I HI III IBI llr 111 1» ilf ■> mt ur iii wf mp «■» «■■ ■■ — — — - — DanDaDDDDDnDnnnnnDDnDDaDnoDDDDDD feis-i-'* UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LIBRARY D - D D D D D D D DnnDaDnDanDDDDDDDnDDDaDnDDDDDDaD 111 III ni III ni ni in in ill ni in in in in m ill III Ml w I » •OOK-PLATt iiAK* aoooii.' WING A $20,000,000 A YEAR INDUSTRY APE COD NEW JERSEY WISCONSIN OREGON WASHINGTON NAHUM MORSE, President New Cranberry Mutual 30 Cents MAY, 1951 tC.r ,'"1 ■, J CRANBERRIES MAGAZINE Has served the Cranberry Industry for 15 years Water White KEROSENE STODDARD SOLVENT TANK TRUCK SERVICE and HIGH-PRESSURE SPRAYING Arrang-ed. NATHAN G. ROBY Gasoline Carver, Mass. Tel. 95 Fuel Oil J. W. Hurley Co. • COAL • NEW ENGLAND COKE • FUEL OIL Water White -KEROSENE- For BOGS (METERED TRUCKS) 24-hour Fuel Oil Service Telephone 24-2 149 Main St. WAREHAM U^^^ Extensive Experience in ELECTRICAL WORK At Screenhouses, Bogs and Pumps Beans Satisfaction ALFRED PAPPI WAREHAM, MASS. 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Distributor of the Famous TEXACO WATER WHITE KEROSENE STODDARD SOLVENT For your Bog Tels. 840 Ply. and 1340-R Plymouth, Mass. Hedge Road, North Plymouth The National Bank of Wareham Conveniently located for Cranberry men Funds always available for sound loans Complete Banking Service Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Mass. Cranberry Station and Field Notes by J. RICHARD BEATTIE Extension Cranberry Specialist Too Many April Frosts The first frost warning- was re- leased April 17 by Dr. H. J. Frank- lin as compared with May 8 last year and the same date, or April 17, in 1949. Up to the present time (May 4), sixteen warnings have been released as compared with none during this period in 1950, thirteen in 1949, and seven- teen in 1948. These figures include both the afternoon and evening forecases. The telephone and radio frost warning services are operating smoothly. We sincerely hope that frost activity reduces in tempo during the month of May; othei-wise, our rather ample water supplies at the start of the season will be depleted before the middle of May. Growers may be interested to know that we have a few more subscribers to the frost warning service, sponsored by the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' Association, than we had at this time last year. The key man in this system is, of course, Doctor Franklin. The writ- er sometimes wonders if growers realize and appreciate Doctor Franklin's tremendous responsibil- ity during the spring and fall frost seasons. He is on duty practically twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. The Weather Bureau personnel, as well as growers, re- spect his judgment. The cranber- ry industry is indeed fortunate that an entomologist, many years ago, tackled our weather problems along with insect control and vari- ous other problems. The officers and directors of the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' As- sociation were responsible for an- other successful spring meeting of the Association, held recently at the Wareham Town Hall. An ac- count of the meeting is found in this Issue of "CUANBERUIES". prepared by the editor. However, we would like to mention a new feature this year which included an exhibit of labor-saving "gadgets" and equipment developed by grow- ers. We had a total of thirteen entries. Judgin™ from the com- ments, there was considerable in- terest in this type of exhibit. We appreciate the growers' cooper- ation this year and hope to expand the display another year. Hydraulic Sanding Prof. Earle Cox, of the Agricul- tural Engineering Department at the University of Massachusetts, has been experimenting with a new method of sanding. We hope that growers who witnessed the dem- onstration of hydraulic sanding at the spring meeting of the Associ- ation will not be too hasty in their judgment of this sanding tech- nique. Since that demonstration. Professor Cox has refined the sys- tem considerably with the helpful suggestion of gi-owers and Experi- ment Station personnel so that the recent demonstration at the State Bog has been much more encour- aging. Experiments with hydraulic sanding are not new, but develop- ing the technique for Massachu- setts bogs is new. Dr. Franklin's Insect Bulletin The long-awaited final section or installment of Doctor Franklin's Inse-.-t Bulletin No. 445 should be ready for distribution to growers by the end of May. As soon as it io received from the printers, growers will be notified,. It is well illustrated and follows the pattern presented in Part I of his most recent Insect Bulletin. Every grower should have a copy of both bulletins on "Cranberry Insects in Massachusetts." Those attending the Cape club meetings and the spring meeting of the .\sS(iciati(>M were iileascd to learn that a section of another long-awaited bulletin will be ready for distribution before many months. Dr. Chester Cross has completed the first part, grasses, of his new Weed Bulle.in. It is now in the hands of the Experi- ment Station editor. This bulletin is beautifully illustrated by Mrs. Cross, who is an accomplished art- ist and a botanist by profession, having received her Ph. D. in this particular field at Radcliffe. Knot Grub Still No. 1 Pest We have an insert note from Doctor Franklin, leniiiuiing grow- ers that the cranberry root brub is still our No. 1 insect pest and should not be overlooked when planning spring's work. The three effective treatments still include the use of P. D. B. crystals under sand, cyaniding, and flooding. The flooding treatment is considered the most effective. For those who vdll be flooding to control grubs, May 12 is the date to reflow bogs and hold until July 15-20. In view of the advanced season, it might be well to reflow a few days ear- lier, according to Doctor Franklin. We have a few timely sugges- tions on weed control from Doctor Cross. Pitchforks are now plenti- ful and are easily controlled by spraying with iron sulphate, 1 lb. ii. 1 gal. of water, 400 gals, per acre. This chemical can be applied dry, but it is considerably cheaper and faster to spray iron sulphate on young- pitchfork weeds. Doctor Cross recommends that those growers who have a problem with small brambles try some spot treatments, using Stoddard Solvent and applying it with a knapsack sprayer. The nozzle of the sprayer should be placed under the vines and just over the crown of the small bramble plant, and a liberal "shot" of Stoddard Solvent ap- plied. There will be damage to any new growth of vines, even using this technique; but the vines will not be killed. Two or three treat- ments during the summer months may be required, but results appear to be promising. Finally, Doctor Cross suggests that growers inter- ested in chemical weed control should spend their money on the control of ferns, poison ivy, wild bean and small brambles, which Two ruin production in a short time. Dr. Chandler's Fertilizer Experiments Dr. F. B. Chandler has been con- ducting some interesting experi- ments as to methods of cutting costs in the application of ferti- lizers. He has been working par- ticularly with liquid fertilizers and has applied them in flood waters on various bogs during the last three years. Any grower inter- ested in trying liquid fertilizers in a frost flow the last of May should contact Doctor Chandler. Cranberry Growers Mutual Organized At Wareham More than 100 growers meeting at Wareham Memorial town hall, May 2 voted to organize a group to be known as the Cranberry Grow- ers' Mutual, its main purposes be- ing to promote better understand- ing by the growers of marketing conditions and if possible to assist in obtaining satisfactory selling prices. Practically every grower pi'esent voted his willingness to join and many paid dues, set, for the first year, at .$2. A consider- able number was forced to leave the meeting about 9 o'clock when notice was given that Dr. H. J. Franklin had forecast a more se- vere frost possible that night than indicated in his noon prediction. Nahum B. Morse of East Free- town, who had been elected chair- man of a Policy committee of 11 which has held several meetings, presided,, with Chester W. Robbins of Onset, secretary. Towards the close of the meeting it was moved officers of the group be named, and without opposition Mr. Morse was chosen president, Ernest Shaw of Carver, vice president, Mr. Rob- bins, secretary, W. E. C. Warr, Jr., of Wareham, treasurer, and the directors were named,, all being members of the policy committee. These are: Bruce Arthur of King- ston, Alfred L. Pappi of Wareham, Robert C. Hammond of East Ware- ham, Arthur Handy of Cotuit, Charles Savery of Cotuit, Robert Cahoon of Harwich, .John Shields of Osterville, Louis Sherman of Plymouth. Six objectives were adopted with little discussion. These are: (1) to encourage and promote unity and a cooperative spirit among all growers; (2) To encourage through education a better understanding of marketing principles; (3) To study and promote the orderly and eff'icient marketing of cranberries; (4) To piomote the adoption of the universal practice of selling cran- berries only on an F. 0. B. ship- ping point basis; (.5) To urge pro- per a'::tion in the integration of marketing and selling of fresh and pi-ocessed cranberries; (6) To do any and all things which may legal- ly be done to benefit the members collectively in the growing and flisposition of their crops. It was voted that the association (Continued on Page 18) ATLANTIC WATER WHITE KEROSEN Pumped directly onto bog through a spray nozzle. • STODDARD SOLVENT PETROLEUM SALES & SERVICE, INC. Hedge Road - Plymouth, Mass. Phone Plymouth 1499 WESTERN PICKERS Inc. 1172 Hemlock Avenue Coos Bay, Oregon This Spring has seen some of the greatest rehabilitation of old bogs with the Western Picker. Bogs that have become rank with weeds — in- terwoven by new massed growth of vines — have been straightened out, cleaned and pruned with the aid of a Western Picker. In Oregon, Mr. Kaye Howard of Hauser, used a Western Picker to straighten out the bog formerly operated by Reuben Lyons. This was 13 acres of Searles, McFarlins and Stankavichs. The bog had not been sanded for ten years. Old debris covered the bottom in places to a height of two inches. During April, Ml-. Howard had Dana Wright operate the picker through this bog. To say that the appear- ance had been changed is putting it mildly. In doing this work, Mr. Wright set the front conveyor roller right down to the teeth and set the vine roller back 12% inches from the front of the teeth. This worked very satisfactory. Mr. Howard says the work done by the Western Picker could not be done by hand for less than $1,000. In Massachusetts, Mr. Oscar P. Marsh was doing the same thing on Orrin Colley's bog in Pembroke. Not only did he do the necessary combing and pruning, but he worked out a method of training the diag- onals in a bog that is being trained for picking round and round,. This subject will be more fully covered in a future issue. All this goes to show that the Western Picker is an all-round ma- chine. If it could not pick a single berry, it would still pay for itself in bog maintenance. Many a run- down bog would be nearly impos- sible to save without going over it with a Western Picker. In any case it will be cheaper than by any other method. Also, it is not particularly hard, work. Nearly any person can do it, and because it is relatively easy one does not dread starting the work so much. Yes, indeed. It certainly is the Mechanical Age. (A DVT). Three ^^H*lWN»LCRANBMRy„,^^^^^^. ISSUE OF MAY, 1951 — VOL. 16. NO. 1 Published monthly at The Couriei Print Shop, Main St.. Wareham, Massachusetts. fjubsci iption, {S.OU pe-r y<.iir. Entered as Sucond-class matter January 26, 1943, at the post-olBce at Wareham. Msssachiisetli, under the Act of March 3. I87S FRESH FROM THE FIELDS Compiled by C. J. H, MASSACHUSETTS April Frosts Thirteen frost warnings went out from Dr. Franklin during- April, for seven nights, that is, afternoon and evening warnings. The first was for the 17th, The final was rn the night of the 30th. First warning brought a low of 18 at Carlisle in Middlesex, but winds blew in the Cape area and the low- est reached at the State Bog was 32. On the night of the 30th Car- lisle got 20, while readings in the Plymouth-Barnstable counties dis- trict averaged around 24-25. It was cold enough to give growers troublesome nights on several oc- casions. However, there was plenty of water available for those who or- dinarily have frost protection, and Dr. Franklin called frost injury for the month as "probably practi- cally none." Rainfall Below Normal Rainfall as recorded at the State Bog was 2.73 inches, or some- what less than average. Warmest recording in the State Bog shelter was 73 degrees for the month. Bogs Looli Good Bogs were generally described as lioking "pretty good," for the end of April, that is, bud was satisfac- tory and vines appeared to be in good condition. WASHINGTON New Bulletin (Ji'owers hci'e are to have a new bulletin sent out at regular inter- vals by Ralph B. Tidrick, county extension agent, with offices at South Bend. He is a new member of the extension staff for Pacific and Gr'ays Harbor counties arul is Tniir gradually taking over the cran- berry work performed by Nolan Servoss. First bulletin has been issued, called "The Cranberry Vine", in three-page mimeograph form. It offered advice from D. J. Crowley, suggestions for pruning, weeding, frost control, recommen- dations for lecanium scale, ferti- lizers, etc. Mr. Tidrick requests growers to send in any interesting experiments they may be conduct- ing-, to pass along- to other growers. Pest Experiments Mr. Crowley is planning to do seme insect and weed control work in Grayland this season. He is to spray one bog, following- the in- structions of the Cranberry Spray Chart to demonstrate that fire- worms and fruitworms can be con- t) oiled if the timing and applica- tions of proper materials are right. His plans for weed control woi-k are to put out a series of plots, demonstrating weed control recom- mendations for various types of troublesome weeds. Cecil Doming is cooperating with him and the Extension Service on one set of plots. 0"Fr.ON A "heat" reaching 84 sti-uek the Bandon bog area on April 10, with air so warm east breezes chased off the cold north wind of previous d,--iys. The top of 84 was reported ;!t Kranberry Acres, the bog of Mr. and Mi-s. L. M. Kranick. They have a thermometer-alarm system which warns when the temperatures reach dangerous highs or lows. The heat alarm was sounded and it was necessai-y to sprinkle the bog to protect tha new growth from heat damap;e J^.R.-F.Y April About Normal April weather was not far from normal. The average temperature for the month was 51.3°, which is only .4° below normal. The rain- fall of 2.57 inches was .66 inches below normal, but it was well spaced in the month. Sunshine was adequate, so that growing conditions were good. No fi-ost warnings were needed. At the end of the month cranberry buds on early d.rawn bogs were just bursting- or ready to break. The earliest blueberry variety was in full bloom. Control Chart Out The cianberry insect and disease ccntrol chart was mailed to the growers. For the first time, this chart was arranged in order of date for the spray, dust, or flood instead of being arranged for each individual pest. Cranberry scale continues to be on the increase. Cranberry Institute Formed to Promote Sale of Fresh Fruit The idea of a Fresh Cranberry Institute, which has been much discussed for several years, mater- ialized April 27 when a group met at the A. D. Makepeace Co. office, Wareham, Massachusetts, and in corporated as such. Purpose of the Institute is similar to that of other agricultural industry organizations of like nature — to promote the sales of the product. No plan have been mndc for paid adver-tis ing by the Institute but it is ex- pected to launch nation-wide pub- licity campaigns from its New York office and to engage in many kinds of promotional activity. All shippers of fresh cranberries within the industry, cooperative and independent, have been invited to participate. Individual brands of cranberries are not to bo men- tioned in the Institute publicity, just "cranberries," but members may and will continue to advertise individual brand names them- selves, such as American Cran- berry Exchange's famous "Eat- mor." The incorporators are Russell Makepeace of Wareham, Homer L. Gibbs of West Wareham, Theo- dore H. Budd of Pemberton, N. J., George Howard Morse of Attle- boro, Orrin G. Colley of Plymouth, Charles L. Lewis of Shell Lake, Wisconsin, and Harold DeLong of Wisconsin. Officers elected are: president, Russell Makepeace of Wareham; Melville C. Beaton of Wareham, vice-president; T. H. Budd, secre- tary-treasurer; directors, Mr. Bea- ton, Mr. Makepeace, Mr. Budd, Mr. Morse, Mr. Colley, William Decas of Wareham, Anthony De- Marco of Hammonton, N. J. Others will be added later, as membership increases. Participating in the plans for the organization, with preliminary meetings in New York were rep- resentatives of American Cranber- ry Exchange and its state member companies, Mr. Colley of Cape Cod Cranberry Cooperatives, Inc., Mr. Morse of Morse Bros., large ship- pers and Mr .DeMarco. Office of the Institute is at 2 West 56th St., New York, where a new test kitchen has been set up under the supervision of Gen- eral Electric Company. Plans for the Institute include continual re- search development new and dif- ferent ways of using fresh cran- berries, research on the nutri- tional values of fresh cranberries. The new kitchen has the latest in modern electrical cooking and re- frigeration equipment. It is ex- LABOR SHORTAGE. HIGH COSTS? Not when spraying- and dusting are done with our airplanes and helicopters. • AIRBORNE SPRAYERS Bedford Airport Lexington, Mass. Lex. 9-2400 pected to make similar contacts with other manufacturers. Because the Institute will limit its scope in publicity to news- papers, magazines, radio and tele- vision outlets without buying ad- vertising space, the campaigns will be financed on a basis of two cents per case (quarter-bbl. box) from each member, which amounts to about a half of a cent per pound on cranberries going into fresh fruit markets. New Sales Manager For Cranberry Growers, Inc., Wise. S. L. Healer of Mission, Kansas, has been engaged as sales mana- ger of Cranberry Growers, Wis- consin Rapids, Wisconsin, ac- cording to B. C. Brazeau, presi- dent. Cranberry Growers, Inc., is the marketer of INDIAN TRAIL brand and VINE FRESH brand cranberries. For the past fourteen years Mr. Healer has been employed by the Standard Fruit and Steamship Company in Kansas City, Missouri, where he has served as manager of the District Sales Office of that company. Mr. Healer will take over his new duties in June at which time he will move to Wisconsin Rapids with his wife and three children. N. E. Sales Co. Has Annual Meeting And Elects Officers Number of Directors Re- duced for Both State Unit and the American Cran- l^erry Exchange. "The American Cranberry Ex- change intends to do a real mer- chandizing and advertising job this coming season", Harold E. Bryant, new general manager of ACE, told members of New England Cran- berry Sales Company at the annual meeting of that group at Cai'ver town hall, April 20. "I think there are some phases in the marketing of cranberries which we have not investigated yet. "We have a new plan which our adveitising agency tells us, and which we believe, will cost less money than we spent last year and bring better results than many campaigns have in the past. I may make mistakes in my new job and I probably will, but I promise members of the Exchange my most earnest and greatest efforts, and in return I ask you to support the Exchange". He continued that he was pleased to appear before the New England group for the second time and that (Continued on Page 14) IRRIGATION * FLEX-0 SEAL PORTABLE PIPE + RAINBIRD SPRINKLER HEADS * GORMAN RUPP PUMPING UNITS * SUCTION AND DISCHARGE FITTINGS • Wi'ite for fi-ee descriptive literature on steel and aluminum pipe, sprinkleis, and pumping- units in all sizes. VEG-ACRE FARMS, IRRlGATiOPl DiV. Forestdale, Cape Co-, Mass. Tel. Osterville 719 Fiv Nahum Morse Heading New Cranberry Mutual Is Man Often Given Jobs To Do Has Been Given Many Assignments Within the Industry, Is Director of Eastern States Farmers' Exchange — Operates 40-Acre Property at East Freetown. By CLARENCE J. HALL Nahum B. Morse of East Freetown, Massachusetts has been in the industry since 1926 and is one of those growers who at all times main- tains a keen and active participation in the occupation of his choice. In his case this interest has been in both cultural and marketing aspects. He has served on committees of various sorts, appeared on dis- cussion panels at cranberry club meetings, taken part in many a debate at other industry gatherings, expressing his opinions for or against projects, as he saw the light. Any industry needs a certain number of those individuals who will carry their interests in the overall picture beyond their own personal affairs. Because he has shown this ab- sorption in all things pertaining to cranberries is probably why he was chosen temporary chairman to preside at the mass meeting of growers at Wareham on March 16 met to consider possibilties as to how growers might obtain greater participation in marketing, then chosen a member of the Policy Committee selected to draw up some concrete plans, and at the first meeting of this committee elected its chairman. He was one of an original group of about a dozen, which had been gotten to- gether in the first place in the be- lief that something should be done by growers themselves concerning marketing conditions. On May 2 he was elected presi- dent of this new organization, the Cranberry Growers' Mutual. Is Often Given "Jobs" to Do He happens to be one of those men who are often given assign- ments when a group, club or an association want to get something done. He always accepts these duties. It happens he is a member of the Board of Selectmen of his home town of Freetown now serving his fifth year, and (by ro- tation) will next year be chairman. He has been president of the Southeastern Massachusetts Cran- berry Club, and as such served a couple of years as a director of the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' Association. He is chairman of the East Freetown Choral Group. He is a past deputy of the Massa- chusetts State Grange. For eleven years he has been a director of New England Cranberry Sales Company. Two years ago he was chosen to the rather important position of a director of the Eastern States Farmers' Exchange, which is made up of about 7,000 members fronr 9 states with headquarters at West Springfield, Mass. This is a farm- ers' purchasing cooperative. As a director, committee work takes him on trips over the State sev- eral times a year, an assignment he enjoys. He was for some years "quite strong in Grange activities," as he puts it, and still is a member of the East Freetown unit. He is a member of the East Freetown Congregational Church and of Wareham Post, 220, American Legion. His present working niche in the Massachusetts cranberry industry is president and general manager of the Chipaway Corporation with bog holdings at East Freetown. Just Happened Into Cranberries Morse got into cranberry grow- ing like many others in the Cape Cod cranberry area mostly be- cause it came as a rather natural thing to do. He was born March 17, 1899 at West Wareham, in the Pierceville section, where there are many bogs. He is the son of Mr. ami Mis. Isaac F. Morse, his father having had a bog of about two acres in nearby Rochester. In fact his father, who is a farmer, still owns 'a bog of about the same size, although a different one in Rochester. Nahum is the brother of Ray- mond F. (CRANBERRIES, May, 1944) as is well know in the Massachusetts area, where the two brothers are about equally active in taking part in various cran- berry affairs. Nahum attended Wareham High School and then for a short time worked before he volunteered for service in World War I. This was not long after the outbreak. He chose the cavalry as the branch of service for him, and was assigned to duty in Texas, mostly at Ft. Sam Houston. In all, he spent 26 months in the service, being a corporal at the time of his dis- charge. He remained in Texas for five years. For a time he worked in a drugstore and for a time as sales- man for an office supply firm. While in Texas he married Lucille Haddon of San Antonio and they had one son born there, Nahum H. Morse, who was killed in service in the second World War. The Morses have had in all eight children, and among them is Wil- liam who recently enlisted in the Navy. The others are Eugenia, who is married and has three chil- dren; Charlotte, Marjorie who has two children; Phyllis, who is studying at a teachers' college; Joanne, who died in childhood and Phillip who is to be graduated from high school this year. After five years in Texas Na- hum says he "guesses I got kind of homesick for New England ■INTERESTED- in buying or leasing Wisconsin Cranberry property. High quality Searles Jumbo, McFarlin and Howes vines for sale. Vernon Goldsworthy 936 Memorial Drive Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin Sis again," and the family came back to Massachusetts. His back- ground had been more or less farming, his father having "lived off the land," selling wood, vege- tables and so forth. Of course Nahum had picked cranberries when he was small, as had most boys of his native area and of his generation and was familiar with cranberrying. So he naturally took a job in the cranberry industry, that of fore- man for E. L. Bartholomew, large WarehanT grower. This was in 1926. After he first began work- ing for Mr. Bartholomew, later the latter moved away for some years and had almost complete charge of the properties. He continued in that capacity until the Winter of 1930. In the spring of that year he became foreman for the late L. B. R. Barker at the Century bogs and screenhouse in Plymouth. He remained with Mr. Barker until 1938. The time then came when he decided to go into the cranberry business for himself. There was a piece of property for sale in East Fieetown of 22 acres, that of the Copicut Cranberry Company. With Lyman G. Bryant of East Ware- ham, and B. C. Gushing, Ware- ham attorney, as clerk, the Chip- away corporation was formed and the property purchased. The name Chipaway came be- cause an ancient road near the bog was so called and is presumably Indian in origin. From several owners of adjoin- ing property pieces of land were bought from time to time. The original purchase had contained about 375 acres in all. A large purchase was one made from the New Bedford Ice Company, \vhich had cut ice on a pond there for a great many years. This purchase consisted of about 150 acres, and with the various extensions al- togeher the Chipaway now has about 575 acres. The bog land was originally muck and it is estimated that 100 acres of good bog can be put in, if circumstances warrant the ven- ture. Made Pond Into Bog To the original 22 acres small pieces were put mto vines, the largest being that on the property bought from the New Bedford Ice Company, so that the total acreage now is about 40, the final pieces having been put in in 1948. This latest piece was made on the site of a pond where the ice was fornr- erly cut, and has not yet, of course, come into full bearing. This pond was one of about 50 acres, including some swamp, and was quite a drainage job. It re- quired a canal two miles long to be dug by gas shovels and the re- moving of an old bridge on Chase Road to lower a brook bed three feet and replacing the old struc- ture with a modern arched con- crete bridge. The town assisted in the project because it got a new bridge and also additional taxable property from the bog develop- ment. The original Copicut bog, be- sides Early Blacks and Howes had some odd varieties. Now, except for these "old fashioned" varieties such as centennials and natives, the acreage is about divided between Howes and Blacks. Largest Coop to Date 2400 Bbls. As new pieces have been con- stantly coming in, to make an estimate of the average produc- tion would be difficult. The maxi- mum has obviously not yet been reached, but the largest crop to (late has been about 2400 barrels in 1946. This was on 26 acres. Water supplies at Chipaway are excellent, the source being spring- fed brooks, the water being stored in five separate reservoirs. There are about 100 acres of reservoirs, which is in good proportion to the vine acreage. All bogs are located so they may be flooded by gravity. Sand is excellent and it is in ample quantity by the bogside. In fact there is so much sand that the corporation has recently gone into the sand, gravel and loam business in a small way as a side line. This may be branched out. This has provided a very handy cash income in recent months dur- ing the "cranberry depi-ession," which it is hoped is now about the end. Morse lives at East Freetown village, about two miles from the bogs and he himself has been busy operating a gas clam shell shovel in loading- sand trucks. As a mat- ter of fact this interview with Morse was obtained piece meal — that is in the intervals when he was not manipulating the shovel and filling the waiting trucks. This acounts for his cover picture attired as a machine operator. Freetown is in Bristol County, with relatively small cranberry acreage as compared to Plymouth or Barnstable, although equally HUBBARD FERTILIZERS For CRANBERRIES 5-10-5 7-7-7 INSECTICIDES - FUNGICIDES - AMMATE COPPER SULPHATE - FERMATE SEE YOUR HUBBARD DEALER or D. L HANNA, General Agent 20 Becker St., Riverside, R. I. Telephone East Providence 1-2104M THE ROGERS & HUBBARD COMPANY PORTLAND, CONNECTICUT Established in 1878 Sevep good ill cranbt'iiy opportunity. Some portions of this county may be colder than the two main cranberry-growing- counties. But he does not consider the Chipaway situation such, and this is borne out by his temperature records which correspond quite closely with the records of the State Bog at East Warehani in frost periods. P'or one thing, the bog is not more than five miles from salt water at Assonet Bay. He believes spring comes earlier and perhaps fall frosts a trifle earlier as well, but the region has less fogs or cloudy mornings than the Cape and con- sequently more sunshine. The set, too, is usually good. Berries from Chipaway are trucked to the Treiii'ont packing house of the New England Cran- berry Sales Company. Believes in Cranberry Mechanization Morse believes in mechanization of cranberry work insofar as jjossible. He was among the first to venture with the Western Picker. Chipaway now has two of these mechanical harvesters. Of the Western and the future of mechanical picking-, Mr. Morse's views are: "the mechanical har- vesting is here to stay". Increasing- costs and scarcity of labor will "force this upon growers." He is strongly .convinced of the good points of the Western Picker. He calls it a "good, practical machine, and he has machine harvested for the past two seasons at lower costs and brought the crop in good shape. Proper operation of the Western does not cause excessive bruising in his experience, but he warns against picking" too early, and when berries are light in color they bruise easily. In the spring of '50 he had held berries until March, then ACE sold them. He had E. C. McGrew in the New York office keep a close check on his ship- ments and found that in every case they were as good or better than hand picked. In one case his ma- chined berries were chosen from handpicked lots. Mr. Morse is definitely not dis- couraged as to the future of the cranberry industry. He believes the industry could have avoided some mistakes it made and need not have been in such a bad situ- ation as it is, or was, if the gen- erally improving optimism is cor- Yoii can have confidence in the Cape Cod Cranberry Cooperative Inc. • Nationwide Distribution for Cape Cod Cranberries O Aggressive sales planning and control • EiScient and economical operations • Simplified accounting — prompt payments • Cooperating with other agencies to correct present weaknesses of the cranberry industry. MEMBERSHIP OPEN write or phone CAPE COD CRANBERRY COOPERATIVE, Inc. 17 Court Street, Plymouth, Mass. Tel. Plymouth— 1760 rect. "Every industry has its ups and downs. We've been given a bad time these past few years. But I definitely am not ready to give up. Not by any means. "However, if we are to succeed we must come closer together as growers, that is all growers and all sales agencies. I am sure this can bring about full and complete recovery to the industry." Hobby is Music Beyond his work in the cran- berry industry, Morse has but a single hobby. That is music. He has been in demand for a good many years upon many a diff'erent occasion to lend his voice in sing- ing, particularly in quartet work. He sings tenor. A quartet which was very popu- lar some years ago was known as "That Quartet", which was composed of Nahum, his brother Raymond, B. C. Patterson, prin- cipal of Wareham High school, and the late Ralph Huxtable, Ware- ham Selectnian. He still is fre- quently called upon to sing. Guest Editorial In Defense Of Tfie Independent Agency To the Editor, CRANBERRIES Magazines: It appears timely that someone should come to the editorial de- fense of the independent cranberry sales agencies. Over a period of years articles have ben written in the several periodicals of the cranberry industry with consider- able frequency, attempting to set forth the universal delinquencies of the independent agencies as con- trasted with the "holier than thou" operations of the major coopera- tive. From reading these messages over a period of years one would conclude that the independent agencies are operated by irrespon- sible rapscallions who do not care what they get for their cranberries, and who are utterly devoid of in- dustry responsibility while the major cooperative maintains an f. o. b. price structure of such a (Csntinued on Page 10) ^'»i>t ^ditb^als Vol. 16 No. 1 ISSUE OF MAY 1951 TWO MORE ORGANIZATIONS FHE cranberry industry has two more organizations, these being the Fresh i'^ruit Institute and the Cranberry Growers' VTutual. With the number of cooperatives, he Council, the associations and the clubs, ome growers, so they say, are becoming 3retty much confused as to what it is all ibout. Obviously, the main objective is to grow nore and better cranberries and to get hem marketed, either fresh or .processed, it returns which net the growers a reason- able profit upon their investment, time and ■isk. The two newest organizations are not imilar in purpose, as we understand. Nor 'et do they actually conflict, as they should ill different needs of the grower. The In- titute is to promote the sales of fresh fruit, md is made up of shippers. The Mutual s a group of growers, meeting at "grower evel", as yet limited to Massachusetts, to mable these producers to keep in closer :ontact with the distributors of their ber- •ies and perhaps to have an indirect in- luence that these are moved to best ad- antage. The Council is over the two maj- r co-ops and such independents as choose o join. All intend to be working toward better ;oordination and not more confusion and ess efficiency. We all hope it works out n this way — to a better marketing of cran- berries. FIFTEEN YEARS OF PUBLICATION WITR this issue CRANBERRIES maga- zine starts its 16th year of publishing L general magazine for cranberry growers Everywhere. At times we may have fallen hort of what we strove for, but we have, bionth by month, done our best. We must lave achieved a measure of success or we vould not have held readers and adver- isers for 15 years in suificient numbers to ustify publication. Issuing a magazine, even as humble as CRANBERRIES, has not always been easy. ?ut we have enjoyed the work. We have earned a lot about this business of grow- ng cranberries, and hope we have been ible to coordinate sufficient information to lelp to have made you better informed CRANBERRIES - WAREHAM, MASSACHUSETTS ouuscription $3.00 per year Advertising rates upon application Editor and Publisher CLARENCE .1. HALL EDITH S. HALI^— Associate Editor CORRESPONDEmrS-ADVISORS Wisconsin C. D. HAMMOND, Jr. Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin Washington— Oregon J. D. CROWLEY Cranberry Specialist Lone Beach, Wash. ETHEL M. KRANICK Bandon, Oregon Massachusetts DR. HENRY J. FRANKLIN Director Mass. State Cranberry Experiment Station East Wai'eham, Mass. BERTRAM TOMLINSON Barn^'table Countv Agricultural Agent Barnstable, Mass. New Jersey CHARLES A. DOEHT,ERT. New Jersey Cranberry and Blueberry Station Pemberton, New Jersey growers. We have come to know many of you growers personally in all the cranberry areas and to find you fine people. Many of you have more than gone out of your way to be helpful. We feel special gratitude to those who have been our subscribers since the first issue and to those who have utilized our columns for advertising and to those who have contributed material. We have been with you through good years and bad, wars, and many changes within the industry, and now through our own "cranberry degression", which we hope is ending. We have struggled through the past two vears or so with the expectation the cranberry business will soon be back on a sound basis. We, too, have found it tough sledding for this publication with the cur- rent ill fortune of the growers. We hope pnd expect to continue CRANBERRIES. Therefore, as we enter a new publication vear we would certainly welcome, and need increased support from you growers — if vou want to continue to have a Cranberry Magazine. Nine IN DEFENSE OF (Continued from Page 8) character that it would be unthink- able that any independent agency could even equal it, let alone ex- ceed it. This approach has been effective. I once believed that it could be no other way myself. This was during a period in my life when I was somewhat more credulous than I am today. Now most of this literature is rather amusing-. The so-called "independent agency" serves a purpose of real value to the industry, which will be pointed out later in this article. In the meantime let us assess the two points upon which most at- tacks are based. It is usually con- tended that those who do not be- long to the major cooperative move their berries by underselling the major cooperative, and, sec- ondly, that they are able to exist only because they do not set up an advertising budget identical and proportionate to that of the major cooperative. All this could be passed off by stating simply it has been well said that one is not a failure until he starts to blame the other fellow. However, let us meet the issues squarely. I am not in position to speak for all the independent agencies, for I anr close to the operations of only one. I am thoroughly con- vinced that this agency could pro- duce a I'ecord of average fresh fruit price structure that would equal or exceed anything in the industry. I am also intimately aware that this agency has never knowingly attempted to get busi- ness by underpricing a competi- tor, ANY conipelilor. Perhaps other independent agencies could make similar statements. It might be well for some of the authors who have spent their cranberry lives shielded from direct mar- ket operations to be less inclusive in some of their statements. Independent Advertising As for advertising, this same agency referred to in the pi'evious paragraph has spent thousands of dollars in this direction even though its barrelage is relatively small. This is not important, how- ever. Advertising is only one phase of merchandising. The inr- portant thing for cranberry gi-ow- ers is to merchandise the crop suc- cessfully. There is no unqualified virtue in spending fifty cents per barrel or one dollar per barrel for advertising as such. One might do a better job for his agency and for the entire industry during a luncheon where some chain store buyers have just agreed to put a "push" on cranberries than would be accomplished by hundreds, or even thousands, of dollars ex- pended in some blind blast of ad- vertising. I firmly believe in ad- vertising and contribute money toward advertising, but I do not believe that the dollars spent in this direction are necessarily any measure of the merchandising job being done. For a long period in cranberry marketing history prices were satisfactorily held with only little more than 60 percent of the na- tional crop in one organization. Now we hear on every hand that 80 percent is not enough. I do iiol know what these people be- lieve they require. I presume it is 100 percent; but if 80 percent of the world production of a com- m.odity does not allow for effective control, cranberries are certainly unique. Perhaps there is a dif- ference between "having" control and "exercising" control. If all of the growers were to be regi- mented into a single sales method or into one organization, it would be a tragedy for cranberry peo- ple. I have said that the independent agencies are of value to the in- dustry. Now, I shall briefly enu- merate some of the services per- forni'ed by these organizations. Value of Independents First, the idependent agencies act as yardsticks and checks upon the larger operations. They pro- vide a performance by which the larger organization can measure its own. If 100 percent of the growers were in one endeavor, no one would ever have any idea as to whether a good job is being done or a poor job is being done. Secondly, the existence of inde- pendent agencies allows for exper- imentation in merchandising methods. The last issue of the CRANBERRIES magazine carried a very ably written editorial by Mr. Russell Trufant of Massachu- setts. The author, however, fell into the error of measuring the merchandising job by dollars spent in advertising in a certain way. He would extract from each grower his merchandising funds by force and channel them in a man- ner that would necessarily be pre- USE AGRICO: /oi* Csranberries A QUALITY FERTILIZER FOR A QUALITY CROP For the name of your nearby Agrico Agent Call or Write The AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL CO. North Wevmouth. Mass. or Harold L. Eldridge, 64 Gibbs Ave., Wareham, Mass. Telephone Wevmouth 9-2640 Tel. Whm. 168-W Tep deteniiiiied and rigid. Thus, no funds would be left to the individ- ual grower or to the independent agency for experiments in mer- chandising, which experimentation, whether successful or not, is of benefit to the entire industry. All agencies would be fitted with a set of blinders and would be marched together down some particular merchandising avenue, which nray be the wrong street entirely. Thirdly, no one organization, no matter how sucessful or how well operated, can satisfy all growers. Differences always arise, leading to withdrawals. The independent agencies stand ready to offer these growers a service that keeps them in organized marketing. Fourthly, just as no one market- ing agency can satisfy all growers, no one marketing agency can sat- isfy all potential customers. Some customers are willing to buy from and do a job for an independent agency where they would not be willing to do the same job for some other marketer. In that way the existence of the independent agencies that we have provides more outlets for cranberries than would be provided by a single ag- ency. This is to the benefit of the entire industry. Fifthly, the competition of the independent agencies acts as a check to keep marketing costs in any one organization from getting out of bounds. Sixthly, the competition of inde- pL'iident agencies acts as a stim- ulant and a prod to other market- ing organizations to d.o a better job under the threat of losing cus- tomers or losing members if a better job is not done. Independents Sincere This list of benefits could be en- larged, but it is sufficient to show that the independent agencies are somewhat better than the scourge that some would have us believe they are. Always bear in mind that elimination of freedoms with- in an industry brings with it the same hopelessness that loss of free- doms brings to societies. Always remember that those who operate independent agencies and those who sell through independent ag- encies are just as sincere and just as convinced of the righteousness of their position as anyone else in the industry. And, furthermore, as remote as you might think it may be, and with all due credit to the dogma in which you may have been nurtured, always bear in mind that — maybe they are right. B. C. BRAZEAU, Cranberry Growers, Inc. Wisconsin Raplds,Wis. Cold Storage For Cranberry Growers by William R. Cole Local and other research over a period of years has justified the following conclusions: 1. That cranberries keep best if stored direct from the bogs with- out screening or other handling. 2. That the optimum results in keeping are reached if the storage temperatures are held at 35 °F — 36°F. 3. That there is better coloring during storage if berries are held at 45 °P for a relatively short per- iod and then put under 35° F con- ditions. 4. That the optimum' humidity range is 86 to 90 percent. The above factors would appear to indicate that direct movement of berries from the bog to con- trolled temperature storage would tend to give longer life and better quality of the crop. It is therefore desirable to con- sider how to get the facilities for such holding and how much would be added to the cost of bringing crop to the time of sale. There are three ways of provid- ing storage that seem to be avail- able to growers: 1. To remodel, convert, adapt, some present structure to the pur- pose in mind. 2. To build a new structure. 3. Some combination of 1 and 2. Certain basic conditions must be met : 1. Weather-proof construction. This needs little discussion. 2. Freeze Proofing. Involves construction that will prevent in- terior temperatures going below 35 'P'. This means insulation against cold. Insulation does four things: (a) keeps cold out; (b) keeps heat out; (c) keeps cold in; (d) keeps heat in. 3. Controlled temperatures. This involves mechanical equipment, well designed, well installed, and well managed. It also involves in- sulation. 4. Adequate humidity. This is normally attained and requires no mechanical equipment. It is neces- sary to know the relative humidity which is easy to do with a simple tool. Specific Example To make this discussion a spe- cific, objective effort, it is proposed to erect and equip a new storage for 1000 bbls. of fruit. In the fol- lowing discussion no detailed at- tention is given to accessory space; screen, receive, machine, etc. The space per bbl. is set at 6 cu. feet, to allow for containers, stack- ing, head space, etc. Space necessary for IM bbls. is therefore 6000 cubic feet. This results in a room: 9' high by 30' long by 22' wide. Except for the 9' height, these dimensions may be any that make the floor area app. 660 square feet. These are inside figures. The outside size will of course be greater and vary, depending upon construction materials used. This "example" is to be built of cinder blocks, with wood roof. It is to be insulated: 1. Floor 2" of cork board. 2. Walls 8" of course regran. cork. 3. Ceiling of 10" of course re- gran, cork. The outside size becomes 33' 4" long by 25' 4" wide. In order to reduce figuring, it is assunred to be 34' by 26' area. The outside height, foundation to eaves, be- comes 10' which is slightly increased to use 15 courses of 8" by 8" by 16" blocks. Assuming a firm location, the grade is established. Foundation walls, 8" by 36" poured all four sides. Two piers are put in at app. 10' spacing on center length line; for posts to Eleven carry ceiling and room; these piers to be 8" by 8" by 36". A concrete slab 4" thick is poured over the area within the foundation with its top surface 4" below the top of the foundation. Fifteen course block walls are erected. Provision is made for one 3' 6" by 6' 6" door, and two 24" by 30" (or other sized) ports. Anyone building a storage should have these doors on hand before erecting the walls. It is a lot easier and safer to allow for an opening to fit the door than to fit the door later into an opening that may not be the exact size. Set the door frames when erecting. It is suggested that the door be near one end of a long side, one port to be near the other end of that side, and the other port to be near one end of the second 30' side. The above suggestion is made with the thought of an 'accessory" room on one 30' side. Two bolts, projecting 5" are set in the middle of the end 22' walls, one about 24" below top of wall; the other half-way down the wall. These are to be bolt on a 4" by 6" post to support ends of main tim- ber of ceiling. When erecting the walls, bolts should be set at app. 4' intervals between the second and third courses below top of walls on the two 34' sides. These are for bolt- ing on supports for ceiling joist. Bolts should be set in the top of the block walls at about 3-block spacing. These are to fasten down the 2" by 8" plate. Two inch by 8" plate is bolted on. Roof to be of Vi pitch gable type. This gives 6' by 6" ridge. Rafters, 2" by 6" — 24" oc. using 16' stock supported by purlincs and J. M. HACKETT Tel. Rockland 1864 No. Hanover, Mass. • INTERNATIONAL Harvester and CONTINENTAL Red Seal Industrial Engines • LAWRENCE Propellor Pumps • DEMING Centrifugal Pumps Scue 041x11 SeAaict truesses, spaced app. 4'. Covered with paper and asphalt roll roofing. Overhang app. 8". Ends of rafters closed but un- side of projection open to allow for ventilation. Gable ends boarded in with 24" by 36" louvres for ventilation over insulation. Lay 2" cork board on asphalt mopped surface of concrete floor. Mop top of cork with asphalt and pour 2" concrete surface, top of which is at top of foundation. All the way around, set a 2" by 8" sill into edge of concrete against foundation. This is for support of studding. Vapor seal wall by; (a) asphalt; (b) Kraft paper; (c) asphalt. Erect studding: It is suggested that this be alternate 2" by 4" and 2" by 6" for rigidity; 16" ox. Should be bridged half way up. Erect posts. Two 4" by 6" on piers. One 4" by 6" bolted to each end wall. Put on main timber 4" by 6". Bolt ceiling joist supports to walls. These are 2" by 6". Put on ceiling joist 2" by 6" — 24" oc. Cover underside with; (a) Kraft paper, (b) Prestwood. Panel strip under each joist. Mop top of ceiling cover with asphalt. Cover inside edge of stud with Kraft paper and Prestwood. Fill as erected with well settled coarse Re. cork. Panel strip joints of cover. Put in coarse re. cork ceil- ing fill, making sure of continuance blanket ceiling to wall fill. Accessory space at will of oper- ator. Perhaps a floor area of 15' wide, times length of storage should be sufficient for machine space and screening. This building could be "shed" type, stud and cover. Roof could be a continuance of storage roof. In considering the adopting of all or part of existing structures, it is only necessary to keep in mind the Four Basic Principles of weather proof, freeze proof, tenT- perature control and humidity. With a reasonably good struc- ture or part of a structure for a starting point, it is probable that costs can be reduced by from 15 to 30 percent. Any proposed devel- opment, either new or remodelling can best be figured by itself. No set plans can be applied. Approximate Cost for 1000 Bbl. Concrete, foundation, 2 floors, piers (26 yds. @ $9) Blocks, 1400 @ .22 Lumber 4" by 6" — 4 posts, main timber 2" by 8"— plate sill 2" by 6"— Stud (10'), ceil, joist (14') rafters (16') and supports (IC) 2" by 4" — Stud, truss, and purlines 1" by 6" — trusses Bridging — panel strips, etc. Roof boards $ 234.00 308.00 170 bd. ft. 320 " 1562 " 450 " 96 " 200 1100 4,000 @ .90 Prestwood, 2M @ $125.00 Roofing 11 sq. @ .S6.00 Cork board, 1400 ft. @ .134 Gran, cork, 7000 lbs. @ .063 100 gal. Neat asphalt @ .755 1—3' 6" by 6' 6" door 2 — small port doors @ 60.00 3898 $250.00 66.00 188.00 441.00 76.00 150.00 120.00 360.00 316.00 975.00 Add for hired labor Refrigeration is difficult to figure, but add A standard "cost of ownership" factor is 12% of invest moiif per year for overhead. in this instance this item is: Add an estimated power cost of 5k. per bbl, 500 @ 3 791 cent per barrel per year cost to store. $2193.00 1100.00 $3293.00 2000.00 S5293.00 $634.00 150.00 $794.00 Twelv* liiJlH:t>ll COLD STORAGE FOR CRANBERRIES MATERIALS CONSULTANT SERVICE HARDING & GROSS, INC. Refrigeration Engineers and Contractors Tel. KIrkland 7-2920-2921 Second and Binney Sts., Cambridge, Mass. William K. Cole, Amherst, Mass. Tel. Amherst 6 Field Representative REFRIGERATING EQUIPMENT for FRUIT STORAGE PLANTS Ammonia, Freon, & Methyl Chloride Installations PURAIR ACTIVATED COCONUT SHELL CARBON AIR PURIFICATION UNITS MUNDET CORkToRPORATION 57 Regent Street, Cambridge, Mass. Tel. KIrkland 7-4744 William R. Cole, Amherst, Mass. Tel. Amherst 6 Field Representative INSULATING MATERIALS for FRUIT STORAGE PLANTS Corkboard, Regranulated Cork, Fibreglass Refrigerator Doors Vapor Barrier and Adhesive Materials lllHIIIIMIIiHIIIlHIIIlHIIIiHIIIiailHIIiPllliPi'iiHIIIlHIIIIHIIIlHIIIIWIIiniinilinilllHIIIIHIIIHIIW miiiHii Thirttan N. E. SALES MEETING (Continued from Page 5) he wanted to become acquainted with each member as rapidly as possible. He welcomed all mem- bers to visit the new ACE head- quarters at New Bedford, Massa- chusetts, whenever they wished. The cranberry industry has great capabilities to pull itself out of its difficulties because it is so well organized, and possible of so much more cooperation than many other agricultural industries. He said government aid might be asked for, as have some industries, but — A Farmer Owned — Farmer Operated Cooperative THE National Farm Loan ASSOCIATION OF BRIDGEWATER 2 Central Square— Tel. 5377 Bridgewater, Massachusetts FEDERAL LAND BANK LOANS 4% Interest — Long Term Friendly service as close as your telephone he was opposed to that, and thought it would n.ot prove to be necessary. "We are Going to Do a Good Job" "We are going to reduce ex- penses", he said,. "One of the best ways to cut expenses is to increase the amount of production — that cuts expense in proportion." He therefore urged a stronger Ex- change with a larger percentage of the total crop. While he could not assure growers of any definite prices for cranberries next fall, as there were factors outside the in- dustry which the industry could not control, yet within the "frame- work of controllable factors we feel certain we can do a good job, and you may be sure we will do our very best." Mr. Bryant was the final speak- er of several, these including C. M. Chaney, retiring general manager, but who will continue to be inter- ested in the cranberry industry in the capacity of consultant. Mr. Chaney received a considerable ovation as he arose to speak. He said that in predicting a better price last year than did turn out, he did not expect the crop to be as big as it was, nor such strong independent competition. While the latest U. S. Government figure of the '50 harvest is 980,300 bbls., he ventured the revised final figure given next August would be actu- RYANIA FOR CONTROL OF THE FRUITWORM A new Botanical INSECTICIDE RYANIA IS LOW IN COST • COMPATIBLE WITH DDT And Most Fungicides, No Burning of The Vines And Easy For The Operator To Use. S. B. Penick & Company 50 CHURCH ST., NEW YORK 7, N. Y. JJ ally over a million barrels and li compared this to the last five-yea average of 813,500. He said oq very depressing price factor lai year had been that some big chaii had sold cranberries, both fres and processed, at cost or less. B estimated that of the producti( last year all distributors had so 576,512 fresh, all processors 338 788, and that about 60,000 barre had been "eliminated." Forty-s: per cent of the fresh crop was so] by independents, he figures, but dij not believe that more than 30,00( barrels had been bought by a "commercial" canners combined, a^ though there was no way of aij riving at an exact figure. Chaney Not Losing Interest Concluding, he said he did n< want growers to think he had los interest in cranberries, but woul( be ready to give any assistanci when called upon, and that he real ly felt the "bottom of the depres sion was scraped last year", an( he did not see how there could h another big crop after three bi| ones in succession. E. C. McGrew, assistant genera manager, told of the changes whic' had taken place in the years of hi service with the Exchange and sai that of course there is alway change. Every year sees a ne\ crop of housewives who have to b educated about how to use fres'; cranberries. "You have only t note the efforts on T-V, the radio in magazines and newspapers o the struggle of each product to ge its share of the consumer's dollar We cannot let them forget cran berries, or we will become a for J gotten industry. "Competition Tougher" — McGrew He told how the Exchange hat tried a consumer package 15 or 2( years ago, but it had not gone over as the public was not ready for il at that time, and had tried it agair ten years ago and the response was not much better. Today, he said, with the big super markets, the^ situation is entirely changed and there is the hai'dest kind of com- A petition between all products to,, obtain the most favorable display in these stores. It was very im- portant, in his opinion, he said, that as much of the product as pos-, sible in a package be displayed and m Fourteen erefore he had a fondness for the Uo-wrap and did not think the ndow box would supplant the llophane bag. ransition from Train to Truck Another drastic change is in the 1?thod of distribution of cranber- i.'s. Shipments used to be mainly i carload lots by freight and now 1 my shipments go by truck, per- i ps 50 per cent of the crop. "We ,e now becoming almost like the 1 Ikman with daily deliveries from I tlet to outlet in small quantities. . truck will now often make 6, 7, 1 8 stops with cranberries on a ! lule trip and all this adds to the I lount of work involved and to K' expense." ( He said the industry has had luirishing years before and can ! vc them again if growers will t over their animosities and work )ser together. Lester Haines of the Chicago 'ice believed there is a rejuve- ted faith in fresh fruit and vege- ble sales within the trade, and at retailers are making more oney on these fresh fruits and getables than on many other !ms they handle. He said these oducts were now being given tter display positions in the re- il stores. The trend is all to the per-market type of store and ere we are in the toughest kind competition to get cranberries equately displayed." "Success When ACE Controls" StanleyBenson Stanley Benson of the New York 'ice, in a forceful talk, said he ought there would never be good ices again for cranberries until ere is less competition within the dustry. The best price years ive always been, he said, when CE had 65-70 per cent control the crop, and history showed at. ACE should have greater embership, he added, "and it is j to you members to go out and kout this out and help bring it )OUt." George Woods of Boston, con- jlting- engineer who had been re- ined in an ad.visory capacity, liid he wished to give members of e cooperative his genuine con- "atulations upon the progress it ?'ps made toward unity and regain- g strength in the past year. Re- markable gains had been achieved, he said, and he felt certain that conditions would rapidly be straightened out. W. Ernest Howes The Management Committee ap- pointed at the last annual meeting to supervise the operations of the Sales Company gave its report through W. Ernest Howes, chair- man. Mr. Howes said this com- mittee had met about 30 times dur- ing the past year and had given regular reports of its doings. He discussed the need at the time of the committee's appointment for prompt action in regard to the many bog mortgages outstanding and said steps had been taken to prevent any losses which were not necessary, and that a great ma- jority of the mortgages had been found to be in good order, and the results obtained in this mortgage aspect of the company had been "reasonably satisfactory." He told of the auction sales of some of the company's property last August and of other changes which had been made and praised the eflforts of Miss Sue Pitman as executive vice president and those of John C. Makepeace as treasurer, who had worked without salary. He asked that the committee be discharged. Miss Pitman in her report said the N. E. Sales had kept its agree- ment in every way in the alloca- tions of its crop as advised by Cranberry Growers Council. Its fruit had gone 47 per cent fresh, 43 per cent processed, and 10 per cent eliminated. Number of Directors Reduced One of the most interesting de- velopments of the day was includ- ed in the remarks by President KILL WEEDS AT LESS COST WITH AMSCO STODDARD SOLVENT PROVIDENCE, R. I. Hopkin.s 370 Aliens Avenue 1-1300 BOSTON. MASS. Prospect 60 Foley Street 6-8100 CHICAGO, ILL. Andover 230 N. Michigan . 3-3050 NEW YORK CITY Murray Hill 165 E. 44th Street 2-6490 PHILADELPHIA, PA. RadcliflF 2700 Roberts Ave. 6-3640 MILWAUKEE, WIS. Greenfield 1719 S. 83rd St. 6-2630 LOS ANGELES, Calif. Madison 566 S. Flower St. . 9-2179 PORTLAND, ORE. Broadway Ft. of S. W. Gibbs St. 0679 1 Service in 48 States AMERICAN MINERAL SPIRITS COMPANY &,-jSA Cranberry man gets both ends of 60-40 split! Before installing Triangle ma- chines, this cranberry packager needed 5 operators to turn out 8,000 cellophane bags per day. Now he turns out 12,800 bags with only 3 operators. Triangle machines raised pro- duction 60% ... cut labor 40%. Find out how to split your high packaging costs wide open. Write for literature. (Model shown is A-2 Elect-Tri-Pak New Weigher. Volumetric Fillers, Carton Sealers, Conveyors are also available.) TRIANGLE Package Machinery Co. 6633-5 W. Diversey Ave. Chicago 35, Illinois Fifteen Homer L. Gibbs, who announced that the New England directorship in ACE is to be reduced fi'om 7 to 3 and the total number of Ex- change directors from 20 to 12. This had been d.ecided at a meeting of the directors in New York and economy was one of the reasons for the reduction in number of di- rectors. New England is to have 3, New Jersey 2, Wisconsin Cranberry Sales Company 2, Midwest Cran- berry Cooperative 2, National Cranberry Association 2, and the A. D. Makepeace Company 1, Ore- gon none. This makes a director- 5f Indlvstrml Engines i ttnd Power Units j "Parts and Service" WALTER H. MORETON, CORP. 9 Commercial Ave. Cambridge, Eli. 4-7891 ship board of both class "A" and, class "B'' members. Seventy-four ballots were cast in the elections of various officers with results as follows: Directors, District No. 1 (Dux- bury, Hanson, Kingston, Marsh- tield, Pembroke, Plympton), Fred L. Bailey. Arthur H. Chandler, Paul E. Thompson; District 2 (Ply- mouth), George R. Briggs, Her- bert C. Ellis, Robert C. Hammond, Francis H. Phillips, George E. Short; District .3 (Middleboro), John B. Howes, Wales Andrews, Albert A. Thomas; District 4 (Car- ver), E. W. Burgess, Frank H. Cole, Homer L. Gibbs, Ruel S. Gibbs, Carrol! D. Griffith, Jesse A. Holmes, Russell A. Trufant, Her- bert J. Vaughan, Homer Weston, H. F. Whiting; District 5 (Assonet, Freetown, Lakeville, Marion, Roch- ester, Taunton), George A. Cowen, Herbert E. Dustin, Nahum B. Morse, Arthur D. Benson; District 6 (Wareham), Joseph L. Kelley, Arthur E. Bullock, Chester W. Robbins; District 7 (Barnstable County).. J. Foxcroft Carleton, Louis A. Crowell, W. Ernest Crow- elL Fred S. Jenkins, Walter E. Rowley. Clerk, Miss Sue A. Pitman, treasurer, John C. Makepeace; Class A directors of ACE, Homer Gibbs, George Briggs, Robert C. Hammond,; Nominations for direc- NOW IS THE TIME To Try Some Constructive Thinking And Planning For TKe Coming Season What to budget for weed conti'ol, insect control, sanding, and other bog "musts". It is an excellent time to review those seldom-checked insurance policies. Are they up-to-date, are they adequate, are they written at the lowest possible cost? Call on Eben A. Thacher for experienced assistance in making this review. Brewer & Lord INSURANCE 40 Broad Street, Boston, Mass. Telephone: Hancock 6-0830 Sixtern tors of Cranberry Growers Council Inc., Homer Gibbs and Arthur E Benson. Following the meeting the direc tors in executive session named the same officers as previously, thea being: president, Homer L. Gib first vice president, George Briggs; second vice presided George E. Short; executive via president, Miss Sue E. Pitman, as- sistant treasurer, Miss Pitman, treasurer, Miss Kathryn Pratt. Ex ecutive committee is Messrs Gibbs, DeLong, Clarence Searle o! Wisconsin and Russell Makepeaei of Wareham. It was voted to appropriate i sum for advertising "Eatmoi",' cranberries for the coming season The removal to 5 South Sixth St. New Bedford, Mass., is expected ti be completed prior to June first. T. A. Budd Is Re-eiected As Ace President American Cranbeny Exchang held, its annual meeting at heac quarters, 90 West Broadway, Ne York, April 25, and elected o1 ficers for the coming year. Thes are president, Theodore H. Bud( Pemberton, N. J.; first vice-pres dent. Homer L. Gibbs, West Wan ham, Mass.; second vice-presid,en Harold DeLong, Warrens, Wiscoi sin; third vice-president, George 1 Briggs, Plymouth, Mass.; execi five vice-president, Harold E. Brj iint; secretary, E. C. McGrev treasurer, E. K. Pratt. Directors — Class A: Theodore I Budd, George Briggs, Harold I DeLong, Homer L. Gibbs, Robei C. Hammond, James D. Holmai Lakewood, N. J., Charles L. Lewii Shell Lake, Wisconsin, Russe Makepeace, Waieham, Mass., Da Rezin. Warrens, Wisconsin, Clal ence Searles. Class B: Enoc Bills, Bordentown, N. J., Kennet Garside, Duxbury, Mass. Directors NCA from Exchange- George Briggs, Mass., Vinto Thompson, N. J.. Lloyd Rezin, Wif consin. BE A SUBSCRIBER TO CRANBERRIES Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' Association Holds Spring Meeting A display of equipment developed by cranberry growers of Massachu- setts with view to saving time and money, was a special feature of the annual spring meeting of the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' As- sociation, at the Memorial Town Hall, Wareham, April 24th. The display was the first of its type and it drew considerable in- terest among- the growers. Among the items shown were a number of vine .setters and a variety of appli- cators for 2-4-D weed killer. The entire morning- was given over to the inspection of displays. There were a number of commer- cial exhibits. A feature of the morning's program was a demon- stration of a new hydraulic sanding technique with which the Agricul- tural Engineering Department of the University of Massachusetts is experimenting. This technique is still in the preliminary develop- ment stage, however. Melville C. Beaton, president of the Association, presided at the short business session. The re- poi'ts of officers were presented,, and J. Richard Beattie reported on the frost warning service operated by the association. He said that despite conditions in the industry, the number of subscribers was much the same as last year. Dr. H. J. Franklin of the State Cranberry Experiment Station pre- sided for the speakers' portion of the program. He introduced Dale Sieling, new dean and director of the School of Agriculture and Hor- ticulture of the University of Mas- sachusetts, who recently replaced Fred J. Seavers. Mr. Beattie introduced H. Sidney Vaughan, former director of the Worcester County Extension Ser- vice, who is the new county agent leader, replacing James W. Day- ton, newly appointed as Massachu- sets Extension Service director. Speakers Di'. Franklin then introduced Dr. H. F. Bergman, who gave the latest information on control of cranberry fi iiit viits. Dr. Frederick B. Chandler of the experimental station at East Ware- ham discussed cranberry soils and water relationships. Dr. C. E. Cross spoke on the lat- est information on weed control and. said his new weed bulletin was in the hands of the experiment sta- tion editor. A resume of the work of the De- partment of Agricultural Engin- eering of University of Massachu- setts was given by Prof. H. N. Stapleton, head of that depart- ment. He said there was a great need of agricultural engineers to- day. Prof. Earl Cox of the same department spoke on agricultural engineering as it pertained to cran- berry growing. A review of research work in the processing and storage of cranberries with view to improving quality was given by Dr. W. B. Esselen, of the Department of Food Technology at Amherst. The closing speaker was Dr. Franklin, who announced that a new weed bulletin would be avail- able for distribution in about a month. He also discussed the new chemical, "Ryania", recommended for control of fruit grub. During the afternoon session Melville C. Beaton introduced Har- old E. Bryant, recently appointed general manager of the American Cranberry Exchange. Luncheon at noon was served by the members of the Mom and Dad Club of the East Wai-eham Meth- odist church. Exhibits Exhibitors of commercial equip- ment at the meeting were: Boston Lightning Rod Co., Frost Insecti- Robert W. Savary :HRYLER - PLYMOUTH SALES and SERVICE Goodyear and Federal Tires Repairs on all makes of cars Genuine Parts and Accessoriei- East Wareham, Mass. Tel. Wareham 63-R If you wasit to be a Just ®oii^s atong . . . »^ Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. Seventeen cide Co., C. and L. Equipment Co., Plymouth County Electric Co., Eastern States Farmers' Exchange, Western Pickers Inc., American Agriculture Chemical Co., Paul L. Karstrom Co., Russell Trufant, Monsanto Chemical Co., Niagara Chemical Division, S. B. Penick Co., Walter Morton Corp., J. M. Hack- ett, and Stone and Forsyth. The display of labor-saving and money-saving equipment made by grovifers included the following items: vine setter for small areas, Oscar Marsh; vine setter for small area, George Rounseville; net used in trash removal, State Bog; tool for applying 2-4-D, State Bog; vine setter for small areas, A. D. Make- peace Co., knapsack sprayer with shut-ofF at nozzle, A. D. Makepeace Co.; sling for removing breaks in thermometers, J. J. Beaton Co.; vine setter, J. J. Beaton Co.; tool for applying 2-4-D, Chester Ever- son; equipment for putting- in spil- ing, A. D. Makepeace Co.; vine set- ter for small areas, A. D. Make- peace Co. GROWERS' MUTUAL (Cuntinued from T*age 3) should not be incorporated for the present and that the officers and directors should proceed to hold regional meetings to explain pur- poses of the organization to other Massachusetts growers to obtain larger membership. There are about 1,200 growers in Massachu- setts and it has been estimated that at least half of this number would be needed to make the asso- ciation really effective. Select Name The name was adopted only after considerable debate. A name in- cluding the word "United" was urged by Judge J. Arthur Baker of Bourne, and that "Cape Cod" or "Massachusetts" not be included, as it might and probably would be desirable to extend the group to other growing areas if it proves to be successful. Russell Make- peace said the objects of the pro- posed group could be accomplished through the present Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' Association with a change in by-laws and he feared a new and strong group might prove to be a death blow to the old Cape association, which has confined its activities mainly to cultural and legislative matters, chiefly the former. Other speakers included Melville C. Beaton, who discussed selling F. 0. B. and on consignment; Alfred Pappi, who spoke for immediate organization of the growers at this time, and Mr. Shaw, Mr. Morse and Mr. Robbins. Harold E. Bry- ant, new general manager of American Cranberry Exchange, promised the cooperation of him- self and staff in providing- the group with whatever information was possible regarding selling, whenever requested. Charles Sav- ery suggested the first regional meeting be held at Cotuit on the Cape and this will be some time in June. He said he did not believe the group could have much effect upon marketing this year nor even next and "ossibly not for four or five years, and that it had a long, uphill fight before it, but that a start should be made, however small. The majority seemed in agreement that some sort of a new all-inclusive group at "grow- er level" was needed and a start must be made. "CRANBERRIES" ADVERTISING PAYS BIG DIVIDENDS! Reasonable Rates on Request Boost your harvest with PENNSALT Insecticides When you buy Pennsalt Insecticides, you know you're getting a reliable product, ijacked by the finest manufacturing knowledge and the benefits of wide research. This means higher quality at lower cost to you. And remember, our technical representative is always at your .service. Get Pennsalt Insecticides now! Ry spraying your bogs and rontroljing cranberry pests, you'll boost your yield nt h.iiATsi lime! Fnr infnrmnlinn on pricm and delivery, see ynur local mixer or write to: Agricultural Chemicals Dept. Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company Philadelphia 7, Pa. KRYOCIDE,,,, Nafurai CRYOLITE A favorite for many years with cranberry growers. Controls the cranberry weevil, gypsy moth caterpillar, cranberry blossom worm, false army worm, and fruit worms. PENNSALT WB-50, Wettable Base 50% DDT Micron-sized for better suspen- sion and deposit. Contains su- perior spreaders and stickers for reducing loss from run-off. Controls most cranberry insects. U 1 i I > ^^*'"'-* ^ * agricultural chemicals PROGRESSIVE CHEMISTRY FOR OVER A CENTURY Eifhteen <»»« J«i- 3~ y - Illutration above shows how growers add to sauce sales when they move Ocean Spray into meat departments alongside of chicken. This display is in a Kro«er store in Detroit, Michigan, that sold 9 cases of sauce in the same time it normally requires for 2'/2 cases. What Do You Serve With Cranberry Sauce?... by Betty Buchan Cranberries go well with almost all foods from fish to ice cream, but neither fish nor ice cream help to sell many cranberries. Turkey is quite another story and, since the beginning of the industry's commercial history, has sold more cranberries than any other food. It's still selling them, but creep- ing up fast and with a potential speed that may well put it in the lead is chicken . . . roast chicken, friend chicken, fricasseed chicken, chicken in salads, soups or pies. Until a few years ago, turkey and the tradition of turkey and cranberries at Thanksgiving sold most of the nation's cranberries until a series of bumper crops pro- vided enough of the fruit to supply a year 'round market. But cran- berries didn't have an active year 'round market. The high sales in fall and winter usually dwindled to an off-season lag in the spring and sumnver. In 1948, NCA initiated the Chicken and Cranberry campaign to help remedy the situation. Through a coopei-ative merchan- dising program providing adver- tising funds for grocers featuring Ocean Spray with chicken in news- papers and store displays, NCA gained the interest of thousands of customers in the campaign. Colorful display posters, recipes and advertising aids were made available to the stores, while Ocean Spray sales representatives and brokers' retail men explained the program, pointed out its sales- raising opportunities and helped set up chicken and Ocean Spray features. Almost immediately. Ocean Spi-ay sales from January 1 through August 31 began to climb. From 637,213 cases in 1948, to 797,697 in 1949, to 1,440,224 in 1950. Chicken sales rose, too, and this increased business brought more enthusiastic cooperation from grocers. Importance of Spring And Summer Sales The 1951 campaign has added a new feature to the campaign. The growing importance of spring and summer sales warrants the use of a year 'round pi-omotion program. During the current season, Ocean Spray will be nationally advertised in magazine and newspaper sup- plement around specific holidays. The first was Valentine's Day. The second was Easter. Other promotions will carry over to the Harvest and complete the 12- months plan. 1951 sales, January through April, showed an increase over the first four months of last year, and the goal for 1951 is to show a substantial sales increase over the 4,898,693 cases of Ocean Spray ^old in the calendar year of 1951. Chicken had no food accompani- ment that was generally accepted before the campaign and so cran- berries nret little competition in establishing their affinity. Even more important to the success of the campaign has been the quantitty of chicken available all year round. In fact, if a can of cranberry sauce were sold with every fourth chicken, the year's cranberry crop would be complete- ly depleted. The turkey and cranberry tradi- tion wasn't built in a day, but over a period of generations. Chicken and cranberry sauce will not need so long, and National Cranberry Association's present plans are a ten-year program. According to newspaper surveys, now being conducted, chicken and cranberry sauce is already becoming a na- tional habit. Increased sales dur- ing the spring and summer are convincing proof of the campaign's success, but National Cranberry RUSSELL A. TRUFANT NORTH CARVER, MASS. CARVER 64-11 CULVERTS Prefabricated FLUMES PUMPS CONTROL Cranberry Root Grubs White Grubs • Chokeberry Poison Ivy Wild Bean use S 0 LV AY m PARA-DICHLOROBENZENE The fAassachusetts Cranberry Experiment Station Charts recommend Para-dichlorobenzene for treating Root Grubs, White Grubs, Chokeberry, Poisoivivy and Wild Bean. For best results, bogs should be treated in April or early May. Write for details. SpLVAY PARA-DICHLOROBENZENE FOR Treating cranberry bogs is distributed by THE CRANBERRY TRADING POST • Plymouth, Mass. • Onset, Mass. • North Harwich, Mass. • Bordentown, New Jersey SOLVAY SALES DIVISION ;^ MiLrsTRm^BosiSN s? mass wanted to hear from the consumer, herself, just how the campaign has influenced her. Questions Asked With what meats do you serve cranberry sauce . . . how frequent- ly do you serve it . . . and what brand do you use . . . are some of the general questions leading newspapers throughout the coun- try have been asking their read- ers. To date, results have been re- turned from the Philadelphia Bul- letin, Philadelphia, Penn., the Com- merical Appeal, Memphis, Tenn., and the Toledo Blade and Times, Toledo, Ohio. In Toledo, 91 percent of those answering the survey said they serve cranberries with chicken. In this same territory, cranberries are used frequently with pork, and turkey is in third place as an ac- companiment for cranberries. Forty percent serve cranberries once a month or oftener, and 64 jiercent buy Ocean Spray. Eighty-nine percent of the read- ers surveyed by the Commercial Appeal serve cranberries with chicken. 60 percent serve cran- berries with turkey. Pork, again, is among the favored meats with 36 percent serving cranberries with pork. Many serve cranberries with all three, as the percentages indi- cate, but chicken is the favorite. 44 percent stated they serve cran- berries once a month or oftener and 61 percent buy Ocean Spray brand. Of the consumers surveyed by the Philadelphia Bulletin, over 89 percent said they serve cranberries with poultry. Pork again came next with a vote of 40 percent. 76 percent said they serve cran- berries once a month or more, and over 51 percent said that Ocean Spray is the brand they buy. Magazine Survey A similar survey made by the Woman's ■ Home Companion, a woman's magazine with national coverage, asked more specific questions. Unlike the newspaper surveys which asked "With what meats do you serve cranberry sauce," the Companion listed turkey and a variety of chicken dishes. 92 percent checked turkey and 90 poiccnt roast chicken. HR percent I wenly eat cranberries with fried chicken, 14 percent with chicken salad, 11 percent with chicken pie, and 20 percent with other forms of chicken. This shows that roast chicken, like turkey, is the dish that most commonly suggests cranberries to the consumer. Other chicken dishes, especially fried chicken, are having cran- oerries as an accompaniment more ind more frequently. In the Com- panion survey, 52 percent said they serve cranberry sauce once i month or oftener and an addi- ional 16 percent serve cranberry sauce at least 6 times a year. A more detailed study of the areas, but the general trend is chicken and cranberry habit can already indicated from those that be made as reports of the surveys have been completed. Cranberries come in from the various market are clickin' with chicken. MATHEWS CONVEYER and TRACK Frost Insecticide Co. ARLINGTON, 74 Box 36 MASS. Your Country Needs Efficiency Today ELECTRICITY Adds to Efficiency in Your Home Life, In Your Cranberry Business. Plymouth County Electric Co. WAREHAM Tel. 200 PLYMOUTH Tel. 1300 Eatmor Cranberries "Wherever the business of fruit growing has been developed in a way to make it more than a gamble, the work has been accomplished by organizations which have sufficient patronage to regulate distri- bution." Added membership in the New England Cranberry Sales Company will aid materially in strengthening this "cranberry growers' cooper- ative" and in regulating the distribution of the cranberry crop. THE NEW ENGLAND CRANBERRY SALES COMPANY 9 Station Street Middleboro, Mass. TELEPHONE 200 Here's What Our Customers Say About OCEAN SPRAY- From Ossining, N. Y.: "I've used your product for years, and find no equal to it." From Cle Elum, Washington : "Ocean Spray is handled exclusively by our grocer and we don't mind a bit. We like it very much." From Detroit, Michigan : "It is the best cranberry sauce I have ever eaten. I use it all the time and serve it with all kinds of meats and salads." From San Antonio, Texas: "I think your cranberry sauce is delightful. We use it the year 'round." From Elmwood Park, 111.: "May I add my praises to the numerous ones you must have received for a truly wonderful product. We are never without several cans on our shelves." From Belle Plaine, Kansas: "I wish to thank you for your product. It is one of the very few items I buy that I know can be served without any extra attention. Hav- ing been a working girl and now a housewife, I feel that I am qualified to praise your jellied cranberry sauce not only for its flavor and econom- ical qualities, but also for its convenience." CUSTOMER APPROVAL LIKE THIS IS BUILDING A LARGER YEAR-ROUND MARKET FOR OCEAN SPRAY PRODUCTS. SINCE 1940 Fall Sales (Sept. — Dec.) have increased 240% Spring and Summer Sales (Jan. — Aug.) have increased 573% JOIN THE COOPERATIVE WITH A GROWING FUTURE JOIN Nauo.nal Cranberry AssociatioiN Hanson, Massachusetts Onset, Massachusetts St. Johns Canada The Growers' Cooperative Branches at: North Harwich, Massachusetts Bordentown, New Jersey North Chicago, Illinois Coquille, Oregon Markham, Washington Long Beach, Washington 9281X00 s^B^s '■^%s -dxa 'x3^ SERVING THE CRANBERRY INDUSTRY Morris April Bros. Bridgeton - Tuckahoe New Jersey Apples Cranberries Peaches GROWERS AND SHIPPERS CRANBERRY GROWERS Choose and Use Niagara Dusts, Sprays and Dusters Niagara Chemical Division Food Machinery and Chemical Corporation Middleport, New York Cape & Vineyard Electric Company Offices : Chatham Falmouth Hyannis Provincetown Vineyard Haven Hall & Cole Established 184S Incorporated Commission Merchants and Jobbers 94 Faneuil Hall Market 102 BOSTON, MASS. Wareham Savings Bank and Falmouth Branch Welcome Savings Accounts Loans on Real Estate Safe Deposit Boxes to Rent PHONE WAREHAM 82 FALMOUTH 80 appi.es and cranberries specialties Car Lot Receivers BRICCS & STRATTON, CLINTON, WISCONSIN, LAWSON, and HERCULES ENGINES E-xpert Workmanship Only Genuine Parts used Engine Driven Generators For Emergency Portable and All Applications Power Mowers and Tractors Serviced Alan Painten Co. Established 1922 Tel. 334 HANOVER, MASS. VOLTA OIL CO. ni.stributor of the Famous TEXACO WATER WHITE KEROSENE STODDARD SOLVENT For your Bog Tels. 840 Ply. and 1340-R Plymouth, Mass. Hedge Road, North Plymouth The National Bank of Wareham Conveniently located (or Cranberry men Fiinrls always available for sound loans Complete Banking Service Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Mass. Cranberry Station and Field Notes by J. RICHARD BEATTIE Extension Cranberry Specialist Dr. H. J. Franklin's final keeping quality forecast will be released by the middle of June. Growers are urged to be looking for this fore- cast which will be mailed out by county agricultural agents. Con- ditions to date (May 28) indicate that if the present temperatures continue until the middle of June and we experience normal rainfall for this period growers should be prepared to control fruit rots on certain of their early water bogs this year. Insect Bulletin Completed Dr. H. J. Franklin's new Insect Bulletin No. 445, Parts II-VII, is being distributed to cranberry growers. It is available through your agricultural agent's office, the Mailing Room at the Univei-sity of Massachusetts in Amherst, and the Cranberry Experiment Station. Every grower should have a copy. This supplement completes Dr. Franklin's insect bulletin. It is beautifully illustrated and follows the pattern presented in Part I, which was released two years ago. We suggest that growers might like to have the two insect bulletins bound together. There are several bookbinding establishments in the area. Incidentally, it might be well to have the three cranberry weather bulletins bound together at the same time. These weather bulletins include Nos. 402, 43.3, and 4. "in. Timely Tips From Dr. Cross We have some timely notes from Dr. C. E. Cross on weed control. He reconrmends that the whirl disc that fans out the spray in a knapsack sprayer nozzle should be removed when applying Stoddard Solvent as a spot treatment under the vines. The removal of this disc results in a single stream of Stod- dard that can bo directed at the base or crown of the weed without injury to the new vine growth. If Stoddard is applied carefully fol- lowing these directions, this treat- ment can be used effectively dur- ing the summer months for the control of small brambles, loose- strife, and asters. Growers have found 2, 4-D a very useful weed killer, particu- larly in the control of 3-square grass. The recommendation this year states that a 20 percent dilu- tion of 2, 4-D is adequate to check this weed. For example, if a grow- er purchases a gallon of 2, 4-D containing 40 percent active ingre- dients, he should add 1 gallon of water to make a 20 percent dilu- tion. Growers have found that the "rack" technique is an effective method of applying this chemical to 3-square grass. We refer to the method of tacking a wide band of cloth to a light frame of wood, moistening the cloth with 20 per- cent dilution of 2, 4-D and sweep- ing it over the vines but touching the tops of 3-square grass. Be sure to choose a warm' day, and don't allow the chemical to drip onto the vines. Several applica- tions are necessary to check this particular weed. Dr. Cross has found that iron sulphate is very effective in con- trolling large cinnamon and royal ferns, if applied as follows: Place a small amount of this chemical at" the base of these ferns. One handful should treat three or four ferns. Asters and pitchforks are plentiful, and iron sulphate applied dry as recommended in the weed chart — is very effective. Harvest Labor A special cranberry labor com- mittee has been appointed to con- sider the harvest problem. This committee has met and has come to the following conclusions. 1. The labor situation is crit- ical, and the local supply of help will not be adequate to meet our harvest needs. 2. Imported labor will probably be required this fall. 3. The only imported labor available will be Puerto Ricans. Such help can be used for any work related to the cranberry in- dustry. 4. Steps should be taken now by growers to determine their har- vest labor requirements, particu- larly the numjber that will have to be imported. The following program was adopted by this committee which includes a representative from each of our cranberry marketing agen- cies, county agricultural agents, the Mass. Division of Employment Security, and the Cranberry Spe- cialist. 1. The county agricultural agents will contact all cranberry growers, outlining the problem and how it will be managed. 2. The marketing agencies have been asked to determine the labor needs for their particular growers. 3. Growers should inform their respective marketing agencies of their harvest labor requirements by July 1 at the very latest. Those growers who have no established marketing agency should inform the local office of the Mass. Divi- sion of Employment Security of their requirem'ents. These offices are located in Brockton, Hyannis and New Bedford. 4. The Employment Security office is prepared to import Puerto Ricans if local supplies of labor are not adequate. 5. Housing will be furnished by the grower, and the requirements are very reasonable. There is also a possibility of a centralized labor camp if conditions warrant one. 6. Imported help will be paid the prevailing wage. The cran- berry labor committee will assist in determining the prevailing wage after considering all factors in- volved. Cape Cranberry Clinics The Barnstable County cran- berry clinics will be held again this year during June and July. Bert Tomlinson, County Agent, has completed arrangements. Men from the Cranberry Experiment Station will be present to assist growers with their cranberry bog problems. This year, there will be additional clinics. The schedule is as follows: Upper Cape clinics, New Eng- land Cranberry Sales Company screen house. West Barnstable — 9:00 a. m., to 10:30 a. nr. Bog visits from 10:30 a. m., until 12:00 noon by request. Schedule of dates: Monday, June 4; Wednesday, June 13; Wednesday, June 20; Wednesday, June 27; Thursday, July 5; Wednesday, July 11; Wed- nesday, July 18. Lower Cape cranberry clinics, National Cranberry Association screenhouse. North Harwich — same dates as above, but clinics will be held in the afternoon from 1:30 to 3:00, and bog visits will be made by request from 3:00 to 4:30 p. m. County Agent Lew Norwood, Plymouth County, is arranging some clinics for the northern half of his county. The schedule will be announced later. BANDON 1951 HARVEST FESTIVAL PLANS BEGUN William F. Steward has been re- elected president of the Bandon (Oregon) Cranberry Festival As- sociation for the 1951 fall harvest observation. Ivan Cook is vice president, succeeding Mrs. Paul IJetert. Mrs. Archie Allen is re- elected secretary and Mrs. Ivan Cook treasurer to succeed Mrs. Jim Olsen. To make an even more impress- ive celebration the association de- cided it should start preparation earlier than usual this year. Mrs. Paul Colgrove has been named chairman of the parade committee; Mrs. C. G. Girard queen contest- ant supervisor and L. L. Fel- sheim, editor, Bandon World, publicity. Patronize Our Advertisers CRANBERRIES The National Cranberry Magazine WESTERN PICKERS, INC. 1172 HEMLOCK AVE. COOS BAY, OREGON One of the great objectives of growing Cranberries is to make a profit. This is done by keeping the costs below the amount of money taken in. We have no great amount of control, individually, about how much we are going to receive for our berries, but we certainly can decide if we will spend any given amount of money to produce berries. Even this decision is hard to make as it involves spending money before you get any returns. It is like driving an old car. We spend more money every month for extra gas and upkeep than it would cost to borrow money for a new one, hut a lot of us still drive the old wagon because we hate to put out a lot of money at this time. And so it goes untl the old bus falls apart and we must get another one or walk. This generally hap- pens when the mortgage becomes due. The answer, of course, to all this continuous money worry about picking cranberries is in mechanization of picking. You can then do all vour own work at your own time. The only reason that all Cranberry Growers do not have a Western Picker is that it costs money to buy one, and he will try to get along without one for another year, or until he gets his feet under himself. All of a sudden he discovers that wages have gone skyrocketing, that he must pay Social Security charges, and he has not bothered yet to find scoopers for his crop and now cannot find enough. Then the mortgage is about due. While the Western Picker is not perfect yet, over 80 percent of the Western Pickers used in Washington, Oregon, Wisconsin and Massachu- setts harvested over 10 acres of cranberries per machine. Thus it took less than 2 years picking to pay for the machine. Tests reported by D. J. Crowley, Supt. of the Washington State Bog as reported in the Astoria, (Ore.) Budget February 2, 1951, stated that: "little diff'erence in keeping quality of berries which were hand- picked, dry scooped or harvested dry with the Western Picker. The breakdown was rapid in berries that had submerged for several hours. A noticeable difference was found in the keeping qualities of cranberries which were cleaned by different mills". Since the Western Picker is not infallible, you have to use some discretion in it's use. It is not wise to begin picking too early. It is not good to pick at too great a speed. The position of the middle con- veyor i-oller should be watched. If it is not properly adjusted it causes plugging and plugging bruises berries. (A lot of bruising is caused by the haphazard m'ethod of vine separating on shore.) With any normal amount of checking of the berries while picking is done, the results of picking with the Western Picker are highly satis- factory. Ask the Grower who owns and runs one. Over 90 percent of these would not sell their Western Picker at any price if they thought they could not replace it. Until your vines have been trained once for mechanical picking, you are working under a partial handicap. This would also happen if you tried to handscoop in any other direction than the way your vines had been trained. But picking with the Western Picker the second year and after- wards makes a very noticeable difference in the lesser number of bruised berries, in the lesser amount of vines pulled, in the lesser amount of loss by shrinkage, and in the greater number of berries produced on an average bog. In piactieally every case the owner of a Western Picker is enthu- siastic about his cost of picking, the ease of picking, the lack of cash money spent for picking, and the good job of pruning and raking that the Western Picker did on his bog. Eventually you'll own a Western Pickei' — why not now before war production cuts off the supply? (AnVT) o t^'"'"*"°"'''''^<'^^v^ ISSUE OF JUNE. t951-VOL. 16, NO. 2 Publiahed monthly at The Courier Print Shop, Main St., Wareham, Massachusetts. Subscription, $S.OO per year. Bntarcd as second-class matter January 26, 1943, at the post-office at Wareham. Massachusetts, under the Act of March S, 187§ FRESH FROM THE FIELDS Compiled by C J. H. MASSACHUSETTS Rainfall Average For May May started out as a very dry month. In fact gardens, lawns and cranberry bogs were beginning to feel the effects of the lack of pre- cipitation. Up to the night of the 23rd there had been only 1.45 inches. Then came a heavy storm with high winds and gusty rain. There had been some worry up to that time because of an unusually- early hurricane which had been creeping up the coast for several days. However, this was not the hurricane or its fringe, as that had passed out to sea, but an en- tirely new storm. There followed disagreeable weather with frequent rains until the recording at the State Bog, East Wareham on May 31 was 3.17 inches, or about a normal average for the month of May. Frost Damage Sight There had been some frost losses here and there in April and early May, but the injury was so slight that Dr. Franklin did not think it worth while to put the degree in any percentage. Temperature Above Normal Sunshine was probably some- what above average and the tem- perature was also above average, about tow degrees a day. The de- parture from normal in degree days at Boston Weather Bureau was plus 60. The departure from normal since January first was plus 689 at the end of May. Bog Conditions "Good" Condition of bogs was considered generally "good," even "very good." Some bogs, however, did not look so well, the first part of rain at that time had not done any Four the month, at least. The lack of good, and particularly as the lat- ter part of April had been dry. Some felt the crop may be spotty. Perhaps better on bogs which normally do well without too much attention, as Massachusetts, like bogs everywhere have not in gen- eral had the best of care for the past two or three years because of the obvious reason of lack of fi- nances. Some Fireworms Blackhead flreworm was show- ing up toward the end of the raonth. Other insect were blossom worm, weevels and false army worms and of course there is some false blossom difficulty, not lessening any due to the same lack of money for adequate bog atten- tion. However, in generally the spring insect situation does not look bad. Harvest Labor The harvest labor situation is being given intensive consideration at this time (see Beattie's "Sta- tion and Field Notes) and Puerto Rican agriculture labor will be im- ported for cranberry work. Personal "Del" Hammond, of Wisconsin Cranberry Sales Company and Leo Sorenson of Midwest Cranberry Coopei'ative were visitors of the Massachusetts cranberry area for a couple of days during the middle of the month. Cape Cod is, of course, "home territory" for Ham- mond, but it was Sorenson's first visit to the bogs of Massachusetts. They visited a number of pieces of property. State Bog, N. E. Cranberry Sales Company office J and NCA at Hanson. ATLANTIC WATER WHITE KEROSENE Pumped directly onto bog through a spray nozzle. • STODDARD SOLVENT PETROLEUM SALES & SERVICE, INC. Hedge Road - Plymouth, Mass. Phone Plymouth 1499 WISCONSIN Growth Progressing Nicely At the end of May the growth of the marshes was progressing very nicely. Tenrperatures were above normal, although precipitation was below. Extensive Frost Damage But the had news of the month was frost. There were 17 warn- ings during May. A severe freeze occurred on the night of May 9 and the morning of the 10th in the Northern area marshes, extending from Three Lakes to Hayward. Temperatures ranged fom 11 to 19 degrees. Estimates of losses for the growers hit ran from 20 to 75 percent and it is considered safe to say that the damage incurred will affect the state total next fall. Another frost occurred on the night of May 22 in the central part of the state. Temperatures ran about 22-23. Several marshes suf- fered quite severe damage. This loss in general was also rather serious. Fireworm Fireworms were hatching at the end of the month and control measures were in general use. Ending of the month saw generally warm weather. NEW JERSEY "Business" Picking Up A definite upswing in courage is being reported in New Jersey as in other areas, and this is re- flected in some increase in the am'ount of bog activity. There is some new planting. Theodore H. Budd, Jr., is putting in new vines, Isaiah Haines is carrying out an LABOR SHORTAGE? HIGH COSTS? Not when spraying and dusting- are done with our airplanes and helicopters. • AIRBORNE SPRAYERS Bedford Airport Lexington, Mass. Lex. 9-2400 extensive sanding program for the J. J. White Company. Orders for insecticides and fertilizers have picked up. Improved Acreage Some are active in replanting. These include Ethelbert Haines and Brothers, John Cutts, Lippincott and Worth, Penn Producing Co., Austin Bozarth. A 70 acre tract of Anthony DeMarco at Chats- worth, which was set entirely by machine planter is developing nicely. Anthony Colasurdo has been fertilizing his bogs by air- plane. Temperature Below Normal The average temperature for May at Pemberton was 61.68 de- grees. In state of the fact that the maximum on 12 days was 80 above, this average is still below normal. Total rainfall was 4.48 inches or 1.32 above the mean. Five Frosts There were five nights of frost. May 4th, 24-29; 6th, 27-34; 7th, 29-34; 12th, 28-34; 13th, 22-29. Personals John Cutts, Isaac Harrison, Theodore H. Budd, Sr., and James Hohnan were at Hanson, Massa- chusetts on May 28th discussing the new contract between NCA and Cranberry Growers' Council. Mrs. George Kelley of West Creek is recovering from an oper- ation in a Lakewood hospital. John Ellis of Whitesbog' will take take over the management of the North Branch bogs, the prop- erty of his sister, the former Mrs. Joseph Darlington. Charles Conrad, Sr. Charles Conrad, Sr., of Barne- gat, N. J., died on May 26 at the age of 81. Mr. Conrad's family came to Barnegat in 1874. He and his brother had been growing cranberries near Barnegat since 1910. RETIRING C. M. CHANEY PRESENTED GIFT Upon his retirement as executive vice-president of American Cran- berry Exchange, C. M. Chaney was feted at a luncheon by employ- ees of the company. He was pre- sented with the gift of a portable typewriter. The presentation was made by E. C. McGrew. Those attending included: Les- ter F. Haines, Chicago office; Kathryn F. Pratt, Elizabeth C. McNally, Nan Neville, Mary M. Eager, William F. Kernochan, Stephen J. Ladas and Stanley Ben- son, all of New York office. Not present but participating in the gift were Edna E. McKillop and Roger V. Weston of Chicago, Nora Adams, Edward C. McGeorges and Harold E. Bryant, successor to Mr. Chaney. IRRIGATION + FLEX-0-SEAL PORTABLE PIPE + RAINBIRD SPRINKLER HEADS + GORMAN RUPP PUMPING UNITS + SUCTION AND DISCHARGE FIHINGS Write for free descriptive literature on steel and aluminum pipe, sprinklers, and pumping units in all sizes. VEG-ACRE FARMS, IRRIGATION DIV. Forestdale, Cape Co^, Mass., Tel. Osterville 719 FfY? ''Charlie" Dempze, One of The Most Cooperative Minded Wisconsin Growers Came into Cranberries in 1903 to Pick on Gaynor Marsh, Now Manages Property and Has Other Interests — A Member of Sales Company Since 1926. matured, plus 14 newly-set. The vines are chiefly natives, about 70, the rest being McFarlins, Searles, Prolifics and five of Howes, the latter eastern variety producing a smaller berry and not being as productive as the Searles or Mc- Farlins. Top Yield at Gaynor 7,242 Barrels in 194fi Like Carver, what is now the townsship of Cranmoor contained iSXi by Clarence J. Hall One of the pillars of cooperation in Wisconsin is Charles W. Dempze of the Gaynor Cranberry Company. He became a member of the Wis- consin Cranberry Sales Company in 1926, when he took over the man- agement of the Gaynor, one of the largest and long most successful of marshes in the state. And well might Mr. Dempze, with his heritage of cranberry inter- est believe firmly in the value of cooperative effort, for it was the late Judge John A. Gaynor who is generally credited with being the father of the co-operative movement in the industry in conjunction with the late A. U. Chaney, and his brother, Chester M. Chaney of American Cranberry Exchange. It was Judge Gaynor who, with his brother, James, persuaded "A. U." to go east and induce eastern growers to sign up in a program which eventually led to the organi- zation of the state sales company and the Exchange. Ho too made a trip to the East himself to make certain this idea was carried through. He also took a leading part in the early scientific develop- ment of the industry. This infor- mation is nothing new to cran- berry growers, of course, as the memory of Judge Gaynor is still fresh, especially in Wisconsin, but it does no harm now and then to refresh the recollections of some of the pivotal moments in the cran- berry industry. Particularly at this tinre of stress and strain. Marsh One of Oldest The Gaynor marsh is one of the oldest in the state, having been in continuous operation since 1878. It is a stock company, organized by the late James. The Gaynor marsh is in Cran- moor, which is Wisconsin's Car- ver, in concentration of cranberry growing and production. It is flooded by the "Cranberry Ditch," put in about ten years ago, being one of the principal factors in put- ting Cranmoor up to the produc- tion it has now obtained, and also from Hemlock ancjl Elm creeks. There is a reservoir of 1400 acres. Total acreage of the property is about 2,000 and the map shows there are 97 3/10 acres in vines much natural and prolific cran- berry ground. There were "is- lands" of pine trees and the floating marsh. When the pioneers opened this wilderness up, such as Ralph Smith, S. N. Whittlesey and the others, they often came into the area in boats from the settle- ment at the present Wisconsin Rapids. So unstable was the marsh land in many parts that boats were poled through and over the quak- ing land and through channels for a distance of about four miles towards the Rapids. In this way supplies were brought in. Some of the floating islands and the channels remain today. Dempze Came In With Week's Bread Supply Dempze came to the area as a small boy, in 1903 with his mother. He recalled how he and she came out with just enough bread to last them a week. They picked berries for the Gaynors for a week, got paid, then went into town for another week's supply. They came back to the Gaynors for several seasons. He has continued his story of how he waded around watching Mr. Gaynor, while the latter oper- ated flood gates. Mr. Gaynor gave You can have confidence in the Cape Cod Cranberry Cooperative Inc. • Nationwide Distribution for Cape Cod Cranberries O Aggressive sales planning and control • Efficient and economical operations • Simplified accounting — prompt payments • Cooperating with other agencies to correct present weaknesses of the cranberry industry. MEMBERSHIP OPEN write or phone CAPE COD CRANBERRY COOPERATIVE, Inc. 17 Court Street, Plymouth, Mass. Tel. Plymouth— 1760 Six 11(1 iiulice of hiiu until suddenly one day he said, "Hey, you, you've been following me around for two years, watching how I do this. Now you do it yourself." So the young Dempze began working for the Gaynors, picking, pruning and doing other odd jobs, finally working steadily. He re- calls, however, he worked for less than some of the other wrarsh employees were paid. But, he thought he would get farther ahead if he stuck with one com- pany. He has been working at the Gaynors ever since, and the success he has achieved in the in- dustry proves he was right in his early theory of sticking to one out- fit. Became Manager in 1926 In 1926, at the death ofMrs. Gaynor, the Judge having died in 1915, he was made manager. It was then he himself became a member of Wisconsin Sales, Mr. Gaynor having been a charter member. He is still manager and also vice-president. President is Richard Lawless of the First Nat- ional Bank of Wisconsin Rapids. Although staying with the Gay- nor deal, Mr. Dempze has other irons in the Wisconsin cranberry fire. He is owner and manager of one of the more productive marshes in the State — the Dempze Marsh, which is just north of Biron village. There the property con- sists of a total of 54 acres, with 80 in vines. This was purchased in 1932. He is part owner and president (if the Elm Lake Cranberry Com- pany and vice-president of the J. Mr. Dempze and son, Gordon (CRANBERRIES photo) J. Emmerick Cranberry Company. All of which shows he hasn't done so badly for a poor boy, who saw his futui'e in the cranberry industry, and in sticking loyally to one interest, the Gaynor Cran- berry Company. Of course the fact that Mr. Dempze is a first class grower, shrewd, discerning, far- sighted and strictly honest, had something to do with this, and the respect in which he is held by other Wisconsin growers. The Dempze Marsh The Dempze march is chiefly McFarlins, about 80 percent, and Searles. On the average the pro- duction has been about 1200 bar- rels a year and the last two he produced 85 barrels to the acre. The Gaynor marsh has one of the finest screenhouses in the Wis- consin industry. This is a struc- ture 100 ft. by 80, in the main building three stories high, made of tile and steel, set on a concrete base. When being planned it was feared this massive building might settle in the marshy ground of Cranmoor, but although many tons ot steel were used it is as firm and. level as the day it was built. There is easy storage capacity for 8,000 barrels, but one or two thousand nrore could be put in. Screening equipment includes 7 Bailey separators, capable of hand- ling 300 barrels a day. There is cellophane equipment (Holm) con- siderably made over to Mr. Demp- ze's ideas, which can pack 250 barrels a day. (Continued on Page 16) USE AGRICO: /or Cranberries A QUALITY FERTILIZER FOR A QUALITY CROP For the name of your nearby Agrico Agent Call or Write The AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL CO. North Weymouth, Mass. or Harold L. Eldridge, 64 Gibbs Ave., War eham, Mass. Telephone Wevmouth 9-2640 Tel. Whm. 168-W Seven SOIL DATA ON NUTRITION ON WASHINGTON STATE BOGS by R. Anderson Fisher Northwest Soil Testing Service, Seattle, Washington This is a report on a study of the plant food levels in twenty- five cranberry bogs of known con- sistent yield capacities over sev- eral years time. It was begun for the Grayland Cranberry Growers' Association to demonstrate the value of soil testing for this crop. As the data accumulated indicate nutritional requirements not previ- ously reported for this crop, they are presented here. The method of analysis was that of Peech and English (1) except for determination of nitrate nitro- gen with diphenylamine and of "slow phosphorus" by extraction for three hours at pH2, — the pH2 extracting solution being a 0.3 per- cent solution of potassium acid sulphate (2). Figures are in pounds per acre in plow depth. As might be expected from the pH preferences of cranberries, the indications from this data are that the metallic elements play an un- usually determining role in the yield of this crop. The reason cranberries prefer to grow be- tween pH4.2 and pH5.0 is that normally there are much greater supplies of available iron between these limits, while the relative pro- portions of soluble aluminum and manganese are ordinarily reduced. In the accompanying table of food contents the bogs have been arranged in the order of descend- ing yield. The high yielding bogs are those having a high content of available iron (Fe) and at least twice as much available iron as aluminum (Al), other things being equal. Where the content of iron is several times that of the alum- inum the actual amount present apparently may be smaller. These figures also suggest that mangan- ese (Mn) becomes injurious In con- centrations of over fifteen pounds per acre. Of the major plant food ele- ments only potassium is shown to be insufficient at times from these figurues. It is suggested that lack of potassium reduces yields where the supply goes as low as fifty pounds per acre. Our analytical data on peat for other crops sub- stantiate this finding for potas- sium. Nitrogen in the form of am- monia is revealed, at times, to be in injurious excess in this study. The figures indicate that best results will be obtained when the ammonia nitrogen (NH3N) does not run over forty-five pounds per acre. Ammonia nitrogen in the form of ammonium sulfate is the most widely used fertilizer, partic- ularly when vine growth is poor. Successful growers, however, have learned to use this food quite suc- cessfully through experience. Soil testing can save much uncertainty here. (Continued on Page 10) SOIL JiSAViSES ALTI CfiAUBSRRY YIELDS ' He. el Beg Feet Yields pH Ve Al Un K jfflj B JJOj U Ce Ug P Slew 1 300 bble . 4.9 600 46 1 100 3 10 760 128 10 ,., 4 0 2 278 " 4.* 268 116 .6 90 16 IB 7 280 Zl99 600 _ 8_, 276 1 3 200+ • 4.4 260 30 1 110 0 ,!__ 2 7 14 1 3 4 200 » 4.3 46 3 1 130 6 4 B 200 " 8.1 160 46 8 360 18 6 630 " 70 10 8 6 200 " 6.1 316 66 3 376 18 3 600 100 1 7 180 • 4.9 66 20 10 210 80 5 _ 6 800 320 . 460^. _a2.CL._ .0^ 8 8 180 " 4.9 60 26 6 250 88 I .. 3 17 9 176 " 4.8 136 0 1 140 800 j 270 7 10 160 " 6.0 150 46 3 150 6 3 550 280 1 . 16 I 11 160 " 4.6 100 22 1 176 23 16 17 _1170_ 630 _-.12B . 65 2 , 1 0 12 120 " 4.2 46 26 2.5 76 16 3 13 120 • 4.6 130 20 6 125 48 13 868 58 1 0 14 110 " 4.6 40 136 1 120 16 19 400 6 3 ' 0 15 100 " 4.6 16 166 .2 146 30 13 280 5 1 ' 0 le 100 " 4.4 10 200 1 68 26 15 300 0 0 0 17 100 " 4.4 56 180 .3 80 13 20 430 0 - 0 18 100 " i 4.4 26 11 _,5 108 18 11 75a 1^0.. 5 : 26 19 100 " 4.8 60 36 22 140 3 5 600 290 0 : 32 20 100 " . 4.9 126 8 ! 8 50 60 6 &50 31Q_.. 1 30 21 70 " 1 4.6 10 100 1 .3 155 50 13 630 120 0 1 0 22 60 '• • 4.3 2.6 3 1 10 20 15 66 860 295 0 ; 18 24 60 6.0 200 60 1 36 160 85 5 1000 310 13 0 7 : 30 •• 4.6 200 ! .8 50 46 16 260 0 0 29 10 " 4.2 45 30 ' 2.5 21*0 260 ] 24 930 I 60 j ^ .^ 2 1 Ei; f»»» (^ditMals Vol. 16 No, 2 ISSUE OF JUNE 1951 \^ *;;^HUC««9«Rr«,<;,^!^ WE MUST SELL OUR PRODUCTION 1"'HE productive capacity of this country is said to be one of the marvels of the century. (According to recent figures by the Department of Commerce the total out- put of national products of all kinds is reaching a pace of $313,000,000,000 a year.) One of the marvels of this century of cranberry growing may be said to be our ability to grow the quantity of cran- berries we have produced in recent years. "We can expect a crop of 1,000,000 bbls. next fall and we must be prepared to sell that amount", the latest issue of NCA's Cooperative Cranberry News pre- dicted. This is about the earliest estimate we have heard this year if this really may be considered an estimate and not merely an expressed possibility. Where practical- ly a million-barrel crop was produced last year and harvests have been so large lately it may not come about. But with the last part of that statement there can be no dis- pute— the industry must be prepared to sell whatever the production may be. As has been said before, the industry is now reaping the rewards of better cul- tural methods all along the line — more and constantly improving mechanism, better insecticides and greater use, better frost warning services. Interest in these things on the part of the majority of growers has brought about bigger crops. Now there is vastly increased interest by growers in the marketing end. May this help bring about sufficient increase in sales to offset the increase in the harvest. AWAKE TO OUR PROBLEM AND there assuredly does seem to be a quite general optimism that a lot more cranberries are going to be more easily moved. This, we feel, is borne out by cer- tain developments. For one thing, a real year-'round market is being developed through processing. For 26 consecutive months now, NCA has made gains in its sauce sales. It probably must be gener- ally recognized that with the huge crops we are faced with each year, processing must play a more important part. A mil- lion-barrel crop is just too many cranber- ries to dispose of in the relatively brief fresh fruit markets. Sales must be spread CRANBERRIES - WAREHAM, MASSACHUSETTS Subscription $3.00 per year Advertising rates upon application Editor and Publisher CLARENCE J. HALL EDITH S. HALL— Associate Editor CORRESPONDENTS-ADVISORS Wisconsin C. D. HAMMOND, Jr. Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin Washington— Oregon J. D. CROWLEY Cranberry Specialist Long Beach, Wash. ETHEL M. KRANICK Banilon, Oregon Massachusetts DR. HENRY J. FRANKLIN Director Mass. State Cranberry Experiment Station East Wareham, Mass. BERTRAM TOMLINSON Barnstable County Agricultural Agent Barnstable, Mass. New Jersey CHARLES A. DOEHLERT, New Jersey Cranberry and Blueberry Station Pemberton, New Jersey over the whole twelve months. As for the fresh market, it is encourag- ing to find a Fresh Cranberry Institute actually launched, taking in the major fresh fruit co-op, ACE and some independ- ents. We seem to be becoming fully awake as to what we are up against with so many cranberries to sell each year. TOEFERRING back to our thought on our progress in pest control, we read that the "hot" war against insect and disease pests is getting hotter all the time. Al- though last year's losses to farmers are esti- mated at 10 billion dollars, the wholesale value of agricultural chemicals sold was 200 million dollars, and "rapid and sure progress is being made." Nine Soil Data (Continued from Page 8) In conclusion it should be men- tioned that in the course of gath- ering the samples some of these growers expressed the belief that iron sulfate, used for weed killing, had actually stimulated the cran- berry vines into greater fruitful- ness. No doubt, cranberries grown under ideal conditions will contain higher amounts of iron than so far reported and come to be sought after by dieticians. List of Bogs Tested 1, Bill Huovila; 2, J. A. Smith; 3, Johnny Smith; 4, Steve Valatco- viteh; 5, Einer Waara; 6, Einer Waaara; 7, Einer Waara; 8, Ernie Johnson; 9, Jack Jattala; 10, Bill Smith; 11, Henry Huovila; 12, Alun Lewis; 13, Martin Hendrick- son, all of Grayland, Washington; 14, Ennis Loshbaugh, Bandon, Ore- gon; 15, Lewis McGeorge, Coos Bay, Oregon; 16, Ennis Loshbaugh, Bandon, Oregon; 17, Ennis Losh- baugh, Bandon, Oregon; 17, Ennis Loshbaugh, Bandon, Oregon; 18, Ben Olsen, Grayland, Washington; 19, Dave Pi-yde, Grayland, Wash- ington; 20, Emil Maki, Grayland, Washington; 21, Lewis McGeorge, Coos Bay, Oregon; 22, Dave Pryde, Grayland, Washington; 23, Bill Smith, Grayland, Washingluii; 24, Lewis McGeorge, Coos Bay, Oregon; 25, Alun Lewis, Gray- land, Washington. Literature Cited (1) Peech, Michael and English Leah, 1944, Rapid Microchemical Soil Tests. Soil Science Vol. 57: 167-195. (2) Fisher, R. Anderson and Tiomas, R. P. 1935, The Deter- mination of the Forms of Inorgan- ic Phosphorus in Soils. Journal Amer. Soc. Agron. Vol. 27: 863- 873. Edaville Opens For Season, Sen. Taft There July 29fh Mrs. Elthea Atwood Carry- ing on Program of Late Husband as a Memorial — Her Nephew in Direct Charge of Railroad Oper- ation. "Edaville Railroad," South Car- ver, Mass., undoubtedly the cran- berry industry's most famous show place opened again for the season May 19, with Mrs. Elthea E. Atwood in general supervision, continuing the program as the late tiK/ AUTOMATIC POWER DRIVEN * 20-lNCH c„ii. Oiti ♦ BALANCED ALSO CRANBERRY PRUNiNG MACHINES C. &L. EQUIPMENT CO. F. P. CRANDON 1191 Main St. TeL Rochester 89-3 ACUSHNET, MASS. H. C. LEONARD 191 LEONARD ST. Tel. New Bedford 3-4332 Kills U. Atwood had planned and visualized it. She will carry on the enterprise making of it a memorial to the memory of Mr. Atwood who died tragically last December. About 1,000 were at the opening, and operating week-ends until June 23rd, "Edaville" will then be running daily. Approximately 200,000 last season visited this last of the 2-foot narrow guage roads in America circling around the 200 acres of bog over a distance of about five miles. Plans are ex- pected to be about as last year, expect that "Peacedale" village erected for the Christmas-New Year display has been retained for the summer with the winter effects removed. Mrs. Atwood is treasurer of the Edaville corporation as she was before Mr. Atwood's death when he was president. He has been succeeded by her brother, LeRoy Eldridge of Wareham. His son, David, is active njanager of the railroad. Francis A. Merritt, fore- man of the Atwood bog properties for many years continues to oper- ate the cranberry growing. Mrs. Atwood is executor of the estate and will eventually be trustee. A highlight of this season will be the expected visit of Senator Robert A. Taft on Sunday, July 29, as principal speaker and guest at the annual Plymouth County Republican club meeting and clam- bake. Mr. Taft has accepted the invitation. The distinguished Republican while in the Carver area will visit adjourning, historic Plymouth, which he has never seen before. This is the 15th annual bake of the club and a turnout of several thousands is anticipated. Mrs. Atwood has also been made a member of the Board of Direct- ors of NCA and of the executive committee, succeeding her late husband. ACE TO BE IN NEW BEDFORD IN EARLY JUNE American Cranberry Exchange was scheduled to be in its new location on South Sixth Street, New Bedford, Massachusetts, by June 4th, making the removal from New York City. Ten Z. T. Beaton Is slamed Plymouth lounty Trustee Gilbert T. Beaton, Waieham, Mass.) cranberry grower has been ppointed a trustee to the Board f the Plymouth County Exten- ion Service. He fills the vacancy aused by the death of Ellis D. Uwood, and represents the cran- erry industry. Mr. Beaton is manager of the ohn J. Beaton Company, and vice- )resident of the Beaton's Distrib- iting Agency. He is secretary of he Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' Association and secretary-treas- irer of the Southeastern Massa- husetts Cranberry Club. Mr. Beaton takes an active part n Wareham town affiairs and is ;urrently chairman of the town fi- lance committee. He is a past )resident of the Southeastern llassachusetts Blueberry Growers' Association. He was graduated from Ware- lam High School and attended the Jniversity of Massachusetts at Amherst. He is a Mason and nember of the Grange. He is mar- •ied and has two daughters, Mari- yn Ruth and Donna Lynne. His lobby is golf. "CRANBERRIES" ADVERTISING PAYS BIG DIVIDENDS! Reasonable Rates on Request State Company and Ace Officials Hold New York Meeting First Time Such a Gathering Has Been Held to Make Plans for Coming Active Season. For the first time in the history of American Cranberry Exchange a joint meeting of managers of all the state companies was held May 17 at the Hotel Statler, N. Y. It was agreed that the idea of holding such meetings was a de- sirable one in the interest of both the companies and the Exchange. It was agreed that two meetings should be held each year, one dur- ing early or mid May and the sec- ond in August, just prior to the shipping season. Chairman was the new ACE manager, Harold E. Bryant, and the word of welcome was by Presi- dent Theodore H. Budd of New Jersey. Those attending were Walter Z. Fort, Growers' Cranber- ry Company, N. J.; C. D. Ham- mond, Jr., Wisconsin Cranberry Sales Company; Maurice Make- peace, A. U. Makepeace Company; Sue A. Pitman, New England Cranberry Sales Company; Edward S. Schilling, National Cranberry Association; Leo Sorenson, Mid- west Cranberry Cooperative; E. C. McGrew, Stanley Benson, Kath- ryn F. Pratt, Elizabeth McNally, all of ACE. Among the nratters discussed and agreed upon were that the Exchange should use standardized packages, and that state companies are to be instructed to over-weigh each consumer package by at least one ounce of cranberries. A new box and bag are being designed, style to be announced later. -INTERESTED- in buying or leasing Wisconsin Cranberry property. High quality Searles Jumbo, McFarlin and Howes vines for sale. Vernon Goldsworthy 936 Memorial Drive Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin ENJOY ADDED PROFITS WITH A SPEE-DEE CRANBERRY FILLING MACHINE THE SPEE-DEE FILLER IS SMOOTH & QUIET, LOW IN PRICE and UP- KEEP, TOO. Fills 28 to 48 to more packages per minute. * * !i: t- !!■■ For information write SPEE-DEE FILLER PAUL L. KARSTROM CO. 1816 W. 74th St. Chicago 36, 111. Also distributors of CMC Automatic Cartoner Elevep The Exchange has voted to re- duce its advertising this year, but is putting more stress on merchan- dising. It was agreed that the funda- mental job of membership relations was with the state companies, however it was recognized that the Exchange has the obligation in membership relations work to keep the companies and members in- formed of over-all sales and mer- chandismg policies, progiams and activities being carried on by the Exchange. Therefore it was agreed that the "Cranberry World," would continue and be used to review the work being done by the Exchange. Despite trends toward dating consumer packages of perishable comm'odities, it was agreed that no effort would be made this year to date consumer packages of cranberries. Industrial Engines and Power Unff$ WISCONSIN KlVi.K IN FLOOD THIS SPRING "Parts and Service" WALTER H. MORETON, CORP. 9 Commercial Ave. Cambridge, Eli. 4-7891 This snap shows the Wisconsin River in flood this spring. It was taken at Wisconsin Rapids and sent in by "Del" Hamond, Wiscon- sin Cranberry Sales Company. Even though flood gates were open there was the turbulent volume of water as shown, a volume not often seen on Eastern rivers. For a short time there was a definite danger to this cranberry center of the Mid-west. Your Ability to Produce Is Vital — It Concerns Us — Let Us Tell You How We Can Help Preserve It I Brewer & Lord INSURANCE 40 Broad Street, Boston, Mass. Telephone: Hancock 6-0830 WISCONSIN MAY HAVE 50 WESTERN PICKERS THIS FALL Increased Interest in Me- chanical Harvesting and In Dry Picking Being Shown as Possible Way of Cutting Costs. Indications of a possible con- siderable change in Wisconsin har- vesting may be evidenced this com- ing fall, when it is estimated there may be about 65 picking machines in operation. There appears the possibility that about 50 of these may be Western Pickers and these would be mostly, at least, used in dry raking picking, which would be a distinct departure from the gen- eral Wisconsin system of harvest- ing on the flood. While there may be 50 Westerns the other 16 or so would be Case machines which operate mostly in water. Newell Jasperson of the well- known Whittelsey Cranberry Com- pany has ordered four Western Pickers and has spent a good deal of time trying to figure out the most efficient and economical sys- tem of machine handling of har- vesting berries. He has previously experimented with the Case, a wet picker. However, he has considered that dry raking would eliminate a lot of handling, which adds to the cost. Less handling means less labor which would be very desirable in view of probable labor shortages next fall. Mr. Jasperson says he has con- sidered "a dozen ideas" and dis- carded most of them. One thought he has which he believes may be sound is that of taking a day's picking to the warehouse and then pouring the berries into storage crates, the next morning when it would be too wet to dry rake. This would give the harvest crew a full day's work and it would be possible to operate with fewer men because the men that do the rak- ing and hauling would also do the dumping the next day. As the Western can be operated Jl with bags as containers rather than boxes, one Wisconsin idea is to hang the full bags on hooks in Twelv» the warehouse directly as they come from the marsh. This, it is thought, might work out well for marshes with small production, but for large producers it would mean buying a large quantity of the harvest bags, which is a consider- able investment in burlap and it would also take a great amount of space to store any large number of bags as there would be con- siderable chaff in each bag in all probability. The whole thought of dry-raking in Wisconsin is at least an inter- esting one, and it could mean elim- ination of the long drying sheds and the drying crates now in use, with the consequent less handling. It is also interesting to note that the Case machine is said to have been very much improved, and the whole would indicate that machine harvesting, whether wet or dry might evtntually take over the pjesent manual rake harvesting generally in use is on the ascen- dency. CAPE STRAWBERRIES AND BEACH PLUMS The berry business in general on Cape Cod, original home of the cultivated cranberry is looking up. In June growers of strawberries in the town of Falmouth are put- ting on a three-day harvest fes- tival, with pageant, fireworms, parades, and, of coui'se, a straw- berry queen contest. The straw- berry industry of the Cape has Robert W. Savary CHRYLER - PLYMOUTH SALES and SERVICE Goodyear and Federal Tires Repairs on all makes of cars Genuine Parts and Accessories East Wareham, Mass. 'Tel. Wareham 63-R even recently been noticed by the Massachusetts legislature which adopted a resolution of congratu- lations in connection with the fes- tival. Every town on Cape Cod is tak- ing part in the pageant with each providing an historic episode. Mili- tary from near-by Camp Edwards will take part with aircraft flying overhead. There will be berry picking contests and displays of the fruit. In judging the fruit, Frederick E. Cole, Massachusetts extension specialist in marketing of fruits and vegetables will be the judge. Also well known to Massachusetts <^ranberry growers and a leader in the planning of the event is Barnstable County Agricultural Agent "Bert" Tomlinson. Girl selected as queen will be sent to New York where she will see Gertrude Lawrence in "The King and I." Miss Lawrence and her husband. Commander Richard Aldrich maintain a summer es- tate on the Cape and she has a cranberry bog there. Other berry event is that the Cape Cod Beach Plum Association in association with the Barnstable County Extension Service held a meeting with an exhibit of school art as the result of a contest in the schools to select a design for labels. At this meeting there was dis- cussion regarding state-approved grades for beach plum and use of state-approved labels to identify "Pure Beach Plum Products." Beach plums have been con- sidered as a possible companion crop for cranberry growers of the Cape and other ar«as, including New Jersey who own property upon which the wild plums could be cultivated. The 1950 weekly average pro- duction of bituminous coal in the U. S. was 9,800,000 tons. RUSSELL A. TRUFANT NORTH CARVER, MASS. CARVER 64-11 CULVERTS Prefabricated FLUMES PUMPS HUBBARD FERTILIZERS For CRANBERRIES 5-10-5 7-7-7 INSECTICIDES - FUNGICIDES - AMMATE COPPER SULPHATE - FERMATE SEE YOUR HUBBARD DEALER or D. L. HANNA, General Agent 20 Becker St., Riverside, R. I. Telephone East Providence 1-2104M THE ROGERS & HUBBARD COMPANY PORTLAND, CONNECTICUT Established in 1878 Thirteen PLYMOUTH COUNTY BOG CLINICS At cranberry clinics conducted by "Diclv" Beattie May 29 in Ply- mouth County with good attend- ance, several interesting- facts were discussed. Control of loosestrife three-square grass were taken up. Cranberry Growers Always Especially WELCOME to Visit and Ride THE EDAVILLE RAILROAD South Carver, Mass. Mrs. Ellis D. Atwood Cranberry Scale has bten with Massachusetts growers for at least 20 years but there is a fresh outbreak. The scales suck juices out of vines and can weaken them enough to kill. The injury is sim- ilar to girdler and root grub. Joe Kelley reported that nearly every bog visited on the May 29 tour needed treatment for fire- worms. It was pointed out that with the possibility of a heavy in- festation growers should check bogs carefully. The heaviest count is apt to be found in the middle of a bog. As of the first of June many bogs look exceptionally good where the water was drawn early. DIRECTORS OF GROWERS' MUTUAL TO MEET Officers of the new Cranberry Growers' Mutual formed in Massa- chusetts at "grower level," are calling a meeting of the board of directors for Wednesday, June 14, to discuss the matters of by-laws and other details of formal organi- zation. A regional m'eeting is to be called for the Cape shortly, probably at Cotuit and later an- other general meeting will be held for the full membership. Presi- 1 dent is Nahum Morse and secre- tary, Chester E. Bobbins. TO DEDICATE LIPMAN BUILDING IN NEW JERSEY Distinguished soil scientists and others who knew Dr. Jacob G. ' Lipman will be among guests of i Rutgers University, New Bruns- 1 wick. New Jersey, June 12, when i the new agricultural science build- ing is to be dedicated in memory of the man who was director of the Agricultural Experiment Sta- tion at Rutgers when he died in 19.39. Edward V. Lipman, general manager of the NCA unit at Bor- dentown is a son of Dr. Lipman. MORE LOSS IN FOR FARMERS GREATER COSTS OUT "For every §100 income Massa- chusetts farmers grossed in 194.5, they are now taking in |118," George Westcott, extension econ- omist of the University of Massa- oost your harvest with PENNSALT Insecticides When you buy Pennsalt Insecticides, you know you're ^ettinsr a reliable product, backed by the finest manufacturing knowledge and the benefits of wide research. This means higher quality at lower cost to you. And remember, our technical representative is always at your service. Get Pennsalt Insecticides now! By spraying your bogs and rontrolHng craniierry pests, you'll boost your yield at harvest time! Fnr infnrmalimt nn prices nnd flelivnry, see ynur Incal mixer nr write to: Agricultural Chemicals Dept. Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company Philadelphia 7, Pa, KRYOCIDE.^ Natural CRYOLITE A favorite for many years with cranberry growers. Controls tlie cranberry weevil, gypsy moth caterpillar, cranberry blossom worm, false army worm, and fruit worms. PENNSALT WB-50, Wettable Base 50% DDT Micron-sized for better suspen- sion and deposit. Contains su- perior spreaders and stickers for reducing loss from run-off. Controls most cranberry Insects. U ^ > I > ^^MJLl^M agricultural chemicals PROGRESSIVE CHEMISTRY FOR OVER A CENTURY Fourteen chusetts told county agents of that state at a recent meeting. "But the story doesn't end there — for every flOO that the same farmers spent on various necessary items in 1945, they now must spend ?150." Now that the farmers are faced with inflation they need to make the best of the situation by becom- ing more efficient in all farming operations, he continued. 'There are opportunities for cutting costs that never before existed." Each individual, he said, can do certain things to make sure he conies out on top in the race of prices and costs, and of greatest importance is the lowering of pro- duction costs and improvement in marketing methods. Combating rising costs involves operating a business which will make fullest use of land, labor, buildings and equipment. "A critical inventory of farm practices is in order, now, if farmers are to survive this competitive struggle," the economist declared. On the mai'keting side of the picture he asserted producers of food crops must "cut corners, but keep up quality." DR. EMLEN FF. DARLINGTON Dr. Emlen F. Darlington, direct- or of J. J. White, Inc., of New Jersey, died May 14. He is sur- vived by his widow, Mrs. Mary F. Darlington, who is a daughter of the late J. J. White and a sister of Miss Elizabeth C. White of Whitesbog. Dr. Darlington was a past pres- ident of the American Ethnologist Society, a member of the Society of Friends, Westchester, Pa. He was a native of Westchester and was graduated from the University of Pennnsylvania Medical School in 1899. J. M. HACKETT Tel. Rockland 1864 No. Hanover, Mass. • INTERNATIONAL Harvester and CONTINENTAL Red Seal Industrial Engines • LAWRENCE Propeller Pumps • DEMING Centrifugal Pumps Sale oHot Se^icUce 6000 Different Kinds of Insects Cause Crop Damage There are more than 80,000 diff- erent types of insect species in this country. Of these no less than 6,000 cause damage. Grasshoppers cost farmers nearly 23,000,000 a year. The corn borer prohibits the profitable growing of sweet corn in many areas of the country. It also costs corn growers more than 75 m'illion dollars every year in the reduction of field corn pro- duction. The hornfly reduces milk production by not less than 15 percent in severe hornfly seasons. The boll weevil takes as much as half a billion dollars worth of cot- ton in years favorable to the pest. Insect damage started in the field may not end at harvest. In- sect damage in stored cereals in the United States is estimated to be at least 600 million dollars a year. Several case histories show how insect problems have intensified. A most famous one is the ad- vance of the Colorado potato beetle eastward with the opening of the West to potato culture. The po- tato beetle survived on the wild horse needle in Colorado, but with the planting of potatoes it thrived and spread eastward wip- ing out whole areas of potatoes un- til an insecticide was developed as a remedy to stop its depredations. In another example there was a recurrence of the chinch bug in the southeastern states resulting from increased plantings of grass. (Continued on Page 16) KILL WEEDS AT LESS COST WITH AMSCO STODDARD SOLVENT PROVIDENCE, R. I. Hopkins 370 Aliens Avenue 1-1300 BOSTON, MASS. Prospect 60 Foley Street .6-8100 CHICAGO, ILL. Andover 230 N. Michigan 3-3050 NEW YORK CITY Murray Hill 155 E. 44th Street 2-6490 PHILADELPHIA. PA. Radcliff 2700 Roberts Ave. 5-3540 MILWAUKEE, WIS. Greenfield 1719 S. 83rd St. 6-2630 LOS ANGELES, Calif. Madison 555 S. Flower St. .. .9-2179 PORTLAND, ORE. Broadway Ft. of S. W. Gibbs St. 0579 | Service in 48 States AMERICAN MINERAL SPIRITS COMPANY Cranberry man gets both ends of 60-40 split! Before installing Triangle ma- chines, this cranberry packager needed 5 operators to turn out 8,000 cellophane bags per day. Now he turns out 12,800 bags with only 3 operators. Triangle machines raised pro- duction 60% ... cut labor 40%. Find out how to split your high packaging costs wide open. Write for literature. (Model shown is A-2 Elect-Tri-Pak New Weigher. Volumetric Fillers, Carton Sealers, Conveyors are also available.) TRIANGLE Package Machinery Co. 6633-5 W. Diversey Ave. Chicago 35, Illinois f'.- ■■'■^^W^*W«>'=^*'^^^^*** 'H^^^^ ■'^^ ^X ^i, \;i :,~~ Fifteen Bandon Cooperative Building Warehouse Work on a new 40 x 80 ware- house and packing plant for the Bandon (Oregon) Cranberry Co- op has begun. The building is on the highway south of Bandon. The warehouse is to be a central packaging and shipping point for handling the fruit which the co-op markets under the brand name of "Bandon Cranberries." Equipnrent will include the co-op's machine for packing in cellophane bags. — A Farmer Owned — Farntet Operated Cooperative THE National Farm Loan ASSOCIAT[ON OF BRIDGEWATER 2 Central Square— Tel. .5377 Bridgewater, Massachusetts FEDERAL LAND BANK LOANS 4V2% Interest — Long Term Friendly service as close as your telephone Much of the work is being done by members of the group. Of- ficers are Ennis Loshbuagh, presi- dent; George V. Cox, vice presi- dent; Jack Dean and Floyd Short- bridge, directors. PESTICIDE SUPPLY CALLED TIGHT National Agricultural Chemical Association News in its recent spring edition declares the overall pesticide supply situation is tight and expected to remain so for the remainder of the season. Some in- formation in specific instances may occur latej', but since supply im- pinges on the availability of basic chemicals, predictions cannot be nTade with any degree of certainty. Some of the chemicals listed are DDT, "tight. Expected to remain so." Cryolite, "adequate." Pyre- thrum, "tight, smaller imports than expected." Copper sulphate, "tight." Steel containers, "tight, priorities given for drums." 6000 Different Kinds (Continued from Page 15) Close observations of this pest by extension entomologists and timely provision of insecticides and ap- plications saves farmers in 17 counties of North Carolina about 225 thousand dollars in a single year. RYANIA FOR CONTROL OF THE FRUITWORM A new Botanical INSECTICIDE RYANIA IS LOW IN COST • COMPATIBLE WITH DDT And Most Fungicides, No Burning of The Vines And Easy For The Operator To Use. S. B. Penick & Company 50 CHURCH ST., NEW YORK 7, N. Y. Dempze, Wisconsin Grower (Continued from Page 7 Has Much Equipment A well-equipped machine shop handles much of the repair and other mechanical work. Lumber is cut on the property from native spruce. From this the drying crates, for one thing, are made. There are two tractors, a Cle-trac and an Allis-Chalmers, three small Ford tractors, six trucks, five grass clipping machines, the Gaynor be- ing one of the first marshes in the state to obtain one, this being in 1926, a Bean sprayer with the "Wisconsin" boom, and other usual cranberry equipment. Machinery has becorce an integral part of cranberry operation at this marsh. During the 1890's the marsh was swept by one or two of the terrific Wisconsin forest fires, causing con- siderable damage. Now Gaynor has its own fire-fighting equip- ment, built up from war-surplus material. Mr. Dempze has a year 'round crew of six men and during the raking season, the force goes up to 60 or 70. About half the har- vest crew comprises Indians and the men are housed on the prop- erty. About 90 percent of the crop is water raked, and the Gaynor company has always favored this method because it is held less damaging to the vines and the ratio of lost berries is less. Assisted !!.■/ Son, Gordon Assisting Mr. Dempze in the managment is his son, Gordon, who was born on the marsh and so grew up with a cranberry back- ground. Goidon, 29, is married and has three children. In addition to his association with the Gaynor, Gordon is developing marsh of his own at northern Three Lakes. During the war he was flight in- structor with the U. S. Air Corps, serving at Casablanca in Africa and also in the European theatre.' He is still interested in flying — very much so. He has his own plane, a Luscombe two-place ship with a landing strip at the Gaynor marsh. He sometimes makes flights on cranberry business, for instance up to Three Lakes or to Milwaukee for supplies. Moreover ho does a lot of cross-country fly- Sixteen ing for the pure fun of flying and has made trips to Detroit and to and from the East Coast. "Must Satisfy the Consumer" Mr. Dempze is imbued with the idea that a cranberry grower must rut out good quality fruit. "We must consider most, will the con- sumer be satisfied with the cran- berries he or she buys from us?" The consumer is the final judge. "Our best way to produce cran- berries and to see that the con- sumer is satisfied is through co- operation. A cooperative is just a bunch of fellows working together to do things the best way and the right way." He added that "Del" Hammond, was doing a good job for the Wis- consin Cranberry Sales Company as general manager. More than one and a quarter million tons of bituminjous coal were shipped from the Port of Rochester, N. Y., to Canadian ports last year. MATHEWS CONVEYER and TRACK Frost Insecticide Co. ARLINGTON, 74 Box 36 MASS. AT THE PRESS OF A BUTTON, OR TURN OF A SWITCH You Get Useful Energy ELECTRICITY Make the fullest use of ELECTRICITY in your screenhouse, in your home. Plymouth County Electric Co. WAREHAM Tel. 200 PLYMOUTH Tel. 1300 Eatmor Cranberries Success in marketing a crop of cranberries consists in making careful plans for distribution. Balanced distribution for 1951 is assured the members of the New England Cran- berry Sales Company who market their cranberries 100% through CRANBERRY GROWERS COUNCIL, thus placing them in the best possible position to secure proper value for their cranberries, both FRESH and PROCESSED. Years of marketing experience bv the American Cranberry Exchange will prove invaluable in the directing and distribution of the fresh fruit crop of IB.^l; and years of marketing experience by the National Cranberry Association will likewise prove invaluable this season in the distribution of the processed crops of members. By becoming a member of the New England Cranberry Sales Company a grower safeguards his immediate interests and, what is more important, helps to stabilize his business. . - . THE NEW ENGLAND CRANBERRY 9 Station Street SALES COMPANY TELEPHONE 200 Middleboro, Mast. r Dr. F. J. Seivers Agr. Exp. Sta., State College Amherst, Maes, (x) ^Eatmor /| Cranberries // We're in New Bedford Nowr Our new headquarters address is — 5 South Sixth St., New Bedford, Massachusetts Telephone: New Bedford 6-8291 This move is one of the first steps in an expanded sales program. Watch for more news of our aggressive and progressive plans! WB ONLY NATION AUy AdVERTISBV NAME IN FRESH CRANBERRIES Eatmor Cranberries Morris April Bros. Bridfcton Tuckahoe New J«r»ey Apples Cranberries Peaches GROWERS AND SHIPPERS CRANBERRY GROWERS Choose and Use Niagara Dusts, Sprays and Dusters 4^^2255' Niagara Chemical Division Food Machinery and Chemical Corporation Middleport, New York Waretiam Savings Bank and Falmouth Branch Welcome Savings Accounts Loans on Real Estate Safe Deposit Boxes to Rent PHONE WAREHAM 82 FALMOUTH 80 Cape & Vineyard Electric Company Offices: Chatham Falmouth Hyannis Provincetown Vineyard Haven Hall & Cole E«tablisb«i 1848 Incorporated Commission Merchants and Jobbers 94 Faneuil Hall Market 102 BOSTON, MASS. APPLES AND CRANBERRIES SPECIALTIES Car Lot Receivers BRICCS & STRATTON, CLINTON, WISCONSIN, LAWSON, and HERCULES ENGINES ETtpert Workmanship Only Genuine Parts used Engine Driven Generators For Emergency Portable and All Applications Power Mowers and Tractors Serviced Alan Painten Co. Established 1922 Tel. 334 HANOVER, MASS. Middleborough Trust Company MIDDLEBORO MASS. Member of The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation The National Bank of Wareham Conveniently located for Cranberry men Funds always available for sound loans Complete Banking Service Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. niass. Cranberry Station and Field Notes by J. RICHARD BEATTIE Extension Cranberry Specialist The cranberry season is several days advanced compared with last year. Insect activity has been about normal. Joe Kelley and the writer have yet to see a gypsy moth caterpillar in the areas treat- I'd during the last two years under the special aerial spray program. Growers should check their bogs during July for fruit worm, leaf- hoppers, weevils, spittle insects, and the second brood fireworms. A few suggestions for controlling these pests are outlined as follows: An accurate egg count is the key to proper timing of sprays and dusts for controlling fruitworm. Ryania is given first place in the list of treatments for this partic- ular insect (See tho insect and disease control chart). Leaf hop- pers are plentiful on many bogs and should receive special atten- tion. The new brood of weevils and the adults of the spittle insect will be found on bogs about mid- July or a few days earlier this year. DDT will control both of these pests. The control of ditch weeds is a topic that has received relatively little attention, but is an important part of good bog management. Dr. C. E. Cross has kindly prepared some very timely information on this subject, whicK i^ as follows: Notes on Ditch Weed Control One of the more neglected phases of cranberry bog management dur- ing the last three depressing years has been the cleaning of ditches. The actual digging out of silt, sand, and weeds is laborious ,,andi costly, and few growers at present can afford such care for their drainage and irrigation ditches. However, weed-choked ditches are often responsible for the production and distribution of many trouble- some bog woods, and under present conditions it is important that growers kill or burn off the weeds growing- in the ditches with some form of weedkiller. The knapsack sprayer is a very useful tool in this work, particularly if the nozzle opening is enlarged to at least 1/16 of an inch in diameter. Then '4 lb. of sodium arsenite should be dissolved in a sprayer-full of water (.31/2-4 gals.) and sprayed rapidly, and with good pressure on the ditch weeds, holding the nozzle low to avoid spray drift onto cranberry vines. Each sprayer-full should cover 150-200 ft. of narrow ditch and should not take more than twenty to twenty-five minutes to spray. Best results are attained when the ditches are dry, but this spray will kill to the water line where standing water remains in the ditch and much seed production is stopped by even this sort of spraying. Ammate can be used instead of sodium arsenite if a non-poisonous material seems advisable. Two and one-half pounds of ammate is needed for each knapsack sprayer- full of water. The same care must be used to keep ammate off the cranberry vines that are wanted, and the sprayer must be washed carefully with soapy water immed- iately after using ammate to pre- vent excessive corrosion. Occasionally, growers have part of a drum of Stoddard Solvent left at the bog and would like to use it to advantage in order that the drum may be returned for the deposit charge. This material makes a good ditch weedkiller, particulai-Iy when the weeds are loosestrife, asters, brambles, or rushes. The knapsack sprayer nozzle opening should be a little less than 1/lG or an inch for spray- ing Stoddard, and heavy spraying .is not necessary. This js the. time7' 'Sn& t.h^.^tcK> is the ■piaceV'.^t; see - how far a sprayer-full t can Tae stretched — sometimes 400 ft. of ' ditch can be sprayed with one fill- i ing (thirty minutes). All weeds '; and cranberry new growth will bff burned by it — best results in darnp : or hot and humid weather. A wet ditch full of grasses, rushes, and tussocks of sedges sometimes dries out during July and August, at least to the point where no standing Water .remains on the surface. If such a ditch is treated with kerosene f romf a wat- ering pot, frequently,, the roots as well as the tons^'f the W'eds ai'o killed and the ditch remains weed- free until new seed germinates. Once or tijvice ■ a' JifeW,' 'growers should drag a^hocjk pv patato-dig- ger completely around thieir bogs in the shore ditches to discover aud pull out "runners t)f the small bramble, poison ivy, Virginia creeper or morning glol"y which may be crossing the ditch from the shore to anchor its roots on the bog. Failure to stop these invad- ers at an early stage t-an cause great trouble in a year (irit\*o! The drainage of many Massa-: chusctts bogs has dieg^eased during the last three years', both because the ditches have no.t'Deen cleaned during that time and because sum- mertime ' drouth has forced nianyi growers to carry the water highl for irrigation. These 'factors ar^^ responsible for the increasing popu-.S I lations of cut grass, rushes, andf ! otlier "water weeds". If rainS|i ' continue, to be frequentiKit r^eem^,' advisat)k to drain the bogs a^' much as possible ; by killing ' ot burning the ditch weeds, even greater drainage, will be possible.^ -INTERESTED- in 'buying bie' leaistng Wisconsin Cranberry propei^ty. High quality Searles Jumbo, McFarlin and Howes vines for sale. Vernon Goldsworthy ,936 Memorial Drive Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin HAMMOND APPOINTED TO WIS. STATE BEEKEEPING ADVISORY COMMITTEE * s "Del" Hammond, of Wisconsin Cranberry Sales Company, has been appointed to the Wisconsin State Beekeeping Advisdr^? Cam: miltee set up by the Department of Agriculture. The.. use of bees on Wisconsin marshes '^has in- creased tremendously and is con- sidered an important pollination factor. D. N. McDowell, director of the Wisconsin Department of Agricul- ture, Claire L. Jackson, .chief, ad- ministration division. E. L. Cham- bers, State Entomologist and two others from the U. S. Department of Agriculture were visitors at Wisconsin Rapids last month. Miss Jean Nash, president. Sales Com- pany; Mr. Hammond, President Henry Duckart and Manager Leo Sorenson of the Mid-west Cran- berry Company took them on a tour of some of the area nrarshes. It was the first time that Mr. Mc- Dowell had been in the Wisconsin cranberry district. Eggs are an excellent source of protein. They contain the^ eight essential amino acids. More farm families ' produce and sell eggs and poultry than any other farm commodity. .■...:, NEW STEVENS VARIETY PLANTED IN WISCONSIN The SteveiiS' Variety, named after the late Dr. Neil E. Stevens is now being propagated at sev- eral locations in Wisconsin. For the past few years final work oh this variety in Wisconsin,- insofar as expenses are concerned, has been contributed to greatly by the Wisconsin Cranberry Sales Com- pany with help to the Biron nursery, where this variety was propagated. Cuttings are now planted as fol- lows: Midwest has its vines at the Potter and Son marsh, the Sales Company at the Tony Jonjak marsh, Hayward, the Vernon Goldsworthy marsh at Three Lakes, the Gerald Brockman marsh at Vesper and the Biron Cranberry Company marsh. Cranberry Grow- ers, Inc., also has plants as well as the O. L. Hotz Cranberry Com- pany and the Fred Barber marsh. However, it is to be anticipated a number of years will elapse be- fore any appreciable amount of acreage will be planted to the Stevens. Yet, under the present planting schedule there are cut- tings in all areas of the state to see the 'different reactions to cli- mate conditions. CAMPERS! — Douse your' camp- fire— KEEP OUR STATE GREEN. BE NEIGHBORLY bo a fellQw. grower a good turn. Tear out this coupon, give it .to,Jiim. Every cranberry grower should be a reader of CRANBERRIES magazine. One Year $3.00 ' ! .* Six Mos. $1.50 Enclosed is : _..____.... for Subscription. Name Street address _— r--.- City or Town State CRANBERRIES Magazine 171 Main St. Wareham, Massachusetts WESTERN PICKERS Inc. 1172 Hemlock Avenue Coos Bay, Oregon At this point it is well to re- member the basic theory and. prin- ciple of the >yestern Picker: — That if friction is neglected pie". vines will be pulled up along the upper side of the teeth by ' tftie.-' powered rubber covered vine roller to the point where they are at right angle to the teeth and are tangent to the vine roller mounted below this point. The sickle is placed just behind the line so that any normal length vine will be pulled down through the teeth by the powered rubber roller before the sickle will cut the vine. For vines longer than normal the rub- ber lugs moianted on the conveyor belt engage the top ends of the vines and pull them into the sickles For this reason tlje lower end of the conveyor is called a picking element. ^. Since, the friction on the teeth varies at different times of the harvest season and for different types of vines and for different degrees of dryness of , the vines, the position of the vine; rpUer may have to be changed accorcjingly, . In general this distance will vary on both sides of 12- Va" from the points of the teeth to' the face -of the vine rollers. In the vines that have been well trained and are not too heavy a 12 inch settijig can be used. For pruning new heavy growth the first time, a 13 inch setting may be used with the forward conveyor roller just clear- ing the teeth. This setting has been found most useful in rehabili- tating old, run-down bogs. (Western Pickers are still avail- able for this harvest season. (ADVT) I TbrM ^iiowi cmmny ma«,]I^^^ ISSUE OF JULY lest -VOL. IS. NO. 3 TublhhW niaatlily •« tk* Cswricr rflat Shoy, Mala St.. Warckam. MaMaabuMtU. ■abaariyUaa, fl.tt var Fax. Batwad ai ••cai.d-alati matter Jaunarr X(. lll^I. at tha ysit-sBcr at Warckam, Matsaahuaatti, aalar «ka Aat af Marak I, KTf FRESH FROM THE FIELDS Compiled by C J. H. MASSACHUSETTS Bloom Heavy The bloom on bogs is heavy, generally speaking. This seems to be true of both early and late water. Every indication is that there will be at least an average crop — and probably more. Insects Not Bad As June ended, insects were not causing undue trouble. They were in fact, a little less troublesome than normal, if anything. How- ever, there was a great deal of late water and, as the crop ma- tures there could be more trouble than is now anticipated. Rainfall Below Normal The rainfall for the month was but 1.38 inches as recorded at the State Bog at East .Wareham. This is about half of normal. The hot- test day of June was the 25th with 89 degrees, the coolest was 42 on the 7th and the 12th. KEEPING QUALITY Dr. Franklin's final keeping quality forecast came out in mid- June as follows: "The general keeping quality of cranberries this Fall will be poor. If the rest of June is cooler than normal, the keeping quality will not be as poor as in some years. Present condi- tion suggest that those bogs which usually produce poor quality ftuit should be treated with a fungicide immediately.' At the end of June notice was .sent out by Plymouth and Barn- stable County agents that "condi- tions this year call for special at- tention to control of Fruit Rot. The sceond application of a fungi- cide .should be made toward the end of the blossoming period." With the ending of the month it was said at the State Bog that the month had not deteriorated conditions any, as there was some coolness toward the end, and in general June had not been as un- favorable to quality as had the previous months. Fruit Worm Clinics Fruit worm clinics were held July 5th at 7 p. m., at the State Bogr on July 6 at 10 a.m., at the Erwin Gorham Bog, Bryantville, and the same day at 2 p. m., at the John Egger Bog, Lakeville. Assistance on fruitworm and other problems were given by members of Extension and Experiment Sta- tion staff. WISCONSIN Budding Below Normal Insofar as the crop is concerned, it still is too early to tell just what the situation will develop into. The budding was below normal, but the growth and development about normal as of the end of June. June was a cool month, with temperatures below normal. Rain- fall was about normal, water sup- plies for irrigation or a possible frost were adequate. Crop Affected The frost damage in the North- ern Areas on May 9 and 10 was serious. Winter injury is consider- ably more damaging to the crop than anticipated. This will affect the crop materially. Insect problem is not too bad, but all growers are working on a program for fruitworm. First sprays were put on some marshes about June 25. Personals J. W. Milligan, formerly frost meteorologist in charge of Wis- consin Frost Warning Service has been ill f^r some time and has been forced to take a leave of absence. His replacement is Arthur F. Wol- foi'd who has had ten years of ex- perience in Florida in fruit fore- casting work. He arrived at the Rapids on June 10 and will be on the job for the remainder of the season. Mather had a rather unusual celebration recently. Mr. and Mrs. Brimshaw, Mr. and Mrs. B. R. Mitchell and Mr. and Mrs. Sher- njan Baker, all celebrated their 50th wedding anniversaries. Mr. and Mrs. Brimshaw and Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell are long-time mem- bers of the Wisconsin Cranberry Sales Company. WASHINGTON Prospects Better Than '50 By end of June all bogs were in full bloom. While it was too early to m'ake any definite prediction, but in opinion of D. J. Ci'cfwley crop should be a little larger than last year, 33,000 bbls. There has been some frost damage, it has developed and this was chiefly on the night of May 28 when a rainy spell cleared up unexpectedly and several growers were caught nap- ping. The frost was spotty and apparently all the alarms did not work that night. Fireworm Growers who failed to spray for the last few years are finding that the fireworm is coming back and are having to put on extra dosages to handle the pests. With surpluses being disposed of, growers feel more encouraged and that the crop of this year will be sold at more reasonable prices. r»>»r Annual Field Day Annual Field Day at the Long Beach Experiment Station has been set for August 24. Among other interesting features, grow- ers at that time will have an op- portunity to see some of the seed- ling crosses in production. Reports of other experiments at the Sta- tion will be given. Exceptionally Freak May Frost According to "The Cranberry Vine", the mimeographed publica- tion of County Extension Service, South Bend, prepared by Ralph E. Tidrick, County Agent, that was rather an unusual frost on the night of May 28. The mer- cury dropped to as low as 26 on some bogs, but it was extremely freaky in its spottiness. To illus- trate, he tells of a grower at Gray- land. Sections of his bog were hard hit yet his frost alarm failed to go off. He had two of the alarms located in places that are normally cold spots for him. The temperatures in those spots never reached the danger point so he wag not aroused to the danger. Weather Extremely Dry It is suggested by Dr. Crowley that it is a good idea for growers to sprinkle-irrigate bogs at least once a week, if water supplies pre- mit. Tidrick suggests that growers who do not have sprinklers com- pare their crops this Pall with the crops of the growers who have. "It might show you how you have lost some of your profits." "Red" Leaf and Lecanium Scale Growers are urged to watch for Red leaf spots in heavy vine growth or where frost injury has destroyed the crop. Some Lecanium scales have been hatched at the Experiment Station in order to carry on tests for con- trol of the migatory scales. Para- thion and Metacide have given good kills with nicotine sulfate also giving satisfactory control. Neighbors Being Hurt A few growers aren't spraying for fireworms, and they are being hurt, but what is equally important is that they are hurting their neighbors, as well. When the fire- worm millers appear to lay eggs for the second brood, the wind blows them around over two or three neighboring bogs on the down-wind side. Of course these lay eggs, too, and the worms that hatch make extra spray applica- tions on the part of the innocent neighbor. The bogs are so close in many areas that only ditches separate one bog from another man's property. "A neighbor who fails to spray for insects or to control weeds can be a headache and the cause for a great deal of worry and expense," says "The Vine." "Cat Trails" Tidlick says he hears complaints about neighbors with cats on their place. It seems the cats like to make trails along the edges of neighbors' bogs. Early Season Finally the growing season at end of June was about ten days ahead of last year and the berries were expected to be all set before the 4th of July. for the auditors to complete their records. Financial and sales reports will be given by department heads and the district salesmen will be pres- ent to outline the nrarket situation in the various sales territories. The new fresh cranberry packing room will be open for inspection. All growers, whether members or not, are welcome, as usual, the Assoociation announces. Annual Meeting of National Cranberry Is July U\h National Cranberry Association will hold its Annual Meeting at the Hanson (Massachusetts) Plant on July 17 at 10:00 a. m. The mid- July date was set to allow time Mass. Growers to Import Peurto Rico Labor A representative group of cran- berry growers, meeting recently at the A. D. Makepeace Company, with Francis J. Butler, chairman, and "Dick" Beattie, secretary of the cranberry labor committee, de- cided to import Puerto Ricans for harvest labor to the number of 300. This is being done through Massachusetts Employment offi- cials. The 300, who are expected to be trained agricultural labor, al- though of course not in cranberry picking, will arrive Sept. 1 to re- main for a period of 12 weeks. They will come by air, 60 to a plane. At present, there is no arrangement for a central housing (Continued on Page 11) IRRIGATION * FLEX-0-SEAL PORTABLE PIPE * RAINBIRD SPRINKLER HEADS + GORMAN RUPP PUMPING UNITS * SUaiON AND DISCHARGE FININGS Write for free descriptive literature on steel and aluminum pipe, sprinklers, and pumping units in all sizes. VEG-ACRE FARMS, IRRIGATION DIV. Forestdale, Cape Cfi, Mass, Tel. Osterville 719 nr* American Cranberry Exchange Completes Its Move To New Bedford, Massachusetts Also Announces Appoint- ment of Merchandising '■ Manager. — Lloyd R. Wil- liams of Presque Isle, Me. A.mericah Cranberry Exchange in early June made the move from 90 West BroaSway, "New York in which city it has been located since 1907 to New Bedford, Massachu- setts former world fapjous "Whal- ing City," and now a leading tex- tile community. Manhattan, of course is on the Hudson River, New Bedford is on the Acushnet, and though whaliijg has gone. New Bedford is . still a busy port, with a large fishing fleet and still a point of tourist attraction. None of these were reason for the move which is, as previous- ly announced, to have the main executive office of ACE nearer to the largest cranberry growing area, Plymouth, Bristol and Barn- stable counties. New Bedford is in Bristol, but within a few miles of Wareham, Carver or Middle- boro. New Bedford, was picked over a town definitely with the cranberry area because it offers better hotel, airplane and rail facilities. The Wcation of the new offices is the top floor of the Stone build- ing at 5 South Sixth Street in the business center of the city. Floor space is about 1,600 square feet, or approximately that of the old quarters in New York, although there is not the extra storage space there was on lower West Broad- way. "We are pleased to be nearer the gr;eat bulk of the growers than we were in New York," says Har- old E.' Bryant, recently named ex- ecutive vice-president and general manager. All the staff have found living quarters in or near New Bedford. Mr. Bryant and family are at "The Cedars," Crescent Beach, Mattapoisett; Clyde Mc- Grew, secertary; Miss Elizabeth McNally, advertising and publicity director; Miss' Kathryn F. Pratt, treasurer; and "Bill" Keri)ochan, Lloyd R. Williams traffic manager, all in New Bed- ford. Stanley Benson has resumed living in the house he formerly oc- cupied in Lakeville before he join- ed the staff in New York. Adds New Man to Staff In mid-June the Exchange an- nounced that Lloyd R. Williams for the past three years advertising nranager of the Maine Potato Growers had been added to the staff as merchandising manager of the Exchange. Williams will assume over-all di- rection of the organization's mer- chandising activity, together with publicity and membership rela- tions. He will spend much of the next few months in coordinating Fall merchandising plans with the United Merchandising Institute. "The work of the Institute," Mr. Bryant has said, "has been of in- terest to many shippers, but for the most part it has not been possible for them 'tb participate directly. The Exchange, as a ship- per, is bridging that gap by hav- ing Mr. Williams, as well as Lester Haines of Chicago office, working with the Institute in laying groundwork for the Fall selling campaign." Williams is 35 and a native of Connecticut.' He was graduated with a B. S. Degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Connecticut in 1938. Following graduation he worked for the Connecticut Department of Agriculture as a nrarket reporter fpr fruits and vegetables, and as an inspector of agricultural food products. While with the depart- ment, he organized fruit and vege- table display contests and con- ducted marketing surveys at re- tail stores. With U. S. D. A. In 1945 he was appointed Infor- mation Specialist for the United States Department of Agriculture, where he helped conduct merchan- dising campaigns for abundant foods, and supervised the distrib- ution of market news information going to newspaper and radio sta- tions in the Northeastern states. After that he was a member of aiji advertising agency staff in Ne'ttf York, as copywriter for the agen- cy's agricultural accounts. He is a member of the Presque Isle, Maine, Kiwanis Club, a di- rector of the New England Insti- tute of Cooperatives, and a mem- ber of the Information Committee of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives. He is also a mem- ber of the Chamber of Commerce of Presque Isle, which is the head- quarters for the Maine potato growers' Association. In speaking of immediate plans Mr. Bryant asserted some changes are to be made which he thinks will better sales of the Ex- change fruit. An important fea- RUSSELL A. TRUFANT NORTH CARVER, MASS. CARVER 64-11 CULVERTS Prefabricated FLUMES PUMPS Six tine will ]te more concentration upon merchandising, which is why Mr. Williams and Haines were trained through UMI. "We are going to review our representatives in terminal mar- kets, that is, our brokers. We will strive to make 'Eatmor' of more importance to the trade, by estab- lishing the best of possible rela- tions. We want to make thenr more conscious of 'Eatmor', do a better , selling job with all outlets, wholesalers, jobbers and chains, but at the same time not .neglect- ing consumer advertising. Objective More Cranberries Through Outlets "The rt^al objective is, naturally, to concentrate upon the marketing angle to. the end that more fresh cranberries will pass through the the outlets and into the hands of the consumers." Although Mr. Bryant has as yet visited only a few of the Massa- chusetts bogs or growers, as in- dividuals he hopes to get out into the field for close relationship be- tween the executives and the mem- bers. He has appeared at several meetings in Massachusetts already, and has made two trips each to New Jersey and Wisconsin. He's beginning to feel better acquainted. The practice of cutting or top- ping shade trees will often kill the tree or cause decay an^weakening of the 1 hranchfes. Thinning the treetop by c-arefully removing an entire branch is a better method. — A Farmer Owned — Farmer Operated Coo(ierative THI National Farm Loan } ASSOCIATION top BRIDGEWATER 2 Central Square— Tel: 5377 Bridgewater, Massachusetts FEDERAL LAND BANK LOANS 4%7o Interest^Ldng Term Frjendly service as clase as ; your telephone Cranberry Bog Mu$krats Under Study In State of Massachusetts (Information Educational Leader, Mas- f^achusetts Division of Fisheries and Game, Upton, Mass.) by Bryant R. Chaplin Everybody has problems of one sort or another, but few people outside of cranberry growers have problems like those caused by our principal fur bearing aquatic mam- mal, the muskrat. Mr. Muskrat loves the, shallow water and handy bank-site homes provided by standard growing practices in the bogs of Massachu- setts and other states. Being an energetic rodent who burrows into retaining walls and ditch banks, he is the cause of considerable effort on the part of growers who must repair and control the dam- age he does. The muskrat may not be in a class with insects and diseases that also harass growers, but he's a pain in the pocketbook just the same. The Pest Under Study Muskrats, along with other fur bearing animals common to the state^ are under study by Winston Sai'ille, wildlife research techni- cian of the Bureau of Wildlife Re- search and Management, part of ■the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Game. Saville is in- vestigating the economic value of fur beareyfe to the people of Massa- ehusett^|. and has found that the muskr^P's worth is almost double that of his nearest competitor, mink. % Stud^s are also underway to de- termine'the best possible dates for annual Vopen seasons in order to make th¥ most of the crop of rat furs and yet leave sufficient seed stock for future years. Saville is taking into account also the time of the year at which muskrat pelts become prime and are therefore of the greatest value. While the muskrat is under cen- sure by cranberry growers and un- der study by the state's Division of Fisheries and Game, he is also the piece de resistance of the com- monwealth's fur trappers. Falling prey to milady's' demand for fine You can have confidence in the Cape Cod Cranberry Cooperative Inc. • Nationwide Distribution for Cape Cod Cranberries • Aggressive sales planning and control • Efficient and economical operations • Simplified accounting — prompt payments • Cooperating with other agencies to correct present weaknesses of the cranberry industry. MEMBERSHIP OPEN write or phone CAPE COD CRANBERRY COOPERATIVE, Inc. 17 Court Street, Plymouth, Mass. Tel. Plymouth— 1760 S«»eo The muskrat. He may someday grace some woman's shoulder's, but in the meantime he's having a gay time digging into dykes in the cranberry bogs. Massachusetts growers have an opportunity to cooperate with the Division of Fisheries and Game in finding ways to control his numbers. (Photo courtesy of Worcester Museum of Natural History) furs in the latest fashion, some 2600 trappers go afield each year to reap a harvest of rat pelts that amounted last year, for example, to $187,511.80. The total economic value of muskrats cannot be computed, for their monetary worth extends be- yond mere income to successful trappers, into the realm of a vast fur industry, dedicated to wom- an's eternal desire for fur coats. Must be Controlled, Yet Conserved At the present time trapping is the only really effective method of control of muskrat damage available to cranberry interests, and it is the only one which takes advantage of the rat's money value. Trapping can be done by the grower anytime during the year, providing each kill is re- ported to the Division of Fisheries and Game, under laws which pro- tect landowners from damage by wild creatures, or it can be done by licensed trappers during open season. The latter plan obviously takes greater advantage of the musk- rat's value, altliough some own- ers may prefer not to have strang- ers trapping their bogs. One owner reported recently that he leased trapping rights to local men and found tlie system to be suc- cessful. In any event, ways and means must be found to control muskrats and yet realize some- thing from their value as a wild- life resource and producer of ex- pensive furs. Growers Being Contacted! Saville is planning to contact » representative group of cranberry growers on these problems and is inviting their opinions as to the best possible open season dates to coincide with their operations on the bogs. A few growers already contacted seem to feel that the fall of the year is best, as crops are in by then, and that rats taken out then won't be free to dig holes during the winter. Saville's work on this study can be greatly facilitated by the co- operation of all growers whom he contacts during the next few months. Growers who desire to add to the information are inrited to write him at the Phillips Wild- life Laboratory, Upton, Mass. As many letters and personal contacts as can be obtained will add to the effectiveness of the study, which in the end is designed to benefit landowners, growers and trappers alike. HUBBARD FERTILIZERS For CRANBERRIES 5-10-5 7-7-7 mSECTICIDES - FUNGICIDES - AMMATE COPPER SULPHATE - FERMATE SEE YOUR HUBBARD DEALER or D. L. HANNA, General Agent 20 Becker St., Riverside, R. I. Telephone East Providence 1-2104M THE ROGERS & HUBBARD COMPANY PORTLAND, CONNECTICUT Established in 1878 EifHt !rttgh orop REPORT OF MEETING OF DIRlcSbRS OF CRANbERRY GROWERS MiOtUAL WITH MASSACHUSETTS SELLIN^q AGENTS mutual cooperation, will surely re- sult in a strengthened market i»n'w-.}Ti:'i ei'\,.:, '. , "i^ .:• ' fi ' ' ' , '.:-;.^ ■•'i,;,,.^ Main St. Wareham, Mass.' ' Ten Peurto Ricans (Continued from Page 5) development. Each growfr will receive a quota and agree to pro- vide adequate facilities. A plan for such a center is being- worked on, however. Growers who will contract for the labor include Cape Cod Cran- berry Company (Urann), A. D. Makepeace Company, J. J- Beaton Company, and these will take most of the number. There is not much interest so far in the project amoYig the smaller growers. Massachusetts growers in yeai's of emergency labor shortage in the past have utilized Jamaicans, Ba- hamians, Kentuckians, and one year some German prisoners of war. WELL-LIGHTED YARD MAKES FOR SAFETY Floodlighting the yard and walks around the home or screenhouse makes for safety and security. This is made easier and cheaper by the self-contained reflector flood and projector spot lamps which will stand the weather. Special receptacles are available for these lamps. These have swiv- el joints to make it easy to focus and direct the lights. Recent development of a low wattage control system further reduces the installation cost be- cause wires servicing the lamps need not to be extended to the switching points, and small capac- ity wires interconnect the control switches. This means that any or all of the lights can be turned on from a number of different switch locations. MOST LAWNS NEED LIME Most lawns need lime. Without it, grass lacks the extra strength required to carry it through the summer. Ralph E. Engel, turf specialist at the College of Agriculture, Rutgers University, says that lime usually is needed at the rate of 50 to 75 pounds per 1,000 square feet, every two or three years. A soil test will tell for sure if a lawn needs lime. Early application of lime will give the most benefit to the lawn. GOLDSWORTHY ACTIVE AT THREE LAKES WISCONSIN Since Vernon Goldsworthy re- signed as general manager of the Fruit Growers' Cooperative at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, he has been . interested in a number of personal ventures. He resigned as general manager of Wisconsin Cranberry Sales Company some years ago and later took the posi- tion at Sturgeon Bay. , Hi? own marsh at Three Lakes in the Northern part of Wisconsin is now one of 75 acres and he is getting ready another I5. He also has interests in several other properties which require time. He is considering the start of a cannery at Three Lakes, which would process a wide variety of products. Wisconsin has a bumper crop of blueberries and he plans to make a number of selections this Summer when the fruit is ripe and then next Spring set out at least 40 acres from the se- lections. He feels the native low bush has a lot of promise, if some one takes the interest to properly care for them. This would be one of the crops, besides cranberries, he would be interested- in canning. He feels the high bush variety is distinctly "out" for Wisconsin. He has been doing considerable research work at Three Lakes with various petroleum products for weed control in cranberries. He also has been supplying Searls Jumbo vines to a grower in Canada, George Holland of Tor- onto, and also vines for two grow- ers in Michigan. Concerning the production of cranberries in Wisconsin this year, Goldsworthy, who made some ac- curate estimates while with the Sales Company, says it is his per- sonal opinion Wisconsin will have the smallest crop in the past sev- eral years, perhaps 150-175,000 barrels. As July began he felt bloom was normal, but lots of vine growth which could mean a big crop for 1952. He is also en- couraged about price possibilities this Fall, as are many others. Wisconsin growers he says are going in more strongly for fertiliz- ing than they did at one time. WISCONSIN GROWER PASSED AWAY Ambrose B. Coller, who was a long-time member of the Wiscon- sin Cranberry Sales Company, passed away at his home June 6, at the Wisconsin General Hospital at Madison. His home was at Friendship, near which his bog was located. Mr. Coller was born in Mar- quette County on September 6, 1885. For a time he operated a box factory at Neceda. He served in the Wisconsin State Legislature as Senator, 1939-1940, represent- ing Adams, Juneau, Marquette and Monroe Counties. » Steep slopes, fence rows, ditches broad lawns, even under water {| Jari's rigid knife cuts a yard wide II It's self-propelled ... you just guide it. Cuts up to 5 acres a day on 5 quarts of fuel I NEW POWEK SPRAT ATTACHMENT | I Ten gallon attachment bolts on in I place of cutter. Sprays weed or bug i killer. Hose and boom for trees and water paints. See it today. ■ im WASHINGTON STBEKT WEST NEWTON 6S1 MA»». El»vep Mother Goose To Be In Wisconsin's Coming "Cranboree" "Mother Goose in Cranberry- land" has been adopted as the theme for the 1951 "Cranboree" parade Saturday, September 29, at Wisconsin Rapids. This was decided by the Rapids Chamber of Commerce which sponsored the a "air for the first time last year. The parade chairman believed that the various nursery rhyme characters and situations would offer excellent possibilities for business firms to "tie-in" with their products or services, and that floats of this type would delight children especially. The parade is expected to draw up to 50,000 peo- ple this being based upon last year's initial event. Possibility of electing stands at strategic points along the parade route in the tity is being discussed. The chaaifefi** group in charge decided to operate two souvenir stands during the "Cranboree" and authorized the purchase of 4,000 "Cranbpree" buttons to be sold in connection with the queen contest. A supply of match-books bearing the ;ofl|cial "Cranboree" emblem have' Been ordered and will be offered to taverns and res- taurants and' other business out- lets at $15 per 1,000 to finance and advertise the event. There will also be an "official" song of the day. NCA Third Advance On 1950 Berries Patronize Our Advertisers CRANBERRIES The National Cranberry Magazine National 'Cranberry Association will pay a third advance to mem- bers for cranberries delivered to the cooperative fromr the 1950 crop, according to a recent vote of the Executive Committee. The first advance of $5.00 was paid last Fall when the berries were delivered and a second ad- vance of $1.00 was paid in May. The third advance of $1.00 paid in June, brings the amount paid A British scientist accidentally discovered that 2,4-D killed weeds while he was attempting to in- crease oat yields with the hormone. Your Ability to Produce Is Vital — It Concerns Us — Let Us Tell You How We Can Help Preserve It! Brewer & Le ■Mh-) .j: INSURANCE 'JC^-T 40 Broad Street, Boston, MHkSl Telephone: Hancock 6-0830 Twelve so far up to $7.00 a barrel. Fur ther payment on the 1950 crop is expected in the Fall when the pool is closed. National's financial position oB May 31, 1951, the close of the fiscal year, is the best in its history oflScials say. Sales to the civilian market made an increase of 1,00,- 000 cases over the fiscal year end ing May 31, 1950. For fiscal year ending May 31, 1949, sales were 2.510,238; fiscal year ending M«y 31, 1951 totalled 5,143,504 equiva lent cases to all markets. (Equiva^ lent being used because dehydrated berries are included). This represented a gain of 31 percent in civilian sales while gov- ernment business including schoo lunch, canned cranberry sauce sole to the military and dehydrate( berries, brought the overall in^ crease up to 58 percent. National has been on a current basis since January, 1951, when the carry over from a series ot bumper crops was used up. Mar- cus L. Urann, President of the co- operative, estimates that the pres- ent supply of cranberries will just about take care of Ocean Spray demand until the 1951 crop is har- vested. PENINSULA CRANBERRY CLUB MEETS A mid-June meeting of the Pen- insula Cranberry Club (Long Beach, Washington) fixed the date for the Annual Cranberry Field Day as August 24. D. J. Crowley spoke on the dangers of frost as there had been some injury at Graylands. Charles Nelson, Coun- ty Agent, reported that the use of 2, 4-D in certain mixtures has seemed to oflfer prorarise in com- batting horsetail and also destroy- ing young willows that spring up. A committee was named to make plans for a cranberry float for the Saddle Club parade on July 22. Dr. J. Harold Clarke showed color slides, illustrating scenes of cran- berry culture on Cranberry Farm. A luncheon was served by Mr. and Mrs. Guido Funcke and Mrs. Red- lund. 1 -.U- Vol, 16 No. 3 ISSUE OF JULY 1951 [J^^^^'^^^u^^ THIS YEAR HAD BETTER BE BETTER WITH harvest time now only a matter of a few weeks away, this climax of the year is being awaited with unusual interest. This is probably a more crucial year than many. With the bugaboo of the surplus considered to be overcome, the courage of the growers, from its lowest ebb, has been rising. In all areas the producers seem to anticipate a better "break" price-wise this year. There will be tremendous disappoint- ment and undoubtedly very adverse effect upon the industry if this does not come about. Fortunately there al-e many indi- cations and omens for better results. In- dustrial activity is high throughout the country. Unemployment is low. For in- stance, figures for unemployment in the heart of the Massachusetts cranberry area are way down, insignificant compared to a year ago. In this, witness the decision to hire imported labor again, for the first time in a number of years. Buying power of the consumer should not be an adverse factor, despite certain "softness" economists note here and there. The problem is to induce the public to buy cranberries in sufficient quantity to clean up the crop in both fresh sales or for ordi- nary processing needs at prices which bring the necessary margin of profit to the grow- ers. This effort the industry seems to be wholeheartedly making from the ground up. "Grower-level", so called, has become market conscious in the extreme. The dis- tributors, perhaps, have become more conscious of the necessity for increasing emphasis upon "merchandising" the crop, of extending sales to new areas and spread- ing these out over the year in processed berries. Certainly this "grower-level" is watch- ing closely to see what the distributing end of the industry will do with the 1951 pro- duction. The industry has "dug in" on market thinking this year. It would seem that all this concentration upon selling ef- fort must pay off. TT is interesting to note that the Cranberry Growers' Mutual at its meeting of its board of directors at Wareham, did get the major Massachusetts distributors to meet with it as guests and discuss marketing plans and better promotion problems. Many JRANBKRRIKS - WAREHAM. MASSACHUSETTS Subscription $3.00 per year AdvertisinK rates upon application i/iitpiflii Editor and Publisher CLARENCE J. HALL EDITH S. HALI^-Associate Editor CORRESPONDENTS-ADVISORS Wisconsin C. D. HAMMOND, Jr. Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin Washington— Oregon J. D. CROWLEY Cranberry Specialist Long Beach, Wash. ETHEL M. KRANICK Bandon, Oregon Massachusetts DR. HENRY J. FRANKLIN Director Mass. State Cranberry Experiment Station East Wareham, Mass. BERTRAM TOMLINSON Barnstable County Agricultural Agent Barnstable, Mass. Nevr Jersey CHARLES A. DOEHLERT, *.»;sN«w Jersey Cranberry and Blueberry Station Vi [3.f\i Pemberton, New Jersey felt that executives of the two major co- ops and independent agencies would never be induced to accept such an invitation. What will come of this remains to be seen. But there is the common meeting ground X)i^X the big crops we are now producing HJUst be moved, to work on as a starting point. CO Mother Goose is coming to the cran- ^ berry industry out in the Wisconsin , "Cranboree" of next fall. We trust there „ ,wiU be no other fantasy or make-believe for the growers at that time. . Thirteen ROBERT A. TAFT Plans Progress For COP Rally at Plymouth-Carver Accommodations Planned For Nearly 2,000 at Eda- ville -Clambake, with 10,000 Expected at Ply- mouth Rock Ceremony. Plans are progressing for the big Republican rally Sunday, July 29, at which Senator Robert A. Taft is to be the principal speaker and which wil linclude a huge clambake at Edaville, South Car- ver, Mass. At least 10,000 are ex- pected to be present at Plymouth with provisions being m'ade for nearly 2,000 at the bake, which is being put on by Norman Holmes of the cranberry industry. Emphasis of the addresses is to be a return to "Plymouth Rock Principles," as much of the pro- gram is to be in that historic town, which is next door to Carver. The Taft address will be broadcast on a nationwide NBC hookup, as well as other portions of the program at Plymouth Rock. Congressman Joseph W. Martin, Jr., minority leader in the House of Representa- tives, Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., Senator Leverett Saltonstall and Congressman Donald W. Nich- olson of Wareham, Massachusetts will be other speakers. Included in the program will be a Pilgi-im breakfast with a menu patterned after typical New Eng- land fare and served by Mayflower descendents in Colonial costume, and a church service in the histor- ic First Pilgrim Church. This GOP rally in the heart of ALSO CRANBERRY PRUNING MACHINES C. &L. EQUIPMENT CO. p. p. CRANDON 1191 Main St. Tel. Rochester 89-3 ACUSKNET, MASS. H. C. LEONARD 191 LEONARD ST. Tel. New Bedford 3-43.32 cranberry-land looks like one of the biggest events in a number of years. POLYPLOIDY IN FRUIT IMPROVEMENT by George M. Darrow " (Dr. Darrow i« iirincipal Horticulturist of tht United .States Department of Atrricultiire at the famous Beltsvillc, M''-yInnd *^lant Industries Station. The following: is a reprint, in part, from the nublication of thr Society for Horticul- tural Science, with permission of Dr. Darrow) . In the early 1920's certain little red raspberry varieties which I was then using in breeding had very stout canes with notably broad and thick leaves. Their leaves seemed more resistant, to disease than many related varieties then widely cultivated. This char- acter made them desirable for parental stock. However, when crossed with the more common varieties the seedlings produced were relatively sterile. In 1923, Longley (19) found that the com- mon varieties of raspberry had 14 chromosomes in each of their somatic or vegetative cells; that is, they had two sets of seven chromosomes and therefore were diploids. On further examination he discovered that the stout-caned, broad-and thick-leafed group had four sets, or 28 chromosomes pei cell, and that the hybrids between these and the.- common varieties ■ had three sets, or 21 chromosomes, per cell. Both of these latter types . are classed as polyploids — forms in which three or more basic sets of chromosomes occur in' the somatic cells, The one with four sets is called a tetraploid; that with three sets is classed as a tri- l)loid. It was further found that the relative sterility of the tri- ploid hybrids was a result of, an unbalanced chromosome system Thus, over a quarter century agu I was forced to .take polyploidy in- to account in breeding programs — and it has been an ever-present factor in research on the fruit* with which I have since worked. Having found such a condition in raspberry, Longley (17) made a chromosome survey of the sfraw- Faurteea b«rry where similar problems had appeared. In that fruit the na- tive .-wild woodland strawberry (FV'agaria vesca var. americana) was found to be diploid; an open- woodland wild strawberry of cen- tral Europe (F moschata) was fopnd te be heaxploid; while our corrrmpn-wild meadow strawberry (F. vii-gjniana) and all cultivated garden , strawberries were octa- ploid, with eig'jjt'sets of chromo- somes. Longley (16) had previously surveyed the blackberries- i and found a polyploid series ranging from 2 to 12 sets of chromosomes.. He. also surveyed, the blueberry group (18) for F. V. Coville and found three groups: diploid, tera- ploid, and hexaploid. In the raspberry, the tetraploids have , strong stocky canes with large thrifty le'aves in comparison with the diploid. In the straw- berry, the hexaploid is sturdier than the diploid, and the octaploid strongerthan the hexaploid. In the blueberi;y, tetraploids and hexd-V ploids of the same species-group are generally somewhat more vig- orous than the diploids. In the blackberry there are strong-grow- ing-'^ species' in each chromosome grdUp, some of the diploids hav- irti' '■'•about the^same vigor as some of the 12-ploid group. But it is plainly evident that the 12-ploid blackberries bear a .very different relationship to the ; diploid black- berries from that of the tetraploid raspberries or blueberries to their respective ■ diploids. >if'true under- standing of the effect of poly- p't6idy= arid the .lisb of polyploid iiiaterial in breeding in any group rrlust be based on a . knowledge 6{ the relationship of the poly- ploids to the lower-chromosome species and forms in that group. The story of' the evolution of the groups from which our small fruits have bfen' derived is shroud- ed in the mist of , the geological past. A botanical friend of mine, particulai'ly --interested in such tiriings, informs me that each year evidence is being uncovered, in- dicating that flowering plants were present much longer ago than we have been suspecting. . There is excellent evidence that, could we have walked about in the land a million years ago, we would have found many plants much as they are today. There would have been quite recognizable strawberries; various blackberries would have been present, among them the direct ancestors of our present western trailing sorts as well as the eastern forms; and the blue- berries already would have been sorted out into various lowbush and highbush kinds. There is little question that some of these strawberries, black- berries of a million years ago were almost identical with some now living in our .^ woodlands and inea'dows, and neai' ihyi^t seejiagcs and streams; yet could we com- pare those with the living we also would be able to detect another series of changes. Sometjf these changes have been very slov\';^ — the gradual evolution which one' might expect over a long period of time. But had we been present throughout the period and able to wateh these changes, it also would have been evident that evo- lution did not always proceed at a steady pace, for outside factors ofteJi influence and accelerate the ■ development of new and different sorts. There is excellent evidence that, in the blackberries there has been a. fairly recent and extremely rapid development of .new forms — even within the last ■"^00. years; the blueberries also have been evolving for a very long time, but certain types seem, to have appeared only within the last century, arid there is abundant evidence that newer .foims are currently' being evolved ,in the wild. The majority of these ape polyploids. KILL WEEDS AT LESS COST WITri AMSCO STODDARD SOLVENT I'KdVUlIONCK, K. 1. IIi.;jUilis 37U Aliens Avenue 1-loUO lIUS'rON. MASS. I'rospect (Ki Foley Street C-8100 CHICAGO, ILt. Andover 230 N. Michifran 3-_3n50 NEW YORK CITY Murray Hill 165 E. 44th Street 2-fi490 PHILADELPHIA. PA. 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The cluster-fiuited^^e^rries in which scientists aieMnt^ested M'e most- ly eastern North Ameri^n.^tThere are about seven or efght.>-(li|ilc«d seven or eight 'wtjragloi^ the drauffht • and heat • reiistant hexaploids V. amoenum and V. ashei (the rabbiteye) have evolved — the rabbiteye with the most vig- orous and productive bush of all blueberries. The hexaploid V. amoenum is widely distributed in the southern States and may have evolved before the iTce'- Ages from the diploid V. tenelYBrnf^The hexa- ploid rabbiteye apfieaTs to be -^younger, seemingly having devel- ing to find both diploids and tetra- ploids of several of the same types of blueberries still growing in the same areas. Evolution in the wild is very active in this fruit today, just as it is in the blackberry. Several blueberry species are im- portant in that their fruit is har- vested in the wild, but those that have been most injportant in the origin of cultivated varieties are the tetraploid highbush, mostly of the Atlantic Coastal region, the tetraploid lowbush of the North- east, and the hexaploid rabbiteye of southern Georgia and northern Florida. In the Southern States one an- cient species is the diploid Vaccin- ium tenellum, a low-bush drought- and heat-resistant form. In part from this species and also from a series of common ancestral species species, species, and three , -,hexai)l;tljat nature has not already eyol|:ed this or closely similar speQies,*^ for the RYANIA A new Botar INSECTICIDE^''- FOR CONTROL OF THE FRUITWQRM RY A N I A IS LOW I N COST • ,4^* ^ A^^' COMPATIBLE WITH DDT ^ C And Most Fungicides, No Burning of llSl^'^Vines And Easy For The Operator To Use. S. B. Penick & Company so CHURCH ST., NEW YORK 7, N. Y. hexaploid and diploid species arc growing together in the South. As occurs so often, we have not suffi- ciently surveyed what nature has done for us, and, in this case, have found it easier to make what we want. Stanley Johnson surveyed the lowbush blueberry of Michigan to select the best individuals for crossing with the highbush. Among the selections was Mich- igan lowbush No. 1. It seems to be, however, what we had been searching for — a tetraploid hybrid involving genes both of the very hardy light blue Canadian blue- berry, Vaccinium mytrilloides, and of the lowbush species. It is prob- able that an unreduced pollen grain of the diploid Canadian blueberry fertilized a normal egg of tetra- ploid lowbush to produce the Mich- igan No. 1, or its ancestor. At any rate, in this selection, or in others yet to be discovered, we should find some of the desirable qualities of this Canadian blue- berry species which we wish to utilize in breeding. •'■ Cranberry There are at present three recog- nized species of cranberry in the world; two are diploid and the third is tetraploid. As in the case of the blueberry, the diploid and tetraploid cranberries do not cross. The large acreages of cultivated varietitis are now composed en- tirely of diploids, derived from the southern species. A more norther- ly and hardier species is tetraploid. To cross the commerical diploid varieties with the wild tetraploid, Derman and Bain proceeded as follows: they used colchicine to produce tetraploids of a majority of the cultivated varieties; these Do a Friend a Favor Tell him (or her) that every grower should be a subscriber of CRANBERRIES Magazine $3.00 per year Sizteea •.'5,<';)3">. were then crossed with individuals of the more northerly wild tetra- ploid. The induced tetraploids of the cultivated varieties have been crossed and selfed, and these are now in the field for fruiting tests. The results are most promising. As yet there has been no oppor- tunity to cross the extremely hardy l.igh-arctic diploid species with the southern, commercial diploid varieties. When this is done, the best of the resultant hybrids could then be changed into tetra- ploids by the use of colchicine; fol- lowing this the material then could be hybridized with the best of the new tetraploids races now under- going field tests. The final se- lections would probably be a series of new super-hardy cranberries. 569. 4. ■ 1923. Chromosomes in Vac- cinium. Science .56: 567-568. 1927. 5. , and Darrow, Geo M. Cytological studies in diploid and polyploid forms in raspberries. Jour. 1924. 6. — Agr. Res. 27: 737-748. , and Darrow, G. M. Origin of the Logan and the Mam- moth blackberries. Jour. Heredity 39: 99-107. 1948. LITERATURE CITED 1. Camp, W. H., Fischer, H. E., and Derman, Haig. Chromosome numbers in Vaccinium and related groups. BiL Torrey Club 71: 498- 506. 1944. 2. ,and Bain, H. F. Peri- clinal and total polyploidy in cran- berries induced by colchicine. Proc. Amer. See. Hort. Sci. 38: 400. 1941. 3. Longley, A. E. Cytological studies in the genera rubus and Crataegus. Amer. Nat. 57: 568- JULY is the month when the least effort is desirable. Let ELECTRICITY Lighten your burden — in your home, in your cranberry work. Plymouth County Electric Co. WAREHAM Tel. 200 PLYMOUTH Tel. 1300 Eatmor Cranberries THE CRANBERRY COOPERATIVE EQUIPPED WITH FACILITIES FOR SCREENING AND PACKAGING THE CROPS OF IT'S MEMBERS. THE NEW ENGLAND CRANBERRY 9 Station Street SALES COMPANY TELEPHONE 200 Middleboro, Mass. With displays like this, Grand Cash Markets in Al- bany, N. Y., raised Ocean Spray sales from a weekly average of 4 — 7 cases to 70 cases during the week of May 10, 1951 when Chicken and Cranberry promotion was featured. IT TAKES GOOD MARKETING TO SELL 4,267,979 CASES That was Ocean Spray's sales record to civilian markets for the fiscal year just ended — a gain of 1,020,376 cases over a year ago. Govern- ment business brought the 12 months increase up to 1,885,220 equivalent cases or 58 '/f more cranberries. TOTAL SALES May 31, 1949 — June 1, 1950 Equivalent Case Barrel Equivalent 296,207 3,258,284 May 31, 1950 — June 1, 1951 Barrel Case Equivalent Equivalent 467,591 5,143,504 Your membership in National Cranberry Associ- ation is your assurance of a growing cranberry market for your crops. National Cranberry Association The Growers' Cooperative Branches at: Hanson, Massachusetts Onset, Massachusetts St. Johns Canada North Harwich, Massachusetts Bordentown, New Jersey North Chicago, Illinois Coquille, Oregon Markham, Washington Long Beach, Washington SERVING THE CRANBERRY INDUSTRY Morris April Bros. 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Advertising- Does Pay Dividends The National Bank of Wareham Conveniently located for Cranberry men Funds always available for sound loans Complete Banking Service Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Mass. Cranberry Station and Field Notes by J. RICHARD BEATTIE Extension Cranberry Specialist The weather, labor, and size of our crop are the popular subjects of conversation among cranliorry R'rowers as we near the harvest season. A few bogs weie showing- evidence of dry weather, but showers occurring July 28 and 29 relieved temporarily the drouth I)roblem. From May 30 to August 1, only 2.87 inches of rain has been lecorded 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 shouTd 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. Lalior Problem This Fall The harvest labor proljleni could be serious this Fall. A special cranberry labor committee, in co- operation with the Division of Em- pl(jyment 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 m'any details involved with the importation of labor. The man who guided this special project is "Frank" Butler, chairman of the cranberry labor committee. He has performed an excellent service for the industry. We have had about a normal fruit-worm season to-dalc (Au- gust 1). However, fruit worms have been more plentiful this year than last. A few more growers eacli year are adopting Dr. Frank- lin's technique of counting fruit- woi-m eggs in order to properly time their control measures. The second brood of black-headed flreworms have been more of a problem than during the last two or three years. The new brood of weevils that appear around na'id- July have also been more preva- lent this year than last. Blunt- nosed leafhoppers are still too plentiful on many bogs. Grub- flowed bogs should be carefully checked for cut worms that usu- ally 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 sodium arsenate in n knapsack spra.yer. He recommends 1 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 04th annual meeting of the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' As- sociation will be held Tuesday, August 21, at the Cranberry Sta- tion in East Wareham, beginning proaiptly at 9:30 a. m. An excel- lent speaking program has been arranged for both the morning and afternoon session. There will be a demonstration of hydraulic sand- ing under the supervision of the Agricultural Engineering Depart- ment of the Univei'sity of Massa- chusetts. Dinner will be served by the ladies of the Wareham Metho- dist Church. C. D. Stevens, of the New England Crop Reporting Ser- vice, will present his official crop estimate. President Melville C. Beaton announces that all cran- hery 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- test and displays of cranbeiiy equipment. •INTERESTED- in buying or leasing Wisconsin Cranberry property. High quality Searles Jumbo, McFarlin and Howes vines for sale. Vernon Goldsworthy 936 Memorial Drive Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin Twa Edaville Is Scene 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 Kiiiile of enjoynrent, and 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 til is country Sunday afternoon, July 29 arrived at Edaville, South ( 'iiiver, Mass. He was in the cab of the "famous" No. 7 locomotive of the nai'row-K'uap:e I'ailroad. Fourten cars made uji the train. Mr. Taft had gotten on at anothei- station along the line. He was at Edaville to enjoy a real Cape Cod clambake, to make a brief speech and then to be taken to Plymouth Rock foi' a major political addi-ess 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 Republi^^in club was i*ssiKnated as "A Pilgrimage to Plymouth," and, stressed in the addresses, by leading Republicans 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 Pilgrim's in 1620. It was a day, partly in holiday spirit, as at the clambake, but mostly it was devoted to serious considei'ations. Many Notables Notables besides Senatoi' Taft included. Congressman Joseph W. Martin, Jr., Republican National Committeeman Sinclair Weeks; Massachusetts members of the congress, Donald W. Nicholson, l/'vei-ett 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 Pilgiim costumes. At 10:31) religious service was held at the First Pilgrim Church, 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 undei- the direction of Norman V. Holmes of ('aiver, 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 oflScial step was a presentation to "Mr. Republican" of a cranberry scoop filled with Ocean Spray gift items. 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. To handle the crowds there were the chiefs of police and scores of officers from a number of towns through which at one time or an- other the route of the cavalcade lay. Cameramen, still and movie, reporters, feature writers covei'ed all of the events, including Eda- ville. At the Plymouth Rock program there were many Plymouth people wearing Pilgrim' costumes. This program was presided over by Robert Bradford, former governor of Massachusetts, who is a ninth- generation descendent of Governor Bradford of the Plymouth Colony. Many of the cranberry industry were present during the day. Noted were 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 ap- peared at several cranberry func- tions. tM* WESTERN PICKERS Inc. 1172 Hemlock Avenue Coos Bay, Oregon Machine picking is a ne- cessity to the small grower. The Western Picker has kept the small grower who has owned one, in business during the past two years. The large grower has more reserves, can get the best help, and can wait longer for the upturn in the market, but the small grow- er is continually up against the problem of paying out good money for incompetent help. This same money, put out for a Western Picker, makes the small grower in- dependent of the vagaries of hired help. One man with 10 acres or less can do all his picking alone with a Western Pick- er. Many women are operat- ing Western Pickers. It is not strength that is required, but a little know-how. With our new added mo- tor friction clutch to stop the belt, our new motor controls and better bearings, we feel that the 1951 Model West- ern Picker is fool-proof. Let one of our agents in Washington, Wisconsin or Massachusetts show you a new 1951 Model. You can still get one before picking season starts. (Advt.) in iWaM «!#» TbrM \^ ^J^^'LCRANBERW^,,^^^^^^ ISSUE OF AUGUST 1951 — VOL. 16. NO. 4 Published monthly at The Courier Print Shop, Main St., Wareham, Massachusetts. Subscription, $3.00 per year. Entered an aecond-class matter January 26, 1943, at the post-office at Wareham, Massachusetts, under the Act of March 8, 187». FRESH FROM THE FIELDS Compiled by C J. H. MASSACHUSETTS It seems extremely difficult to reconcile variious 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 is that production will be average or better — much will depend on late water. By the first of August early water berries had sized up to above normal and the season was well advanced for early pick- ing. July Another Dry Month July was a month of about half normal rainfall for the cranberry area as recorded at the State Bog at East Wareham. The total for the .31-day period was 1.49 inches. Tompeiatures were above norm'al and humidity was excessive. May Have Lessened Quantity Prospects As regards quality of the crop, 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 i-ainfall as a total and because there had been long periods when there was no precipitations. Fruitworm Slightly More Abundant l''ruitworm has been more aliun- dant than normal this season, and therefore has presumably caused more damage to the crop than average. Losses from this insect, however, have probably been only slightly above nor'mal, because for onr' thing, growers hav(' been on foHr the alert to provide the pi-opor controls. Personals Dr. Henry J. Franklin and Mrs. Franklin attended a gathering of the Franklin family at Guilford, New Hampshire, over the week- end of the 28th of July. MoPe than 80 were present. J. Richard Beattie, State Cran- 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 is to be a speaker at the annual meeting of the Wisconsin Cran- berry Growers' Association at Wisconsin Rapids on August 14th. His topic will be the research work at the Massachusetts station. Mrs. Chandler and children ac- companied him, they going on to Minneapolis to visit Mrs. Chand- ler's family. turned out to be exceptionally high, and growers have used sprays and dusts intensively. WISCONSIN 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 might be. Many growers switched back to airplane dusting with new insecticides. Results were excel- lent. Kruitworm Egg counts for Fi'iiitworm havi New Weed Control Experiments Wisconsin Cranberry Sales Com- ]jany, in con.iunction 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 1 to % out of bloom. There have been an exceptionally large number of bumble bees working the mar'shes this year. Two Injured by Clippers Jack MuUoway 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 New- ell Jasporson of Cranmoor, but his recovery was progressing nicely. Personal Ml-, and Mrs. Dan B. Rezin, (Dan being the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Rezin), arepaients of a baby boy. NEW JERSEY June-July, Cool and Dry Since it was not reported in the last issue, the June weather will be iiioliulod here. At Peiiibcrtnu. 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 normal of 4.63. The average July temperature was 74.1 degrees or 1.9 degi'ees be- low normal of 76. The July rain- fall was 3.07 inches or 1.15 inches below normal 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. CroD Will Be Shorter The New Jersey crop will be definitely shorter than last year. OREGON 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 vear is — A Farmer Owned — Farmer Operated Cooperative THE National Farm Loan ASSOCIATION or BRIDGEWATER 2 Central Square— Tel. .5.377 Bridgewater, Massachusetts FEDERAL LAND BANK LOANS 41/2% Interest — Long Term Friendly service as close as your telephone espocially tougli, because the Ban- don aiea has become more of a lumbering center and that indus- try is paying- the highest prices in years. Growei's 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 probably the oldest one in Coos County. WASHINGTON E.xtreme Drouth Western Washington on the opening days of August was still experiencing it's greatest drouth, 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 and 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 among all growers to get back to more intensive cranberry work on their bogs. He also finds the feel- ing 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 some- what 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- pated. Last year the hatch was slow, and late, with many eggs still unhatched by the end of Au- gust. This year by the first of Au- gust the hatch was almost com- plete. Crowley Suggests Control Methods Methods of control suggested by J. D. Crowley of the E.xperiment 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 (Continued on Page 16) You can have confidence in the Cape Cod Cranberry Cooperative Inc. • Nationwide Distribution for Cape Cod Cranberries O Aggressive sales planning and control • Efficient and economical operations • Simplified accounting — prompt payments • Cooperating with other agencies to correct present weaknesses of the cranberry industry. — •— MEMBERSHIP OPEN write or phone CAPE COD CRANBERRY COOPERATIVE, Inc. 17 Court Street, Plymouth, Mass. Tel. Plymouth— 1760 fin The Is I . Little Fellow" With Keen Interest mportant To Success Of Any Industry 1 a Man in Cranberries ia Charles N. Saverv of fl Sucli 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 Project. 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- 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 is his duty. Mr. Savery was born in Cotuit, September 25, 1907, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Savery. Savery (Savary, Savory) is one of the oldest names in Massachu- setts, the common ancestor, Thomas Savary "being of Ply- mouth" by about 1630. His father had a shoe store in Cotuit and sent a wagon on sales trips over the Cape. His maternal grand- father was George Newcomb, Newcomb, is also a "good old" ('ape Cod name, and like so many (■ape Cod men, he was a sea cap- tain; going to sea when he was 12. Neither of Charles Savery's parents were cranberry growers. Built First Bog in 1932 His family moved to Falmouth when he was small and there he attended school. After school he went to Boston, where he worked in a brokerage house and went to the Bentley School of Accounting. He returned to Cotuit in 1932 and began to build a small cranberry bog on Putnam Avenue, where he now lives. His other bog property is at East Sandwich, which he bought in 1946. It is a five-acre piece, although he can put in two more acres, or so. He can also expand the property at Cotuit, which he also hopes to do — as soon as the cranberry business becomes prosperous again. However, he did not stay in Cotuit. Became A Surveyor During the depression years he took several different jobs in and Six around Boston. Finally he landed a job as a rodnran in a survey party for the Geodetic Survey, Massachusetts Highway Depart- ment, his employment in this last- ing five years, a part of which was working in the western part of Massachusetts. As the result of taking an extension course in mathematics and surveying he be- came party chief, that is, the man in charge of a survey group of three of four men. He left State employ and went to work in the sanre line witli Charles T. Main Incorporated, an engineering firm, of Boston. One of his jobs with them was in sur- vey work for the construction of the big U. S. Army training cen- ter, Camp Edwards on the Cape. There were 16 survey groups and he was head of one. Their work consisted of making surveys for camp highways, sewer, waterlines and building sites. He had been a mera'ber of the National Guard since 1937, and in January, 1941, was called up for active service. He was assigned to duty — to Camp Edwards, which he had helped to construct. He served about a year there and was released from active duty, finally being discharged from the Army in June, 1945. Following his release he went back to the employ of Main and was sent to Jackson, Mississippi. He was a year at Jackson and then six months at Grenada, also Mississippi. Met Future Wife in South His next job was the building of a powder manufacturing plant at Kingston, Tennessee. This was to mark an important point in his life. Working in the same office, was a Miss Marian Furian. Six months after meeting, she and Mr. Savery were married. Sometime later Mr. and Mrs. Savery decided to change positions again and went to the now famed Oak Ridge, Tennessee, where he was area construction engineer for about two years, working on the atomic energy plant. In 1946 with the completion of the plant, Mr. Savery felt he had enough of the South and would like to return to Cape Cod, settle down, and en- gage in cranberry growing. Mrs. Savery concurred in 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. CARVER 64-11 CULVERTS Prefabricated FLUMES PUMPS water seeped Jiito the gravel in- stead of saturating the bog. He also put in tile pipe to drain wet areas. He hopes eventually to eliminate all the central ditches with the installation of drain tile. For one thing this would cut out the cost of keeping the ditches clean and, he believes help to con- trol weeds. In Marketing He is a Cooperater In his marketing arrangements Mr. Savery decided to be a co- operator and at once joined Na- tional Cranberry Association, of which he remains a member. It 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 of Land Surveyors and the American Society of Military Engineers. He is active in town affairs, Cotuit being a village of the town of Barnstable, and is one of the Barn- stable Park Commissioners and is on the Playground and Rec- reation Conmi'ission. He is a Mason, his affiliation being the Charles H. McKinney Lbdge of Knoxville, Tennessee. Believes Mutual Vital to Growers 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 hap- pened 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 :Gi\ri:w Savery, almost inevitable ciear in hand stands in front of his home. CRANBERRIES Photo) 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." WINDFALL 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 Edaville Railroad Conducting Contest For Photographers Edaville Railroad at South Car- ver, Mass., is now sponsoring a photo contest, running from Au- gust .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 oth- er purposes proper drying is neces- sary. Near Future Will Bring Cranberry Scarcities Rather Than Surpluses So M. L. Urann Tells More Than 400 Attending An- nual NCA Meeting a t Hanson. Mass., Provided Ocean Spray Sales Con- tinue to Gain at Present Rate. More than 400, one of the larg- est attendances on record, were present at the annual meeting of National Cranberry Association at the main plant, Hanson, Massachu- setts, July 17. They heard Presi- dent M. L. Urann express not only confidence in the marketing of the crop this Fall, but state that if year-round sales of processed fruit continue at the present rate there will not be enough cranberries grown to meet markets and he did not dare to prophecy the success of the industry ten years from now. "The cranberry industry is the soundest in the world", he assert- ed. "It is not done for." He add- ed that if the quantity of berries to be disi30sed of this fall should be a million barrels, NCA stood ready to market half of that amount. In a question and answer period he made probably the first public estimate of what the price might be expected by the growers for the 1951 crop. He said, as the pros- pects appeared at that time, the outlook was for "better than $12 a barrel". To a question of "|20 a barrel?" he replied "No." The National, he said, had al- ready paid $7.00 a barrel from the 1950 crop and hoped to make the final return to growers "up to $8 or $9 a barrel") some time in Oc- tober. As to having the necessary cans for use this fall he said NCA had been placed in class "A" rath- er than "B" for allotment and he foresaw obtaining all the cans needed, likewise sugar and other supplies. Businesslike Meeting This was a quieter, more busi- ness-like meeting of the National than many others in the past, with no extraneous features, such as music cr entertainment. The pro- gram, opening at 10 a. m., consist- ed of reports, beginning with that of the treasurer, John C. Make- tm AUTOMATIC POWER DRIVEN * SMOOTH RUNNING 0.™=.. TioubIc lit* I J< h P molo * 20-INCH C»il.. b=. Doubl.- « BALANCED ALSO CRANBERRY PRUNING MACHINES C. &L EQUIPMENT CO. F. I'. CKANDON 1191 Main St. Tel. Rochester 89-3 ACUSHNET, MASS. H. C. LEONARD 191 LEONARD ST. Tel. New Bedford 3-4332 peace. Then, department by de- partment, the marketing program of 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 op- portunities. We make our own op- portunities." He said there were to be no more surpluses, and that NCA, in proof of this, was advanc- ing its marketing at the 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 Coast canning plants at peak of operation and 11,000 barrels in the mid- Western states area. He continued there are five dis- trict 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 cran- berry sauce piling up in the mar- ketf.. "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 J, 722 customers in the United States who sell Ocean Spray. There is scarcely a crossroads gro'jery or variety store in the country which does not have Ocean Spray on its shelves." A total of 48 million dollars worth of sauce had been sold in the past four years, he said. "There are 2,000,000 women in the country who are working, in either ofi"ices oi- 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 to- tal of 22 billion cans of all pro- ducts were sold last year, or that is IV2 cans for every family per day were used. The demand for canned products is huge and con- stantly growing". He mentioned Eijhl the trend fi-oiii couiiti-y to city living and stated that city folks do less cooking than people who live in the country. He also point- ed out the trend of population from east to west and that western housewives use more canned foods than do eastern. To meet this trend he said that Ocean Spray was available in 90 per cent of all stores in the United States. Borrow 8 Million, Pay Back 9 John F. Harriott, assistant treasurer, said that a total of 3% million dollars was paid to 1766 stockholders of NCA last year. He pointed to the fact that 8 million dollars, approximately, was bor- rowed to carry on business last year and that more than 9 million had been paid back for the loan of last year and previous indebt- edness. Following Mr. Harriott's report the heads of each marketing divis- ion made reports. "Ideas" — Miss Stillman Miss Ellen Stillman, in charge of advertising and publicity, told how Ocean Spray had had eight promotions last year, all designed to promote the sale of cranberris in normally "off" months. She said the plan behind this type of advertising and publicity was to provide all possible markets with "ideas", rather than to force sales directly. Next to importance in the cranberry markets of the twelvemonth to Thanksgiving and Christmas is Easter. She also mentioned "Father's Day" pro- motion. Speaking as head of promotion was L. E. Proesch, who told of what had been done in that line. He was followed by H. Gordon Mann, head of the sales depart- ment. He introduced "Andy" An- derson, who has charge of the Pacific Coast division, who, almost theatrically, told of the efforts of a salesman to gain markets and of the amount of persistency needed to overcome sales resistance to new ideas. He was followed by "Bill" Drury of the Chicago area, who said that, hackneyed as is the motto, "Where there's a will, there's a way", he had proved to his own satisfaction in the sales of Ocean Spray that this is true. "Tom" Hopkins related an instance of overconnng- sales re- sistance in Cleveland, while Dave Weidts, a newcomer to NCA sales force, explained conditions in the southwest and how he was confi- dent of success there. All of these talks revolved around the "chicken and cran- berry" campaign, which is the main selling feature of the Ocean Spray progiam. It had previously been stated by Mr. Urann that 36 pounds of chicken or turkey are consumed annually by every man, woman and child in the country, and that the job of NCA was to have Ocean Spray cranberry sauce served with every pound of these fowl. In this program, Mr. Urann said Ocean Spray was not only keeping up with what it hoped to do, but was ahead of estimate in actual sales. At noon the usual lobster .salad luncheon was served. During the day balloting for directors had been going on, with the result that 53,747 shares were cast (including proxies) and the following were elected as directors: Massachusetts: Mrs. Elthea E. Atwood, South Carver; Carlton Barrows, Bostou; Frank P. Cran- don, Acushnet; W. Ernest Crow- ell, Dennis, (Exchange representa- tive;) Kenneth Garside, Duxbury; Harrison W. Goddard, Plymouth; Samuel R. Gurney, Carver; Robert S. Handy, Cataumet; John C. Makepeace, Wareham; Russell Makepeace, Marion; Bertram Ry- der, Cotuit; Carl B. Urann, Mid- dleboro. New Jersey: Enoch F. Bills, Bordentown; John E. Cutts, Vincetown; Isaac Harrison, Cross- wicks; Vinton Thompson (Ex- change delegate), Vincentown; Wisconsin: Albert H. Hedler, Phil- lips; Fred N. Lang, Wisconsin Rapids; Charles L. Lewis, Shell Lake; Guy N. Potter, Camp Doug- las; Lloyd Rezin (Exchange Rep- Fs ! \b'.' (irst time in cranberry history a POWER PRUN- ING MACHINE that will prune or thin vines without cutting up- rights has been accomplished. ONE MAN CUT! SAVER. 1-5 A('RES PER DAY— A (iREAT MONEY C. & L. Eciuipenent Co. ACUSHNET, MASS. F. P. CRANDON 1191 Main Street Tel. Rochester 89-3 H. C. LEONARD 191 Leonard Street Tel. New Bedford 3-4332 Nine 1^ ^iM^flOM SAI.BS mo* Caught at NCA niLLtmy — Upper, ijeneral view o( a section of these at luncheon. Among these are Albert Hedler cif Wisconsin; Charles Makepeace of Williamstown, Masschausetts; John C. Makepeace, Wareham; Russel Makepeace, Marion; talking with "Happy* DeLong, Wisconsin; Maurice Mrikepeace, Wareham, all facing toward camera at table. At extreme right, also facing camera, "Dan" Rezin, Wisconsin. (Photo Courtesy, NCA) lower, Oregon contingent standing before protiotion and sales displays: left to right, J. Edward Warness, Oregon; Gus A. Franke, Wash- ington; Mrs. Franke, Mrs. Ed Hughes and Ed Hughes of Oregon, the latter talking to Elizabeth Curtis of Cape Cod, mother of Mrs. Hughes. (CRANBERRIES Photo) resentative), Cranmoor; Oregon: EdwaM W. Hughes, Coquille; Wa.shington, Gus Franke, Gray- land. These directors, meeting in ex- ecutive session after the main gathering, elected officers as fol- lows: President, M. L. Urann, first vice-president, Carl B. Urann; vice presidents, H. Gordon Mann, W. S. Jacobson, M. S. Anderson, Fer- ris Waite; secretary-treasurer, John C. Makepeace; assistant sec- retary-treasurer, John Harriott; executive commif-ee, Fred Lang, succeeding Charles L. Lewis; M. L. Urann, J. C. Makepeace, Isaac Ten N. Harrison; alternates, Kenneth Garside, Enoch Bills, Russell Makepeace, Carl Urann, Harrison W. Goddard. Bank Praises Co-op A speaker on the afternoon pro- gram was George Lamb of the Springfield Bank For Cooperatives. Mr. Lamb said he had never been so impressed before by the sound- ness of the situation of NCA and that he was happy to work with the co-op and for the general ad- vancement of the cranberry in- dustry. He said he believed Nat- ional Cranberry Association bound to go forward and that he consid- ered it the outstanding co-op "in Pathologists Pay Visit To Mass. Bog Areas A group of about 30 plant pathologists belonging to the Northeastern Section of the Amer- icas Phytopathological Society visited the Cranberry Experiment Station on July 10-11 as part of a field trip made by this organiza- tion. The group assembled at the Waltham Field Station July 9, and inspected experimental plots at the Station during the afternoon. They left the Waltham Station at 9:00 a. m., the next day going via Wey- mouth where the scientists saw the state, in the nation, and in the world". A Single U. S. Pool As a closing suggestion foi' thought on the part of the mem- bership President Urann brought up the idea of a single United States cranberry pool for both fresh and processed berries, with no differential in return between the two, or of fruit grown in any area. He said under this system there would be less price cutting, as all would get the same returns for their fruit. This would do away with any yearly allocation by the Cranberry Growers' Coun- cil, and this overall body would assign berries to be shipped from day to day. He said such a pool would be the nearest approach to a single cooperative yet achieved in the cranberry industry. Attending the meeting were di- rectors and visitors from New Jersey, Wisconsin, Oregon and Washington. The New Jersey group included: Walter Z. Fort, Growers' Cranberry Company, Ed- ward Lipmann, New Jersey unit of NCA, Enoch F. Bills, Isaac N. Harrison, Vinton Thompson, Leon E. Hopkins, James D. Holman, Carl Mason, Harold King, John Cutts; Wisconsin, Charles L. Lew- is, Guy N. Potter, Albert H. Hed- ler, Dan Rezin, Harold DeLong, Fred Lang, Clarence A. Searles; Oregon, J. Edward Warness, Ed- ward W. Hughes; Washington, Gus A, Franke, jiiie of the ebiis that had been illed and others that were dying 3 a I'osult of infection by the utch Elm Disease fungus. The ical tree warden explained how mtrol work was being carried on. After leaving Weymouth the roup went to East Wareham. At a evening meeting at the State og, Dr. Franklin told of the be- inning of the Station and of the incipal lines of work that he had irried on since coming to the tation. Drs. Frederick B. Chand- r and Chester C. Cross pointed jt the more important problems ith which they were working and 3W the work was being carried 1. Dr. H. F. Bergman then told f the cooperative work of the . S. Department of Agriculture ; the Cranberry Station and told i-iefly of the problems with which le three successive Federal work- 's at the Station had been con- 'rned. The group met again at the ranberry Station the next nrorn- ig and were shown some of the more packages per minute. For infoi'iiiation write SPEE-DEE FILLER PAUL L. KARSTROM CO. IX 16 W. 74th St. Chicago 36, 111. Also distributors of CMC Automatic Cartoner Sijtt««B to determine best time to spray, how to mix the sprays to avoid danger from the poisons, how to spray any given bog in the safest manner possible, the safest equip- ment to be used in handling the poisons. 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 fniitworms are getting out of hand is a good time to spray. Growers were marking down on their calendars that August 25th 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 At the maximum rate of increase County Extension. ^^^ ^j^^ „^ mortality, a meadow House ferns should be grown in mouse could have over a million soil mixture having a large pro- portion of organic matter. descendants in one year. AUGUST - Brings to fruition the year's en- deavor of the cranberry grower. If he has been progressive and wise, ELECTRICITY will have assisted him economically, efficiently in his endeavor. Plymouth County Electric Co. WAREHAM PLYMOUTH Tel. 200 Tel. 1300 Eatmor Cranberries We're off to another Cranberry Season with 44 years of working experience in behalf of our mem- bers and the industry With the American Cranberry Exchange selling our fresh fruit and the National Cranberry Asso- ciation selling our processed berries we are in the best possible position to serve members. THE NEW ENGLAND CRANBERRY 9 Station Street SALES COMPANY TELEPHONE 200 Middleboro, Maa«. N#*i^H^^M^^lMM^^^^M^««M^^^^^«' LET'S GO % FOR 1951! A Sales, advertising and merchandising pro- grams for Eatmore Cranberries are all set and we're rarin' to go for the 1951 season. All summer our staff has worked On the season's programs. Every effort has been made to have our biggest asset—the Eatmore Cranberries trade name . . . pay off for the benefit of growers. Eatmore is the leading brand on the fresh fruit market. It's the name whole- salers, retailers and consumers alike recog- nize, trust and buy. We're going to get every ounce of benefit out of that prestige. rne ONLY NATIONAUy AdVmiSEd NAME IN fRBSH CRANBERRIES Eatmor Cranberries ^•<^^a^i««^i^^^^i««M»p*^^><^^i^>««^ I SERVING THE CRANBERRY INDUSTRY Cape & Vineyard Electric Company Offices: Chatham Falmouth Hyannis Provincetown Vin«yard Haven Morris April Bros. Bridgeton • Tuckahoe New Jersey Apples Cranberries Peaches GROWERS AND SHIPPERS BRICCS & STRATTON, CLINTON, WISCONSIN, LAWSON, and HERCULES ENGINES Eocpert Workmanship Only Genuine Parts used Engine Driven Generators For Emergency Portable and All Applications Power Mowers and Tractors Serviced Alan Painten Co. Established 1922 Tel. 334 HANOVER, MASS. CRANBERRY Hall & Cole Established 1S48 Incorporated Commission Merchants and Jobbers 94 Faneuil Hall Market 102 BOSTON, MASS. APPLES AND CRANBERRIES SPECIALTIES Car Lot Receivers GROWERS Choose and Use Niagara Dusts, Sprays and Dusters Midd eborough Trust Company MIDDLEBORO MASS. Member of The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation i ) Niaga 1 Food Chemi Middle ira Che Divisior Machiner cal Corpo port, Nev mical 1 / and ration / York Wareham Savings Bank and Falmouth Branch Welcome Savings Accounts Loans on Real Estate Safe Deposit Boxes to Rent The Nationa Bank of Wareham Conveniently located for Cranberry men Funds always available for sound loans Complete Banking Service PHON" '" * "' F/ C WAKtn ^LMOUTH AM nz. 80 Member Federal Deputiit insurance Corp. Mass. Cranberry Station and Field Notes by J. RICHARD BEATTIE Extension Cranberry Specialist Crop Could Exceed Estimate Massachusetts growers have pro- duced another good crop of cran- berries. Weather conditions in August definitely favored our crop. Rainfall was well above normal, with 4.73 inches being- recorded here at the Cranberry Experiment Station. Temperatures were about normal. The official crop estimate of 580,000 barrels surprised some growers, but as the harvest season began, the consensus of opinion seemed to indicate that we would meet the estimate and could con- ceivably exceed it. Harvest began quite generally on Tuesday, Sep- tember 4, but a few growers start- ed picking the last week in August. The Fall frost season is here. The popular telephone frost warn- ing service offered by the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' Associ- ation will continue as usual. The radio schedule will be the same as in the Spring. The time and schedule is as below: Puerto Ricans Needed We have already seen evidence of a shortage of harvest labor. It would seem at this time (Septem- ber 7) that the special cranberry labor committee was indeed fore- sighted when plans were initiated last May to import some Puerto Ricans this Pall. The Division of Employment Security, known lo- cally as the Employment Service, worked very closely with the cran- berry labor committee, and their fine cooperation is appreciated. Approximately 240 Puerto Ricans have arrived and are now busy with the harvest. Early reports indicate that these men are learn- ing quickly and are willing and Station Dial Place AM WBZ Boston 1030 k. WOCB West Yarmouth 1240 k. WBSM New Bedford 123(1 k. anxious to work. We hope that their stay will be a pleasant one and mutually profitable. The Em- ployment Offices in New Bedford, Brockton, and Hyannis are estab- lishing local headquarters through- out the cranberry area for the con- \enience of growers in recruiting and placing local help. In order to be of service these Employment Offices must know the growers' labcr requirements as early as pcssible. Fall Management A few notes on Fall management are presented as follows; The work of the cranberry girdler can now be seen on bogs where this pest is a problem. Patches of dead or dying vines are an indication of the presence of this pest. Joe Kelley and the writer visited many bogs this year, and girdlers were common on many properties. With a reduction in sanding programs during the past few years, girdlers have been increasing in numbers. Dr. Franklin recommends a Fall flood where girdlers are a severe problem. Such a flood should be made between September 15 and September 26 and held for six days. It is sometimes necessary to hold this flood with the berries still on the vines. The Howes va- riety should stand this treatment and still be suitable for the fresh fruit market, while Early Blacks usually have to be sold to a pro- cessor. In most instances, how- ever. Early Blacks could be picked prior to the flooding treatment. Speaking of floods. Dr. Franklin reminds us of the importance of the Fall clean-up flood. Such a flood helps rid the bog of much of Afternoon Evening FM 92.9-46.7 mg. 2:30 9:00 wk. da. 9:30 Sundays 94.3 nig. 3:00 9:30 97.3 mg. 3:30 9:00 the harmful trash that accumulates each year. In addition, it gives the vines a good drink of water after the rough picking operation. A float boat, particularly the air plane propellor-type, driven over the flooded bog does excellent woi.. in bringing up trash to the surface where it can be collected and dis- posed of in a suitable manner. Postpone Some Operations Until Spring Dr. Franklin and Joe Kelley urge growers to postpone prunint>, raking and sanding operations un- til next Spring on bogs that lacK a proper Winter flood. Observa- tions and experiences indicate that the mechanical injury to tiie vines from these operations makes them more subject to winter killing when a bog is not properly pro- tected with a Winter flood. Markets Want Quality Fruit Cranberry growers appear to be somewhat more optimistic as we enter the new marketing season. We believe this optimism will bj justified if our marketing agencies will cooperate with each other and growers will do their part in fur- nishing their selling agents with high quality fruit. This means careful handling of our crop from harvest through the screening op- eration. Avoid as much bruising as possible, remove field heat from the berries, and screen carefully. Let's be sure that the first ship- ments of cranberries are our best and continue to maintain a high quality pack, both fresh and pro- cessed, throughout the season. Af- ter all, the first shipments are carefully judged by jobbers, whole- salers, retailers and "Mrs. Con- sumer." -INTERESTED- in buying or leasing Wisconsin Cranberry property. High quality Searles Jumbo, McFarlin and Howes vines for sale. Vernon Goldsworthy 936 Memorial Drive Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin Preliminary Crop Forcasfs And Crop Conditions U. S. Crop reporting Service in its preliminary forecast of August 23 gave the total for the United States as 915,000 barrels. This is seven percent below last year's all- time high of 984,300 barrels, vi^hich is the final revised "historical" figure for 1950, it is indicated as the third largest on record and the ten-year (1940-49) average is 728,200. Five of the largest na- tional crops on record have been produced during the past six years. Massachusetts Details of the Massachusetts crop of 580,000 barrels are that this is 5 percent belovsr the 610,- 000 revised historical figure for last year, but is 24 percent above the 10-year average, which is 468,- 600. It is expected to be the third largest, and if so will make three of the last four years the largest for that state. Spring frosts caused very little damage, a moderately good bloom was followed by a better than average set, with bees unusually plentiful. Rainfall has been suffi- cient to produce berries of better than aevrage size. Fruitworm has caused more damage than in 1950. Early Blacks are expected to ac- count for about 56 percent of the crop, Howes are expected to be 39 percent, the remaining five, other varieties. This distribution is near percentage of last year and near norm'al. Estimate of N. E. Crop Report- ing service was based upon returns from 167 growers, representing about 53 percent of the acreage. New Jersey is the only state in which production is expected to be below average, production having been estimated at 73,000 bbls., compared with 108,000 last year and the ten-year average of 75,000. The crop was developed under moderately favorable conditions. Winter season was relatively mild and the Spring season came early with an abundance of rainfall dur- ing March and April. Frost dam- age was greater than a year ago. Bloom and set of fruit were light and generally irregular. July and August were dry and considerable drought damage occurred, even on good bogs. Fruit worm and fire- womi damage was detected but not expected to be serious. 1951 crop is expected to be 81 percent Howes, 52 percent Early Blacks, 9 percent Jerseys and 8 percent odd varieties. This distribution is similar to the 1950 production by varieties. Wisconsin Production in Wisconsin was forecast at 204,00 bbls. This is about 14 percent smaller than the record crop of 238,000 produced in 1948. The season is late because of wet and cool .weather. Earlier in the season frost did considerable damage to bogs. Set of fruit was relatively poor. At end of August there was an over-abundance of water. Oregon Oregon expects a relatively favorable crop, estim'ated at 17,000 barrels. Prospects are quite spot- ted, but where the late Spring frosts did not hit, the prospects on the whole are good. Furthermore, bogs planted since 1943 are an- nually becoming more of a factor. Washington The acreage generally has a good set of fruit, although the spotted freezes of late May de- stroyed many blossoms in those bogs not protected by sprinkling. Unusually dry weather this Sum- mer is expected to result in more under-sized berries than usual. The seasonable development of the crop is about two weeks ahead of the late 1950 crop. Production is estimated at 41,000, larger than the 33,000 of 1950 and above the 10-year average of 35,100. This year's forecast at a glance: Massachusetts 580,000 Barrels New Jersey 73,000 Wisconsin 204,000 Washington 41,000 Oregon 17,000 U. S. Total 915,000 (Editor's Note: Foregoing is based upon various regional U. S. Crop Reporting Service estimates.) Western Pickers Incorporated 1172 Hemlock Avenue Coos Bay, Oregon From September 15, 1951 to October 15th, 1951 WESTERN PICKERS WILL BE SOLD ON CREDIT AT THE FOLLOWING TERMS: $250.00 Cash On Delivery $400.00 Payable October 15, '51 $425.00 Psyable Movember 15, '51 See our representatives in Massa- chusetts, Wisconsin, and Washing- ton for the number of Western Pickers available. (ADV) Threa ■V/ ^J?^'^''"*"'""'''«^^^^t^^ ISSUE OF SEPT. 1951-VOL. 16, NO. S Publlihed monthly «t The Courier Print Shop, Main St., Warcham. MaBsachusetts. Subicription, $8.00 p«r y««r. Entered as second-clasi matter January 26, 1943, at the poat-ofBie at Wnreham, MasBachusetts, under the Act of March S, 1879 FRESH FROM THE FIELDS Compiled by C J. H. MASSACHUSETTS Picking Well Begun Picking got under way on a small scale on many of the bogs a few days before the Labor Day holiday, and Labor Day week was in full swing. As the berries be- gan to come off general opinion was that the estimate of .580,000 barrels would at least be reached and possibly exceeded slightly. Berries Large, May Run Over One reason for this was the large size of the fruit. Size was turning up splendidly and the de- velopment of fruit was about a week earlier than in man/ years. Coloring of early-picked berries was at least average, and coming along well. Very Good August Precipitation Aiding much in the size and ad- vancement of the crop was pretty good growing weather during most of August. A total of 4.75 inches (State Bog) of rain fell during the month, which is substantially above normal for August. A considerable amount of this was in a violent electrical storm' which swept the region on the night of August 16. The sky was brilliant with light- ening for hours, thunder rolled and torrential rains, at intervals brought a total of 1.72 inches (State Bog). Night before there had been a heavy storm on the Outer Cape. A good rain on the night of September 6, amounting to .40 inches helped some, although a lit- tle too late to add much sizing. Total for September to that date was .68 inches. There were some coolish nights directly after Labor Day which did not do coloring any harm. Four Shipment on September 1st Picking was progressing so rapidly that a shipment (by truck) equal to nearly a full car was sent off on September 1 by New Eng- land Cranberry Sales Co. This went to the Middle West. Labor Probably Adequate Harvest labor, including the Puerto Rican contingent, was ade- quate but not over-abundant, it was generally reported. Growers felt they would be able to get the crop off without hardship, in this respect. Large Crop at State Bog An unusually large crop was being harvested at the State Bog at East Wareham. It is expected production there will run about 1300-1400 barrels. Personals Robert C. Hammond, East Ware- ham, recently won the Sagamore Rifle Club's "President's Cup," at the annual 30 calibre rifle shoot. Chester A. Crocker, former Barnstable selectman and retired cranberry grower was a guest of honor at Barnstaple, England last month, at Barnstaple's celebration as a part of the Festival of Great Britain. The English Barnstaple's mayor visited Barnstable on Cape Cod during it's tercentenary cele- bration a few years ago. Mr. Crocker's visit to the English town, for which Barnstable was named (despite the slight difference in spelling) was a return of good will visitation. NEW JERSEY The Darlington Picker The Thomas Darlington cran- berry picker is being watched very closely at Whitesbog by New Jer- sey growers. To date it has been working successfully. Although it does not look as if it wil be able to pick all types of New Jersey bogs, it does appear now that a large percentage of N. J. bogs can be picked with this machine. It is true of this machine, as of all machines, that the men have to adapt themselves to working with it. The Whites are keeping ten machines going all the time. These have averaged as high as ten bushels per hour. Weather is Dry New Jersey bogs are suffering from continued dry weather. On sandy soil, many vines are brown. On a number of bogs with good soil there has not been enough ir- rigation water to fill the ditches, with consequent effect on the size and quality of the berries. Sparganothis Fruitworm Some growers have been pleased with results of 1951 dusting and spraying for Sparganothis fruit- worms. In early June when the millers appear, DDT dust has been effective in killing considerable numbers of them, thus preventing egg laying. Som'etime later, when the first tiny worms appear, a spray with DDT has appeared to be a helpful control. Since Spar- ganothis is on the increase and is spreading over the State, the month of September is a good time for growers to watch out for the small yellow miller with the orange-red cross on its wings and thus be more ready to detect it in the Spring. The millers will also be seen on the windows of the sorting houses. WASHINGTON Crop Eariier Crop is reported as about two weeks ahead of the late crop of 1950. Harvest was expected to begin September 20-25, and to reach its peak October 5-15, end- ing about October 30. Cranberry-Blueberry Experiment Station, Long Beach, now has more than 1,000 cranberry seed- lings with berries. Experiments in getting the right blueberries for local conditions continue. From the experimental blueberry plant- ing the Station by the end of Au- gust had shipped a ton and a half of the fruit with more still to be marketed. Personals D. J. Crowley of the Experiment Station, speaking before a meet- ing of Ilwaco-Long- Beach Kiwanis Club recently urged a big water system for the whole of the Long Beach Peninsula. He declared this peninsula (very similar to Cape Cod in many respects) could be made a garden spot if everyone there had an adequate supply of water. Peninsula gardens, lawns and crops were literally burned up this Summer. The proposal of Dr. Crowley was to get a supply of water from Bear River, or Naselle that would supply all needs for irrigation from Stackpole Harbor to Chinook, or most of the 30-mile long finger of land. OREGOIN Development Normal Development of the crop is re- ported as about nornj'al. Harvest will begin about the last week of September. WISCONSIN Crop May Drop FVom Estimate Crop prospects as September came in appeared to be a little be- low the Government estimate. Size, color and quality of fruit should be excellent, according to "Del" Hammond of Wisconsin Cranberry Sales Company. Harvest Began Sept. 10-15 General ha,Tvesting began be- tween the 10th and 15th. Water supplies are adequate. Vines ap- pear to be in good condition. '52 Bud Excellent Budding prospects for 1952 are said to be excellent. Exchange Opens At $15.00 Per Barrel Sept. 9th The American Cranberry Ex- change announced its opening price for the 1951 crop at $15 per bar- rel ($3.75 a quarter barrel box) on Sept. 9. General Manager Harold E. Bry- ant said he had established a rea- sonable opening price to avoid the mistake of five years ago when high quotations for fresh cran- berries forced a major share of the crop on the processors, result- ing in a heavy annual carry-over, which glutted the market until this year. "We do not wish to see this hap- pen again," Bryant said, and be- lieve that by establishing an at- tractive selling price at the begin- ning' of the season we can help to stabilize the market and avoid hardship for both the processors and shippers of fresh berries." "Our opening price may seem low to some growers and shippers but with a good quality crop of 915,000 barrels, as compared to 980,300 barrels last year, and no carry-over from the 1950 crop, we will have an opportunity to raise the price as the season progresses. Based on present conditions wc ex- pect that the average price for the season will be considerably higher than our opening price. By stimu- lating demand through an attract- ive opening price, coupled with an aggressive sales, advertising arid merchandising program, we hope to build a rising market that will produce good returns for growers and distributors alike," Bryant concluded. NCA Fall Program National Cranberry Association has sent to brokers and other Ocean Spray representatives the country over, a remarkably at- tractive sales promotion kit start- ing with "Cranberry Week," Octo- ber 7 to 13. There will be two more, one for November and one for December. The portfolio for the October promotion contained many facts, figures and illustrations to aid in October canned sauce sales. It gives various facts of infor- mation such as that Ocean Spray wound up its fiscal year with a civilian sales increase of 31 per- cent; and that 200,000 copies of a recipe book have been sold at 10 cents each. Each ad in a national magazine brings in new orders. To quote: "During the past year the Wom- an's Home Companion sent a questionaire to its readers to learn how frequently they use cranberry sauce and how they serve it. 75 (Continued on Page 18) |v • Steep slopes, fence rows, ditches, broad lawns, even under water Jari's rigid knife cuts a yard wide! It's self-propelled . . . you just guide it. Cuts up to 5 acres a day on 5 quarts of fuel! NEW POWER SPRAY ATTACHMENT Ten gallon attachment bolts on in place of cutter. Sprays weed or bug killer. Hose and boom for trees and water paints. See it today. ':^kp}Il CO. IISI ffASHINQTON BTBEEX WESt NEWTON 6S. MA». Ftv» W. ERNEST CROWELL NEWCOMER TO CAPE CRANBERRY INDUSTRY, BUT IS MAKING HIS MARK QUICKLY Is of the Noted Barnstable County Cranberry Growing Family— Was Chairman of NECSCO Management Com- mittee— Is an Attorney and Land Surveyor, by CLARENCE J. HALL W. Ernest Crowell of Dennis, Massachusetts, has been really active in the cranberry industry only since 1947. At that time he came back to Cape Cod, just before the death of his father, William Crowell, well known in uhe Massachusetts industry, to take over his cranberry inter- ests. Two years later he assisted in an important function, the reor- ganization of the New England Cranberry Sales Company, serving as chairman of a management committee. He is now probably a permanent cranberry grower, managing and being part or entire owner of about 81 acres. As the son of the late William Crowell and the grandson of Captain William Crowell, bog builder, the man who opened the first cranberry commission house in New York as early as 1855, and also from New York sold Massachusetts vines to New Jersey when the Jersey cranberry boom was just beginning, he would seem to be entitled to a place within the Industry. Besides being a cranberry man now, William Ernest Crowell is a registered land surveyor and a member of the Massachusetts bar. His Father Staunch Member This committee, says Mr. Crow- NECSCO ell, with the approval of the His father had been a staunch directors, managed the organiza- member of the New England Cran- berry Sales Company for many years. He was severely injured in an automobile accident in 1946, from which he never fully recov- ered. So it was natural that Ern- est Crowell, upon taking over the responsibilities of his father, should become a member of that cooperative. However, he is also a director of National Cranberry Association. When the New England was in the deepest of its financial and other diff'iculties, Crowell was an interested attendant at the meet- ings and frequently took part in the discussions. Perhaps that was partly due to the same instincts which made him become an at- torney. A Boston bank to which the co- op was in debt refused to do fur- ther business with the co-op un- less its affairs were handled by a new arrangement. So it was vot- ed to place these affairs in the hands of a management commit- tee. The management committee was composed of Mr. Crowell, chairman, and four others, George Briggs, Robert C. Hammond, Paul E. Thompson and Carroll Grifi"ith. tion for approximately a year, holding, at first, meetings almost weekly, later less often as matters were straightened out, but more than 30 all told. At the annual N. E. Sales meeting in April Chairman Crowell made a report, saying that the bank was satisfied with the progress made, and as the committee was appointed for one year, it was dissolved. The committee was then replaced by the usual executive committee with more members, these includ- ing the members of the manage- ment committee and about five others. Piesident Homer L. Gibbs is chairman of this committee, of which, of course, Crowell is a member. John C. Makepeace is now treasurer of the New Eng- land. Is Certain "N. E. Will Come Back" Asked his opinion of the future of the New England Sales Com- pany, he said, "It is now only a question of time before it can work itself entirely out of its difficul- ties, chief of which is its debt. I think this will take from one to three years. I hone not more than two, but this will depend upon the return upon the crops for these years, beginning with this Fall." Mr. Crowell is scholarly in ap- pearance and measures his words carefully, more in the manner of a scientist than of many lawyers. Asked a second question, this about the future of American Cranberry Exchange, his reply was: "The Exchange has an as- sured future, People will continue to eat fresh cranberries for many years." He added the National is doing a wonderful job in the can- ning of sauce and in devising new processed uses for cranberries. Cranberry Industry Future Sound As to the future of the cran- berry industry as an entirety, he could see no reason why such an old-established industry should vanish. "I think people will con- tinue to eat cranberries, if they can get them at reasonable prices, and I think the industry will be able to supply them at such prices. I think the industry will soon get cut of its troubles of the past two or three seasons. Whether profits in the future will be as large as in the past may be doubtful." Mr. Crowell considers that one over-all cooperative would be "fine'', and this could be done with two contributing co-ops, one for fresh fruit and one for canned, more or less as at present, or per- haps better, under a single control- ling management. But, he said, legal aspects must be considered in any action and the laws as re- gard cooperatives complied with. lUSSELL A. TRUFANT NORTH CARVER, MASS. CARVER 64-11 CULVERTS Prefabricated FLUMES PUMPS Six Small Grower Will Not Vanish As concerns individual growers or companies, he believes the trend to larger and larger operators will continue and there probably will be fewer growers. On the other hand, he says, he is sure there will al- ways be many small growers. He reaches this conclusion from the fact that large operators with financial resources to purchase modern equipment, to buy supplies in large quantities, and to main- tain year-round crews do not have all the advantage on their side. "The big fellows have tremendous overhead, continuing', usually, the year around. The small grower tan often do much of his own work and make substantial savings in production costs. The small grow- er won't disappear." Has Ancient Cape Background Ernest Crowell was born at Dennis, January 29, 1904, the son of William Crowell, his mother be- ing Frances I. Higgins of Well- fleet. The Crowells are one of the earliest families on the Cape, the immigrant ancestor having been John Crowe (Cro, Crowel, Crowell), the name probably being of Nor- man origin, but changed in Eng- land. John Crowe (Crowell) came to this country first to Charles- town, as did many Cape first set- tlers, then to Yarmouth, of which Dennis was originally a part, in 1637, and built a house by Scargo Lake, which is not far from where Ernest now lives. The Crowells, since almost the beginning of the industry on Cape Cod, have been interested and important in the cranberry industry. Attending and graduating- from Dennis grade and High schools, Ernest attended Mt. Hermon, near Northfield, Mass., being graduated in 1922. He then returned to the Cape, and farmed, did land sur- veying, and some cranberry work also for about seven years. He then went to Boston and entered the employment of an insurance company, the Maryland Casualty. He was in the employment of this company from 1928 to 1938 as claims adjuster. He worked not only from Boston, but from Wor- cester, Mass., Portland, Me., and other places. He was attending Northeastern Law School at Bos- ton nights, studying law. He was admitted to the bar in 1934. In Legal Department of Insurance Company From the claims department he was advanced to the legal depart- ment of the insurance company and was engaged in this work when his father's health became poor and he came back to Dennis to take over, in 1947. The bog interests which he man- ages are mostly in Wareham. The properties were built by his grand- father, largely in conjunction with Luther Hall of Dennis, a prominent pioneer in his day. These bogs, six in all, were built about 1885 and the Wareham location was chosen because even by that time many of the best sites on the Cape had already been made into bog or were being held for bog purposes. The advance of the industry from Barnstable County (Cape Cod) up into Wareham, Carver and other Plymouth county towns was under- way. In this movement Crowell and Hall were among the leaders. These bogs are the Locke, about 21 acres; the C. C. & H., % acre; and the North, about 3 acres, all nearby off the Tihonet road; the Harlow Brook, 21 acres, off Route 28, and the Besse bog, 2 acres; the Old Orchard, 23 acres, near Harlow Brook; total acreage, 70% acres. As bogs of decades ago, these were set to a number of varieties, Blacks and Howes predominating, with some Smalley Howes and McFarlins. These bogs have good or adequate water supplies at most times, all by gravity flow. The bogs are held in undivided ownership, owners in some being rather numerous, in others less so. Crowell manages them all. Here it may be mentioned that in addition to being a co-builder of these bogs (with the exception of the Besse) and of his ventures in opening the commission house in New York and also operating the vine-selling business, Capt. Crow- ell was considerable of an inven- tor. Grandfather Early Cranberry Inventor He invented at least one picking machine, and probably more. He patented one Nov. 24, 1874. Wheth- er it was ever successfully used or not is not known, but it is be- lieved the machine was used on bogs in the Dennis vicinity. As early as 1883 he had invented what You can have confidence in the Cape Cod anoerry ® Nationwide Distribution for Cape Cod Cranberries ® Aggressive sales planning and control ® Efficient and economical operations ® Simplified accounting — - prompt payments O Cooperating with other agencies to correct present weaknesses of the cranberry industry. — ®— MEMBERSHIP OPEN write or phone CAPE COD CRANBERRY COOPERATIVE, Inc. 17 Court Street, Plymouth, Mass. Tel. Plymouth— 1760 Seven we would call today a ventilated cranberry shipping box. Patent called it a "fruit box, or barrel, having grooves". Returning to Ernest, he is entire owner of about ten acres of bog in active bearing, the acreage be- ing scattered in several small bogs in different sections of Den- nis. These, too, are older bogs, and like many Cape bogs do not have too ample water supplies. Ernest Developed Unusual Irri- gation Methods On one, in the new Boston sec- tion, he solved this problem suf- ficiently to give him Summer irri- gation by digging a sump along- side. This is a method much prac- ticed on the West Coast. He had a bulldozer dig down to water lev- el. It was quite a problem to keep the water from rising rapidly so that the bulldozer was not in- undated too deeply. He found the solution to this in two powerful pumps and the natural action of the bulldozer which removed con- siderable water with each load of earth. This sump is about 70 feet long by 35 wide and water can be held to a level of four feet. HHow- ever much he pumps from the sump onto this bog, the level in th esump has never gone down to less than three feet and it always refills promptly. The second bog, known as "Het- ty's", near his house, is irrigated in Summer by a different method. This was by sinking a well 60 feet down to a good supply of water held by gravel. The water is raised by a five-inch Diesel-action piston pump, the lift being about 25 feet. On all his bogs in Dennis Win- ter coverage is by natural water- shed flowage. Mr. Crowell was married in 1931 to Annie A. Ryder in the adjacent town of Brewster. The Crowells have three children: William, Jr., 17, Charles F., 15, and Cynthia, 11. Lives in Old Cape Home The family lives in a typical old Cape Cod homestead on Elm Street, built by Peter Hall, a one- time wealthy citizen of the town, in about 1790-1800. It was the house in which his father lived. There are barns, and one of the few remaining old Cape Cod fences E%ht With knobs on the posts surrounds part of the propei'ty. The affiliations of Mr. Crowell, besides the New England Cran- berry Sales Company and NCA, are: Cape Cod Cranberry Growers Association, Lower Cape Cod Cran- berry Club, ape od Society of Pro- fessional Land Surveyors, the Dennis Grange, and the Dennis Union church. What hobbies has Mr. rowell ? Pishing salt water fishing for the big striped bass in the late Fall, he said. But he really has an- other hobby, he admitted, when asked. It is an interest in Cape Cod history, cranberry history and Cape Cod genealogy. This was readily understandable by his knowledge of these matters. But in this, he said, his late father, William Crowell, far exceeded him. Cranberry Field Day Draws 150 To Long Beach Station About 150 attended the annual Cranberry Field Day at the Cran- berry-Blueberry Station at Long Beach on August 23, these included growers from Long Beach, Gray- land and Clatsop areas. An interesting session was held on the State bog where a study is being made in cross-pollination of the MacFarland variety with vari- ous other varieties. Object of the experiment is to bring about fruit ripening earlier, so as to put the harvest season ahead, asd also of heavier yields. A nuniber of com- binations have been tried and the; most promising of these experi- ments will be continued over a ' period of years, to see if the re- sults are lasting, and of genuine ' value to the cranberry growers. Dr. D. J. Crowley, in an address I gave information concerning his experiments on different plots in the use of chemical fertilizers in varying amounts and combinations of nitrates, phosphates and potash. This is an experiment that will take some years to complete, and] he indicated that so far, the use' of nitrates, in the form of ammo- nium sulphate are of m'uch prom- ise, and in moderate applications. Including those attending were: Dr. J. C. Knott of Washington State College at I^ullman and Mrs. Knott and County Agent Jack Woods of the Coos Bay area of Oregon. Noonday potluck lunch was served by a committee of the Peninsula Cranberry Club; being composed of Mrs. Crowley, Mrs. Charles Nelson and Mrs. R. B. Saunders; assisting, were Frank Glenn, Joe Rowe, Elwell Chabot, W. H. Morton and Mrs. John Sacks. How much did a harvest box cost when you last bought 'em?? Can you get 'em for that today? Make sure you've adequate fire insur- ance to put your mind at ease and protect your business. E. A. TRACKER Brewer & Lord INSURANCE 40 Broad Street, Boston, Mass. Telephone: Hancock 6-0830 Marketing, Main Topic at Annual Meeting, Cape Association.. Speakers Seem Much More Encouraged over Sales of Coming Crop — E. L. Bar- tholomew New President — Hydraulic Sander Chief In Interest in Equipment. Contrary to custom, the "theme" at the annual meeting of Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' Association, East Wareham, August 21, may be said to have been marketing. Successful selling of the produc- tion this Fall was in all growers' minds, as it has been for months. The preliminary forecast by C. D. Stevens, N. E. Crop Reporting Service, released at the meeting, that production then indicated was 915,000 barrels (complete forecast elsewhere in this issue) did little to remove the subject of disposal from their thoughts. However, growers were encour- aged by talks upon sales promotion plans, and expressions of optimism by State Agricultural officals and others. A featured speaker was the new Commissioner of Agricxil- ture, Henry T. Broderick, making his first appearance before cran- berry men. A mechanical high- light was a demonstration of a hydraulic sander, being experi- mented by the University of Mas- sachusetts. Of interest also were the latest developments in the plans to bring Puerto Rican agri- cultural workers to assist in the harvest (more details elsewhere), given by Frank Butler. Officers Elected Officers nominated by a com- mittee consisting of Raymond Morse of West Warehem, Charles N. Savery of Cotuit and Marshall Seibermann of Harwich, and elect- ed without opposition were: presi- dent, Edward L. Bartholomew of Wareham, succeeding Melville C. Beaton of Wareham, who had served the customary two years; 1st vice-president, Robert S. Handy of Cataumet; 2nd vice-president, Kenneth Garside of Duxbury; sec- retary (re-elected) Gilbert T. Bea- ton of Wareham; treasurer, Ruth Beaton (Mrs. Gilbert T. Beaton); directors: Melville C. Beaton, Dr. Henry J. Franklin of East Ware- ham, John Shields of Osterville, Ferris C. Waite of Kingston, Rob- ert C. Hammond of East Ware- ham, Russell Makepeace of Mar- ion, Raymond Syrjala of Hyannis, Ralph Thacher of Hyannis, Lewis F. Billings of Plympton; honorary directors, Franklin E. Smith of Boston, Chester E. Vose of Marion. Reading of reports opened the meeting at 10 a. m. Treasurer R. Thelma Tamagini, who resigned because of pressure of other work, gave the financial report, which showed a grand total of assets of the corporation as $5,032.26. Membership had declined slightly, being 205, there having been 214 last year. Frost Report J. Richard Beattie offered the frost report. There are 177 sub- scribers to the warning service conducted by the association, a drop of only 3 from last year. Number of frost warnings sent out this spring was unusually heavy, there having been 34, with only 45 last year. Spring and Fall. Beat- tie explained the warnings go out by telephone through seven dis- tributors. He told of the supple- mentary radio service with warn- ings from WBS, New Bedford, Upper Photo: Henry T. Broderick, Commissioner of Aericulture, Massachusetts, center, talks with Dr. Dale Selling, dean of the College of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, left, and Sidney Vaughan, director of Massachusetts County Agents. Lower: E. L. Bartholomew, new president of Cape Cod Cranberry Growers Association, left, shakes hands with his predecessor, M. C. Beaton, second vice president. Kenneth Garside, elect, stands behind. (CRANBEKRIES Photo) Nine WOCB, West Yarmouth, and WBZ, Boston. He urged gi-eater support of this service, prepared by Dr. Franklin and others of the Station staff, saying- that the more subscribers there are, the less is the cost. However, he said, he considered it very satisfactory that there had not been a greater loss of mem- bers, due to the unsatisfactory financial condition of most grow- ers. He praised the untiring work of Dr. Franklin, in particular, in being on duty day and evening con- stantly during Spring and frost seasons. Russell Makepeace reported up- on the Henry J. Franklin collection at the cranberry library, Middle- boro Public Library, saying there are 47 bound volumes, plus hun- dreds of other items and it is the greatest collection of cranberry information in the world. Ralph Thacher reported for a recently formed research commit- tee. He said the development of the hydraulic sander was the first actual result, and there are three more research projects in mind at present. Need of Membership Stressed Mr. Bartholomew, in accepting the presidency, declared the asso- r~ir^ HYDRAULIC SANDING DEMONS I KAIION — Upper: Sand being flushed out of a sand bank at State bog. George Rounseville, left, and Prof. Earle Cox operating hose. Lower: Sand 'n water in a slrean^. comin" out of olastic hose, as sanding a bog is demonstrated on shore of State Bog at annual Cape Meeting. (CRANBERRIES Photo) Ten ciation had completed more than 50 years of e.xistence and had com- pleted many things of value to the industry. "We have never squab- bled among ourselves. We have stuck solidly together in all things for the good of the industry." Lack of Interest Continuing, he said the greatest trouble concerning the association was a lack of interest among many growers and that 205 members, with a total of approximately 1200 in the state was not a good show- ing. He said the association need- ed building up and declared mem-| bershio should be at least 1,000. A principal speaker was Henry Broderick, Massachusetts Com- missioner of Agriculture. "The cranberry growers are making more progress in pulling themselves out of their price dif- ficulties than any other in the state", said Mr. Broderick. He said that salesmanship was the only answer to a group of agri- culturists who produced more than a market seemed willing to buy. Growers of cranberries were well organized to push cranberries, both fresh and processed, through good merchandising. He paid the state agricultural department was seeking to "adver- tise" the fruit and vegetable pro- ducts of Massachusetts. He said this could be done through radio and television, to mention two mediums. He said a farm radio program is being organized which will be entitled "Under the Sacred Cod". Another excellent way to publicize a single product, he add- ed, was to invite editors of farm journals to visit farms, orchards or cranberry bogs and let them see for themselves how a product is produced. "Show them how you grow cranberries. Once they've seen the 'how' for themselves they will probably write more about cranberries." Research Valuable Dr. Dale Sieling, dean of the Agricultural College of the Uni- versity of Massachusetts, ex- plained the value of research, say- ing there are three kinds, theoret- ical, fundamental, and applied. An example of applied research was the new hydraulic sander, he said. It was hoiked, also, that besides uti- lizing the three methods of re- search, help could be given in mar- keting. Sidney Vaughan, who succeeded James W. Dayton as director of county agents in Massachusetts Extension Service, said the pur- pose of Extension was to help growers to helo themselves. Chester E. Chaney, former man- ager of American Cranberry Ex- change, now I'etired, received con- siderable of an ovation when he spoke briefly, saying he was still interested in the cranberry indus- try and he thought the growers could look forward to a good sea- son (price-wise) this Pall. Competition Desirable — Bryant His successor, Harold E. Bryant, said he was "green" to cranber- ries and hoped all growers would help him learn, so that ACE might help all growers. "Let us worlc col- lectively". He then said he want- ed to leave a thought and that was that there should be one organiza- tion in each industry which could be a "dominant" factor in stabil- izing prices by 50 per cent, per- haps, of production. "But if you concentrate all the power in a sin- gle organization that control can be good or bad." Russell Makepeace read from a prepared manuscript by the pres- ident of the Growers' Council, John C. Makepeace. This ex- plained why it was believed such a body should have been set up, because neither fresh fruit nor processing organizations could operate alone, and there must be coordination. There was now a consumers' market for 1,000,000 barrels of cranberries each year, Mr. Makepeace said, and this mar- ket was established last year when about such a quantity was sold. This year the market would prob- ably he incre'ased and processed fruit would take more than half the crop. It was stressed that very soon present acreage will probably be capable of producing an average crop of 1,250,000 bar- rels. Fresh Fruit Sole Promotion Speaking in behalf of the Fresh Fruit Institute, with quarters in New York, was Robert Knox, its manager. This unit is to promote the sale of fresh cranberries alone, using no brand names. It is made up of Morse Brotliers of Attleboro, 'Mass., Cape Cod Cran- berry Cooperative of Plymouth, Beaton's Distributing Agency of Wareham, Decas Brothers of Wareham, Anthony DeMarco of New Jersey, and the American Cranberry Exchange. Each member is being assessed 1/3 2 of a cent a barrel, making up a fund expected to reach $24,000. With this it is hoped to obtain publicity to the value of $1,000,- OCO. This will be obtained through tie-ins with national firms produc- ing other products, through maga- zines, newspapers, trade journals, home economics teachers, radio and television. In the kitchen of the Institute more than 200 "new and varied" reciises have been de- veloped, and these will be made available to various mediums. "More people are going' to see more, learn more and hear more about, and we hope, buy more fresh cranberries than in any year in the past." Nahum Morse, president of the Cranberry Growers' Mutual, at present limited to Massachusetts, said the Mutual, as it's name im- plies, was organized to protect the mutual interest of all growers and to restore confidence of growers in their leaders and selling agencies. Better Salesmanship Walter Piper, Division of Mar- keting of the Massachusetts De- partment of Agriculture, said he was not surprised the cranberry men were troubled with sales prob- lems when they were producing bumper crops every year now. The only solution to successful market- ing was better salesmanship, he said. Prof. Stapleton, head of the en- gineering department of the U. of M., told of the work being done there, such as unon the hydraulic sander, this being in the hands of Prof. Earle Cox, who has spent five months on the project. The idea was first put forward, he said, by "Joe" Kellev of the East Ware- ham Experiment Station. He hint- ed at other projects, such as screening by means of setting up a magnetic field. He urged grow- ers to put machines to work for them, as the power of each man is worth but one-tenth of a horse- power, while the power of machin- ery is almost limitless. Hydraulic Sander Prof. Cox explained the work- ings of the hydraulic sander. He said this was simply a "jet" which forced water and sand through a hose with a nozzle at the end through which the sand was pumped and spread over the bog surface. He said this should be capable of 10 yards of sand per hour, per jet, and that two jets could be operated by one engine. He asked growers to cooperate in experiments on their bogs this Fall, and hoped to test out results on 40 or 50 acres. Exhibits Concluding event of the after- noon was a demonstration of the jet. Other mechanical equipment displayed was the Spee-Dee Cran- berry Pilling Machine, produced by the Paul L. Karstrom Company of Chicago, a "Scythette", and a brand-new type power pruner, both handled by the C. & L. Equip- ment Company of Acushnet. At noon lunch was served by (Continued on Page 20) For the first time in cranlerry histnry a POWER PRUN- ENG MACHINE thct will prune or thin vines without cutting up- rights has been accomplished. ONE MAN CUTS 4-5 ACRES PER DAY— A GREAT MONEY SAVER. fuipmeiit Co. ACUSHNET, MASS. F. P. CRANDON U91 Main Street Tel. Rochester 89-3 H. C. LEONARD 191 Leonard Street Tel. New Bedford 3-4332 * Eleven The Fresh Fruit Institute Assures Results For '51 by Robert Knox, Director of Publicity, Fresh Fruit Institute New York City Let me make a prediction — This year more people are going to read about fresh cranberries, hear about fresh cranberries and be continually reminded of fresh cranberries than in any year in the history of the industry. This can be attributed to a sin- gle, simple fact — the agencies that sell fresh cranberries agreed last spring to pool their resources in behalf of the industry as a whole by setting up the Fresh Cranberry Institute. The Institute's Job To put it simply, it's the job of the Institute to go over the heads of the retailers, the wholesalers, the jobbers and brokers directly to the U. S. consumer with the story of fresh cranberries. To do this, the Institute works through the channels normally used in reaching the public — newspapers and magazines, television and ra- dio stations, conventions and dem- onstrations. The organizations which make up the membership of the Institute market fi'esh ci'anberries under a variety of brand names. These brand names are important be- cause they help sell cranberries. But the Institute does not (in fact, can not) make use of these brand names in its work. The Fresh Cranberry Institute can thus be described as an indus- try-wide, non-profit organization set up to serve as a single, central source of information about "fresh cranberries." It is estimated that close to 90 per cent of all cranberries sold fresh in 1951 will be handled by P. C. I. members. This is of real significance to the industry. Never before have so many sales agencies agreed upon a single sales objec- tive— to sell more fresh cranberries at a better price. Moreover, the door to member- ship in the F. C. I. is wide open to the few remaining sales agen- cies who haven't yet decided to pitch in. How the Institute Works A basic job of the Institute is recipe research work. For this purpose a test kitchen has been set M- tf, AUTOMATIC POWER DRIVEN PORTABLE MH^ * SMOOTH RUNNING * 20.INCH c» * BALANCED ALSO CRANBERRY PRUNING MACHINES C. &L. EQUIPMENT CO. F. P. CRANDON 1191 Main St. Tel. Rochester 89-3 ACUSHNET, MASS. H. C. LEONARD 191 LEONARD ST. Tel. New Bedford 3-4332 •Tms:r$z. 'im^'-^ Corner of Cranberry Kitchen. | up, equipped with a full line of' General Electric appliances. Here, trained home economists develop new and easy ways of using fresh cranberries, with special emphasis on recipes which call for little or no cooking, and warm weather dishes and drinks. Those of us employed by the F. C. I. regard ourselves as sales- men for the cranberry industry. We are making every effort to keep the industry's sales problems in mind. Warm weather recipes are get- ting special attention because fresh cranberries have never sold as well during warm fall periods as in colder weather. The "quick and easy" recipes are in keeping with the times. We are attempt- ing to show housewives that fresh cranberries are for all practical purposes a "ready mix" — and call (Continued on Paje 20) KILL WEEDS AT LESS COST WITH AMSCO STODDARD SOLVENT PROVIDENCE, R. I. 370 Aliens Avenue BOSTON. MASS. 60 Foley Street CHICAGO, ILL. 2.30 N. MichiBan NEW YORK CITY IBB E. 44th Street PHILADELPHIA, PA. 2700 Roberts Ave. MILWAUKEE, WIS. 1719 S. 83rd St. LOS ANGELES. Calif, BBB S. Flower St. PORTLAND, ORE. Ft. of S. W. Gibbs St Hopkins 1-1300 Prospect 6-8100 Andover 3-3050 Murray Hill 2-6490 Radcliff B-3B40 Greenfield 6-2630 Madison 9-2179 Broadway .0679 Service in 48 Stales AMERICAN MINERAL SPIRITS COMPANY Twelve Vol. 16-No. 5 ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 1951 NO "HORSE AND BUGGY" TODAY WE have heard people sigh for the "good old horse and buggy" days, and by that we think they mean chiefly the sim- plicity of an earlier era. Applying that to the cranberry industry, the growing and selling of cranberries Is anything but sim- ple in the yccir 1951. The growing can scarcely be called less simple than when there were only a few very ordinary insecticides, and man power, which is said to represent only one-tenth of one horse-power, provided most of the energy which went into the production of the fruit, plus a few simple gadgets which growers could make themselves. Today a man has almost to be an engineer or at least a mechanic to understand and to op- erate or have operated satisfactorily, the various machines which have been devel- oped to aid him. As a matter of fact, the growers have so mastered the modern machinery and insecticides, fungicides and herbicides that they are growing ever-increasing barrelage upon the same acreages. But we will ignore the production end at this point and turn to marketing. Here, it seems, is where the greater complexities come in. We live in a vastly diiferent "food" world than that of our fathers and forefathers. This is an age of the most in- tensive competition for the dollar of the consumer. He can eat almost any kind of edible produced on the face of the earth — if he has the cash to pay for it. In selling cranberries at a price to re- turn him a reasonable profit, he must adopt the newest of methods of merchandising and this includes the newest trends in ad- vertising and in obtaining what is called "publicity". This the industry, as a unit, is attempting to do. If all we hear at var- ious meetings of what is being done along these lines is true — and we have no reason to believe it is not — we are making prog- ress in this new and, to many an old-line grower, strange field of merchandising. We are competing, this being said with some exaggeration, with almost everyone who produces anything for sale, particular- ly in the food line. And they are compet- ing with us and with everybody else, also. The complexities can make the head swim. Who would have thought a relatively few years ago that cranberries would be in CRANBERRIES - WAREHAM. MASSACHUSETTS Subscription $3.00 per year AdvertiBing rates upon application ]^^rIitoJr nnd Publiolicx CLARENCE J. HALL EDITH S. HALLr-Associate Editor CORRESPONDENTS-ADVISORS Wisconsin C. D. HAMMOND, Jr. Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin Washington— Oregon J. D. CROWLEY Cranberry Specialist Long Beach, Wash. ETHEL M. KRANICK Bandon, Oregon Massachusetts DR. HENRY J. FRANKLIN Director Mass. State Cranberry Experiment Station East Wareham, Mass. BERTRAM TOMLINSON Barnstable County Agricultural Agent Barnstable, Mass. New Jersey CHARLES A. DOEHLERT, New Jersey Cranberry and Blueberry Station Pembcrton, New Jersey competition, say with apples, via the tele- vision? Television wasn't even dreamed of then. Cranberries are an old industry, yet old though we be we seem to have within our ranks, or working for us, leaders in all these new fields. We are sure cranberries will not become a forgotten fruit. II/'ITH the foregoing in mind, and the pre- dicted strong demand for most agri- cultural products, the defense program be- coming a bigger element in the national economy, providing more for most of us, directly or indirectly, farmers' cash receipts estimated as running about 19 per cent ahead of last year, why be too fearful? Of course time will tell. We await with interest, as does everyone else in the in- dustry, the opening fresh fruit price — and the final results of the selling of the '51 crop. Thirteen Possibility Of Large Mass. Crop Reported By NE Co-op Holds Pre-Harvest Meeting — ACE Speakers ODtimistic as to Price and Market Outlook — Federal Tax on Co-ops Discussed. Possibility of a larger ci'op in Massachusetts than the prelimi- nary U. S. D. A. forecast of Au- gust 21, the improved prepared- ness of American Cranberry Ex- change to do a better job of "mer- chandising," and a "warning" that steps should be taken by co-op members to prevent a Federal tax being established against co-ops, were the highlights of the annual pre-harvest meeting of New Eng- land Cranberry Sales Company at Carver town hall, August 31. A keynote was the genuine optimism of ACE officials and others that the 1951 prices will be m'ore satis- factory than in several years past. Meeting was presided over by President Homer L. Gibbs and did not occupy a full day as usual, but only the forenoon. Miss Sue Pitman giving the cus- tomary estimate of the Massachu- sett's production made by NECS CO said, that with 80 percent of membership reporting, indications were there could be an increase of 1% percent over the Government estimate of 580,000 barrels, and there might be nearly 600,000 picked instead. One reason for this would be the large size of the fruit as it was then shaping up, and another, that with better prices definitely hoped for, grow- ers might pick more cleanly than with the depression prices of last year, and that also floats might come into the picture again. Division of the crop by varieties was again rather different than the Federal forecast, these being: Early Blacks, 61 percent; Howes, 3.3, and others, 6. One FOB Pr^ce General Manager Harold E. Bry- ant in a talk announced the re- Fourteen turn to a one-price system, such as was in effect prior to 1948. That is, that the price would be the same for all buyers, with the only difference in the F. O. B. fig- ure being in the matter of freight charges for different distances from the point of shipnT2nt to the market. E. Clyde McGrew asserted he Dellevcd a-*'.woak link" in Exchange marketing had been eliniinqted by establishing better relations with chain store and other outlets. Referring to the consumer pack- age he said this comparitively re- cent development has driven the producers of all perishable fruits and vegetables to ship in smaller containers with more frequent de- liveries. "This makes it all the more important that there be only quality fruit packed and shipped," he said. "What tender fruit there is can be disposed of through an- other channel." He also told members to bear in mind all shipments were being made under the laws of the land and this meant that a container m'ust contain the full stipulated amount of content, when bought by the customer whether this was a few days after shipment or a month. McGrew Optimistic Concluding, he declared, "I am very optimistic about the outlook for the whole selling season ahead. Prospects, I think are the best since 1947." Stanley Benson of the ACE staff, reported he had covered more than 3,000 miles in four weeks this Summer, visiting some 30 mar- kets, mostly in the southeastern part of the country. He said the south was a "tought nut" to crack for cranberries, or, so he had been frequently told, but that he was sure fresh fruit sales in this dis- trict of the U. S. would be upped this year. "Almost every dealer I visited was cheerful about in- creasing his sales of fresh fruit and vegetables as against canned products and of course this in- cludes cranberries." He said the Exchange now has nearly 100 representatives all over the country, not, of course, that many on ACE payroll, but includ- ing those interested in pushing Eatmor cranberries in one way or another. Lloyd H. Williams Lloyd H. Williams, new mer- chandising manager of ACE made his first appearance before the membership of the N. E., saying that modern merchandising has been the "missing link"' in the whole Exchange sales structure, or so he had been informed. Merchandising programs of fresh fruits and vegetables are nothing- new, he asserted, and these intensive progiams have been used with remarkable success by some industries. However, such pro- gram's have not been taken up by the producers of most fruits and vegetables. The competition betv/een product and product is "extremely tough" today, he said, and one of the main ideas is to get a product ade- quately and "brightly" displayed in a retail market. "Madam Housewife when she goes out to shop does not make up her mind, in the instance of most items, of what she is to buy until she sees what is displayed when she reaches the store." He further explained this was the first year of such merchandis- ing by ACE and that too much could not be expected in a single season, but that certain "test areas," had been set up, especially in the Southeast, and these would be watched, and results applied to the planning of the disposal of the '52 crop. Raymond Morse said special em- phasis would be laid this year upon reducing high overhead at the vari- ous company screenhouses. He said this would have to be done chiefly by preventing time-and-a- half labor, that is over-time work, and he felt this could be done with- out working any hardships upon the m-ambers, if they would fully cooperate. J. C. Makepeace J. C. Makepeace informally dis- cussed a number of what he termed "possibilities" concerning the crop regarding size, how it might be disposed of and final outcome of the season. He said that canning will call for more and more of the total production. NCA was, at the moment short 150,000 barrels of indsMilfuUL CRANBERRIES Simplify Your Problems ! If there is worrying to do, we will do it for you. In Wisconsin For EFFECTIVE SALES and EFFICIENT GROWER SERVICE it is Cranberry Growers, Inc. Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin iiHiiiiBiiiianiiiHii IIIIMIII Vhat was on hand last year, and fill need 500,000 barrels, he said. le declared he figured production n the "optimistic" side, as he for ine, intended to pick "cleaner" han last year and that some loats might come into the picture, igain, all of which would increase •rop potential. Also he said, New Jersey could 'lave more than the preliminary ■stimate, and that Wisconsin might lave as many as last year. As for he West Coast production, this vas already adm'ittedly more than n 'HO. "If these possibilities come about ve might have as large a crop as ast year," he remarked, "but get t clearly in your minds these 'orecasts are not what I think, )ut are 'possibilities' which have .0 be considered." Markets were ost in the short 1944 crop, when here were not enough cranberries .0 supply demand, and also lost vhen the price of cranberries cached |30 a barrel and up to 1.36. "Lost markets are difficult to egain." He said the best way to iell fresh fruit is to maintain, if possible, a relatively standard price level. "By and large," he said, "I think market prospects are better than last year," however, he added he hoped growers would not ex- pect too much. The matter of the Puerto Rican labor was brought up. Cranberry Specialist "Dick" Beatty, saying that these workers in the Dighton (Mass.) market gardening area had proven very satisfactory. President Gibbs said that Theo- dore H. Budd of Pemberton, N. J., had employed six last Spring and had found them excellent workers. Gibbs said that 20 of the con- tingent of these American citizens had been alloted to New England Cranberry Sales and he urged member-growers who needed this labor to make their applications without hesitation. In conclusion of the meeting Mr. Bryant brought out the matter of a Federal tax upon the patronage profits of co-ops and suggested that members write to their sena- tors and representatives in protest. BANDON CRANBERRY FESTIVAL TO BE NOVEMBER 2 AND 3 Plans for the annual "Bandon (Oregon) Cranberry Festival are well under way, with preliminary meeting having taken place. Dates have been set as November 2 and 3, Friday and Saturday. The Bandon Cranberry Festival Association serves as a community booster, for the purpose of promot- ing interest in the Bandon cran- beiTy industry. The queen contest begins this month. To be elgible as a candidate in the contest a girl must be a junior or senior in high school, with at least average grades, whose resi- dence is within the area bounded by Riverside on the north and Port Orford on the south and she must be sponsored by a civic group, club or lodge. BE A SUBSCRIBER TO CRANBERRIES Fifteen Summer Meeting of American Cranberry Growers Association The Summer meeting, August 30th at the Anthony DeMarco bogs, Chatsworth, was very well attended. Although the day was hot, it was comfortably cool in Mr. DeMarco's new sorting house for the morning speaking program and for lunch. President William S. Haines opened the meeting with a strong appeal that growers remember what can be accomplished with cranberries when good hard work is put into the growing part of the job. He feels that there are good times ahead for growers who will keep their bogs in good condi- tion and follow a program of re- planting. Now that planting ma- chinery is successful, this is no longer so difficult. Young bogs are the finest producers. Report on Cranben-jy Scale Control Dr. Martin T. Hutchinson of the Cranberry and Blueberry Research Laboratory, Pemberton, reported on progress with experiments on the control of cranberry scale. Al- though the results at harvest time will be needed before the story is complete, the data taken on scale population on foliage show disap- pointment with some materials and encouraging control with others. There was considerable discussion on the effect of spraying and dust- ing in upsetting Nature's control of various pests. Color Slides Walter Z. Fort showed a series of colored slides depicting the life history of important cranberry in- sects. The enlargement and clear detail of many forms which are hard to find on the bog made this part of the program particularly instructive. Visit to DeMarco's Bogs The afternoon was spent touring the DeMarco bogs and viewing the extensive work done in renovated and replanted bogs. Bogs planted in 1948 and 1949 were done by hand and those in 19.50 by machine. The latter are on a new tract where special provisions have been made for frost control and irriga- Snapped at the meeting were: Anthony DeMarco of Hammonton, host (left); William S. Haines of Chatsworth (cen- ter), President of American Cranberry Growers' Association; and (right) Charles S. Doehlert, secretary-treasurer of the association. (Photo through courtesy of The Mount Holly Herald, Mount Holly, New Jersey). tion during dry weather. Both sides of the tract and a large cen- tral canal may be easily flooded from' the reservoir. The reservoir itself is not too close to the head of the bog. ''Lew" Norwood Leaves Plymouth Cranberry Work Massachusetts Asst. County Agent, who has been Act- ive in this Field, has been Named to Education Po- sition, Covering all New England. Plymouth County cranberry growers have lost t?.e services of Lewis F. Norwood, Jr., who for the past few years, as assistant county agent with the Extension Service at Brockton has been especially assigned by Director "Joe" T. Brown to specialize in cranberry work. "Lew" Norwood has been named retail marketing specialist of the New England Extension Services distributive education pro- gram. He will be responsible for the development of the newly established educational program with retailers and other food dis- tributors in the New England States. Norwood, who is a native of Rockport, Mass., and recently liv- ing at Whitman, will be located in Boston. His work will be under the direction of Charles E. Eshbach, di- rector of the New England Exten- sion Services' Marketing Informa- tion Program. His work will include providing instruction, information and train- ing to retailers and other food dis- tributors in the improved handling of perishable food products, so that there may be better handling of perishable food products; so there may be better preservation of quality and reduced wastage in the handling of foods. He will be responsible for developing courses of training and dem'onstration, as well as organizing and developing the Extension Services' regional distributive education work. Coor|dination of Effort Several of the New England States have done some of this work in the past, and several have dis- tributive education work under way at the presnt time. But this is the first time that a coordi- nated, regional approach has been made to the work by the Exten- sion Service of the University of Massachusetts. The New England Extension Services distributive education program is being con- ducted under the provisions of the Research and Marketing Act of 1946 and is cooperating with the United States Department of Agri- culture an dvarious other agencies and organizations. The appointment of Norwood was announced by James W. Day- ton, director of Extension Service, U. of M., and Norwood was named because of establishing an out- standing record as one of the lead- ing county agents in the Massa- chusetts Extension Service. Successor Named His successor is Dominic Marini, who is a native of Acton, Mass., where he was brought up on a market garden farm. Marini was graduated from the University of Massachusetts in the class of 1950. He was graduated with honors, majoring in horticulture. Since graduation he has been working with the Atlantic Com- mission Company in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Director Brown is to assign Marini to handling work in market gardening, fruit and flori- culture. Brown expects that event- ually he will become sufficiently acquainted with the cranberry field to assume some responsibilities in this work, n the meantime, how- ever. Brown himself, who a few Sixteen years ago was very active in as- sisting the cranberry men, will take over the cranberry end as one of his duties. Farm Labores of Puerto Rico Are In Massachusetts 240 of these American Citi- zens Flown in over Labor Day to Assist Cranberry Harvest. The anticipated 240 Puerto Rican laborers arrived in South- eastern Massachusetts over the Labor Day weel<-end in time to assist in the cranberry harvest. They were brought in by plane from the island, to Logan Inter- national Airport at East Boston. Travelling via "Flying Tigers," and Eastern Air Lines, 60 to a plane, they were met by representatives of the cranberry industry and the New Bedford office of the Massa- chusettts Division of Employment Security. First contingent arrived Saturday, September 1, the sec- ond, Tuesday, the 4th and the final Wednesday, the 5th. Upon arrival they were given a meal and then brought to the cran- berry area by special busses. Plans for the arrival of these American citizens have been under way for the past two months, by committee of which Frank Butler is chairman, and Cranberry Spe- cialist "Dick" Beattie, secretary, in conjunction with Charles L. Buck- ley and others of the employment security office. Assigned to Various Growers They were assigned to growers or organizations who requested their service, these including N. E. Cranberry Sales Company, Na- tional Cranberry Association, A. D. Makepeace Company, R. C. Ever- son, Ruel Gibbs, Wales Andrews, Robert Hammond. Some were employed at the State Bog at East Wareham. Each Puerto Rican is covered by individual contract with the grower and will remain until after har- vesting operations are completed. Living quarters are being supplied by the growers at the bogs, they ''Bill" Tomlinson Buys Bog Properties In Middlesex County "William E. Tomlinson, Jr., now attached to the Waltherm Field Station (Waltham, Mass.) has pur- chased an old bog property at Hol- liston, which is in Middlesex Coun- ty, Massachusetts. In a much earlier day this county was fairly prominent in the cranberry indus- try, but today there are only a few bogs in operation, but they in- clude some excellent ones such as the preperty at Carlisle, formerly owned by Dr. Henry J. Franklin. "Bill" Tomlinson is known to many in the industry, since for a num'ber of years he was an as- sociate in research at the Cran- berry-Blueberry Station at Pem- berton. New Jersey. He has ap- peared on meeting programs in Jersey and in Massachusetts, and has contributed to CRANBERRIES magazine frequently. Specializing considerably in blueberry culture he was one of the trio who a few years ago isolated the particular sharp-nosed leafhopper which was causing so much damage in blue- berry fields by spreading blueberry stunt disease. In fact the spread of the disease was becoming very serious for the industry until the also supplying necessary sleeping equipment, cooking utensils and other facilities. Including the value of these accomodations the rate of pay is approximately the prevail- ing wage. It was emphasized by William W. Zink, manager of the New Bedford office of Employment Security that these island workers were recruited solely to increase the supply of available workers. Local workers were readilly ab- sorbed in addition. Those desiring office, and elsewhere, and New Bedford, after Labor Day a special branch office was opened at the Square Deal Garage, West Ware- ham, which is near many bogs of the Wareham, Carver, Middleboro, Rochester area. This registration has been a practice which has worked out well in the past two or three years. vector was located after a 7 year research. The property which Tomlinson has bought was originally known as the Batchelder bogs, and the original owner has been generally credited with developing the Cen- tennial variety. There are about 36 acres in the whole property, about half of which is bog and reservoir. There are five small bearing bogs — about 10 acres in all — the better of which Tomlinson plans to retain for cranberries. On the poorer ones he plans to plant blue- berries. Which bogs he will devote to blueberries he has not yet de- cided, this being dependent upon a study for the next year or two as to how they perform for drain- age and flowage, and determining factors which might be adverse to blueberry culture. The property has been in the Tibbets family since about 1900, and Tomlinson made the purchase from ugene L. Tibbetts of Hollis- ton. Another bog in HoUiston is owned by Carleton Barrows of Boston. Tomlinson (CRANBERRIES, January 1947) is a native of New- ton, Massachusetts, in which town he with family is making his home. His training is that of entomolo- gist. Meat consumption is expected to amount to about 148 pounds per person this year; 4 pounds more per capita than last year. /THE FIRST REAL PIPE THAT IS PLASTIC For Jet Wells, Irrigation, land Drain- age. Livestock Watering, Sewage CARLON plastic pipe is guaranteed against rot, rust and corrosion. Because it is lightweight and flex- ible, CARLON can be in- stalled in minimum time. It will follow ditch and ground contour as well as structural plans. Fewer fit- tings are required, and the need for special ,„.,o„ tools is eliminated. (?^P>),' Wrife today for information. HAYES CARLON DISTRIBUTING CO. P. O. Box No. 156 Springfield, Mass. Seventeen NCA Cranberry Festival At Both Plymouth, Edaville Huge Parade at Plymouth Morning of Columbus Day, Selection of National Queen from Cranberry States in Afternoon — Fol- lowing Day, Barbecue and Other Events at Edaville. Third annual Massachusetts Cranberry Festival, sponsored by National Cranberry Association, is to be held this year at both Eda- ville in South Carver and historic Plymouth. The dates are Colum- bus Day, October 12 and Saturday, the 13th. Events will start in Plymouth the morning of the 12th, at 10.30 with a huge parade. Prizes total- ing S500 will be awarded to the best float entered and for the best costume in the line. There will be several school bands from the cranberry-growing area and these will be in competition for a prize. The National Cranberry Queen contest will be in the afternoon at the Athletic field from 2 to 4. The selection is to be on the spot, and not from photographs, as was done by NCA last year. It is hoped to have beautiful girls, each selected in their own state, in the contest, the states being those growing cranberries, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Washington and Oregon. The winner will be crowned with acpropriate ceremony. In the event of rain the event will be held in the Memorial audi- torium, which was one reason for the decision to hold one day of the event at Plymouth rather than en- tirely at Edaville, where there is not sufficient space to accommo- date the many hundreds who at- tenci. Cranberry Square Dance In the evening there will be a Cranberry Square dance. Growers are invited to participate in the grand march. There is planned a square dance band of a dozen pieces, with square dancing by everybody and an hour of exhi- bition dancing. Cranberry refresh- ments will be served. Shifts to Edaville On Saturday the scene shifts to Edaville. This part of the pro- gram had not been completely or- ganized as this issue goes to press. However, the feature will be the "chicken and cranberry barbecue", so much enjoyed last year. There will be rides on the miniature trains to witness cranberry har- vesting on the Atwood bogs if the weather is clear, and trips through the screening rooms. Beaton's Distributing kgem^ NATIONAL DISTRIBUTORS of for over a quarter century in United States and Canada Wareham, Mass. Tel. Wareham 130 or 970 There will be cranberry equip- ment exhibits, a cranberry recipe contest, and other special events, some especially designed for young people. An amateur photo contest will be held on both days, with cash prizes offered in three classes: 1, harvest scenes and bog-scapes; 2, the cranberry queen; 3, picture best portraying the spirit of the entire cranberry festival. Growers who wish to exhibit equipment at Edaville are welcome to do so. Festival Committee The Festival committee consists of Walter Haskell of Plymouth (Old Colony Memorial), executive chairman; Massachusetts, Carlton H. Barrows, Betty Buchan, Orrin G. Colley, Kenneth Garside, Ar- thur Handy, Lea Kates, Theodore C. Kraft, Harold G. Morse, Ellen Stillman, Russell Sturtevant, Janet C. Taylor, Ralph Thacher, Chester W. Robbins; New Jersey, Edward V. Lipman, Walter Z. Fort; Wis- consin, C. D. Hammond, Jr., Leo Sorenson; West Coast, Dr. J. Har- old Clarke. NCA Fall Program (Continued from Page 5) percent of the women said they buy their cranberry sauce in cans. 52 percent said they serve it once a month or more often. Sauce Selling at Tremendous Face "We believe many buyers are not fully aware of the trem'endous pace at which cranberry sauce consumption has been increasing in the last few years. This has been brought about not only by Ocean Spray's intensive advertis- ing, but also by the cranberry ideas which editors of newspapers and magazines are passing on to their readers. . . Be sure your buyers are made aware of the ettent of this (promotion) work, and what it is doing to canned cranberry consumption. Repeat- edly we hear of buyers who under- estimate the rate at which Ocean Spray will sell. They are thinking in terms of 1948 or 1949. "In the canned fruit section, cranberry sauce produced more sales per square foot than any other product, |18.01 sales of canned cranberry sauce per square foot as compared with an average Eighteen Employment Officials Meet in East Wareham Southeastern Area officials of Massachusetts Division of Employment Security, snapped at the annual meeting of Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' Association, State Bog, East Wareham. Left to right: Ferris C. Waite, National Cranberry Association; James A. DeLong, Hyannis; R. J. Engle, State Supervisor of Agriculture; Merrill B. Walker, Supervisor of Employment Service; Henry T. Broderick, Massachusetts Commissioner of Agriculture; Joseph L. Brierley, Fall River, Charles L. Buckley, New Bedford, Walter S. Vickory, Brockton. (CRANBERRIES Photo) for the canned fruit section of S6.75. What's more compare that $18.01 with sales of cofvee produce, cereals, baby foods . . . even soaps and canned soup . . . and you will be elated as we were. Here is un- biased proof of the way cranberry savce sells in October-November- December." (Figures were based on a study conducted by the Progressive Grocer," a national magazine of the food trade, New York.) Black virgin soils are not neces- sarily stocked with plant nutrients. Most virgin soils lack some im- portant mineral; many lack sev- eral of them. An hour of work in a factory will buy, on the average, a larger quantity of nearly all kinds of foods than it would a year ago, according to the USDA. The average wage for an hour of fac- tory work in 1929 would buy 6.4 loaves of bi'ead - now it will buy about 10 loaves of bread. ENJOY ADDED PROFITS WITH A SPEE-DEE CRANBERRY FILLING MACHINE THE SPEE-DEE FILLER IS SMOOTH & QUIET, LOW IN PRICE and UP- KEEP, TOO. Fills 28 to 48 to more packages per minute. For information write SPEE-DEE FILLER PAUL L. KARSTROM CO. 1816 W. 74th St. Chicago .36, 111. Also distributors of CMC Automatic Cartoner Nineteen Wisconsin Sales Company Cheerful At Summer Meeting Attitude of members of Wiscon- sin Cranberry Sales Company was revealed as optimistic toward this year's marketing at the annual Summer meeting at the Elks Club, Wisconsin Rapids, August 23. About 85 attended. Harold E. Bryant, ACE general manager, reported on the advertis- ing-Merchandising program of the Exchange, outlining sales policies and future plans of the Exchange. E. Clyde McGrew told of his trip around the various marketing dis- tricts of the country and said he could report the attitude this year toward cranberry sales is definite- ly cheerful. He explained the func- tions of Fresh Cranberry Institute and urged growers to be careful in both the quantity and quality of their pack. Lester Haines of the Chicago of- fice of ACE provided his report of his travels with Lloyd Williams, new merchandising manager of ACE. He also discussed early ship- ments. Members had the pleasure of meeting, for the first time, A. F. Wolford, new meteorologist in charge of the Frost Warning Ser- vice. He spoke briefly of the serv- ice and gave the weather forecast for the day. He was introduced by President Jean Nash, who, also, at the opening of the meeting, re- F. F. I. Institute (Continued on Page 12 ) for just as little work on their part as opening a package and prepar- ing any other "ready-mix" on the market. What the Institute is Doing Literally scores of new recipes have been developed during the spring and summer months. "New" recipes are essential because ma- ported on the operations of the company for the past year. C. D. Hammond, Jr., in his re- port as manager reviewed the 1950 season, reported the financial con- ditions of the company, the oper- ating expenses, inventories, the amount of insect damage and other matters. He also discussed the automatic filling machine for win- dow boxes that the company is to experiment with this year. Ralph Sampson, chairman of the pooling committee presented the pooling system to the members as recommended by the committee to the Board of Directors and in turn by the Board to the members. The system as recommended was adopted after discussion. Marketing, Main Topic (Continued from page 11) ladies of the Wareham Methodist church. Miss Barbara Smith, chair- man. Attendance was light in the morning, but by afternoon there were about 250 present. Meeting was held under the trees at the Station, and while there were a few sprinkles during the day, the weather held suff'iciently good to permit the entire session to be held outdoors. Water White KEROSENE STODDARD SOLVENT TANK TRUCK SERVICE and HIGH-PRESSURE SPRAYING Arranged. NATHAN G. ROBY Carver, Mass. Range and Fuel Oils Tel. 95 Bottled Gas and Appliances terial used by newspapers, maga- zines and television stations must be "news." In all recipe work, the F. C. 1. has attempted, insofar as possible, to tie-in with others who promote the sale of other food products. Fresh cranberries, of course, are almost always used with other foods, and this is a natural devel- opment. In return for this kind of co- operative work, we have been as- sured of a great deal of cranberry promotion by some of the best- known companies in the food busi- ness. The Institute's recipe work calls for "follow-through" in all cases. Photography is one example. Both color and black-and-white photo- graphs are made of dishes pre- pared from our most successful recipes. These are mailed out to publications throughout the coun- try. A number of our striking color photographs have already been scheduled for use in news- paper Sunday supplements during the fall. Publications which use only their own photographs have been sup- plied throughout the summer with F. C. I. cranberries — either fresh or frozen (which serve adequately for testing and photographic pur- poses). The results of this work will be apparent in all the leading women's magazines during the com- ing months. Operating on a national basis is a job which calls for year-around work on the part of the Institute. There are approximately 15,000 newspapers in the United States, and most of these must be reached — not only once, but several times during the season. There are also FOR SALE 6 Float boats for recovery of float berries. 6 Hale — P. V. Pumping units in portable carrying frame — ideal for moving large vol- umes of water at low cost — 18,000 gallons per hour, pow- ered by Briggs & Stratton — Model 33P— 7.7 h. p. motor. Write E. M. McLean 273 Center St. Norwood, Mass. Twenty 2,500 radio stations, 108 television stations, and thousands of maga- zines. We expect that items con- cerning fresh cranberries — in print or over the air — will number well into the hundreds of millions for this year's work alone. What You Can Expect You probably want to know what all this is costing the cranberry growers. As set up for the year 1951, the F. C. I. budget will not exceed the equivalent of 1/12 of a cent a pound — or 2 cents per 24- pound box. This amounts to a tiny fraction of the increase in prices over those of a year ago which cranberry growers must have to re-establish the industry on a profitable basis. We believe that cranbei-ry growers are going to find their investment in the Institute one of the most profitable they have ever made. And although the Institute dates back only to the latter part of April, we believe you are going to see the tangible results of its work this year as well as in the years ahead. Present members of Fresh In- stitute are:: American Cranberry Exchange, Anthony DeMarco of New Jersey and Beaton Distrib- Farm fires caused $100,000,000 uting Agency, Cape Cod Cranberry in property damage in 1950 and Cooperative, Inc., Decas Bros., took 3500 lives, according to the Morse Brothers, all of Massachu- National Fire Protection Associ- setts. ation. SHORT OF HARVEST HELP THIS FALL ? ELECTRICITY won't pick your berries, but it can help in many ways in your autumn activities, in your screenhouse, at your bog — in your home. Plymouth County Electric Co. WAREHAM TEL. 200 PLYMOUTH TEL. 1300 Eatmor Cranberries SUCCESSFUL MARKETING The market ESTABLISHED by the American Cranberry Exchange secures for its members full value for their crops, both FRESH and PROCESSED berries. By becoming a member of the New England Cranberry Sales Com- pany a grower safeguards his immediate interests and, what is more important, helps STABILIZE his business. THE NEW ENGLAND CRANBERRY 9 Station Street SALES COMPANY TELEPHONE 200 Middleboro, Mass. Another B I G Cranberry Crop means Another BIG Year for OCEAN SPRAY The Department of Agriculture prediction that 915,000 barrels of cranberries will be harvested in the United States this year is GOOD NEWS FOR OCEAN SPRAY. Ocean Spray has developed a growing year 'round market for cranberry products that sells half the crop. Here is W H Y. THE CONSUMER WANTS OCEAN SPRAY because it's ready to serve. Over 3,000,000 women have jobs out- side the home and thousands of others are busy with im- portant community work. With less time for cooking, they are looking for foods that require no preparation. THE GROCER WANTS OCEAN SPRAY because it's profitable to sell. From a survey made during October, November and December of 188 products in Providence Public Markets (considered typical of the average super market). Progressive Grocer found that in the canned fruit section, cranberry sauce produced more sales per square foot than any other product. What kind of cranberry sauce? Progressive Grocer says "nothing but Ocean Spray." BE IN ON THE GROUND FLOOR THIS YEAR. Join NCA before October 1 and reap the full benefit of Ocean Spray's rising sales and increased earnings. Naiional Cranberry Association The Growers* Cooperative Branches at : Hanson, Massachusetts Onset, Massachusetts St. Johns Canada North Harwich, Massachusetts Bordentown, New Jersey North Chicago, Hlinoii Coquille, Oregon Markham, Washington Long Beach, Washingtor •^ SERVING THE GRANBERRY INDUSTRY VIorris April Bros. 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