Cranberries - The National Cranberry Magazine, 1983-06

              CRANBERRIES


THE NATIONAL CRANBERRY MAGAZINE 

Volume 47, No. 6 June 1983 

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Harry J. Moulter: very much a
part of N. J. cranberry history


By ELIZABETH G. CARPENTER kind of hustle ultimately brought supplies for what is today their 
here, I'd have a Harry to the attention of Charles meticulously handbuilt rancher in

"If Harry were "If HarrywerehereI'd-A nh Pemberton Township.

havea resreparc-h specialist, 
pointer in my hand," apologized A. Doehlert, research specialist, Pembeton Township.

Ru He recalls: "Whenever we had 
cranberry/blueberry expert Philip Rutgers Agriculture Experiment enough for 50 cinder blocks, I'd go

Station, Pemberton Township,

E. Marucci during a recent slide P buy them."
lecture before the American Cran-N.J. The end result includes foot thick
Harry had found his indoor exterior walls. 
berry Growers employment at a Trenton, N.J., In addition to his skills at home-

Assn. 

Harry had a knack for having refrigerator manufacturing building, Harry showed almost magical 
everything in place for a project, firm confining, relieved only by qualities at plant ending. Seated in 
be it experiment or slide show. parttime outdoor work maintain-their spotless home, eyes twinkling, 

"I'll miss him, " added IMarucci, ing the beach in Pemberton Dot shows photos of a seedling

I'll miss him," added Marucci, Borough Park. sprouting from an inside wall socket 
continuing with his pointerless o P a in their breezeway. She attributed

Doehlert, working on projects

presentation. inoling rnerr e its sturdy growth to "Moulter plant

involving cranberry fertilization, magic."

NEW JERSEY growers share sparganthosis fruitworm and's most i 
Marucci's sentiment. Harry J. cabryslewsloknfrSome of Harry's most important

Marucci's sentiment. Harry J t cranberry scale, was looking for early work for the experiment station 
Moulter, principal technician at a technician. Harry, with his love involved testing new insecticides. He 
the Rutgers Blueberry/Cranberry of the outdoors and his keen mind, cautions: "You have to treat these with 
Research Center, retired last year. was a logical choice. respect. Don't mix them with your 
For 33 years, he had been a Starting April 1, 1949, Harry hands." 
fine fieldman, mechanic, inventor worked for Doehlert, horticulturist, Dot recalls he didn't always heed 
and good friend. Marucci is Wili i rhis own advice.

and William E. Tomlinson Jr.,

research professor in entomology . n , They tell at the station of the day 
and extension specialist in entomologist and attended school Harry applied a trial insecticide when 
cranberry and blueberry culture ne night a week to acquire skills the thermometer registered 80 degrees. 
at the center. necessary for his new job. Harry had donned the prescribed 

Despite WHATEVER money Harry and rubber boots, jacket with hood and

his long residence in 
southern New Jersey, Harry's his wife, Dot, saved went to buy (continued on page 8)

southern New Jersey, Harry's 
speech still revealed his childhood ------_ I --


G---------in 
Devon, Pa., outside Philadelphia. 
Quick to poiht out he wasn't one 
of the Main Line's wealthy set, he Wantedto Buy 
explains how he occasionally used 
his ingenuity and fence climbing 
skill as a youngster to get into 
the prestigious Devon Horse Show MASSACHUSETTS CRANBERRY BOGS 
for free. 

After World War II, this same 

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COVER PHOTO 
ALTHOUGH retired, Harry J. 
Moulter, former principal 
technician at the Cranberry/ NO SIX YEAR WAIT TO REDEEM 
Blueberry Research Center 
in New Jersey, couldn't resist 
a visit to check out how Bog OCEAN SPRAY STOCK -WE REDEEM AT ONCE 
3 is doing. His story begins on 
this page. (CRANBERRIES 
photo by Elizabeth G. TELEPHONE 695-9612 or 699-2588 
Carpenter) 00 _ s00 
3 


Massachusetts grown'
is theme of trade show


THE CRANBERRY CONNECTION booth at the Agricultural Trade Show was staffed with smiles and 
know-how. (CRANBERRIES photo by Carolyn Caldwell) 
By CAROLYN CALDWELL 
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diversification. 

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Dozens of products, from Quick Couple Risers 
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ice cream, wine, cran-Felker Aluminum Flumes and Culverts

berries, lamb, eggs, and nursery 

stock were discussed, featured BILL STEARNS 
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Everywhere you turn there is a report or story about low prices, CranberryEquipment 
high costs, foreclosures, oversupply and how the farmer hasn't had 
it worse since the Great Depression. WARRENS WI 54666 

In the meantime, cranberry growers can't keep up with demand, (608) 378-4511 
prices are good (of course, they always can be better), and the heavy 
equipment is out getting new bogs into shape. 

It's sort of like having a steady, dependable car that isn't giving 
you any trouble. You don't want to tinker with it or even think CRANBERRIES 
about it too much and if a neighbor starts saying things like, "Gee, 
Frank, that car of yours just seems to keep running and running," THE NA TIONA L CRA NBERR Y 
you feel inwardly like saying, "Shhhhh .. " MA C ZNE 

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June 1983 

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i ADVISORS, CORRESPONDENTS 

MASSACHUSETTS-I rving E. 
Demoranville, Director, Cranberry 
_ Experiment Station. 
NEW JERSEY-Philip E. Marucci,

Credit ... Plus! -Cranberry and Blueberry Specialist, 
Cranberry and Blueberry Laboratory, 
Chatsworth; Elizabeth G. Carpenter, 

= Chatsworth. 
NOVA SCOTIA-I.V. Hall, Botanist, 
^ Research Station, Kentville. 
OREGON-Arthur Poole, Coos~A^11~1111i ~County Extension Agent, Coquille.

^••~A SolidI_ Ig 
WASHINGTON-Azmi Y. Shawa, 
Horticulturist and Extension Agent 
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Research and Extension Unit, Long 

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TRADE SHOWVi... 

(continued from page 4) 
of life in the commonwealth 
and agriculture's significant roly 

in the state's economy. A buyers' 
panel emphasized a strong 
consumer pressure for high 

quality "Massachusetts grown." 
Representing cranberries, 
grower John C. Decas talked of 

the industry's healthy growth 
and the need for high quality 

fresh fruit. On the buyers' panel, 
Joseph Novellilce, vice president 
of Bay State Produce Co., brokers 

for Ocean Spray, noted the 
"strong demand for our 
agricultural products." The Cran


berry Connection set up a 
decorative booth at the trade 
show and presented recipes for 
combining cranberries with 
locally grown products. 

"We could expand agriculture 
by about double in this state," 
Agricultural Commissioner 

Frederic Winthrop Jr. said. 
Cash receipts from farm 
Kauffmarketing last year reach an a 
mretailmehigh ofa$321 e

millionfood

time of $321 million, 
according to a state report 
prepared by Sen. John Parker. 
Growth was recorded il 18 of 

N.Y., 
including "dramatic increases in 
cranberry, maple and dairy 
productions." 

25 major agricultural categories, 

7 BROKERS HONORED 

BY OCEAN SPRAY 

Seven food brokers from through-

out the country were cited recently by 

Ocean Spray for having achieved 

"Broker of the Year" status within 

their respective trade categories. 

Leading the list of award recipients 

was Horn &Associates of Los Angeles, 

which was cited for outstanding 

performance during fiscal 1982 in the 

large retail broker category as well as 

the large non-grocery broker category. 

Other award winners were: Edwards/ 

Kauffman, Portland, Ore., medium 

retail; Consolidated Brokerage, 

Greenville, S.C., small retail; Atlantic 

Marketing Forces, Glen Cove, N.Y., 

Cawe 

ss 

AGGIE COMMISSIONER Winthrop holds-what else?-a box of
cranberries at trade show. Also in photo is grower John Decas.
(CRANBERRIES photo by Carolyn Caldwell)


large food service; Bigner-Campbell, Syracuse, N.Y.,medium non-grocery. 
Shreveport, La., small food service; Ocean Spray President Hal 
Tom Trump Co., Milwaukee, medium Thorkilsen presented the winners with 

service; Bratt, Foster &Hayes, an engraved replica of a cranberry scoop.

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HARRY J. MOULLTER ... of agriculture-everything from insects and money. 

to diseases to soils." (CRANBERRIES, Weeds, until recently a problem on 

(continued from page 3) December 1970, pp. 6-8). many New Jersey bogs, have 
mask, then climbed aboard the tractor. Only practical experience coupled succumbed to a recently registered 
As the machine chugged across the with a sensitivity to all aspects of herbicide. Harry's creativity and 

field, his mask steamed up and nature can create a good fieldman. mechnical ability produced a weed 
visibility quickly became zero. What Harry explains: "Over the years, wiper that has been borrowed or 
to do? you learn to look for trouble spots." copied by several growers for 

Perspiration dripping from his For example, he says, a particular application of the product. 

chin, Harry whipped off his mask, insecticide shouldn't necessarily be HARRY is adjusting well to 
slipped out of the rest of his stifling applied at a specific time each year. retirement. He's busier than ever. 
gear and proceeded with the test One learns, he adds, that "everything Gardening and home remodeling 
application. Harry believed in doesn't come out June 18." projects occupy much of his time 
tempering theory with his drive to New Jersey Pinelands growers can and visits to Dallas, Texas-home of 
get a job done. attest that Phil's and Harry's his son, Harry Jr., daughter in law, 

DURING HIS YEARS as principal observations and recommendations Antonia, and granddaughter, Elizabeth-

technician, Harry worked at three have often saved them aggravation -may increase in frequency. 
research facilities-the old Kinsley 
farm and Elizabeth White's farm, both 
in Pemberton Township, and, finally, 
today's research center, in Washington Vines for Sale 
Township. Much of this time, he 1983 Delivery 
served as Phil Marucci's technician 
and they made an unbeatable team. Be Lear Stevens 

Harry credits Phil with teaching 
him the fine points of field work. $4,500 a ton $4,000 a ton 
Over the years the duo was concerned Prices FOB Gordon Wis. 
with strawberries, grapes, blackberries 
and raspberries, as well as blueberries 
and cranberries. PAUL L. JONJAK (715) 376-2799 

Officially, their efforts centered P.O. Box 157on 
insect control. Unofficially, Harry (414) 743-8500 
says, "we dealt with the whole gamut Gordon Wisconsin 54838 

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Demand exceeds supply


By CAROLYN CALDWELL of new products and product in 1983, with farmers continuing 

The Cranberry Marketing mixes." to take a decreasing percentage 
Committee unanimously voted Fresh sales account for 10 to of the total expenditure. Market-
t to a marketable ing costs are forecast to increase

establish 15 percent of total production. 
Processed cranberry products, 4 to 7 percent while the farm 

quantity limit for the 1983

quantityfor thel 13 particularly juices and drinks,

lt value of food is expected to 
season at its annual winter meeting are continuing to take the largest rise only 1 to 4 percent. 
in Cherry Hill, N.J. chunk of total sales. Cranberry CMC MANAGER Delbert 
ESTIMATES for the 1983 sauce still has no close substitute Rasmussen reported "exceptionally 
crop average 3,743,500 barrels, as a condiment. good cooperation" from growers and 
figured from U.S. and foreign Quality is expected to improve handlers. Total assessment revenues 
production estimates, carry-in in the crop as good profits year amounted to $102,508. 
stocks and a shrinkage factor. recentThis is $9,700 over the committee's

stocks and a factor. recent harvests are reflected in budget. Year end reserve funds are

The committee foresees a demand bog improvements. "More weed anticipated to be $45,000.
for 3,854,200 barrels, indicated control, the increased use of The committee unanimously
by the current and prospective fungicides and the general favored taking measures to initiate
marketing situation. changeover to more desired federal crop insurance for growers


The CMC policy statement varieties" are seen as resulting by spring '84. 
reported: "Processed cranberry in crops with better color. Also The next meeting will be held in 
sales are expected to be stronger vines expected to overwinter Wisconsin. Efforts will be made to 
because of increasxpeddemands foor tie in the meeting with the Aug. 9 
the product due to stimulated w this year Wisconsin Cranberry Growers 
promotions and developments y, oo costs are get-together by scheduling the CMC 

expected to rise 5 to 8 percent meeting for Aug. 10-11. 

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By IRVING E. DEMORANVILLE F LA I T R 

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The forecast for 1983 is POOR. James A. Fratello


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as "late water" or fungicide treatments * * * 
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REGIONAL NOTES ... 

(continued from page 13)
WOCB W. Yarmouth, 1240 k
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A new member of our Cranberry 
Station staff, Miss Sherri Roberts, 
began work on April 11 as our 

Cranberry PM Coordinator. Sherri 
will be visiting selected bogs throughout 
the season as part of the Integrated 
Pest Management (IPM) program. She 
comes to us from Wisconsin and Idaho. 
We are pleased to have her with us. 93 

Dr. Robert Devlin attended the Gage-Wiley& Co., Inc 

c Village Landing at Plymouth
Section of the American Society of P.O. Box 507 
Plant Physiologists in Hartford, Conn., ¢iNlq 617-746-3322/800-242-0263


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WASH INGTON 
By AZMI Y. SHAWA
During the past several months,
a five member team of seniors in thea 1 d ileh 
Agricultural Engineering Department H igh volu e tr l r 


at Washington State University has
been attempting to solve a problem
important to cranberry growers and
processors. As a senior design project,
the team was asked to design a 12 to 16 inch discharge
machine for sorting cranberries Phil Helmer
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methods of sorting. marine bearing Marsh Number 

At the termination of the project, 593-
the design team had selected a (7 5) 593-228
combination of optical (color) and


vibratory (firmness) properties of
cranberries as sorting criteria. They
developed a bench top sorter to
test their design and demonstrated 
that there isgood potential for their
design. Because cranberries that were
available for use in evaluating the WISCONSIN CRANBERRY
sorter in late May were relatively soft, WI UI n l nn 
only a general indication of its


performance could be obtained. The HEADQUARTERS FOR 

color sorting worked well but was COL 
not tested at high speeds. The
vibratory sorting was able to separate 
relatively soft berries from very soft SEVIN X LR


berries. 

Plans to evaluate the sorting 
concepts were to be carried on in the DEVRINOL 10G * EVITAL * GUTHION 
fall of 1982 and major work on sorting DIAZINON 14G * PARATHION * ETHREL 
will begin in July 1983 on the return of 
Dr. Denny Davis, associate professor, C o C_ S u p p yagricultural engineering. A paper by Dr.O e e nii c a I 

Davis and this writer, "Reducing Injury
During Mechanical Harvesting of DIVISION OF WO# iA/l AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL CO.


Cranberries" is in process for publi-P.O. BOX 7211, MADISON, WISCONSIN 53707
cation. The agricultural engineer 608-221-1581
graduate students prepared their "in



house" report (AgE 456), "Vibration 
and Optical Sorting of Fresh Market 
ranberries," May 1982 
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Cranberry Field Day will be held 
June 24 at the Coastal Washington 
Research & Extension Unit, Long 
Beach. 
Below is the schedule: 


9:30 a.m. Registration. 
10 a.m. Stauffer Country," a 

five projector, three screen slide 

prsentation. Chuck Henry. 

"Your College of Agriculture 

and Home Economics," WSU, Dr. 

Jim L. Ozbun, dean. 

"Irrigation systems and energy 

conservation." Gene Sugg, A. Walker. 

"What is happening to our 

weather in the Pacific Northwest?" 

Robert Krepky. 

"Welcome" by Miss Loyalty 
Sharon Buettner, representing the 
Long Beach Peninsula.


12:20 p.m. Lunch. No host. 
Smoked-baked salmon served by 
4-H Leaders Council.
1:30 p.m. Question Box, tour 
of test plots and greenhouse 
equipment show. 


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April was just barely on the cool 
side, averaging 0.2 of a degree a day 
below normal. This breaks our string 

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of five warm months. Maximum 
temperature was 71 degrees on the 
28th and minimum 29 degrees on the 

2nd. Strangely, the 29 degree minimum 
was the highest April minimum in over 
25 years. Warmer than average days 
were the 23rd, 27th, 28th and 30th. 
Cooler than average days were the 
1st, 3rd, 9th, 16th, 18th, 20th and 

26th. 
Rainfall totaled 7.82 inches, about 
31/2 inches above normal. This was the 

exceeded only by April 1958. There 
was measurable precipitation on 12 
days, with the greatest storm on the 

24th-25th at 2.12 inches. We are 
about 9-1/3 inches above normal and 
about 11-3/4 inches above 1982 for 
the same period. 

I.E.D. 
WASHINGTON 

A warming and drying trend 
showed up in April, with 79 degrees 
on the 18th, 71 on the 28th and 70 

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THE PRESIDENT'S "E" AWARD for excellence in export expansion has been presented to Ocean Spray 
by the U.S. Department of Commerce. At the award ceremony in the marketing cooperative's Plymouth, 

Mass., headquarters were, left to right: Edward Trundle, Ocean Spray area marketing manager, international 
division; Horst Class, Ocean Spray director of marketing, international division; Richard B.Schroeter of the 
Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA; Jimmy D. Minyard, assistant administrator, Foreign Market Develop


ment, USDA; John J. Fitzgerald of the Massachusetts Department of Food and Agriculture; Hal Thorkilsen, 
Ocean Spray President; Frank J. O'Connor, New England regional director, international trade, U.S. Department 
of Commerce; and Warren E. Bowen, Ocean Spray manager, marketing administration, international 

division. 

degrees on the 16th. Also, some frosty 

nights where sprinkling was necessary 

for protection. A low of 29 degrees 

came on the 13th and 14th. Bog lows 
ranged from 24 degrees on the 13th, 
27 degrees on the 4th, 12th, 14th, 

15th, 28 degrees on the 5th, 16th, 

17th, 29 degrees on the 6th, 30 
degrees on the 25th. The automatic 
sprinkling systems give good 
coverage for continued protection 

of the buds that are coming along 

about two weeks early. 

Precipitation totaled 4.08 inches 
for the month of April. The average is 

5.55 inches for April, so precipitation 
is low for the month, but the year to 
date is 50.46 inches, well above the 
average of 36.08. 
The first quarter of 1983 
continued the heavy precipitation of 
1982. January had 17.30 inches, 
February 15.53 and March 13.55. 
The average for those months are: 
January, 12.30; February, 9.45; 

arch, 8.78. 

It has been a very mild winter. 
The January high was 60 degrees, low, 
28 degrees. February high was 59, low, 

31. March came up with a 64 degree 
high and a low of 32. 
There have been some damaging 
winds, but the cranberry bogs have not 
had winter problems, other than heavy 
water in some areas. 

A.Y.S. 
NOVA SCOTIA 

Our precipitation in March of 

123.2 mm. was considerably above 
the 50 year average of 84.5 mm. Most 
of this precipitation occurred as rain, 
consequently our snow was nearly gone 
by April 5. Our hours of sunshine 
during March was below average. At 
this point, it appears that our small 
fruits overwintered well. 
1.V.H. 
Keep Up With the Industry 
Read CRANBERRIES 
CRANBERRIES 

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EDUCATION OF CITIZENRY 
ON AGRICULTURE VITAL 

On March 8 at the Agriculture 
Trade Show, a first step was taken 
in educating the public on the 
importance of agriculture in 

Massachusetts. The State House 
was an appropriate place to start, 
with many officials, including 
the Governor, there to show 

support. 

The next step is educating our 
fellow citizens on the importance 
of agriculture in our state. The 
average person has no idea of the 
extent of this growing industry. 

Case in point were two citizens 
at a Rochester selectman's meeting 
trying to convince the town that 
the reclaiming of a cranberry bog, 
which they abutted, would lead to 

erosion and flooding of their property. 


They did not win their case because growers. issue. 
of informed officials. R.S. Dhillon John M.Lawlor, Manager 
Can we continue to take the Richland Farms Ltd. Public Relations 

chance that, in another place, in Vancouver, B.C., Canada Ocean Spray Cranberries 
another time, misinformed people 
could win this argument? I hope PAPER BOTTLE CRANBERRIES: The magazine 

not! Congratulations on the fine ~~~~~about

*^-~~~~~~~~~ ° the CranberryIndustry.

Linda James article on Ocean Spray Paper
Rochester, Mass. Bottletm in the April 1983 Only $8 a year, $15 for 2 years.


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