres, or so. He can s

released from active duty, finally

also expand the property at Cotuit, released from active duty, finally 
which he also hopes to do-as soon being discharged from the Army 
as the cranberry business becomes n June 1945 . 
prosperous again. However he Following his release he went 

did noiC* . back to the employ of Main and

sy

did not stay in Cotuit. 

was sent to Jackson, Mississippi. 

Became A Surveyor He was a year at Jackson and 

During the depression years he then six months at Grenada, also 
took several different jobs in and Mississippi, . _ .. 

Sif 

: Fut-Wife in South 
His next job was the building 
a powder manufacturing plant 
at Kingston, Tennessee. This was 

to mark an important point in his 
life Working in the same office, 

a Mi Mi Fian. Six 
months after meeting, she and Mr. 
Savery were married. 

Sometime later Mr. and Mrs. 
Savery decided to change positions 

Sded to cha 

again and went to the now famed

d t te now famed

Oak Ridge, Tennessee, where he 

a Rr 

was area construction engineer for 
about two years, working on the 

a . t
atomic energy plant. In 1946 with 

om t 

the com,pletion of the plant, Mr. 
Savery felt he had enough o th

of the

St he had enoh

South and would like to return to

and

Cod, settle down, and en-

in cranberry growing. Mrs. 

the plan. 

Back to The Cape 

They had a house waiting, 
the one which he had built in 
1939, in spare time, doing a large 
part of the construction himself. 
This house is at the Cotuit bog 
site. He also has a second house 
there. 

Entering into cranberry work he 
found his engineering experience 
and training stood him in good 
stead. An instance of this was in 
properly draining his Sandwich 
bog. This bog has underground 
springs and has always been too 
wet. At one point in this he built 
a gravel well by sinking a steel 

casing down through the peat and 
filling the casing with gravel. 
When the casing was removed, 

RUSSELL A TRUFANT


NORTH CARVER, MASS. 

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also put in tile pipe to drain wet . '.'.'.'.'2.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.';;;;;


areas. He hopes eventually to II~~~~X~~i~i~ii~iii~i~iiiiiiiii!%:i~:
eliminate all the central ditches ............................................................ j .


with 
For 
the 
clean 
trol 

the installation of drain tile. ...... 
one thing this would cut out 
cost of keeping the ditches 
and, he believes help to con-..... ·.:.:......... 
weeds. iijijiiiii ~j..:.............

.. 

In Marketing He is a Cooperater i'?'?,?,',?%ii¥?iiiiiiiixlI~ iiiiiii 

In his marketing arrangements 

Mr. Savery decided to be a co-. ....... 

operator and at once joined National 
Cranberry Association, of 
which he remains a member. ItieX... 
has been stated he is secretary 
of the Upper Cape Club and a 
Mutual director. He is also a 
member of Cape Cod Cranberry 
Growers' Association. He is a 
member of the Cape Cod Society ofu. 
Land Surveyors and the American 
Society of Military Engineers. He 
is active in town affairs, Cotuit 

being a village of the town of 

earnstable, and is one of the Barnstable 
Park Commissioners and 
is on the Playground and Rec-~.~ 

reation Commission. He is a
Mason, his affiliation being the
Charles H. McKinney LDdge of 


Knoxville, Tennessee.
Believes Mutual Vital to Growers


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inevitable cigar~ in hand~ stands~ ~in front~ ~of his~~vehome.

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As concerns his active interest 
in the new Growers' Mutual, he..... 
says, "If we can make a success 
of this idea of the Mutual, it will 
be the biggest thing that has happened 
within the cranberry indus-
try for a long time. In the Mutual 
we have something that can speak 
for the grower himself in relation 
to crop marketing." Explaining 
further, he feels it is absolutely 
necessary that the grower take 
this active interest in the dispo-
sition of his crop. He conceives 
this must be done, if the grower 
is to survive as a cranberry 

grower. He says he has no axe 

to grind, in respect to marketing, 
but feels only the grower must 
look out for his own interests. 

"This is strictly his business." 

Mr. Savery formerly screened 
his own fruit, but his crops are 
now turned over in the rough to 
NCA. In his harvesting he uses a 

Western Picker. Without this' 
mechanical harvester, he feels it 
would not have been possible for 

him to pick at all in recent years 

Mr. Savery, almost 

because of high scooping costs 

Hobby--Carpentry 

For hobbies, Mr. Savery has 

none, he says, unless it is these 
two--a never-ending interest in 
cranberries, his conscientious at-
tendance at many, many industry 
meetings, and perhaps that he 
"likes to do a little carpentry for 
the fun, now and then." 

W;1INDFALL TREES

FOR FARM LUMBER 

Windfall trees resulting from 
storms can be a cheap source of 
lumber. Trees sawed into lumber 
by local sawmills will ordinarily 
not cost the farmer more than $50 
a thousand board feet. Bought 
lumber *often exceeds $100 per 
thousand board feet. 

Since many farm buildings need 
repairs, the windfall trees can help 

CRANBERRIES Photo) 

Edaville Railroad

Conducting 

For Photographers 

Edaville Railroad at South Cat'ver, 
Mass., is now sponsoring a 
photo contest, running from August 
5th to September 5th. All 
photos submitted must be made in 
the confines railroad-cranberry 

property, and only amateurs may 
be contestants. It is a contest for 
black and white prints, only. 
First award is $100; second, $50; 
third, $25; fourth, $10; three of 
$5 each, and consolation prizes of 
cranberry products. 

keep down the costs. 

For some purposes the lumber 
can be used unseasoned. For other 
purposes proper drying is necessary, 



Ne,1 A/*Wllr ,-' /^r _rnfg

. apeace.

Near Future Will Bring Cranberry

Scarcities Rather Tlhan Sur Iofuses 
ScarcitiesRather Than Surpluses 


So M. L. Urann Tells More In a question and answer period 
Than 400 Attending An-he made probably the first public 
nual NCA Meeting a t estimate of what the price might 
Hanson. Mass., Provided be expected by the growers for the 
Ocean Spray Sales Con-1951 crop. He said, as the pros-
tinue to Gain at Present pects appeared at that time, the 
Rate. outlook was for "better than $12 

More than 400, one of the larg-a barrel". To a question of "$20 

tanbarrel?"oneo ahe replied "No." 
est attendances on r ecord,· were The National, he said, had al-
present at the annual meeting of ready paid $7.00 a barrel from the 

National Cranberry Association at 1950 crop and hoped to make the 
the main plant, Hanson, Massachu-final return to growers "up to $8 
etts, July 17. They heard Presi-or $9 a barrel") some time in Oc-
dent M. L. Urann express not only tober. As to having the necessary

confidence in the marketing of the cans for use this fall he said NCA 
crop this Fall, but state that if had been placed in class "A rath-
yea-round sales of processed fruit er than "B" for allotment and he 

continue at the present rate there foresaw obtaining all the cans 
will not be enough cranberries needed, likewise sugar and other 
grown to meet markets and he did supplies 
not dare to prophecy the success of 
the industry ten years from now. Businesslike Meeting 

"The cranberry industry is the. This was a quieter, more busi-
soundest in the world", he assert-ness-like meeting of the National 
ed. "It is not done for." He add-than many others in the past, with 
ed that if the quantity of berries no extraneous features, such as 
to be disposed of this fall should music or entertainment. The pro-
be a million barrels, NCA stood gram, opening at 10 a. m., consist-
ready to market half of that ed of reports, beginning with that 
amount. of the treasurer, John C. Make-

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Then, department by de


partment, the marketing program 

NCA, from advertising, public


ity promotion to sales, was taken 

up, with the head of each branch 

making a brief talk. 

"Look forward", Mr. Urann said. 

"This is not a time of depression. 

It is a time to take stock of our


selves, to review the past, to ana


lyze the present, and to forecast 

the future. We do not look for opportunities. 
We make our own opportunities." 
He said there were to 
be no more surpluses, and that 
NCA, in proof of this, was advancing 
its marketing atthe rate of 
150,000 bbls, a year. Even for this 
fall, he continued, there is a short


age of 15,000 barrels to keep West

age of 15,000 barrels to West

Coastcaning plats at peak of 

operation and 11,000 barrelsat peak o 

mid-Western states area.

mnid-Western states area. 

continued there are five district 
sales men strategically placed 
over the United States, plus 93 
brokers. Daily reports from these 
sources show, he said, there are no 
inventories of Ocean Spray cranberry 
sauce piling up in the mar


kets. 

"Ocean Spray" Available 

Everywhere 

"Ocean Spray is the fifth item 

in profit in food stores throughout 

the country. Your cooperative is 

either the 5th or 6th largest fruit 

canner in the United States. Ocean 

Spray is in all food outlets across 

the nation next to Campbell's 
soups in availability. We have 
^4,722 customers in the United 
States who sell Ocean Spray. 
There is scarcely a crossroads 
grocery or variety store in the 
|country which does not have Ocean 
Spray on its shelves." A total of 
1^g·If+ million worth of sauce

48 dollars 

been sold in the past four 

years, he said. 

"There are 2,000,000 women in 

the country who are working, in 

either offices or factories, and 

most of these are not going home 

to cook after a day's work, any

more than is necessary. They are 
turning to canned products. A total 
of 22 billion cans of all products 
were sold last year, or that 
is 12 cans for every family per 
day were used. The demand for 
canned products is huge and con


stantly growing". He mentioned 


tile trend rom country to city instance of overcoming sales re-day balloting for directors had
living and stated that city folks sistance in Cleveland, while Dave been going on, with the result that


(lo less cooking than people who Weidts, a newcomer to NCA sales 53,747 shares were cast (including
live in the country. He also point-force, explained conditions in the proxies) and the following were
ed out the trend of population southwest and how he was confi-elected as directors:
from east to west and that western dent of success there. Massachusetts: Mrs. Elthea E.


housewives use more canned foodstlks revolved Atwood, South Carver; Carlton
thlan do eastern. To meet thisaround the cken and an-Barrows, Boston; Frank P. Cran-
trend he said that Ocean Spray berry" campaign which is the don, Acushnet; W. Ernest Crow-


was available in 90 per cent of all main selling feature of the Ocean ell, Dennis, (Exchange representastores 
in the United States. Spray program. tive;) Kenneth Garside, Duxbury;
Borrow 8 Million, Pay Back 9• ^i

BackS9Harrison

~B(~rrow 8 Million, W. Goddard, Plymouth;

John F. Harriott, assistant It had previously been stated by Sa . Gurneyarverd Robrt 
treasurer, said that a total of 31/2 Mr. Urann that 36 pounds of . Gurney, Carver; Robert 
million dollars was paid to 1766 chicken or turkey are consumed Ma a, Wareham Russel 
stockholders of NCA last year. He annually by every man, woman Makepeace, Marion Bertam Rypointed 
to the fact that 8 million and. child in the country, and that d, Cotuit Ca B. ra M-

dollars, approximately, was bor-the job of NCA 
der, Cotuit; Carl B. Urann, Mid-

was to have Ocean 
rowed to carry on business last Spray cranberry sauce served with ll or w E 
year and that more than 9 million every pound of these fowl. In Vincetown Isaac Harrison Cross,

; 
had been paid back for the loan this program, Mr. Urann said V inton Thompson, C s-
of last year and previous indebt-Ocean Spray was not only keeping t , pn

change delegate), Vincentown;

edness. up with what it hoped to do, but Wisconsin Albert H. Hedler Phil-
Following Mr. Harriott's report was ahead of estimate in actual lipsc Foned N Lang, Wisconsin 
the heads of each marketing divis-sales. Rapids; Charles L ewis, Shell 

ion made reports. At noon the usual lobster salad Lake; Guy N. Potter, Camp Doug"
Ideas"-Miss Stillman luncheon was served. During the las; Lloyd Rezin (Exchange Rep-
Miss Ellen Stillman, in charge 
of advertising and publicity, told -. ........ ""

".....' 
how Ocean Spray had had eight .s..


to promote the sale of cranberris ........

to 
in normally "off" months. She :... 
said the plan behind this type of j.: | 1 
advertising and publicity was to 
provide all possible markets with 

"ideas", rather than to force sales -C H..c. .
directly. Next to importance in I '
the cranberry markets of the . =
twelvemonth to Thanksgiving and
Christmas is Easter. She also I --
mentioned "Father's Day" pro-_
motion.


Speaking as head of promotion i 

was L. E. Proesch, who told of I 
what had been done in that line. I 
He was followed by H. Gordon 
Mann, head of the sales department. 
He introduced "Andy" Anderson, 
who has charge of the 
Pacific Coast division, who, almost 

theatrically, told of the efforts of theatrically, told of the effortsrthe first time in cranberry history a POWER PRUN-
a salesman to gain markets and of I[NG MACHINE that will prune or thin vines without cutting up-
the amount of persistency needed rights has been accomplished. 

to overcome sales resistance to 

ONE MAN CUTS 4-5 ACRES PER DAY-A GREAT MONEY 

new ideas. He was followed by SAVER. 

"Bill" Drury of the Chicago area, 
who said that, hackneyed as is the 
motto, "Where there's a will, C & 1 EqUiplment CO 

there's a way", he had proved to ACUSHNET, MASS. 
his own satisfaction in the sales F. P. CRANDON 
=CUSHNEi MASS. . C. LEONARD 

of Ocean Spray that this is 1191 Main Street 191 Leonard Street 

Tel. Rochester 89-3 Tel. New Bedford 3-4332

true, "Tom" Hopkins related an ~ .............. IIl!slll.1111 1!-1111 ,,,,_,,,,_,,,,..


..ine 


Pay 
Visit To Mass. 
Bog Areas 

.. l. ii.IL = I ePathologists 

A group of about 30 plant 
... ~~~~~wi. pathologists belonging to the 
ington Mrs Frane, Mrs. s , Section of the Amer-

Ed Hugs ad Ed H of O Northeastern 
:ito Elizabethof i : Phytopathological Society

Curtis iocan 
:i:ji::j i i vT•Tcisited the Cranberry Experiment 
esentative),HarrisonStationCranoorOregon: Attendingoalternates, as of

N. Kenneth -11 part 
::::::::::::::::Edward W...:iii...~:~:~~:~i .a field trip made by this organiza.... 
W. Waltham Field Station July 9, and 

*: ^ ^' ddard.. W ashington. The New Jersey 

lows: Sringfield Bank For Cooperativs of N WalthamF.Station saa 9,c 
:ii~ ~~:John Makepeace:?·a the next day going via Wey


~ a.msi., C. 
:::....succeeding the mouth saw

Charles. where scientists 

J. C.the state, in the nation, and 
wol
(PhotoiCA)Courtesy, lower, contingent before and ~ S. Pool


~iii:!iiiiiiiiitiiiii~L. Urann, in the 

reon standing promotion iii! A Single U. 

. ............ As a closing suggestion for 
.thought on the part of the membership 
President Urann brought 
?~::S~i.~ ~~ iii~~~~~i up the idea of a single United 
States cranberry pool for both 
fresh and processed berries, with 
no differential in return between 
was the two, or ofthefruit grown in any

gathering, elected officers as fol:: :: ram George Lamb of ward Lipmann, New Jersey unithe 

area. He said under this system

pro-Growers'duringafterCranberry Company, Ed-

the afternoon

ecutive session the main speaker on there would be less price cutting,

.President? .. LUrann, first Mr. Lamb said he had never beien Harrison, Vinton Thompson, Leon 

as all would get the same returns 
for their fruit. This would do 
away with any yearly allocation

lis Waite; the co-op ad-is, Guy N. Potter, Albert Hed


secretary-treasurer, and for the general 900H. 

Caught at NCA meeting-Upper, general view of a section of these at luncheon. by the Cranberry Growers' Coun-
Among these are Albert Hedler of Wisconsin; Charles Makepeace of Williamstown, 
Masschausetts; John C. Makepeace, Wareham; Russel Makepeace, Marion; talking cil, and. this overall body would 

with "Hlappy' DeLong, Wisconsin: Maurice M!kepeace, Wareham, all facing toward 
camera at table. At extreme right, also facing camera; "Dan" Rezin, Wisconsin. assign berries to be shipped from 
(Photo Courtesy, NCA) lower, Oregon contingent standing before promotion and day to day. He said such a pool 

sales displays; left to right, J. Edward Warness, Oregon; Gus A. Franke, Washington; 
Mrs. Franke, Mrs. Ed Hughes and Ed Hughes of Oregon, the latter talking would be the nearest approach to 
to Elizabeth Curtis of Cape Cod, mother of Mrs. Hughes. .... (CRANBERRIES Photo) a single cooperative yet achieved 

in the cranberry industry.
resentative), Cranmoor; Oregon: N. Harrison; alternates, Kenneth Attending the meeting were di-

Edward W. Hughes, Coquille; Garside, Enoch Bills, Russell rectors and visitors from New 
Washington, Gus Franke, Gray-Makepeace, Carl Urann, Harrison Jersey, Wisconsin Oregon and 
land. W. Goddard. Washington. The New Jersey 

These directors, meeting in ex-Bank Praises Co-op group included: Walter Z. Fort, 
ecutive session after the main A speaker on the afternoon pro-Growers' Cranberry Company, Ed-
gathering, elected officers as fol-gram was George Lamb of the ward Lipmann, New Jersey unit 
lows: Snringfield Bank For Cooperatives. of NCA, Enoch F. Bills, Isaac N. 

President, M. L. Urann, first Mr. Lamb said he had never been Harrison, Vinton Thompson, Leon 
vice-president, Carl B. Urann; vice so impressed before by the sound-E. Hopkins, James D. Holman, 
presidents, E.H. Gordon Mann, W. ness of the situation of NCA and Carl Mason, Harold King, John 

S. Jacobson, M. S. Anderson, Fer-that he was happy to work with Cutts; Wisconsin, Charles L. Lewris 
Waite; secretary-treasurer, the co-op and for the general ad-is, Guy N. Potter, Albert H. Hed-
John C. Makepeace; assistant sec-vancement of the cranberry in-ler, Dan Rezin, Harold DeLong, 
retary-treasurer, John Harriott; dustry. He said he believed Nat-Fred Lang, Clarence A. Searles; 
executive c'ommit~ee, Fred Lang, ional Cranberry Association bound Oregon, J. Edward Warness, Ed-
succeeding Charles L. Lewis; M. to go forward and that he consid-ward W. Hughes; Washington, 
L. Urann, J. C. Makepeace, Isaac ered it the outstanding co-op "in Gus A. Franke. 
Tei 


some of the elms that had been. 

killed and others that were dying 

as a result of infection by the 

Dutch Elm Disease fungus. The 

local tree warden explained how 

control work was being carried on. 

After leaving Weymouth the 

group went to East Wareham. At 

an evening meeting at the State 

Bog, Dr. Franklin told of the be-

ginning of the Station and of the 

principal lines of work that he had 

carried on since coming to the 

Station. Drs. Frederick B. Chand-

ler and Chester C. Cross pointed 

out the more important problems 

with which they were working and 

how the work was being carried 

on. Dr. H. F. Bergman then told 

of the cooperative work of the 

U. S. Department of Agriculture 
at the Cranberry Station and told 
briefly of the problems with which 
the three successive Federal work-
ers at the Station had been con-
cerned. 
The group met again at the 
Cranberry Station the next morn-
ing and were shown some of the 
experimental work in progress on 
the bog and some of the more im-
portant aspects of cranberry grow-
ing were pointed out. After leav-
ing the State Bog the group made 
a brief tour of cranberry bogs en 
route to Edaville where the day's 
tour was ended with a clambake. 

Most of the members of the 
group had never seen cranberry 
bogs previously and were much 
pleased to see the bogs and to 

learn something of the method and 
of the problems of growing this 
unique crop. 

Radio Fred Allen 
And Cranberries 

The Cape Cod cranberry recent-
ly came into some comment from 
Fred Allen of radio fame, as reported 
in a Cape newspaper. Mr. 
Allen, with Mrs. Allen, is a Summer 
Cape visitor of some years' 
standing. Recording for the "Voice 
of America" programs were made 
at the office of the "Cape Codder," 
Orleans newspaper weekly. Mr. 
Allen was on the program. 

Some of his quoted remarks by 
Allen concerning cranberries (off 
the air) were: "When things get 

-

Allocation of 

Crop By Council 
Still Tentative 

As of the present, Cranberry 

Growers' Council has made no def-

nite decision for the allocation of 

the approaching crop. Tentative 

plans call for a 40-40 percent di-

vision between ACE and NCA, 

with the remaining 20 to be swung 

ither way, as conditions justify. 
Difficulty in setting a definite allo-
cation, is said to be because it is 
still uncertain as to what will be 
the size of the harvest and the 
quality. 

pqsimilarquiet, Ca-De Cod has a Cranberdry

ClinicI-nk it is bighearted

Clinic. I think it is big-hearted

of the Cape to go into the prob 
les of the cranberry m vey 
much cranbeies and

interested in cranberries and

what cranberries think . .. If I 
Cod pman-

ever retire to? Cape Cod pertman


ently I would live in a cranberry 
bog and get the cranberry's point 

of vie." 

James Mease, a Pennsylvania 
farmer, grew the first American 
crop of soybeans in 1804. 

Eggs and poultry account for 35 
pe' cent of the total farm income 
in New Jersey. 

"VINBERJA" 

According to Pathfinder magazine, 
a new book is just published, 
written by Arlington H. Mallery 
which mentions cranberries in an 
interesting fashion. The author, 
who is said to have put in more 
than 50 years of study on early 
Norse explorations to America 
has come to that conclusion that 
"Vineland the Good," in many 
Norse sagas is actually Newfoundland. 


"Most people,' said Pathfinder, 
quoting from the book," have assumed 
Vineland meant a wine 
country, but Newfoundland hs no 
grapes. However, the Greenland 
Norse made wine from black cranberries; 
wild currents, somewhat 
to them, abound in Newfoundland. 
The saga word for 
cranberries is "Vinberja"-wine 
berries-and it is a mistake to 
locate Vinland in terms of gapes. 

(Editor's Note, Historians have 
often believed that Leif Ericson, 
the Norsman came to Cape Cod, 
adjacent Marthas Vineyard or one 

o the Elizabeth Island in about 
1,000 A. D. The American cranberry 
is indigenous to these areas. 
Item sent in by Vernon Golds-
worthy of Wisconsin.) 
Benjamin F'ranklin grew the 
first crop of broom corn in the 
United States. 

I 
$688,4 000$688,46,000 
ThIat's the dollar FIRE loss to American property 
in 1950. 
Think that over then this: A $5,000 home 
built in 1940 would today, cost about $9,950. 
Does your insurance coverage reckon with 
that slumping value of our dollar? Brirg it into 
balance now! 
CHE 
BBrewer & 
INSURANCE 
Lorl 
40 Broad Street, Boston, Mass. 
Telephone: Hancock 6-0830 
_-_ -_ 
ElveD 


. ........: ...• ..... .... ...FOREIGN VIS5TOS—C.D. Hammond, left, Wisons Crn 
berry Salescompay, explainfruits be 
agricultural cialis ato 
Hammond, Jan DGerritsen, ilhelof ufamily iperfectning 
of sall fruit crops. Tre Sf 
i:·:i.ii:;r:r:ii lliiriiirrili 

c So)i the ouptcra o sallilll

and haeed. 
can enlarged and made 
pay in Hiollaned y

onlcy bbeb theuse 
labor, 
metho of as much as

ods culture 
possibly can be done. 
"If only Dutch farmers had 
some of this land that is not used 
in the United States," Gerritsen 

"Here there are great op-

OperationsAroundisaid. 

Four Dutch agricJ., 
tl:ouredE 

tack

tiiiandi i 

y E nsion Svic, a tip 
tiiiThe four f 
were Welhelmus depolice 
zeinge andinMiss Hester G. Kron-

ducn 

Bermuda introduced cranberportunities." 

J. ARTHUR BAKER 
Arthura Bakeer Justice of 

Massachusetts Superior Court 

Cape Cod cranberry grower 

of a heart in his

athn

automobile 
in Bourne near his home, 

16. Judge Baker was 72. He 
the Nethernd the wheel of his
behind 

the 
and 
died 

July 

was 

car, 

were summoned and medical 
aid, but he was pronounced dead. 

ii..enberg, WaJudge Baker operated a bog of 

interested in small 

FOREIGN VISITORS-C. D Hammond, left, Wiscons in Cran-
berry Sales commpany, exp lains to

cranberry culture four Duch 
agricultural specialists at the Biron Cranberry company mirsh 

during a tour Monday. The visitors are, left to r^igh tafter

a tou Monday.r left right after 
Hammond, Jac . Wilhelms der Grer, ana

n xeritsen, driaan 
Oosten and Miss Hester G. Knronenberg The four are. touringeee 
the United States to study harvesting and mfarishaing

production, 
of small fruit crops (Tribune Staff Photo) 

Dutch Visitors Study Cranberry Marsh 
Operations Around Wisconsin Rapids 

Four Dutch agricultural experts 
toured southern Wood County, 
Wisconsin in mid-July visiting 
cranberry marshes. They were es-
corted by "Del" Hammond, Wis-
consin Cranberry Sales Company,

weed

chemicaland with 

and DeVerne Mathison, Wood 

County Extension Service, and 
Martion Hoenveld of Vesper. 

The four from the Netherlands 
were Welhelmus de Groot, Bred; 
Jan D. Gerritsen, Geldermalsen; 

Adrian van Oosten, Kapelle-Bie-
zelinge and Miss Hester G. Kron-
enberg, Wageningan. They were 
interested in small fruits, including 
strawberries, respberries, blue ber-
ries. They were much impressed 
with the large-scale application of 
insecticides to the cranberry. 
marshes by airplane and ground 
sprayers and with chemical weed 
control. 

They studied harvesting of small 
fruit, production and marketing 
data, plant disease control meth-

Twelve 

ods, fertilizing soil preparation, 
processing of small fruits, qaulity 

control methods and shipping. 

They were spending two and 
one-half months in a swing 
the northern United

through two anH. one-half

not more than 

States on a technical assistance 
trip arrange~ by the Economic 
Cooperative Administration, the 
United States Department of Agri-
culture and the U. S. land-grant 
universities. 

There is some cranberry pro-
duction in Holland, although total 
plantings do not exceed one hun-
dred acres. 

Production of small fruit in Hol-
land, a number of the group said 
is mostly in the hands of about 
20,000 owners or tenants on small 
farms. Many of the farms are 
not more than two and one-half 
acres in extent. 

There is no land for expansion 
of farms, except that which is re-
claimed from the sea and fresh-

fabout 9 acres at Head-of-the-Bay, 

and had known the cranberry busi


ness all his life. He had picked 

berries as a boy and his father,

Joshua H Baker had begun a bog 
e 

Cape pioneers. Antecedents on his 
mother's side of the family (Wing) 
were also cranberry growers. 

In 1948 Judge Baker (CRAN


BERRIES, Nov. 1948) as a guest 
of the Ancient and Honorable 
A nitadHorbl

Artillery Company of Boston, in 
Bermuda introduced cranberries to 
the Governor-General of that 
island, and other high officials. 
He carried both Ocean Spray and 
Eatmor cellophane packages on the 
trip. He was a member of both 
NCA and New England Sales

Judge was bog

Josprayerswhich BakerBakerhad married 

Company. 

Judge Baker was born in Buz


zards Bay in 1878. He was gradu


ated from Bourne High School in 

1896, then matriculated at Wor


cester Academy and entered Bos


ton University College of Liberal 

Arts in 1898. He was graduated 

cum laude from B. U. and admit


ted to the Massachusetts Bar in 

1904. He was elevated to the bench 

ni 1935. He also had served on the 

Growers' Council. In 1905 he mar


ried the late Dr. Harriet Agnes 

(Williams) who died in 1940 after 

which Judge Baker was married 

to his former secretary, Miss Flora 

G. Shepardson, who survives. He 
also leaves a sister, Mrs. Howard 
D, Pienney of Springfield, Mass, 

S~~ Vol 16-No. 4 

ISSUE OF AUGUST 1951 

WE venture to say the suggestion of DRANBERRIES -WAREHAM, MASSACHUSETTS 

Marcus L. Urann at the annual meet-Subscription $3.00 per year 
ing of National Cranberry Association at Advertising rates upon application 
Hanson on July 17 (as reported elsewhere 
in this issue) that there be a single United 
States cranberry pool for both fresh and Editor and Publisher 
processed berries, with everyone receiving CLARENCE J. HALL 
the same return, will arouse a good deal 

of discussion within the industry. If we EDITH HALL---Associat. Ediltnr 
understand the thought correctly we do 
not approve. 

There should be a differential, we be-CORRESPONDENTS-ADVISORS 
lieve, in fruit which is quality and fruit 
which is mediocre. Without this differential 
where is the incentive to grow top 
quality cranberries? There should be this Wisconsin 
incentive. A grower should, and we are C. D. HAMMOND, Jr. 
convinced that most do, take pride in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin 
growing, or at least attempting to grow 
a better quality crop than his neighbor. 
To produce the best is an instinct within 
the heart of anyone who is worth his salt Washington-Oregon 
in any line, artisan, artist or agriculturist, J. D. CROWLEY 
whatever he may be. Cranberry Specialist 

Maybe this should not be so, but in Long Beach, Wash. 
addition to this pride of accomplishment 
there is also the thought that the better the ETL M. ANICK 
product the better will be the financial Bandon, Oregon 
return. That is only human nature. It 
should not be discouraged. 

Massachusetts 

EDAVILLE AGAIN DR. HENRY J. FRANKLIN 

Director Mass. State Cranberry Experiment Station 
AGAIN Edaville proved its value to the East Wareham, Mass. 
cranberry industry on Sunday, July BERTRAM TOMLINSON 
29, when Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio Barnstable County Agricultural Agent 
was chugged into the station there, "ar-Barnstable, Mass. 
riving" in the locomotive cab of a train to 
be the guest of honor at the clambake. 
Scores upon scores of flashbulbs were shot New Jersey 
off, taking pictures of "Mr. Republican", A A 
to appear in newspapers and magazines. CHARLES A. DOEHLERT,

n New Jersey Cranberry and Blueberry Station

These photos, plus the multitude of Pemberton, New Jersey 
words printed, national radio broadcast, 
and the televised program (to eastern 
United States) later at historic PlymouthRock, mentioned Edaville and the cran-most important of all, the price of the fresh 
berry industry. Surely this must have fruit. 
some influence in the disposing of the crop 
next Fall. Somebody somewhere will re-IT was interesting to note what those 
call the event and buy a few fresh cran-Dutch visitors to cranberry marshes in 
berries or the processed product as the Wisconsin thought of the amount of unculresult 
of this publicity, we believe. tivated land we have in this country, as 

compared to the Netherlands. Citizens 
NOW, before too long, we will have esti-of the United States are blessed in many

mates of the '51 crop, the harvest, and, ways. 

Thirteen 


Exhibit For The Growers of New 

Blueberry Growers Jersey Meet at 

InlNew JerseyI t AL 3O

Jersey

In New Chatsworth Aug 30 

Blueberry growers will have the Anthony DeMarco, Chatsworth, 
opportunity over' a period of two New Jersey, will be host to the 
days and one evening to see new American Cranberry Growers' As-
blueberry pests and blueberry sociation, on August 30. This is 
stunt symptoms on different varie-the regular Summer meeting for 
ties, as well as symptoms of other the exchange of information on 
troubles which can mislead one in-cranberry growing by the New 
to thinking that a bush has blue-
berry stunt disease. Such an ex-spend as much time as they wish 
hibit will be shown at Pemberton, on any one subject. All exhibits 

N. J., the afternoon and evening will be accompanied by cards which 
of August 28 and the morning of explain the mnaterial. The staff 
August 29. The entire staff of the members who will be-present are 
Blueberry Laboratory will be pres-as follows: 
ent to answer questions and dis-N. J. Cranberry and Blueberry 
cuss blueberry problems with indi-Research Laboratory C. A. Doeh-
vidual growers. lert, in charge of Laboratory; Mar-
The exhibit will be indoors so tin T. Hutchinson, in charge of 
that weather will be no obstacle. cranberry and blueberry insect 
This exhibit is to take the place work; Lewis F. Wells, Jr., tem-
of the regular field classes which porary assistant in cranberry and 
have been held Spring and Fall for blueberry insect work; Harry J. 
several years back to acquaint Moulter, field assistant; John W. 
growerls with disease and insect Goodman, Summer assistant in 
pest conditions. The first such in-blueberry stunt control. 
door meeting was held in June of Austin C. Goheen, United States 
this year and there was a record Department of Agriculture, field 
attendance. Growers have agreed agent for cranberry and blueberry 
that they would rather see a wide disease. 
variety of subjects without having The exhibit hours will be 2 to 5 
to tramp through different fields. p. m., and 7 to 9 p. m., on August 
They also liked the oportunity to 28, and 9 to 12 noon on August 29. 

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Jersey growers and the N. J. 
Agricultural Experiment Station. 

William S. Haines, President, 

will open the meeting at 10 o'clock 

with the regular address. Dr. John 

Cantlon, botany department of 
George Washington University, 
will report on the "Pine Region 
Hydrological Research" which he 
began last year on the initiative of 
this Association . Dr. M. T. Hutchinson, 
of the Pemberton Cranberry 
and Blueberry Research Laboratory, 
will report on cranberry 
scale. D. O. Boster, U. S. D. A., 
will discuss the crop prediction. 
Walter Z. Fort of the Growers' 
Cranberry Company, will show his 
new slides which are distinct 
views of the insects which should 
be helpful to many growers. Dr. 
Cantlon's hydrological research has 
extended considerably into a full-
sized project under the direction of 
the Rutgers University Botany Department. 
It is hoped that this 
will be one of the foundations of 
a long-term action to preserve 
South Jersey's water supply for 
cranberry and blueberry growers. 
Cranberry scale has become an important 
pest on New Jersey bogs. 
Dr. Hutchinson and Mr. Lewis 
Wells, Jr., have been working on 
the life history of the scale as well 
as methods of control. There will 
be some new interesting facts in 
this progress report. 

After lunch, for which reserva


tions should be sent to the Pemberton 
Laboratory, there will be a 
tour of Mr. DeMarco's bogs. Some 
these bogs are highly productive. 
There are new bogs which 

have been planted by machine and 

now coming into bearing. 
Some unusual arrangements have 
been made for water management. 

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deal of pleastre to tead the inger-o everybody started plantingMass. Senator nuity and imagination that these more berries, reclaiming old bogs 
iC. s Ccranberry merchants have exer-and planting new ones. By 1950 
Cites Cranberries cised in selling their area." supply was way up and the price 

had dropped to $6 a barrel. 

In a recent issue of the Congres-Editorial was as follows: support price for

(There was no support price for 
sional Record, Senator Leverett In the cranberry bogs of Cape 
cranberries.)

Saltonstall of Massachusetts calls Cod a reporter for the Minneapolis The cranberry growers and their 

attention to an editorial in the Star came across an unusual story c erae association got to-
Morning World-Herald of Omaha, of individual and group enterprise. cooperative association got to-
Neb., entitled: "Busy Cranberry The story begins in 1946, when ge t talk about how the

could get the public to eat more 
Merchants." As a citizen of cranberry farmers got $32 a barrel c ries. Since the fruit would 
Massachusetts, Saltonstall said for their fruit-three times thee the d

have spoiled while they did their 

"the editorial gives me a great normal figure. figuring, they put the surplus in

the in 
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It will be noted that these men 
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The standard infrared lamp 
made with tempered glass is rea 
placing the projector type and 
ordinary lamp bulbs for pig and 
lamb brooding. Tempered glass

reduces breakage c a u s e d by 

splashed water. 

Hung over a corner of the pen 
at a height of 36 to 40 inches, the 
lamp gives comfort to the animals 
during farrowing or lambing and 
to the new-born animals before 

they are moved to the sheltered 

hover. 

foud i lAfter that the lamp can be 

Fresh From the Fields 

(Continued from Page 5) 
quart to 100 gallons of water, or 
i used with oil, 1 pint of Nicotine 
Sulphate with one gallon of light 

mmer il emulsion per 00 gal-
ions of water. If the Nicotine Sulphate 
was used alone in water 

. ..,

recommendation was it be applied 
on a warm day with the temperature 
above 65 degrees farenheit; 
also if the Nicotine Sulphate was 
used with oil in the spaytemperatures 
should not be above 80 degrees 
farenheit 

Demonstration Meeting 

So important a pest is this scale 
considered that a demonstration in 
spraying was scheduled to be given 
by Dr. Crowley at the John 
O'Hagan bog at Grayland on July 

27. Demonstration was to include, 
how to look for the scale on a bog, 
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Fire and Fruitworm 

Dr. Crowley is of the opinion 
that growers who have neglected 
fireworm and fruitworm control 
the past two years may have more 
injury than from the Lecanium 
scale. Hesuggested that the Nico-

tine oil spray, while not as effect-
ive as Methoxychlor or DDT for 
fireworm or fruitworm control 
would act at a combination spray 
for both of the pests, and also the 
Lecanium scale. Finally, was the 
suggestion that anytime a grower 

saw that fireworm, tipworms and 
fruitworms are getting out of hand 
is a good time to spray. 
Growers were marking down on 

their calendars that August 25thth 
is the day when the Cranberry Ex-
periment Field Station day will 

be held. (Foregoing notes are 
from July issue of "The Cranberry 
Vine," edited by Ralph E. Tidrick, 
County Extension Service at South 
Bend, in cooperation with the State 

College of Washington and Pacific 
County Extension. 

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