□QDncnnDDDDDDDODaDDDDDDDDDaaDDaD U D D D a D D D C D D D D D n □ D D n D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D a D D D D a a a a D a a D D n D UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LIBRARY D G n D C a D n CI D D O D D D D D D D a a a a D D D □ o D D D D D D a a a D a a a D D a D Q D D D D D □ D n DDDDaaaDDnaaDaDaaDDDDDDaaDDDDDDD L^^ IU0.16 CRANBERRIES^^, THE NATIONAL CRANBERRY MAGAZINE,^ ^S / J Y Volume 48, No. 1 January 1984 '^ ^, w Ur /S^^ I , Babcock plan • • • 3 • •••• ^ Crop value gro^^s • • • 4 CI — y k CN — CI CRYSTAL fd^tt? CRYSTALS ENTER SOIL 1 Norosac is 2.6-dichlorobenzonitrile, commonly known as Oichlobenil This unique herbicide goes direclly lo a vapor stage wilhoul going through a liquid stage It is activated by temperature and soil moisture 2 This remarkable herbicidal compound of razor-lhin crystals is uniquely processed by PBI/Gordon to make a precise granule. 3 Granules are spread on soil or shallow water Moisture carries the Norosac crystals into the upper layer ol soil. Because o( adsorption by soil particles, lateral movement is minimal. 4. Temperature and soil moisture activate the Norosac crystals and they begin to radiate a herbicidat barrier. This continues for an entire growing season, and the spent crystals disappear, leaving no residue. mi!i#» WEED SEEDS 5. In this vapor barrier no plant cell division can occur. Seeds trying to germinate in the barrier will die. Sprouts below this zone will be killed as they try to penetrate the barrier. 6. Existing vegetation such as shallow- rooted grasses and annual weeds having root structures in this barrier will likewise be affected and die after two lo three weeks. 7 Certain perennial weeds coming out of dormancy and attempting new growth within the Norosac barrier will run into the same dead end: Ihey will be killed by the vapor. 8. Norosac, when used as directed, does not affect cranljerry bushes that have deep roots extending well below the herbicidal vapor zone. How Norosac Reduces the Cost of Weed Control in Cranberries Its vapor barrier not only gives season-long control of toughest weeds, but can be applied anytime between late fall and the popcorn stage. The graphs above clearly dem- onstrate why Norosac is as effi- cient as any herbicide that has ever been offered to the Cran- berry grower We urge you to study it carefully. Norosac provides season-long control of more than 40 tough weeds and grasses including ferns, rushes and sedges. The chemical cost per acre is low and the cost of labor is dras- tically reduced. Furthermore, Norosac can be applied by air or by ground either when the bogs are dry or underwater. And itca be applied anytime that suits yo between late fall and popcorn. Shouldn't you try Norosac? Norosac Dichlobenil Herbicic can make a significant contribL tion to the efficiency of producin cranberries, and you owe it I yourself to try it on at least part ( your crop. For information or guidance c our Technical Service Departmer Toll Free 1-800-821-7925 In IWIissouri 1-800-892-7281 ACME DIVISION pbi /GOFidon conponatia '- PBI.GordLin CorpoL^Iion 19 NOROSAC Tr 579-883- 4G-DICHLOBENIL HERBICIDE Plan neiv Babcock plant By DAN BROCKjMAN Anyone who has visited the Ocean Spray plant at Babcock, Wise, during the peak of harvest time, has seen the backup of trucks that often occurs there. There are times when there are more than 30 trucks waiting to dump. Sometimes these trucks must wait more than six hours to dump. To help overcome this problem, Ocean Spray has begun construc- tion on a new receiving plant. The new plant will be located on State Highway 21, 3.9 miles east of Interstate 90-94 near Tomah, Wise. The new plant wiU be situated on about 145 acres of land. It will feature a 42,000 square foot building, pools larger and easier to clean than those at the present Babcock plant, a projected 1 ,500 barrels per hour capacity (and, hopefully, twice that), three hoists and three dump sites, and one scale. Water will be drawn from two wells on the site, with additional water for pool refills held in a reservoir. Waste water will be held in a 20,000 square ' foot pool, with solid pool waste being landfilled on a 75 to 80 acre area on the site. The newly designed pools should eliminate downtime for cleaning and one-way traffic around the plant should cut down on traffic jams. Land clearing began last COVER PHOTO MILLIONS of berries are dunked into pools at the Hiller Cranberry Co. Story begins on page 6. (CRANBERRIES photo by Carolyn Caldwell) GARY PALOTTl, senior project manager, left, and Thomas F. Bleck, general contractor, go over the blueprint for the new receiving plant in Babcock, Wise. (CRANBERRIES photo by Dan Brockman) August, with concrete work scheduled for September. Plans called for the buOding to be completed about Thanksgiving, with equipment being delivered in February. The total project is expected to cost about $6 million. wrvEGor Gage-Wiley can answer your questions about a multitude of investment opportun- ities Our trained and knowledgeable staff will carefully explain a particular Investment and the benefits to you. With the aid of new technology, we can give you up-to-the- minute quotations on stocks and bonds and changes in the market as they occur. As a full-service brokerage firm, we can prepare a financial package to suit your needs We've got the answers for New England investors Gage-Wiley & Co., Inc. The Investment Counselors Village Landing at Plymouth P.O. Box 507 • Plymouth, MA 02361 6 1 7-746-3322 • 800-242-0263 Open weekdays 9 am. to 5 p.m., Saturdays 9:30 am. to Noon Member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation ■^^m^"^ Crop value of berries shoots up The cash value of the cranberry crop in Massachusetts grew immensely from 1980 through 1982, according to figures released by the USDA's New England Crop and Livestock Reporting Service. Cash receipts from the market- ing of cranberries amounted to $53,951,000 in 1982. The figure for 1981 was $48,638,000 and for 1980, $39,698,000. Receipts from the 1983 crop are expected to exceed the 1982 figure by a goodly margin. Crops accounted for 63 percent of farm marketing receipts, livestock, 37 percent. Cranberries accounted for 15 percent of total farm marketing receipts. Farm marketing receipts for Massachusetts in 1982 amounted to $227,837,000, an increase from the previous two years. Massachusetts ranks third among the five New England states in farm receipts. Maine and Vermont are first and second. Cash receipts for all of New England were $ 1 .6 billion in 1982, down 1 percent from the 1981 total. ^\f(fx■^•^rit^i^^^t(•l^•^■l'(^'^'C^'CJi'^•ix^if'C^•^^^tr -it it -a Treedom FINANCIAL SERVICES,iNC. P.O. BOX 1169 • VILLAGE LANDING • PLYMOUTH, MA 02360 746-8382 Comprehensive computer-assisted financial planning for families and small businesses. Investment advice and assistance. ROBERTA A. GRIMES, |D, CFP JAMES A. FRATELLO JOHN R. TONEILO, CPA PETER B. WOLK, Esq., ChFC MICHAEL F. MARCINKUS ...The financial profeasionaU. 5^ i^itif^it^^^^^^^'^'ii^^^^^-^^^'^^^'^'^'^ A MOST COMPLETE INVENTORY OF IRRIGATION ACCESSORIES LARCH ^ , /- ^ ENGINEERING & IRRIGATION, INC. -yP.6. Ho\ 66, 11 LarcMmoiit LLine, Lcxiiigton, MA 02173 (617) 862-2550< IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT DESIGNED ESPECIALLY FOR THE CRANBERRY INDUSTRY FOR EXAMPLE: Gorman-Rupp Self Priming Electric Sprinkler Pump.? 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BOX 249 Cobalt CT 06414 (203) 342-4730 Bob Taylor, Publisher/Editor Carolyn Caldwell, Associate Editor ADVISORS, CORRESPONDENTS rviASSACHUSETTS— Irving E. Demoranville, Director, Cranberry Experiment Station. NEW JERSEY— Philip E. Marucci, Cranberry and Blueberry Specialist, Cranberry and Blueberry Laboratory, Chatsworth; Elizabeth G. Carpenter, Chatsworth. NOVA SCOTIA— I. V. Hall, Botanist, Research station, Kentville. OREGON— Arthur Poole, Coos County Extension Agent, Coquille. WASHINGTON— Azmi Y. Shawa, Horticulturist and Extension Agent in Horticulture, Coastal Washington Research and Extension Unit, Long Beach. WISCONSIN— Tod D. Planer, Farm r\/1anagement Agent, Wood County; Dan Brockman, Vesper. CRANBERRIES is published monthly by the Taylor Publishing Co., Wellwyn Drive, Portland CT 06480. Second class postage is paid at the Portland, Conn., Post Office. Price istlO a year, $ 18 for two years, Jl a copy in the U.S.; $ 1 2 a year in Canada; $ 15 a year in all other countries. Copyright 1984 by Taylor Publishing. ISSN: 001 i-0787 Berries^ berries everywhere By CAROLYN CALDWELL The Hiller Cranberry Co. processing plant in North Carver, Mass., has been Hterally swimming with cranberries these days. The first step in processing wet berries is to dunk them in 8-foot deep pools. This plant started handling water picked berries in 1973 and has processed them en masse since 1978. From the berry pools, the fruit is conveyed up elevators for processing. Three machines each handle 150 to 200 barrels an hour. Some 1 50,000 barrels go through the plant in the course of a season. This plant also has a busy dry harvest screening area. It's a lively place in the fall, ac truck after truck rolls in with wet and dry picked berries. Two shifts of employees work from 7 a.m. to 1 1 p.m. well into late fall handling the fruit. BERRIES are raked toward the elevator, photo by Carolyn Caldwell) (CRANBERRIES pUMUIUIIIIIHWIIMIIIIIIIHHIIUIHIMMIIIimilHWIi I regional | I news I I notes I SiHMiiimiiiinHiMimmimiMiMrmmmmmMiiiiiip Massachusetts By IRVING DEMORANVILLE Dr. Charles Brodel, representing the Massachusetts Cranberry Experiment Station, attended the recent meeting of the Northeastern Regional IR-4 in Hampton, N.H. Chuck reported on current projects and future needs for pesticides by Massachusetts IR-4 food growers. Dr. Robert Devlin attended the recent New England Agricultural Chemical Association meeting in Portland, Me. Dr. Robert Devlin attended the Weed Control Round Table sponsored recently by Agway Inc. in Syracuse, N.Y. * * * * The harvest was at least 90 percent complete by the time of this writing and it would appear that the Massachusetts crop will exceed the August estimate by perhaps as much as 10 percent.Probably there'll be a total of 1.4 million barrels, maybe even 1.45 million barrels. Early Blacks were small in many bogs and the crop did not come up to expectations for many growers. How- ever, the Howes more than made up. Color was slow to develop for both Early Black and Howes but did improve for each variety toward the later part of the harvest. Nova Scotia By IVAN V. HALL In mid-September, I had the good fortune to visit some of the marshes in Wisconsin. I wish to express thanks on behalf of myself and two colleagues to Dr. Malcolm N. Dana and the growers we visited for the information we received. Washington The Coastal Washington Research & Extension Unit of Long Beach notes that the color in the '83 cranberry crop was enhanced by cold nights and warm days in September. The berries were sound and of excellent keeping quality for fresh market. Wisconsin The University of Wisconsin/ Madison Department of Horticulture observes that ideal fall weather resulted in good late season berry sizing, with production reduced slightly by higher than normal fruitworm infestations. The CHARLES W. HARRIS Company 451 Old Somerset Avenue North Dighton. Mass Phone 824-5607 AMES Irrigation Systems RAIN BIRD Sprinklers HALE Pumps Highpsl Quatilv Products with Salisfaclion Guaranteed Lakeville Sand & Gravel Corp. PRECINCT STREET, RED #5. LAKEVILLE, MA 02346 ^) Dry screened bog sand H) Washed sand & ^^aslied stone Bank gravel & bank sand H) Portable screening rentals ^} Bog construction & maintenance Lakeville: 947-0300 Out-performs 2-wheel drives and skid steer loaders. Maneuverability and breakout force are the keys to cramped-quarters clean-up work. And the 4-wheel drive International's 510 PAY'loader has plenty of both. This articulated machine has a turning radius of just 14'10" (4.52 m). 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We are just over 6 inches above normal for 1983 and just 5 inches ahead of 1982. There were a total of 13 frost warnings issued on 10 days during the frost season, with the first on Oct. 10. The coldest period was toward the end of the month, with a range of 17 to 20 degrees on the 22nd and minimum of 14 degrees on the 29th and 12 degrees on the 30th. For comparison, this was the mildest fall in some years. There were 17 warnings in 1982, 20 in 1981, 28 in 1980 and 17 in 1979. I.E.D. . NOVA SCOTIA The good weather of October continued through November. Harvesting operations consequently went well. Color was somewhat delayed as the warm nights of September were not conducive to color development. I.V.H. OCEAN SPRAY APPOINTS NEW EMPLOYMENT HEAD Brenda C. Hughes of Middleboro, Mass., has been promoted to employ- ment manager at Ocean Spray. She will be responsible for all exempt and nonexempt recruitment, including relocation and orientation. Hughes joined Ocean Spray in 10 1981 as human resources supervisor and in March 1982 was promoted to employment supervisor. Before join- ing Ocean Spray, she was with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Department of Youth Services, as assistant regional director, southeastern region. She received her BA in English from Stonehill College in 1970 and her MA in counseling from North- eastern University in 1974. CRANBERRIES gives you news & views about the industry CORP. CRANBERRIES BOUGHT & SOLD ^ nr\DO *' Cranberries Bought and Sold Screened Bog Sand Available Vines for 1984 Early Black $3,000 ton Centennials $3,000 ton Howes $3,250 ton Lawrence W. Pink Office 934-6076 Cordwood Road Duxbury, Mass. 02332 '% l! f- EIER EARTHMOVING INC. "We're Best on Earth" One yd. CAT backhoe Bog Construction Land Clearing Canal Work Flume Setting Pond Construction Ditching Contact Peter K Meier 63 South Street Halifax. 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Both varieties are susceptible to twig blight, as is Stevens. In the development of new varieties, horticultural characteristics are the prime concern and reaction to diseases is usually only noted when it is very severe. Stevens is grown widely in Wisconsin; unfortunately, the important diseases there are not generally the same ones which are a threat to cranberries in the Pacific Northwest. Question: Is the Lophodermium infecting forest trees the same species infecting cranberries? Answer: No. The species infecting forest trees (pines, fir, etc.) do not infect cranberry and vice versa. There are two species of the fungus Lopho- dermium which attack cranberry (Lophodermium oxycocci and (continued on page 18) Put experience to work Yes... 38 years of road construction and site development experience. Established in 1941, Sylvester A. Ray Inc. Now one of the area's 1 oldest and leading general ;^j contractors. 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Beaton 888-1288 CRANBERRY GROWERS SERVICE .^W »0» t Specializing in K. Beaton 295-2207 P. Beaton 947-3601 • COMPLETF BOG MANAGKMKNT • HARVESTING (Wei & Dry) • NETTING • SANDING A I so 15 ft & 20 ft Hydraulic Arm & Flail Mowers, Rotary Ditchers Complete line of portable Crisafulli Pumps 2" - 16" Plastic netting for suction boxes • DITCHING • WEED CLIPPING ^^ French student finds her trip the ^ berries^ By CAROLYN CALDWELL A French agricultural student fho says she'd "never heard of ranberries before" found herself p to her hip boots in the bright, 3d fruit this past harvest. Nadine Dedieu, who is from small village near Marseille in )utheast France, traveled to the .S. to spend a harvest with the lark Griffith family of South arver, Mass. There she worked 1 aspects of the harvest, icluding both dry and wet icking. She liked water picking best F all "because it was so different om any other type of harvest." Nadine is a third year student a private agricultural college Toulouse in southwest France, he school combines academic id field experience. In addition to trying American anberry culture, she has worked vineyards and the tobacco dustry in France. Eventually, le would like to work in a ranch farmer's cooperative. Nadine is most appreciative the opportunity to work in e U.S. and especially grateful COVER PHOTO lENCH student Nadine Dedieu nds beside the berries she Iped harvest at the Griffith g in South Carver, Mass. The ^ry is on this page. RANBERRIES photo by rolyn Caldwell) for the generous hospitality of the Griffith's. Besides the busy harvest, she was able to take in a Maine agricultural show and Ocean Spray headquarters with her American family. MmxmxxxxxxxmxxxxmxmmmmmxxmmKXurm:^ Big Wheel Truck Sales 42 Quanapoag E. Freetoivn, Mass. All types of medium and heavy duty trucks on hand from cab & chassis to dump trucks to road tractors. Largest used truck dealer in New England. 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This continues for an entire growing season, and the spent crystals disappear, leaving no residue. 5. In this vapor barrier no plant cell division can occur. Seeds trying lo germinate in the barrier will die. Sprouts below this zone will be killpd as they try to penetrate the barrier 6. Existing vegetation such as shallow- rooted grasses and annual weeds having root structures in this barrier will likewise be affected and die after two to three weeks. 7. Certain perennial weeds coming out of dormancy and attempting new growth within the Norosac barrier will run into the same dead end: they will be killed by the vapor 8. Norosac, when used as directed, does not aflecl cranberry bushes that have deep roots extending well below the herbicidal vapor zone. ( How Norosac Reduces the Cost of Weed Control in Cranberries Its vapor barrier not only gives season-long control of toughest weeds, but can be applied anytime between late fall and the popcorn stage. The graphs above clearly dem- onstrate why Norosac is as effi- cient as any herbicide that has ever been offered to the Cran- berry grower. We urge you to study it carefully, Norosac provides season-long control of more than 40 tough weeds and grasses including ferns, rushes and sedges. The chemical cost per acre is low and the cost of labor is dras- tically reduced. Furthermore, Norosac can be applied by air or by ground either when the bogs are dry or underwater. And it can be applied anytime that suits you between late fall and popcorn. Shouldn't you try Norosac? Norosac Dichlobenil Herbicide can make a significant contribu- tion to the efficiency of producing cranberries, and you owe it to yourself to try it on at least part of your crop. For information or guidance call our Technical Service Department. 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Judges were Chiis Heyl of Hanson and Jim Dunleavy of Peabody, both of whom are professional chefs. The contest, open to 10th, 11th and 1 2th grade students from the four cran- berry producing counties, Barnstable, Bristol, Norfolk and Plymouth, is sponsored by the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers Association and funded by a grant from the Massachusetts Dairy Improvement Program. The winning recipes will be included in a pamphlet with those by wirmers from the seventh annual "Make It Better with Cranberries" competition, held the first weekend of the festival. The pamphlet may be obtained by sending a large, self-addressed, stamped envelope to: Jean O. Gibbs, RFD 1, Carver MA 02330. MICHELLE Allen, left, best of show winner, and Jeanne MacLellan, second place winner. (Photos by Richard LaBerge) 4aine i/ilnners n high school iood contest A cranberry-pineapple cheese issert won Michelle Allen, 10th ade student at Brockton, Mass., 'jliristian High School, the best of ow award in the newly instituted ligh School Special: Make It Better th Cranberries" contest held recently the Massachusetts Cranberry Festival South Carver. Allen, 14, daughter of the Rev. and Raymond C. Allen, 126 S. Meadow , Carver, received a cranberry-color tte, an engraved silver bowl and iheck for $25 as prizes. A second wl will be sent to her home anomics teacher, Mrs. Sharon Ffery. And a larger bowl will go to r school to remain on display until Kt year's contest. Second prize went to Jeanne icLellan, 23 Neal Gate St., Scituate, Paulas Machine &T00I COMPLETE MACHINE SHOP SERVICE Specializing in Building & Repair of ' Cranberry Equipment WARRENS Wl 54666 (608)378-4511 Early uses of the cranberry By FREDRIKA A. BURROWS No other fruit or berry is so representative of America and all she stands for as the native cran- berry. The Pilgrims found these little "waifs of the swampland" growing wild in the marshes when they stepped ashore at Truro on Cape Cod and again at Plymouth. COLORFUL accounts of the first Thanksgiving in the fall of 1621 relate that cranberries were served along with wild turkey, succotash, squash and corn bread when the Pilgrim fathers and their Indian guests gathered around the long pineboard table. Long before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, how- ever, cranberries had been used as lifesaving food and medicine. In 1550, James White Norwood's diary makes reference to Indians using cranberries. In James Rosier's book. The Land of Virginia, printed in England in 1605, he tells of coming ashore and being presented with birch bark cups of these berries. Roger Williams wrote A>r Into the Language in 1640, in which he described cranberries, calling them "bearberries" because bears ate them. A charming folk story told on Cape Cod relates how cran- berries came to grow there. It seems that the Rev. Richard Bourne, a preacher and early settler on the Cape, had an argument with an Indian medicine man, presumably a religious argument regarding the powers of each. To prove his superiority, the angry medicine man cast a spell and mired Bourne's feet in sand so that he couldn't move. 8 (EDITOR'S NOTE; Ms. Burrows, who resides in West Hyannisport, Mass.. has written considerably on both cranberries and U.S. history. Her books include The Yankee Scrimshanders, Cannonballs and Cranberries and Windmills on Cape Cod and the Islands. She has had articles published in Yankee, Good Housekeeping, New Hampshire Profiles, New England Guide, Child Life, American Collector, Antiques Journal. Antiques Gazette and Hobbies. ) After much shouting and dickering, it was agreed that the minister would be freed if he could best his opponent in a battle of wits. In the ensuing 15 days, weighty problems and mind boggling questions and answers were exchanged, with neither man winning the battle. During the time that he was trapped in the sand, goes the legend. Bourne was fed and kept alive by a white dove which placed a succulent red berry in his mouth from time to time. The medicine man watched the dove's lifesaving ministration' but was unable to cast a spell to prevent them. Finally, exhausted from his own exertions and lack of food and water, the Indian fell to the ground and Bourne wa. set free. On the frequent trips that the; dove made ministering to Bourne several berries fell to the ground. Finding root in the sand, they grew and multiplied. That was tie beginning of cranberries on Cape (Turn to page 10) ITreedom Ck financial services, inc. PO. 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Wisconsin 54449 PHONE 715-384-3121 TWX 510-370-1846 TI'LEX 29-3451 Cod says the story. THE INDIANS used the tart marsh berries, which they called "sassamanesh," in various ways. Green berries, roasted and mashed into a poultice, they believed. Had the power to draw venom from a poisoned-arrow wound. Mixed with deer fat and meal, the ripe berries gave pemmican cakes flavor and appeal. Cooked with corn and beans, they became a favorite dish called "succotash." Among the many lifesaving practices taught by the Indians to their new neighbors was the preservation and use of the wild fruits and berries growing so abundantly in the woods, fields and marshes. They showed the Pilgrims how to harvest, dry and store the native fruits, vegetables and nuts. Of course, among them was the wild cranberry. The Pilgrim Cook Book, appearing in 1663, described cranberry sauce. In his 1672 book, New England Rarities Discovered, John Josselyn writes; "Sauce for the Pilgrims-Cran- berry or Bearberry (because the Bears use much to feed upon them) is a small trayling plant that grows in salt marshes that are overgrown with moss. The berries are a pale yellow color, afterwards red, as big as a cherry, some perfectly round, others oval, all of them hollow with sour astringent taste; they are ripe in August and September. They are excellent against the Scurvy. They are also good to allay the fervor of Hoof-Diseases. "The EngUsh and Indians use them much, boyling them with sugar for Sauce to eat with their meat; and it is a delicate sauce, especially with Roasted Mutton. Some make tarts with them as with Gooseberries." On the auspicious occasion when Capt. Richard Cobb took his second wife, Mary Gorham, the daughter of Mayor Gorham of Yarmouth, and, also, to celebrate his election as represen- tative to the Convention of 10 Assistance, he had a banquet at his home at which sauce made from wild cranberries was served with turkey. To commemorate the double event, a notch was carved in the beam of their home, which can still be seen. CAPE COD cranberries were considered such a delicacy and so superior in quality and taste to the European species that the Colonists, in 1677, sent 10 barrels of cranberries, "along with two hogsheads of semp (cracked Indian corn) and 3,000 codfish," to King Charles II to appease him for the coining of the Pine Tree shilling. As sugar, molasses and maple syrup became more readily avail- able, the Pilgrim and Puritan women, with their English tastes and preferences for preserved and stewed fruit, were soon inventing cranberry sauce, tarts, shrub and nog. The recipe for a shrub was pubUshed in the "Compleat Cook's Guide" in 1683, which read: "Put a teacupfui of cran- berries into a cup of water and mash them. In the meantime, boil two quarts and a pint of water with one large spoonful of oatmeal and a very large bit of lemon. Then add the cran- berries and as much fine Lisbon sugar as shall leave a smart." The health giving qualities of these marsh grown berries were ooooeeooooM soon recognized and, as trading with other countries increased and longer voyages were undertaken by New England ships, barrels of cranberries, packed in spring water, were included in the supplies stored in the hold. Served to the sailors as part of their diet, they were thought to ward off scurvy, one of the most dreaded diseases aboard ship. In the same manner that English "limeys" ate limes, American sailors ate cranberries to counter- act a vitamin C deficiency. In the opening of the West, scurvy was also a problem in the logging camps; cranberries, found growing wild, were added to the loggers' rations. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO O O O O o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o Rent Aqua Sander Sand when you want, regardless of ice. Delivered to your site In Massachusetts. Call Bill Shields (617)224-6838 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO oesoooooeooeoo r High volume trailer pumps 12 to 16 inch discharge 20 foot tongue PTO shaft with marine bearing Phil Helmer 1060 3rd St. N. Wisconsin Rapids Wl 54494 (715)421-0917 Marsh Number (715)593-2285 eeooeeeoc ^« CRANBERRIES are mentioned in the diaries kept by the members of the Lewis and Clark expedition in the exploration of the North- west Territory. When they reached the lower Columbia River, the explorers found cranberries grow- ing on the Clatsop Plain and bought supplies of them from the Indians. Contrary to present-day belief, the English liked bright colors and, soon after building their homes and laying by provisions of food, were following the Indians' example of dying wool, yarn and pieces of cloth to be used for patchwork quilts with juices of red and yellow fruits and berries. When Mary Ring died in Plymouth in 1633, her petticoat was auctioned off by her husband or 1 6 shillings because it was 'wondrously dyed" with cran- berries. In spite of the abundance of cranberries in the Plymouth area uid on Cape Cod, it was nearly 200 years before cultivation was attempted. Even then, the berries were grown only for home use and local consumption. WrVEGOT Gage-Wiley can answer your questions about a multitude of investment opportun- ities Our trained and knowledgeable staff will carefully explain a particular investment and the benefits to you. 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Soft, wet grass curves over the path on the way to berries hanging as big as grapes. Taste their dewy sweetness and satisfy a hunger that's been there all year. Such was my feeling on being introduced to blueberries, the wild coastal blueberries of Alaska. Alaska's commercial fishing season was over in late July and by then we had been at camp for two months without fresh fruit or vegetables. That's when blueberries came into their own, and, on those cool, foggy mornings, 1 would have challenged any bear-black, brown or grizzly -for my share. That was Alaska. In Missouri, it's different. JULY in Missouri is close to hell for hot and beats an old hen's dust bath for dry. Fog and dew die in the thought and cool doesn't exist. So when I heard that a Texan had moved here and gone into the blueberry business, I was sure he was addled. In my ignorance of blueberry culture, I assumed the ones I bought in pie filling and from the frozen food case were wild ones, and that they came from cool, damp forest clearings similar to the ones I'd known. The Texans, Roy and Lou Fern Schoenhals, weren't addled; they were taking a 12 chance on a new way to farm. Discouraged with wheat farming and wanting a change, they moved first to northwest Arkansas, where they met a number of growers farming some 5 50 acres of blue- berries. The change from wheat to blueberries looked good to them, especially with the Arkansas Blueberry Growers Association headquartered in Fayetteville ready to give them information and advice. They, like me, learned that blueberries tolerate heat if soil and water conditions are right, and if the roots are kept cool. The Schoenhals' began looking for blueberry land. They needed sandy soil, slightly acid, and a reliable source of irrigation water. And they wanted a location on a hard surface road near a fairly large population center. They found everything they were looking for in 1 1 2 acres on Jenkins Creek in southwest Missouri. The soil was naturally acid and sandy. (Sandy is a local euphemism for rocks.) There was an abundance of irrigation water from spring fed Jenkins Creek. The land lay along Interstate 44, and, although the area is rural, there are approximately 100,000 urban residents within a 30 minute drive. Eight of the 1 1 2 acres were planted with blueberries, 10 with strawberries, and the, up until now, more valuable bottom land was put into pasture for a beef cattle sideline. SINCE successful blueberry culture depends on lots of water, but not standing water, Schoenhals terraced the rolling upland acres to slow rain water enough to be used by the plants when it's available, yet avoid too much moisture with its resultant root rot. The blueberries were set in hilled rows. A gallon of peat- moss was mixed with dirt from the hole when each plant was set, and a 4-inch mulch of sawdust w; laid over the rows to keep roots cool and to conserve moisture. A 10 foot grass strip was left between the rows. The "drip" irrigation system Schoenhals installed puts on a gallon of water an hour, three ROY Schoenhals and his Jenkins Creek Berry Farm. (CRANBERRIES photos by Frances Jones) 13 drops at a time. A %-inch plastic pipe runs along each row with a water emitter at every plant, and on hot, dry days the blueberries take 5 gallons of water per plant. Water from the creek is screened at the intake and then triple- screened before it goes into the ■'/i-inch pipes in order to remove impurities which might clog emitters. After four screenings, the creek water is as clear as city tap water. Preparing the land, buying 80,000 blueberry bushes and installing irrigation doesn't come cheap. Schoenhals invested $5,000 an acre before the first blueberry was picked. He expects a yield of seven tons an acre, all harvested by pick-your-own customers. With fresh blueberries at $3 to $4 a pint in local stores, it's not hard to imagine the attraction for a customer who saves money by picking berries in a clean, chiggerless field. I ASKED Schoenhals if he was worried about having 56 tons of unpicked blueberries on hand, with no market. "Listen," he said, "blueberry growers have had people cut fences, crawl over gai.es and plug roads with parked cars when they were trying to get at the berries. With that kind of demand, there's no trouble in selling the product!" He added that the Arkansas Blueberry Growers Association guaranteed a market for surplus berries and had a mechanical picker available should he need it. Although Schoenhals gets most of his help from the Arkansas Blueberry Growers, the University of Missouri Research Center at Mount Vernon is just 20 miles from the Schoenhals farm. The Research Center identifies Blueray and Bluecrop cultivars as most productive for this area. Schoenhals grows Blueray and Bluecrop and also Collins, Bluetta and Coville. The Research Center findings suggest that Bluetta and Coville tend to winter kill, but Schoenhals' plants 14 HOW TO CLEAN BERRIES Don 't rinse blueberries. Immediately after picking, pour 2 or 3 inches deep into a cardboard box— berries, leaves, stems and all— and freeze immediately. When berries are solidly frozen, shake box to break berries apart or rub between hands to separate berries. Shake berries vigorously, then let them roll down a terry cloth towel into a clean container. Leaves and stems stay behind in the box or cling to the towel. Berries are clean and dry— and unbruised— since they are still frozen. have all survived. He agrees that Blueray is the best producer. The cultivars are all highbush and ripen from mid-June to mid-July. Raising blueberries isn't all roses. First of all, it takes steady nerves to move 650 miles, trade endless fields for 8 acres on a hill, invest $40,000 and then wait three seasons for the crop. And some of Schoenhals' customers didn't wait for the crop. They drove out, dug up some plants, and made their own berry patch. That was an expensive nuisance but other things are chancier. Exact soil requirements aren't known for this area, and, the day 1 was there, Schoenhals was worried about some yellow leaves at the top of the plants. He thought they might indicate iron deficiency in the soil. Drip irrigation is new to this part of the country and dealers are few and far between. Schoenhals had to move his sprinkling system from the strawberries to the blueberry field when the drip emitters didn't spread enough water during dry weather. Changing from field crops to berry crops means adjusting to farming that demands more hand labor, and more intensive crop care. Comparing the labor requirements of wheat farming and berry culture, Schoenhals said: "Eight acres of blue- berries is equal to 500 acres of wheat in man hours." Catering to customers who come to the farm calls for lots of extra farm grooming and the necessity for meeting directly with the public, obligations which some farmers are not willing to accept. NEVERTHELESS, the Schoenhals' are glad they made the move. Lou Fern, who worked right alongside her husband, put it this way: "Blueberries are a new crop for Missouri, but we think there's money to be made, and, after all, someone has to be first." The Schoenhals' are living an ever-repeating story of American agriculture-that of making a new start, taking a new chance, trying a new style of farming in search of a more secure future. As for me, I'm dreaming of some early July morning when it's cool and misty over on Jenkins Creek. If it ever is, look for me in the blueberries. It'll be the closest place to heaven there is around here. 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UNLESS you find the unusual agent with a warped personality, you'll likely find that the agent assigned to audit your books is interested in completing his assigned task with a minimum of inconvenience. If you take the positive attitude and graciously accept the fact of life that the Government has the right to audit your books, you'll be better off. Cooperation is the keynote, for nothing riles an agent more than having to deal with an obstinate taxpayer bent on obstructing the orderly conduct of the audit. In discussions with IRS agents, we find that the biggest gripe they have is the stall. "My accountant has my books and records and is too busy now to bring them over," is a favorite ploy. What gain is there in such delaying tactics? Your business books must be- produced unless vou avail yourself of the right of 16 pleading the Fifth Amendment (not available to corporate tax- payers) and force the Government to build its own case against you. Of course, such a plea is invariably the tip-off that you've got something to hide and you can be sure that the audit will then be assigned to a team of special agents. If a material understate- ment of income is uncovered (25 percent or more), the case can be forwarded through channels with a recommendation for criminal prosecution in addition to civil penalties of 50 percent plus interest. Thus, we find that a more prudent policy when an agent calls for an appointment is to make one within a reasonable time and to ask for a list of items to have ready. The list you eUcit could be a "tip-off of what areas the agent has been assigned to check. Or, you can refer the agent to your accountant and ask him to make arrangements for the audit. The audit can be held at your place of business or at the accountant's office if that is more convenient to you. IT IS IRS policy to conduct "office audits" at the local IRS office, but where special conditions prevail (such as voluminous records or your need to remain at your premises), request can be made for the audit to be transferred to the Field Audit Section. Aside from stalls, wnat else irks agents and puts them into a poor frame of mind, one likely to stir up resentment and possible adverse consequences? The work space provided should be adequate, with sufficient desk space to lay out books and worksheets. There should be adequate lighting and ventilation. A place should be provided which is sufficiently quiet to enable the agent to work efficiently. Record keeping in a proper fashion is likely to produce a "favorable" response from the agent. If he or she asks for specific items to back up entries appearing in your books or on your tax returns, it is poor policy to dump a pile of papers onto the desk and say, "Mere, find what you are looking for!" The agent can disallow the item in question and say that he could not find any substantiation in the j mess of papers you foisted on him. Thus, you'll have the burden of finding the item anyway at a later date, so why not put your papers into order prior to the audit? And, during the audit, you should volunteer to sort through the papers and produce the sought after items. EVERY AGENT assigned to check tax returns is versed in the tax law as followed by the procedures of the IRS. In essence, IRS policy and recent court decisions (except U.S. Supreme Court) may be in confUct, but the agent must follow IRS policy. His/her role is to come up with the findings of "no change" or with an assessment of additional taxes. Where you disagree, don't argui don't cuss out the agent or abuse him/her. Have your accountant call to argue fine points of law. You can refuse to sign the form consenting to the assessment of additional taxes and avail your- self of all the avenues open to argue against the proposed tax deficiency. BUT, keep in mind that the agent doesn't write tax legislation, nor can he/she change IRS policy. pIMHUUIIIIIHUIIIIIIIIIIIHmillMHMIHIIIIHMIimi I regional | I news I I notes I Massachusetts By IRVING DEMORANVILLE Dr. Charles Brodel and Sherri Roberts of the Cranberry Experiment Station attended the annual meeting of the Entomological Society of America in Detroit, Mich., from Nov. 28-Dec. 2. Drs. Stan Karczmarczyk and Irena Zbiec returned to Poland in late October, ending a stay of nearly Vh years with us. They were excellent workers and we will certainly miss them. Oregon * * * + Unofficially, the Massachusetts crop appears to be a record and will surpass the 1982 crop by a considerable margin. Probably, it'll wind up to be a total of 1.400,000 barrels or more. Art Poole, county extension agent, gave the Bandon (Ore.) Western World the following reason for the lower than anticipated yield last season: "We had above normal temperatures after the New Year last winter. There- fore, the plants probably didn't go into complete dormancy. Without a sutTicient rest period during dormancy, the plant cannot properly form buds the following spring." The 1983 harvest was up 13 percent over last year, but, according to Wayne Scherer. national board member, that's mostly because 10 percent more acreage was planted. Washington By AZMI Y. SHAWA All the indications led to the prospect of a good crop for harvest in 1983. Actual production was an upset for growers. The 1983 crop is: Graylaud, 98,404 barrels; Long Beach, 25,676; Bandon, Ore., 73,145; British Columbia, Roger H. Parent Sr. CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT Roger H. Parent Jr. Telephone 947-0522 Kenneth A. Bagdon 59 NORTH MAIN STREET MIDDLEBORO. MASS. 02346 Lakeville Sand & Gravel Corp. PRECINCT STREET, RFD #5, LAKEVILLE, MA 02346 L)) Hry screened bog sand ^^ Washed sand & ^vashed stone ^V Bank gravel & bank sand ^^ Portable screening rentals Bog construction & maintenance Lakeville: 947-0300 17 181.810. The LTop in 1982. a poor year lor the West, was: Gra\ land. fi7.35 7; Long Beach. 25.676; Bandon. 63.05 1 : British Columbia. 144.699. There were, perhaps, many extenuating eirciimstances: slow berry set twhieh led to small berries); weather conditions (unusual day and night temperatures, although the color was very good); early harvest (lor the Grayland area, about the last week m September). Harvest was a slow process in the Long Beach area due to a shortage of water. It began the first week in October and ended in the middle of November. * * * * The following meetings are scheduled: Feb. 21. 7 p.m.- "Fungicide Research. Update," Dr. Peter Bristow , Associate Plant Pathologist. WWEWC, at North Willapa Harbor Grange, Grayland. Feb. 24, 7 p.m. -same speaker at CWREL. Long Beach, .March 6, 7 p.m.- "Herbicide Research, Lpdate," A. Y. Shawa, North Willapa Harbor Grange, Grayland. DU PONT VP NAMED Dale L. Wolf, who heads the Du Pont Company's agricultural chemicals business, recently was elected president of Groupement International des Associations Nationales de Fabricants de Prodiiits Agrochimiciues (GlIAP). 254 ACRF PARCEL Mostly low. Borders Smith Lake near Hayward, WL Zoned Agriculture. Potential for cranberry marsh. $30,000. Tri-R Realty Assoc, Box 10, Hayward, Wl 54843. Ph; 715/634-4481, eves. 715/634-4179. WISCONSIN CRANBERRY HEADQUARTERS FOR SEVINXLR DEVRINOL 10G » EVITAL ♦ GUTHION DIAZINON 14G ♦ PARATHION • ETHREL Cole Chemical Supply DIVISION OF -f^aftkin§ agricultural chemical co. P.O. BOX 7211, MADISON, WISCONSIN 53707 608-221-1581 Meet The New Guy On Th^ Street With Some New Thinking Irrigation Supplies By: and f SUPPiy 1 66 ERNA AVENUE P. O. BOX 9 MILFORD, CONNECTICUT 06460 TELEPHONE (203) 878-2140 * Royal Coach/ Buckner Sprinklers Hf Sales Rep & Warehouse j^ * Pumps - Gas, Electric, Diesel Norm Bartlett * Pipe , Valves & Fittings Norman F Bartlett Co. Inc. ♦Sales & Service Plymouth, MA. 02360 (617) 747 -2412 18 ONTESTANTS in the Cranberry Challenge were, 1. to r.: Sue DiMarzio, Mayflower Seafoods; Robert Folsom, Inn for All Seasons; Barbara Bilbo, Sandy Lane Restaurant; Joan Smoot, The Foxglove; Pat Vlarma, the Fairview; Steve Bilbo, Tinker's Dam; Dennis Shanks, La Maison de Notre Pere, and Betsy jay, Station One Restaurant. Pie 'Wins dessert contest The warm scent of battle-and rumptious desserts-filled the r at Cranberry World in ymouth, Mass., recently. EVERYBODY was hushed, /aiting the judges' decision. The occasion: The Plymouth ca Cranberry Challenge, hosted by I anberry World and featuring some ' southeastern Massachusetts' finest lUaurants in a head chef-to-head I ef competition for the most (lectable cranberry dessert recipe. The winner: cranberry apple nlnut pie, created by Plymouth's i/n Station One restaurant. I Other entrants included chocolate (mberry mousse, cranberry napoleon, inberry orange cream pie, cranberry st, cranberry colada pie, cranberry irl coffee cake and cranberry apple ■■ Station One received a mmemorative plaque and $500, lich it donated to Cranberry Area spice. Herbert Colcord, manager of •inberry World, described the nking challenge as "a chance to jlore new ideas in cranberry sine." Judges were: George Opalenick, chief instructor at Johnson & Wales College and president of the Rhode Island chapter of the American Culinary Federation; Michael Gallerani, assistant to the executive, Plymouth Board of Selectmen; Alan Etkins, food and beverage director, Dunfey's Hyannis Hotel; Kirk Kenyon, chief instructor, Newbury College of Culinary Arts, and CoUn Stewart, editor, MPG Publications. The admission free Cranberry World, a museum dedicated to the Niemi Electric Co. ROBERT NIEMI ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS HEAT, LIGHT and POWER WIRING • RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL TEL. 295-1880 RobrrI Niemi PinehursI Dr. Wareham, Mass. 19 fruit, is open from April 1 Ihrouah Nov. 30. Sponsored by Ocean Spray, Cranberry World is Stop Six on the Americana Trail and just a 1 0 minute walk from Plymouth Rock and Maytlower II. STATION ONE'S CRANBERRY APPLE WALNUT PIE In a 10 inch unbaked pie shell, add: 6 large Cortland apples, peeled and sliced 2 cups coarsely chopped fresh cranberries '/• cup chopped walnuts I cup sugar 3 tablespoons flour 1 teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon cinnamon Toss all together in a large bowl to mix well. Mbc separately: 3 tablespoons all purpose flour 3 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons sugar Crumble over the top of the illiiiliiii:i(li:ti:llli^lt:tiillt^,i:jfiilltilitilit:ttitc^itiii^:iiilli:ti^^ I C.R. LEONARD & SONS ,hc cranborry-appic miMure. Place in 450 degree F oven for 15 minutes. Lower heat to 350 degrees F for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and cool. A suggested pie dough recipe: Ml\: I Vi cup all purpose flour Vi cup shortening Vi teaspoon salt Add slowly-'^ cup ice water. Add water slowly and work crust with a fork or a pastry blender. Refrigerate for half an hour before rolling out. weather watch MASSACHUSETTS November was a warm month, averaging 2.1 degrees a day above normal. Maximum temperature was 65 degrees on the 9th and minimum 27 degrees on the 14th. Warmer than average periods were 1-3, 9-1 1, 21, 22, 24 and 25. Cooler than average days were 13-15, 18,27, 28 and 30. Rainfall totaled 6.49 inches, nearly 2 inches above normal. This was the wettest November since 1975, but only the 10th wettest in our records. There was measurable rain on 12 days with 2.08 inches on the 15-16th as the greatest storm. We are 8 inches above normal through November and about 6-2/3 inches ahead of 1982 for the period. I.E.D. NOVA SCOTIA After a long, dry summer and fall, the weather changed markedly. As of the end of November, we had no snow but we had a lot of rain. In fact, some parts of New Brunswick had record rainfall for November. Growers had no problem in harvesting their cranberries this year. l.V.H. WASHINGTON September precipitation total was 3.15 inches. October's was 4.92 inches * 890 MIDDLE ROAD 7A9 071 O 5 5 ACUSHNET, MASS. 02743 I CL. / OO'Z/ I Z ^ * Detrashers Flumes * Conveyors ( steel or aluminum ) $ Shearing * Shop Welding Bending * •X- 9|e9K**3|e**3|c3|e:|c3|e3|e:|e9|c9|e9|c:|c:|c:|e:|c:|e:K**3ic*3|e3|c9|e*3k*9|e3ic3|e3|c3|c3ie:|e3|c:|c3|c^ 20 STEEL DISTRIBUTORS • PLATES • ANGLES • FLAT • CHANNEL IRON • I BEAM • REINFORCEMENT ROD • WIRE MESH (the 20 year average for October is 11.03). November brought the moist- ure that would have helped the October water harvest. There was a total of 20.22 inches, with 29 consecutive days of precipitation, the greatest being 2.18 inches on the 24th and the prior 24 hours, the reading having been taken at 8 a.m. on the 24th. There were several days with more than 1 inch: 1.30 on the 3rd, 1.71 on the 4th, 1.26 on the 15th, 1.81 on the 16th, 1.76 on the 17th. Several other days were just under the 1 inch mark. The November precipitation total was a record for this area, including the readings back to 1945. High temperature for September Aias 79 degrees on the 1st, with a ow of 30 degrees on the 28th. UctoDer Drought a cooling trend, with a high of 69 degrees on the 12th and a low of 30 degrees on the 1st, 15th and 16th. November temperatures ranged from 61 degrees on the 1st and 1 1th to 29 legrees on the 29th. The bog low 3f 26 degrees came on the 29th ilso. There were damaging winds on ;he 1 1th and 25th. The Grayland- Hoquiam area experienced heavy wind damage on the 10th and 1 1th also. A.Y.S. approved the experimental use of an innovative septic system that may be used in place of the "waterless toilet" now required for one acre lots in New Jersey's cranberry growing region. SEPTIC SYSTEM OKAYED The Pinelands Commission recently ■INimilllillllllHHIIUIIHIIIHIIIirilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllHttllllllllllllHIIUIHIIIIIIIIHIimillllllMIIIHIIUIIIIIUnilll I Spring aerial ditch cleaning CaU C & W AG-AIR SERVICE for helicopter removal of ditch mud. We supply lifting nets or will use your own. Mud lifts up to 2,000 pounds. A proven time and money saver. For further information or time reservation, call (617) 293-3711 or (617) 293-3208 C & W AG-AIR SERVICE Cranland Airport Hanson, Mass. 02341 HMMWHHIiHmWHHHHmHWIUHIIHIHaHHiimHWHIWHHHHIHflnm A MOST COMPLETE INVENTORY OF IRRIGATION ACCESSORIES LARCH / -^ ENGINEERING & IRRIGATION, INC. j^P.d. Bo\66, 11 Larchmont Lane. Lcxmgton, M.\ 02173 (617) 862-2550 IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT DESIGNED ESPECIALLY FOR THE CRANBERRY INDUSTRY FOR EXAMPLE: Corman-Rupp Self Priming Eleciric Sprinkler Pumps Proven Quick Couple Riser Ingersoll-Rand Water Harvest Pumps Alumirnim Insert Coupling For 4" Poly Pipe Contact: Larchmont Engineering Phil Tropeano. Presideni (617) 862-2550 (Call Collecll ® Contact: Hill Stearns, Plymoulh. Mass. (617) 746-6048 (617) 224-4554 21 Sand anytimi with the proven AquaSander A^ ipec Pays for itself in two acres . . . New technology allows you to sand, without damaging vines, anytime. You don't need five or six inches of ice. With the unique system developed by Jim DeBurgo at Rocky Meadow Bogs and Jerry MacNamara at Ipec, three men can spread up to 40 tons of sand per hour from a 3" hose. When there is no ice, sand in a single operation. Sand washes in gently and is dis- tributed evenly. The AquaSander method is proven to sand at least one acre a day. Because you don't destroy vines with a tractor, AquaSander can pay for itself in two acres. Find out more by contacting Jim DeBurgo, Rocky Meadow Bogs, 320 Purchase St., Middleborough, MA 02346, (61 7) 947-261 0 or (61 7) 947-1 869, or contact Ipec, 7 Belver Ave., P.O. Box 996, Davisville, Rl 02854, (401 ) 295-8802. TELEX 95-21 79 MCMAC Please order now for spring delivery. 22 •RING PESTICIDES ored pesticides should be ndoors and out of direct ht and, ideally, temperatures 1 be kept at 60 degrees F or wrote Irving E. Demoranville, Dr of the Massachusetts :rry Experiment Station, in It newsletter. 40 degrees F or less, he led, many pesticidal aces may separate in such that crystals or liquid layers ) form. Dting from Penick Pesticide he added: "Some products, those containing emulsifiers, atify at low temperatures, iw glass tube inserted into ;ture can be used to withdraw uid, determine if the liquid tified. Also check for ization at the bottom of the iy inserting a long rod into im, you can distinguish by md feel whether any of the ;nts have fallen out of 1 and are resting on the bottom :ontainer. ;n a substance has separated •lolution, the mixture must be m order to redissolve the ate. Often, temperatures of ) degrees F must be reached nixing. There are various |ble methods of warming the Many companies (u.se) illy heated warming areas or drum warmers, which are a electric blanket that wraps the drum. Hot water baths can ised and steam is sometimes to a burlap sack around the ever use an open flame." g Sanders U)E TO ORDER nes O'Donnell «ain St. mpton MA 02367 7) 585-6249 CORRECTION A headlme in the last issue of CRANBERRIES read: "Plan New Babcock Plant." Actually, the new Ocean Spray receiving plant is being built in Tomah, Wise, about 30 miles from Babcock. The present plant in Babcock and the new plant in Tomah will now share the receipt of berries from Wisconsin's cranberry growing region. NEW CAPE COD PREXY John Warner of Maistons Mills is the new president of the Cape Cod Farm Bureau. CORP. ^ CRANBERRIES BOUGHT & SOLD Cranberries Bought and Sold Screened Bog Sand Available Vines for 1984 Early Black $3,000 ton Centennials $3,000 ton Howes $3,250 ton Lawrence W. Pink Office 934-6076 Cordwood Road Duxbury, Mass. 02332 '•1 h f ;eier EARTHMOVING INC. "We're Best on Earth" One yd. CAT backhoe Bog Construction Land Clearing Canal Work Flume Setting Pond Construction Ditching Contact: Peter K Meier 63 South Street Halifax, MA 02338 (617) 293-3218 Grower references ava Equipped with swamp liable mats / 2i Take Good Care of Yourself Have an Ocean Spray! The farmer's cooperative that brings you a wide range of natural fruit juices, drinks and sauces Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., Plymouth, Massachusetts 02360 An Equal Opportunity Employer CRANBERRIES THE NATIONAL CRANBERRY MAGAZINE m A family affair • • •••• Tax preparer • • • 18 pwwwiHiiiwwmmwiinwiiwwimHiiniiiiiwiiwiiiwimiMWwinwii^ I 1 DeCran Ag Supplies Inc. Serving Massacliusetts cranberry groivers ALL CRANBERRY CHEMICALS NOW AVAILABLE Herbicides Fungicides Insecticides Miticides Fertilizer ENTIRE LINE OF FROST PROTECTION EQUIPMENT including the newest technology on the market Digital Thermometers Frost Alarms Automatic Starters Dew Point Hygrometers SERVICES • Aerial Application of Pesticides • Water Harvest • Ditch Mud Removal by Helicopter Contact; DECRAN AG SUPPLIES INC. 219 Main St. WarehamMA 02571 telephone: 295-0147 John C. Decas William Chamberlain 295-2299 763-8956 s m = luHUUUHHIUHiriinillllHIHHHHIHH llimmillMHIIHIIIIimilllHIIIIIMIH IIIIIIHinwmilHNHUIIIHHIIUIIiniHMHIMINIHIHIIIIIUHHmHIHiniimilNIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIiUli Wisconsin marsh finds profit in fresh fruit By FREDERICK POSS With two cups of cranberries, one cup of sugar, half a cup of chopped wahiuts, half a pint of cream and a great big smile, Nodji Van Wychen whips up the freshest tasting cranberry nut pie imaginable! "Freshness is the key ingre- dient for us because two-thirds of our crop goes to fresh fruit sales." she explained, while she, her husband, Jim, and I sat in the warm kitchen of the Van Wychens' Warrens, Wise, home. While I busily sampled punch, bars, bread and other goodies made from cranberries, Nodji said; "We do include a recipe book for cooking and baking with cranberries with each gift box of fresh berries that we hand pack in our warehouse." The words, hand pack, struck a nerve in me. How could a family find the time and energy to process their crop via the Paul's Machine &T00I COMPLETE MACHINE SHOP SERVICE Specializing in Building & Repair of Cranberry Equipment WARRENS WI 54666 (608)378-4511 arm-strong method in our high tech world? The Van Wychen's explained their unique approach to merchandising on the way to their warehouse. "For a marsh of only moderate size like ours," Jim told me, "we've found that over the years a fresh fruit crop is the most profitable way for us to go." "OVER THE YEARS" for the marsh, by the way, means producing cranberries since 1905, in part with vines that are more than 100 years old and still going strong. Today, the four generation old family business, titled the Wetherby Cranberry Co. Inc., consists of Jim and Nodji Van Wychen, as well as Nodji's parents, Ted and Leona Olson. Together the two families COVER PHOTO WORKERS busily sort berries at the Wetherby Cranberry Company in Warrens, Wise. The story of this family style corporation begins on this page. (CRANBERRIES photo by Frederick Poss) WANTED TO BUY CRANBERRY BOG Will consider any size Also interested in undeveloped bog land Send brief description to: CRANBERRIES P.O. Box M Cobalt CT 06414 work more than 800 acres of marsh, including 45 acres of actual berry beds. And do they work! As Jim and Nodji led me into the large pole building which serves as the warehouse and machine shed, Jim said: "We produce close to the state average of 150 barrels of berries per acre. Each barrel weighs 100 pounds." Immedi- ately, he set to work on a diesel motor in need of repair. I was stOl calculating how many tons of fruit were harvested each year when Nodji led me to the packing area. "As soon as they are picked," she told me, "some of the small pie berries (continued on page 12) • Superb Opportunity • PINELANDS, N.J. 286 acres on Rt 70 Burlington County, N.J. 1690 ft frontage on 4 laneU.S. N.J. State Highway Ingress and egress Farmland class Ready for development and cultivation of blueberries and cranberries Forester revenues Cutting red, white cedar, etc. Low taxes Land certified by USDA and chief scientist, Rutgers U at Chatsworth Great credit potential Stephanie Corporation 1901 Walnut St. No. 30 PhiladelDhiaPA 19103 (215) 561-0570 Felker Flow Gates are built to last, thanks to excellent Felker welded construction, generously braced designs, and only the highest quality aluminum materials. Our standard size conduits range from 15 -48 inches in diameter, with widths from 24 to 72 inches. The height of each unit built depends on your requirements. Custom sizes as well as single, double and triple log channel designs are available for virtually any water control application. When you choose Felker, you get time tested reliability. The flow gate specialists for generation after generation. •*'•'' 'SKT In Massachusetts call Bill Stearns (617) 746-6048 22\f)KIH ( HtSFM I AVINI'F MARSH! I[LD, WISCONSIN 54449 IIIII'HONf i71Si «M-n21 TWX 510-370-1846 CORPORATION Good news 9 had news Foreign Agriculture has noted that U.S. agricultural export values are likely to go up in 1984. That's the good news. The bad news is that sales volume is expected to be down for the fourth year in a row. In other words, the rise in values probably will result from higher prices, not larger volume. CRANBERRY GROWERS REALTY Listings of buyers and sellers welcomed on cranberry acreage and upland. Appraisals DOUGLAS R. BEATON E. Sandwich, Mass. 02537 (617) 888-1288 Roger H. Parent Sr. ■ CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT ■ ■ ■ Roger H Parent Jr. Kenneth A. Bagdon ■ ^ Telephone 59 NORTH MAIN STREET _ ■ 947 OS22 ■ ■■ ■ 1 MIDDLEBORO. MASS. 02346 ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ CRANBERRIES B Hreedom it FMANCIAL SERVICES,iNC. P.O. BOX llb9 • VILLAGE LANDING • PLYMOUTH. MA 02360 746-8382 Comprehensive compu.cr-assisted financial planning for families and businesses. Investment advice and assistance. ROBERTA A. GRIMES, |D, CFP JOHN R. TONEILO, CPA MICHAEL F. JAMES A. FRATELLO PETER B. WOLK, Esq., ChFC MARCINKUS ..The financial proicsaionaU. THE NA TIONA L CRA NBERR Y MAGAZINE VOLUME 4S-N0. 3 March 1984 Send correspondence to: P.O. BOX 249 Cobalt CT 06414 (203) 342-4730 Bob Taylor, Publisher/Editor Caf olyn Caldwell, Associate Editor ADVISORS, CORRESPONDENTS MASSACHUSETTS— Irving E. Demoranvllle, Director, Cranberry Experiment Station. HE.V^ JERSEY— Philip E. MaruccI, Cranberry and Blueberry Specialist, Cranberry and Blueberry Laboratory, Chatsworth; Elizabeth G. Carpenter, Chatsworth. NOVA SCOTIA— I. V. Hail, Botanist, Research Station, Kentviiie. OREGON— Arthur Poole, Coos County Extension Agent, Coquille. WASHINGTON— Azmi Y. Shawa, Horticulturist and Extension Agent in Horticulture, Coastal Washington Research and Extension Unit, Long Beach. WISCONSIN— Tod D. Planer, Farm Management Agent, Wood County; Dan Brockman, Vesper. CRANBERRIES Is published monthly by the Taylor Publishing Co., Wellwyn Drive, Portland CT 06480. Second class postage is paid at the Portland, Conn., Post Office. Price Is $10 a year, $ 1 8 for two years, $ 1 a copy In the U.S.; $ 1 2 a year In Canada; $ 1 5 a year in all other countries. Copyright 1984 by Taylor Publishing. ISSN: 001 1-0787 A combination with lots of push! PUMPm INNOVATIONS THRU^ HALE tmagiueenng: * * * * * * * * 6 1>II [F)[^@^Zi\K][ Roby^s Propane Gas Roby', Propane Gas and Hale Pumps teamed up can give you that extra PUSH you need for any and all your irrigation needs. Roby's Propane Gas has been selling and servicing pumps for 15 years. Roby's offers complete LP gas service to further serve cranberry growers. Hale Pumps have been manufacturing pumps for 60 years. They feature pumps with bronze impellers which will not rust or seize, heavy duty heat-treated bearings for longer life and low maintenance costs, and many other quality features. Get that extra push from safe, clean, efficient and affordable propane gas. Find out about the high quality and rugged dependability built into all Hale irrigation pumps at Roby's Propane Gas, a Hale Distributor. Roby^s Propane Gas Inc. Jet. 25 & 58 W. Wareham MA 02576 (61 7) 295-3737 toll free 1-800-642-71 21 •••••••••*•**•••*•••••••••*•••••*••*•***# * * * * ♦ * i : I I® from Unirayal. CASORON® is the original dichlobenil herbicide and time-tested standard for outstanding weed and grass control in cranberries. Stops more than 40 tough annuals and perennials — like ferns, rushes, and sedges — before they break through to cut yields. Easy to apply, too. CASORON granules go on just once, anytime between late fall and early spring before weather turns warm, and when you have the time. 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The area is inhabited by cranberry growers, i.niiiof-. s.'iiK- ot wlioni coinmule to jobs around the region, and some woodsmen who "work the cycle," hunting for deer and rabbits, trapping for furs, tonging for clams and oysters, making charcoal, or gathering moss or other plants. The Pinelands Folklife Project will evaluate a broad range of folk technology, craft and expression found within the National Reserve. For two months, a team of researchers trained in folklore, anthropology, ethnobiology. environmental psychology, American studies and photography will identify and document aspects of the region's folklife. A series of in depth studies based on the survey's findings will get imder way next spring. The project is distinguished from cultural surveys that have already been conducted in the Pinelands in its emphasis on living cultural resources. Traditional activities to be documented include storytelling, Lakeville Sand & Gravel Corp. PRECINCT STREET, RFD #5, LAKEVILLE, MA 02346 D) Dry screened bog sand L) ) Washed sand & ivashed stone ^ Bank gravel & bank sand D) Portable screening rentals Bog construction & maintenance Lakeville: 947-0300 folk music (religious and secular), folk architecture and landscaping, foodways, crafts, seasonal events and festivals, and family and community social life. The project will also examine the region's distinctive natural environment, including the interrelations of folklife with natural resources and landscapes. Traditional ways of classifying and harvesting the region's flora and fauna, of naming and navigating the woodlands and wetlands, and of forecasting the weather and decorating the land- scape will be investigated, as will the rich vein of folklore about the region's people and places. The survey is being performed under the combined auspices of the Pinelands Commission, the U.S. National Park Service, the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, the New Jersey Historical Commission, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the New Jersey Department of Human Services. CRANBERRIES gives you news & views about the industry wrvEGor Gage-Wiley can answer your questions about a multitude of investment opportun- ities Our trained and knowledgeable staff will carefully explain a particular investment and the benefits to you. With the aid of new technology, we can give you up-to-the- minute quotations on stocks and bonds and changes in the market as they occur. As a full-service brokerage firm, we can prepare a financial package to suit your needa We've got the answers for New England investors Gage-Wiley & Co., Inc. The Investment Counselors Village Landing at Plymouth P.O. Box 507 • Plymouth, MA 02361 61 7-746-3322 • 800-242-0263 Open weekdays 9 am. to 5 pm, Saturdays 9:30 am. to Noon Member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation -^^m^"^ A MOST COMPLETE INVENTORY OF IRRIGATION ACCESSORIES LARCH ^, X ^ ENGINEERINGS IRRIGATION, INC. ~» P. 0?Box 66, 11 Larchmont Lane. Lexington, MA 02173 (617)862-2550 IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT DESIGNED ESPECIALLY FOR THE CRANBERRY INDUSTRY FOR EXAMPLE: Gorman-Rupp Self Priming Electric Sprinkler Pumps Proven Quick Couple Riser /ngersoll-Rand Water Harvest Pumps Aluminum Insert Coupling For 4" Poly Pipe Contact : LarchmonI Engineering Phil Tropeano, President (617) X62-2550 (Call Collect) ® Contact: Bill Steams, Plymouth. Mass. (617)746-6048 (617) 224-4554 Sand anytime with the proven AquaSander Pays for itself in two acres . . . New technology allows you to sand, without damaging vines, anytime. You don't need five or six inches of ice. With the unique system developed by Jim DeBurgo at Rocky Meadow Bogs and Jerry MacNamara at Ipec, three men can spread up to 40 tons of sand per hour from a 3" hose. When there is no ice, sand in a single operation. Sand washes in gently and is dis- tributed evenly. The AquaSander method is proven to sand at least one acre a day. Because you don't destroy vines with a tractor, AquaSander can pay for itself in two acres. Find out more by contacting Jim DeBurgo, Rocky Meadow Bogs, 320 Purchase St., Middleborough, MA 02346, (61 7) 947-261 0 or (61 7) 947-1 869, or contact Ipec, 7 Belver Ave., P.O. Box 996, Davisville, Rl 02854, (401 ) 295-8802. TELEX 95-21 79 MCMAC Please order now for spring delivery. ipec 10 §IIMIiUUIIIIIHUimHIIIIIIIIHIIIHHIIIIIIIIIHMIIWIE "exemption of plastic covered marlcet program; I greenhouses from the buildmg code; * reorganization of the state i 'establishment of a producer's Department of Food and Agriculture; i security fund for dairymen not "establishment of a Massachusetts 1 already covered by a guaranteed apple promotion program. I regional I news notes i IIHIIIHIIIIIIilllUlllllllllllirilllllllllllllllllHIIIIIIIIIIIIIiimillHHIIIilllHIIHiHHIINHIIIIIIIIIIinillllllllllHIHfllHIIKNIII liiiiiiiiMHitiMHiiiiinmtiMHmmmmmimtiiiiNiii | ^JMTlll^ SIClTldl ClltCtt ClCdlUll^ MaSSaCnUSettS | CaU C & W AG-MR service for helicopter By IRVING DEMORANVILLE | ^^^^,^3, ^f ^^^^y^ ^^d. Dr. Robert Devlin of the S Massachusetts Cranberry Experi- | y^g supply lifting nets Of will use your own. ment Station attended a meeting of = the steering committee of the Plant S .. ,,.^ ^ „^^ , Growth Regulator Society of | Mud lifts up to 2,000 pounds. America in Chicago from Dec. 6-9. = The committee was involved 'n = A proven time and money saver. planning the annual meeting to be s held in Boston in July. | P^j. fu^her information or time reservation, caU * * * * I (617) 293-371 1 or (617) 293-3208 According to the Massachusetts g Farm Bureau, the following legislation S C & W AG-AIR SERVICE of importance to Bay State farmers | Cranland Airport has been signed into law: S .... «-,-•... "mandatory use of Farmland | Hanson, Mass. 02341 Valuation Committee values when assessing farmland; WWWlHIHWHWWIWHHWIIHIIimiHIHHIIWHIIHIIIIIIWWItWIIIIHMIIIINIIIIWWll ! C.R. LEONARD & SONS ,hc I « * 890 MIDDLE ROAD 7AQ 071 O $ i!" ACUSHNET, MASS. 02743 TEL. / OO^Z/l_Z ^ t Detrashers Flumes | Bending | I Conveyors ( steel or aluminum ) t I Shearing * Shop Welding | I STEEL DISTRIBUTORS I J • PLATES • ANGLES • FLAT * t • CHANNEL IRON • I BEAM | t • REINFORCEMENT ROD • WIRE MESH t :|c9|e:|c9|c:|c3|c9ie9|e:|c:ic:|c:(c)|c:K*3|e3|e3ie)|e3ic3ic:ic:|c*:ie)|c*^:|c9|c3ie:|e:|e9ie:)c:|c9|e:|e:|c:|c^^ 11 WISCONSIN MARSH . . . (continued from page 3) are sorted here by hand into bulk bins for processing into sauce and jell." 1 glanced at the chutes where 16 ounce bags were hand sealed at a rate of 40 to 60 bags per minute. My fingers began to ache when I realized that tons of fruit had to be sorted and packed, one pound at a time! Moving up the assembly line to where the berries must bounce through a wooden frame to test their firmness, she contin- ued: "And last year I arranged the sale of several tons of small berries to the Christina Wine Cellars of La Crosse, Wise. They have a wine master who has k TOP TO BOTTOM: 1. Jim and Nodji Van Wychen and their four children, Tanya, Kyra, Henry and Shana; 2. Nodji's parents, Ted and Leona Olson, enjoy a view of the marsh from the deck of their new home; 3. Ted Olson proves again that cranberry reservoirs provide excellent fishing for panfish, bass, and his favorite-northern pike. (CRANBERRIES photos by Frederick Poss) f The CHARLES W. HARRIS Company 451 Old Somerset Avenue North Dighton. Mass. Phone 824-5607 AMES Irriaalion Systems RAIN BIRD Sprinklers HALE Pumps Hiuhvsl Oo^lil^ Prudui'Is Mirh Salisldi'lion <.iiuranli-t>d 12 CLOCKWISE, from above: 1 . Fresh berries move quickly along the assembly line; 2. Sealed packages are ready for shipping; 3. A bottle of the wine made from Wetherby berries. (CRANBERRIES photos by Frederick Poss) 13 A SECTION of the 800 acre Wetherby marsh, which includes 45 acres of berry beds. (CRANBERRIES photo by Frederick Poss) created a brand new product for our crop; cranberry wine!" Cranberries in the medium size range, Nodji explained, are sorted into 12 ounce bags for distribution to local grocery markets. The sorting becomes so hectic that even the Van Wychen children try to help out. Tanya, 10, and Kyra, 8, know all about quickly filling the plastic bags labeled "Wisconsin Cranberries." Only Shana, 5, and Henry, 3, are too young to do anything but add moral support and gulp down an occasional raw cranberry before it becomes part of the family cash crop. The extra large, fancy grade cranberries are also hand sorted and then packed into 3 pound gift boxes sold to individuals and corporations for $3.95 plus shipping. "SO WHEN DO you folks take time to breath?" I was about to ask, after watching all the hectic activity. Then I met Ted and Leona Olson and discovered they were even busier than the young folks. A healthy tan, a good physique, a strong grip hardly characterize all men in their seventies. But Ted Olson doesn't easily fit into any mold. "Yes," he acknowledged, "1 do have a few outside activities besides working the marsh." The few projects turned out to include being town chairman of the city of Warrens and a member of the Monroe County Board. And Ted's wife, Leona, her black hair and expressive face alive with energy, is an over- achiever too. "1 love babysitting the kids," she said, as she smiled at the four little Van Wychen's, all munching down cranberry snacks. "And in my spare time I Mooooooeoeeooeeooi High volume trailer pumps 12 to 16 inch discharge 20 foot tongue PTO shaft with marine bearing Phil Helmer 1060 3rd St. N. Wisconsin Rapids Wl 54494 (715)421-0917 Marsh Number (715)593-2285 14 collect antiques for our new home. Ted and I have visited Australia, Alaska, the Scandinavian coun- tries—and had a ride on the Love Boat!" "And, boy, does she ever collect!" her daughter added. It didn't take much coaxing for Leona to explain that, besides extensive samples of honey jars, salt and pepper shakers, dolls and cranberry glasses, there was something very special about her antiques. "I've tried to collect and preserve the old types of equipment used in early times to harvest cranberries," Leona told me. "The berries were harvested with wooden-toothed rakes, for example, and I've tried to save pieces of that kind which show the history behind growing cranberries." "And what about the winter months when you can't grow anything but a beard in the cold snows of Wisconsin?" I inquired of Jim Van Wychen, now that he had finished with the diesel engine in the warehouse. "This past year," Jim explained quietly, "I was state director of the National Association of Farm Analysis Specialists here in Wiscon- sin. In my spare time, I keep busy selling property and mortgage insurance and working on tax assessments for area businessmen." And Nodji's spare time? "I find a few minutes to teach C.C.C. classes at St. Andrew's Church in Warrens, teach the youth choir, be the general leader of the 4-H Club and be chairperson in charge of selecting a queen for the annual fall Cranberry Festival in Warrens," she said, almost faster than I could write notes. THEN NODJI looked across at her sunburned, blond, curly headed husband sitting at the kitchen table with the two smallest kids perched on his knee. She laughed a little, as if he might be reading her thoughts, and said, with a smile: "We never get into any fights around here . . you've got to see each other for awhile to be able to do that!" When I finally had finished scribbling my last notes, I found I was smiling, too . . . especially when I reached for another piece of pie! Bog Sanders MADE TO ORDER James O'Donneil 8 Main St. Plympton MA 02367 (617)585-6249 Meet The New Guy On The Street With Some New Thinhing Irrigation Supplies By: and f SUPPiy ? 66 ERNA AVENUE P. O. 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If available, has another member of the firm or staff checked arithmetic? Searched for obvious omissions? Etc. 6-You'd want a preparer who is reasonably ready for you when you come in for an interview. He/ she should have last year's return available, notes of last year affect- ing the current year's return and exhibit some knowledge of your specific problems by having given last year's copy a quick once-over. Is there a capital loss carry-over? Is there a carry-over of investment credit? Changes in marital or dependency status? 7 -Computer generated returns are very neat and manually prepared returns which are typed are also very neat. But what about handwritten returns where the pressure of tax season work gives rise to some items being illegibly written? If the IRS initial checkers can't fathom handwritten schedules, the return is flagged for correspondence and possible extra scrutiny. Who needs this? 8-The axiom that you get what you pay for is never more true than in tax preparation. You'll see ads of franchise tax preparers offering courses and jobs to just about anybody and every- body. Pass a three or four month course and you're a tax preparer. No accounting degree, no experience in the world of -business, no real experience in actually preparing tax returns are usual credentials of these preparers. Is this what you are looking for? Decidedly NO. You should want a fuUtime tax preparer, one who engages in year-round tax preparation (fiscal year returns, audits, etc.) and who preferably is a CPA or a tax attorney. Sure you will pay more, but your tax preparer who possesses a degree in accounting, exhibits skills and special training in tax work, is worth the professional fee charged. How much? Fees vary throughout the country but, depending on years of experience, expertise, etc., you can expect to pay from $50 to $75 an hour. You'll pay even more if yours is a complicated return requiring the service of the tax partner of a large local or national firm. It is often said that paying $50 more per return to an experienced preparer costs no more than paying $50 less per return to an inexperienced preparer. You are buying peace of mind and the more experienced preparer is likely to ferret out deductions that will more than cover the difference in fee. 9-Your tax preparer should be a person who possesses a certain amount of tact and who can handle himself calmly and professionally during the conduct of a tax examination. The degree of professionalism in this area can be a major factor in how the examination will be resolved. You certainly don't want a hothead handling a tax audit. Abuse a Revenue Agent and that person will understandably strike back. Your preparer should come to the audit well prepared and be polite and firm in defending the accuracy of the return under audit. r MANAGER Looking to manage a cranberry marsh. -Horticulture graduate -Over 10 years direct work experience -References available For more information write: CRANBERRIES P.O. Box J Cobalt CT 06414 Vines for Sale 1984 DELIVERY Pure strain. Weed free, Strong Oregon Cro^«rley Prunings $4,500.00 /ton FOB Middleboro, Mass. MORSE BROTHERS, INC. (617)699-2588 ''■J BARK RIVER OUR BUSINESS SERVING CONSTRUCTION MINING MUNICIPALITIES LOGGING AND Wisconsin Cranberry Growers WE ARE THE NO. I CULVERT PRODUCT SUPPLIER IN WISCONSIN & UPPER MICHIGAN. (ALUMINUM PIPE, HAND WHEEL OPERATED GATES, ETC.) AND WE'RE THE AREA DISTRIBUTOR FOR CONSTRUCTION & INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT AND OTHER EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS (CRAWLERS, TRACTORS, EXCAVATORS, LOADERS, ETC.) Can We Serve You? . . . 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In this vapor barrier no plant cell division can occur Seeds trying lo germinate in the barrier will die. Sprouts below this zone will be killed as they try to penetrate the barrier. 6. Existing vegetation such as shallow- rooted grasses and annual weeds having root structures in this barrier will likewise be affected and die after two to three weeks. 7. Certain perennial weeds coming oul ol dormancy and attempting new growth within the Norosac t>arrier will run into the same dead end: Ihey will be killed by the vapor. . Norosac, when used as directed, does not affect cranberry bushes that have deep roots extending well below the herbicidal vapor zone How Norosac Reduces the Cost of Weed Control in Cranberries Its vapor barrier not only gives season-long control of toughest weeds, but can be applied anytime between late fall and the popcorn stage. The graphs above clearly dem- onstrate why Norosac Is as effi- cient as any herbicide that has ever been offered to the Cran- berry grower. We urge you to study It carefully. Norosac provides season-long control of more than 40 tough weeds and grasses Including ferns, rushes and sedges. The chemical cost per acre is low and the cost of latDor is dras- tically reduced. Furthermore, Norosac can be applied by air or by ground either when the bogs are dry or under water. And it can be applied anytime that suits you between late fall and popcorn. Shouldn't you try Norosac? Norosac Dichlobenil Herbicide can make a significant contribu- tion to the efficiency of producing cranberries, and you owe it to yourself to try it on at least part of your crop. For information or guidance call our Technical Service Department. Toll Free 1-800-821-7925 In Missouri 1-800-892-7281 ACME DIVISION pbi /GORdon conponation ' PBI/Gordon Corporation 1983 ACME NOROSAC TM •579-883 4G-DICHLOBENIL HERBICIDE :^ Take Good Care of Yourself Have an Ocean Spray! 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Oregon came in with 75,000 barrels. That's 1 5 percent over 1982. CCCCA takes stand on safety "We want it to be known that we are concerned about the environment and will insist that agricultural compounds be used in a proper and responsible manner." So said George Andruk, president of the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers Association, in a recent report on the organi- zation's activities. Added Andruk: "It is better that we take the initiative before some regulatory agency forces it on us. We also want the public to be aware that we are concerned about everyone's safety." THE CCCGA buildinj; needs sub- committee has concluded that that it would not be economically feasible to enlarge the library at the Cranberry Experiment Station enough to accomodate growers at a single meeting. Station Director Irving E. Demoranville will schedule three dates for each program to overcome crowding at winter meetings. For economic reasons, the CCCGA board has decided against the hiring of a parttime lobbyist. Legislative subcommittee members Doug Beaton. COVER ILLUSTRATION THIS DETAIL is from the paint- ing. The Cranberry Harvest, Nantucket Island, done in 1880 by Eastman Johnson. The entire painting can be seen on pages 12 and 13. Chris Makepeace, Dave McCarthy and Elton Ashley Jr. will devise a plan for the review of legislative bills. Andruk saluted past president Dave Mann for his role in the passage of a bill requiring local assessors to use agricultural land values when assessing bogs. Mann will head a new subcommittee to meet with assesors. Other members are Clark Griffith, Marshall Severance and Dick Ward. Andruk noted that the CCCGA sponsored a tour of bogs by the Water Resource Commission and members of the General Assembly. "If a water resources bill is inevitable, we want consideration for the efficient water conservation measures we have established," the CCCGA president said. Lo< 30 years of irrigation experience 30 years ago we formed Charles W. Harris Co. to deal in irrigation systems and install them. We have been a progressive organization. We created the cranberry bog pipe layer others followed. We installed the first PVC pipe on cranberry bogs others followed. When you have a sprinkler system that you wish to improve, call us. We are manufacturer's distributors of Hale Pumps, Ames epoxy coated fittings for PVC pipe, Rain Bird sprinklers and NSF black polyethylene pipe. Whether you have a large or small bog or an improvement on the present system, we can plan it, design it, furnish materials and install it. Charles W. Harris Co. Inc. 451 Old Somerset Ave. North Dighton, Mass. 02764 The Irrigation Association Phone 1-617-824-5607 CRISAFULLI is the name to remember when it comes to efficient, portable, high capacity pumping. CRISAFULLI Pumps can help you flood or dewater your bog, irrigate or drain your fields, control flooding or pump animal waste. Crisafulli Pumps are easy to use and TROUBLE-FREE! They're built of heavy plate steel with quality engineered components. There's NO PRIMING, NO CHECK VALVES, NO SUCTION HOSE or SCREENS to worry about. Your Crisafulli Dealer has a pump to fit your needs with capacities from 150 to 20,000 Gallons Per Minute. P.T.O., Hydraulic, Diesel and Electric power sources. Contact him today. 1-406-365-3393 CRISAFULLI DRIVE Dept. 401. Box 1051 Glendive, MT 59330 Paramount Pump A Supply 225 South Tacoma Way Tacoma, WA 98402 Ph. (206) 272-4285 Kaatonachmldt Iquipmant Systams 455 Whitrock Avenue Wisconsin Rapids, Wl 54494 Ph. (715) 423-9221 Art Kastenschmidt All-Service 1275 Route 23 Wayne, NJ 07470 Ph. (201) 696-0476 Ph. (609) 728-3946 Marty Jordan ^ F. A T O ^r \^, CRANBERRY GROWERS SERVICE D. Beaton (617)888-1288 Economics or politics? Behind the Ag Scene says that "the 5%, 6% and 7% interest rates that we used to know are, like the horse, a thing of the past. Though we don't like it, we are learning to live with interest rates of from 10% to 14%." And would you believe 10% to 18%? How much of the jacking up of interest rates is due to economic forces and how much to political influences? With respect to the latter, I'm thinking of huge and growing federal deficits and their effect on credit markets, it's hard for the ordinary citizen to wield much control over complex and shifting economic forces. But he/she can march up to the ballot box and have an impact on the political forces that influence our economy in general and interest rates in particular. |HW4Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiil(itiiiiiiiiHHiiiiiiiiiiiliiHliiiiillltiiiililitujiuiillliiiiiuiii<**»***»***»0 ^ Big Wheel Truck Sales 42 Quanapoag £• Freeto^wn, Mass. All types of medium and heavy duty trucks on hand from cab & chassis to dump trucks to road tractors. Largest used truck dealer in New England. All types of diesel repair. Largest tow trucks on the East Coast. 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Decas William Chamberlain 295-2299 763-8956 i llluunniiiiiiiniuiiiiiiHiiHiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiiiuHiiiiiniiiiiiiniiiiHiiiiiiHiniiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiniHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiin 9 Pinelands climate: continuing challenge By ELIZABETH CARPENTER "1983 was one of the liottest and driest years I can recall," said Mike Flint, marketing analyst. New Jersey Crop Reporting Service. Those attending the recent 116th annual winter meeting of the American Cranberry Growers Association hardly needed the reminder of the eight or nine scorching weeks that caused a decline in the state's cranberry crop. Despite a 100 acre increase in New Jersey's overall cranberry production acreage, the 1983 crop was down 7 percent from August's projections. Final 1983 crop reporting figures showed New Jersey's 3,100 harvested acres yielded approximately 75.2 barrels per acre, for a total production of 233,000 barrels. Flint concluded: "Irrigation helps but it can't offset the overall impact of hot, dry weather." ELEVATION, or. more precisely, lack of it. increases the complexity of the region's weather picture. Keith Arneson, agricuhural meteorologist. Cook College. Rutgers University, told growers: "The Pinelands (the heart of the state's cranberry country) has a 1 70 day growing season, one of the shortest growing seasons in New Jersey." Cold air descends to the low lying bogs, accentuating the need for accurate frost watch protection throughout the year. Two weather related services that can help growers cope with nature include the firecn Sheet and Arnseon himself. The Green Sheet, a joint publication of Rutgers Cooperative F.xtension Service and the New Jersey Department of Agriculture's Crop Reporting Service, presents a weekly review of the grow- ing season, including rainfall data, 10 growing degree days, temperature, soil moisture and planting and harvesting dates. This publication, free to farmers, may be obtained by calling James Gibson of the N.J. Crop Report- ing Service: (609) 292-6385. CORP. CRANBERRIES BOUGHT & SOLD Cranberries Bought and Sold Screened Bog Sand Available Vines for 1984 Early Black $3,000 ton Centennials $3,000 ton Howes $3,250 ton Lawrence W. Pink Office 934-6076 Cordwood Road Duxbury, Mass. 02332 "1 It f EIER EARTHMOVING INC. "We're Best on Earth" One yd. CAT backhoe Bog Construction Land Clearing Canal Work Flume Setting Pond Construction Ditching Contact Peter K Meier 63 South Street Halifax, MA 02338 (617) 293-3218 Grower references available Equipped with swamp mats i I Arneson's taped weather informa- tion may be obtained by calling the Farmers' Forecast telephone number: (201) 828-3091. Additionally, Arneson may be reached directly from 5 a.m. until 1 p.m. daily by calling (201) 932-9551. Both these services to cranberry growers will extend from about the time water is drawn from the bogs until harvest is complete. DR. PAUL ECK, professor of horticulture. Cook College, Rutgers University, updated growers on his phosphorus fertilizer research. Over a five to six year period, positive response to phosphorus applications has resulted in vigorous upright growth on cranberry vines, Eck noted. He recommends a 1:2:1 ratio (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium). However, he notes that it is difficult to increase available phosphorus in the predominantly sandy soil of the Pinelands because it leaches out quickly. He added that he has never been able to get a response to potash in the region's Berryland soil, a soil type suitable for cranberries. Eck's fertilizer source study verifies that slow release fertilizers, when applied in the spring and after harvest in the fall, prompt superior yields when compared to liquid fertihzer results. The region's highly permeable sandy soil reduces the efficiency of any liquid nutrient application. DR. ERIC STONE, USDA plant breeder at the Blueberry/Cranberry Research Center, reviewed his ongoing research involving numerous . crosses within his cranberry germplasm collection. 1983 was the first year of fruiting for many of these crosses, giving him an opportunity to identify the most promising selections based on estimated yield per acre, grams per berry and percentage of plot coverage. The search continues for an alternative to the Early Black variety, an early producer with good color although one whose small berry size leaves considerable room for improve- ment. Currently, a progeny of Ben Lear from open pollination looks particular- ly promising. A SUCCESSFUL METHOD for controlling fairy ring on New Jersey bogs has yet to be discovered. Dr. Allan Stretch, USDA plant pathologist t the research center, said 8,000 ipunds of lime per acre applied in the spring and fall failed to control the disease. Stretch's fungicide application tests on new cranberry plantings continue to yield promising results and prove cost effective. Data shows that when leaf drop fungi are controlled, vine growth is enhanced. However, it appears that continued apphcations of fungi- cides reduce berry size and suppress coloration. PHILIP E. MARUCCI, research professor of entomology and extension specialist in cranberry and blueberry culture, told growers that over 100,000 cranberry vines were propagated at the research center during the winter of 1983. Growers were again invited to participate in similar efforts in 1984. Cuttings from three varieties-Crowley, Cropper and no. 35-will again be used. Virtually 100 percent rooting can be anticipated with vertical insertion of the cuttings. Marucci reviewed the capricious activity of honeybees on area cranberry bogs during the 1983 pollinating period. "Honeybees will concentrate their efforts in areas where they can find the most food in the least amount of time," Marucci said. Unfortunately, cranberry flowers, poor producers of nectar and pollen, are not that attractive to honeybees, and, when water is drawn early from bogs, they may be put into competition with other, more appealing blossoms found on bushes like huckleberry and inkberry. It also appears honeybees concentrate where vines are open and they may become discouraged by dense vine growth stimulated by heavy fertilization, Marucci noted. EDWARD V. LIPMAN, ACGA delegate to the state agricultural convention, told growers that computer use on the farm appeared to have brights prospects for the future and was a major topic at the state's 113th Farmers Week held last January. Lipman expressed concern over the Farm Labor Laws Guide given to convention delegates. He urged growers to obtain copies of this guide in order to evaluate its impact on cranberry growers. MARY ANN THOMPSON, member of the ACGA water legislation review committee, said the much discussed dam bill was conditionally vetoed by the Governor and would have to be reintroduced into both the state Senate and Assembly. On a more positive note, she said, recently passed state trespass/vandalism legislation calls for increased fines for offenders and does not require growers to post bogs, dams or waterways. Named as ACGA officers for 1984-85 were: William S. Haines Jr., president; WilUam Fox Jr., vice presi- dent; Dr. Paul Eck, treasurer; Phihp E. Marucci, secretary; Edward V. Lipman, ACGA delegate to the New Jersey Agricultural Convention, and Joseph Darlington, alternate convention delegate. l^nes for sale SPRING 1984 — Ben Lear and Crowley Prunings at S2.00/pound — Early Blacks Prunings, 95% pure, at Sl.OO/pound Contact: Larry Harju 617-947-3583 11 mmm*»»»~^ The Cranberry Harvest, Nantucket Island, painted in 1880 by Eastman Joiinson, is part of the exhibition, A New World: Masterpieces of American Painting 1760-1910. The exhibition, organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, opened there last year, then traveled to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., and is now at the Grand Palais in Paris, France. There are 1 10 paintings in the exhibition. The Cranberry Harvest, Nantucket Island is part of the Putnam Foundation Collection at the Timken Art Gallery in San Diego, Calif. Johnson was born in Lowell, Maine, educated in Boston, Germany, Holland and France, and, eventually, established a studio in New York City. A noted portraitist, among his sitters were Longfellow, Emerson and Hawthorne. 12 In 1871 , Johnson built a summer home on Nantucket Island. The cranberry harvest became one of his subjects. In her essay on Johnson and his work for the exhibition catalogue, Carol Troyen writes: "In Cranberry Hari'est (Johnson) invented for his New York patrons a mythic view of nature in which harvests are always bountiful, the sunshine soft and unceasing, the life close to the soil ennobling, and work on the land a satisfying, even pleasurable activity in which the whole community participates, from the old man who has brought his chair with him to the bogs, to the infant at far right being carried to his mother who stands at center, awaiting his arrival. "Johnson's lyrical transformation of the Nantucket cranberry bogs-from muck and mire to a lush plain-makes light of work that was actually difficult and wearying." 13 A combination with lots of push! * * * * PUMP m INNOVATIONS THRU— HALE I /' ^ \ imagineenngi Roby^s Propane Gas Roby's Propane Gas and Hale Pumps teamed up can give you that extra PUSH you need for any and all your irrigation needs. Roby's Propane Gas has been selling and servicing pumps for 15 years. Roby's offers complete LP gas service to further serve cranberry growers. Hale Pumps have been manufacturing pumps for 60 years. They feature pumps with bronze impellers which will not rust or seize, heavy duty heat-treated bearings for longer life and low maintenance costs, and many other quality features. Get that extra push from safe, clean, efficient and affordable propane gas. Find out about the high quality and rugged dependability built into all Hale irrigation pumps at Roby's Propane Gas, a Hale Distributor. Roby^s Propane Gas Inc. Jet. 25 & 58 W. Wareham MA 02576 (617) 295-3737 toll free 1-800-642-7121 • ****••••••*•••••***•*•**•••••*••••••••••*• 14 * * * * * * * weather watch MASSACHUSETTS January was rather cool, averaging 1.6 degrees below normal. However, in the past 20 years, we have had many cooler than normal Januaries, so this one in '84 is about average from that pomt of view. Maximum temperature was 52 degrees on the 27th and the minimum was minus 15 degrees on the 22nd. I know that our minimum temperature would not cause much concern tor our Wisconsin friends but for us it is cold. We tied this minimum in 1970 but must go back to 1942 to exceed it. Warmer than average days occurred on the 6th, 10th and 24th through 27th. Cooler than average days were the 2nd, 8th, 12th, 15-16th and 18th through 22nd. Precipitation totaled 2.70 inches. or 1.6 inches below normal. There was measurable precipitation on nine days, with 0.78 inches on the 1 1th and 0.77 inches on the 31st the great- est storms. Snowfall totaled 11.0 inches on five days, which is a little above average for us. I.E.D. NOVA SCOTIA Our mean temperature and sunshine for January were close to the 30 year average. The first few days of February were cold. However, a warming trend followed and most of our snow disappeared. Vines and flower beds were to become susceptible to winter injury in the next six weeks as dormancy had probably been broken. I.V.H. High volume trailer pumps 12 to 16 inch discharge 20 foot tongue PTO shaft with marine bearing Phil Helmet 1060 3rd St. N. Wisconsin Rapids Wl 54494 (715)421-0917 Marsh Number (715)593-2285 oBoe eeeeoeeeeooooeeooeeeooooeeooof New Convenient Location for "QUALITY IRRIGATION through QUALITY PRODUCTS & DESIGNS" and f SUPPLy. 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In Massachusetts call Bill Stearns (617) 746-6048 22 scjKin ( Hisrsi 1 ^v(^l^ marshi itLD, Wisconsin 54449 lllfPMONF i71Si i«4-)121 TWX 510-370-1846 CORPORATION ^4^^ 16 fHHHUUIIIIIUUIIIIUIIIIIHIHIIHIHIMIMIIIMUIIMIl 1 regional | I news I I notes I §iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHHiiinnminNHiMmmmminiMiiiiiip Massachusetts By IRVING DEMORANVILLE Dr. Karl Deubert of the Cranberry Experiment Station attended the Northeastern Weed Science Society meeting at Baltimore, where he presented a paper. Dr. Robert Devlin also attended the Weed Science meeting in Balti- more and presented two papers. Dr. Karl Deubert met with representatives of the Dow Chemical Co. in Midland, Mich. Karl presented a seminar on residue analysis of brush killers used on power line rights of way. Dr. Charles Brodel attended the national meeting of the Entomological Society of America in Detroit and presented a paper on the timing of insecticide applications to control the cranberry fruitworm. He also met with Dr. Daniel Maher of Wisconsin and Dr. Carl Shanks of Washington to discuss progress in research projects and plans for the future. Dr. Brodel and this author met with Jere Downing of Ocean Spray Cranberries in January to discuss current and future insecticide needs in Massachusetts. * * + * Prof. John S. (Stan) Norton officially retired from the station on Jan. 31. Stan had been with us for over 26 years, or since July 1957. He had worked on many projects over the years, but undoubtedly his most important contribution was the low-gallonage sprinkler systems which are in widespread use for frost protec- tion, irrigation and application of pesticides. There is no question that we would be raising much smaller crops than we have over the past 15 years without the sprinkler systems. To note just a few other projects: temporary dikes, wick weed wipes, float Sander and vine lifters. Stan has been a good friend to the cranberry industry. In addition to his many official labors, he has been absolutely invaluable to the Cranberry Station in fixing our old and sometimes balky equipment, as well as constructing many items for our use that we didn't have to purchase at the expense of an arm or a leg. Are we ever going to miss this enormous contribution! In addition, I personally will feel his leaving, as he was the most helpful and generous person 1 have ever known. Stan will return for temporary duty in August, September and October 1984. Oregon "Cranberries Through History" is the winning theme for this year's Cranberry Festival in Bandon. The theme was submitted by Willie Tiffany of Corvallis. "Yankee Doodle Cranberry" was the second choice, followed in order by "Crai;berr\ Super Heroes," "The All-American Cranberry," "Computerized Cranberries," "Cranberries in the Classics" and "Folklore and the Cranberry." * ■K- C.R. LEONARD & SONS 890 MIDDLE ROAD ACUSHNET, MASS. 02743 INC. 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The magazine type show otYers children a combination of entertain- ment and information suited to their particular interests. It is being hosted by Fred Newman, who was named outstanding cable personality of the year for his work on "Livewire," a talk show for teenagers on the Nickelodeon cable television network. "New Waves" features popular music, news, celebrity interviews, comedy . drama, contests and life- style features-all in one fast-paced, two hour show. "lor Ocean Spray, 'New Waves' represents an opportunity to take a leadership position in an innovative broadcast programming concept tor children," said Christine M. Masclee, director of communications for the grower-owned marketing cooperative. "For our products," she added, "the show offers an ideal communi- cations vehicle to families to whom Vines for Sale 1984 DELIVERY Pure strain. Weed free. Strong Oregon Cro^vley Prunings $4,500.00/ ton FOB Middleboro, Mass. MORSE BROTHERS, INC. (617)699-2588 A MOST COMPLETE INVENTORY OF IRRIGATION ACCESSORIES LARCH ^ ENGINEERING & IRRIGATION, INC. P.O. Bo\ 66, 11 Larchmont Lane, Lcxmgton, MA 02173 (617) 862-2550 IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT DESIGNED ESPECIALLY FOR THE CRANBERRY INDUSTRY FOR E.XAMPLE; < lonnan-Rupp Self Priming; Electric Sprinkler Pumps Proven Quick Couple Riser hifiersoll-Rand Water Harvest Pumps Muiiiinuin Insert Coupling For 4" Poly Pipe ( onlacr I .iiJinioni I iigincenne I'liil froneano. Prc-idenl 161 7| )^hl2^H) (( all ( ollecti X Conlacl: Hill Sieariis, PI\moulh, Mass (617) 746-6048 (617) 224-4554 18 we want tu direct our 'Good lor You America' marketing message." A 60 second radio spot lias been created tor tlie show by Kenyon & Eckhardt Advertising Inc. ot Boston. The spot features the line of Ocean Spray drinks. The president of Family Radio Programming, George Morency, said that "New Waves" was conceived as the result of extensive research and development supported by the John and Mary R. Markle Foundation, This foundation, which specializes in fund- ing media and communications projects, was one of the original underwriters of "Sesame Street," the acclaimed public broadcasting program for children. WASHINGTON COMMISSION FUNDS SEVEN PROJECTS Through an assessment on growers in Washington and contributions, the Washington State Cranberry Commission funded seven research programs in 1983. r MANAGER Looking to manage a cranberry marsh. —Horticulture graduate -Over 10 years direct work experience -References available For more information write: CRANBERRIES P.O. Box J Cobalt CT 06414 ff CRANBERRY GROWERS REALTY Listings of buyers and sellers welcomed on cranberry acreage and upland. Appraisals DOUGLAS R. BEATON E. Sandwich, Mass. 02537 (617) 888-1288 They were: control of the black vine weevil; improvements to the Furford picking machine; control of weeds in existing bogs; speeding development of new bogs; control of weeds in new bogs; epidemiology and control of twig blight; enhancing color and keeping quality. Said commission chairman Emil D. Caruthers: "The Washington State Cranberry Commission will continue to pursue its charter to improve the general well-being of the cranberry industry with all available resources. Continued support of our efforts through contributions and suggestions concerning research programs will be gratefully received." i B BARTIETT NORMRN F. BARTLCTT COMPRNV. INC. PO. 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Box 507 • Plymouth, MA 02361 61 7-746-3322 •800-242-0263 Open weekdays 9 am. to 5 p.m., Saturdays 9:30 am. to Noon Member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation '^NuVi'^ 19 SAYS NEED FOR AGGIE TALENT Agricultural technology is advancing at such a rapid pace that it is particularly vulnerable to a shortfall of new talent enter- ing the field, a Du Pont Company executive said recently at a U.S. Department of Agriculture Challenge Forum. Dale E. Wolf, group vice president-agricultural chemicals, told the forum that "technology is literally racing ahead in numerous fields today -fields ranging from herbicides, insecticides and fungicides to dramatic developments in plant strains and animal production." At the same time, Dr. Wolf said that too few American students "recognize that there are dozens of careers in agriculture which will place them on the leading edge of major scientific developments." Dr. Wolf contrasted this opportunity with what he said was the popular conception that agricultural careers are "unreward- ing and intellectually dowdy." As a result, Dr. Wolf said, "there is a very real danger that the bright promise of agriculture may be post- poned. We may be sidetracked simply because we cannot organize and train the necessary army of talented and highly trained scientists, technicians and managers." The Du Pont executive joined representatives of government and academia in the forum called to address the growing shortage of qualified human resources in the agricultural industry. To increase positive awareness of agriculture as a potential career choice among students. Dr. Wolf proposed that the industry establish "action committees" to present a truer picture of agricultural opportunities before its target audiences -high school students, faculty, guidance counselors and parents. He recommended that the industry consider recruiting teams, special programs for minority students, intern programs, school seminars and new communications programs as means of accomplishing this goal. Dr. Wolf also praised recent actions by the USDA and National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in this area. One example that he cited is USDA's "Agriculture in the Classroom" program. Started by 20 Agriculture Secretary John R. Block in 1981, the program seeks to teach economics, social studies, geography, history and government classes about the role that modern agriculture plays in America. Establishment by NAS of a board on agriculture is another step in the right direction. Dr. Wolf said. "For the first time, (it affords) agricultural sciences equal footing with other major fields of scientific endeavor." He also praised the joint effort of USDA and NAS to host the Challenge Forum. Despite the manpower problem. Dr. Wolf said he remains optimistic. "After all," he said, "agriculture has met and mastered many problems during the past decades as it recorded productivity gains that are the envy of the world." CRANBERRIES gives you news & views about the industry -^i^i^■f:(•tii^^iki^ii^^\^i^'l'<•^t^^^^^^'■^'^i^^'irit it it •'A -a ii it it it it /freedom FINANCIAL SERVICES^iNC. PO BOX U69 • VILLAGE LANDING • PLYMOUTH. MA 02360 746-8382 Comprehensive compuier-assisted financial planning for families and businesses. Investment advice and assistance. ROBERTA A. GRIMES, |D, CFP )AMES A. FRATELLO JOHN R. TONELLO, CPA PETER B. WOLK, Esq., ChFC MICHAEL F. MARCTNKUS ...The financial professionals. ff^^^^^^^^if^^^-ii^^^^^-^^-^-^^^itiJ^ Niemi Electric Co. ROBERT NIEMI ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS HEAT, LIGHT and POWER WIRING • RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL TEL. 295-1880 Robert Niemi PinehursI Dr. Wareham, Mass. Cranberrytnan MTins 13 year old court case By JOAN HUMPHREY The Wisconsin Court of Appeals recently rejected an appeal by a group of property owners who claimed that cranberry grower William Zawistowski Jr. of Stone Lake was polluting Lake Sissabagama. The original suit was filed 1 3 years ago. The property owners claimed that phosphorus used as fertilizer ended up in the lake, feeding algae growth. The appeals panel said the assertions were based on eight year old fertilizer records. It also cited conflicting evidence on the amount of fertilizer used. IRS MAKES NEW RULING ON FARM ESTATE TAXATION The Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation notes that the Internal Revenue Service now allows a farm estate to deduct the full indebtedness on special use valuation property, "providing the deceased farmer was personally liable on the mortgage." Says the MFBF: "The new ruling is an important recognition that farming as a business has a very low return on capital." It adds; "The intention of the i 'special use valuation' of farm real I estate was to encourage the continuity of family farming from one generation to the next, to prevent breakup for payment of taxes. "In the past, IRS has stipulated that if a farmer chose special use valuation, the full value of the property was not 'included' in the gross estate. Because of this, the farmer could not deduct the full amount of a mortgage in computing the estate tax." FARM POPULATION CONTINUES TO DECLINE The U.S. Census Bureau reports that the nation's farm population continues to decline. Between 1980 and 1982. there was a loss of 431,000 farm residents. Today 5.6 million people-one out of every 41 Americans -live on farms. The median age of the farm popu- lation is 35 years, compared to a national median age of 30. CORRECTION The article, "Storing Pesticides," in the February 1984 issue of CRAN- BERRIES, was based on material written by Charles F. Brodel, entomologist at the Cranberry Experi- ment Station. The piece mistakenly cited director Irving E. Demoranville as the source. PCA RESEARCH STUDY EXAMINES FARM TRENDS Drought-tolerant crops, computer controlled machinery and increased use of crop residues as feed all will be part of farming in the 21st century, according to a study sponsored by the nation's Production Credit Associations. r MimmiHIimHmiWIIIHHIIHmiHIIIIHIIIIHIIIHmilWHHHIIlWHIIIHIMMIIIIIIIMIHIIIIMIWIIillllllllllllWWIIIIW Spring aerial ditch cleaning CaU C & W AG-AIR SERVICE for helicopter removal of ditch mud. We supply lifting nets or will use your own. Mud lifts up to 2,000 pounds. A proven time and money saver. For further information or time reservation, call (617) 293-371 1 or (617) 293-3208 C & W AG-AIR SERVICE Cranland Airport Hanson, Mass. 02341 21 CAPTAIN CRAN BERRY MAY MOT GET AAV CAR. (301 Me. LW^^ oooooooooooooooooooooooooo PINELANDS COMMISSION MOVES AGAINST ARMY The Pinelands, N.J., Commission recently authorized legal action against the Defense Department if it fails to quickly clean up toxic contamination from the Fort Dix landfill. The commission, which functions in the state's cranberry growing region, adopted a resolution approving legal action if it is found that the Army "is not pursuing the alleviation of the threat of contaminants emanating from the Fort Dix landfill in a timely and efficient manner." This complements action taken by Burlington County, which has recommended that the landfill be closed and that cleanup plans be developed immediately. Toxic chemicals originating from the fort's landfill were recently found in a nearby test well. Three of the chemicals found in the test well-methylene chloride, chloroethanc and trichloroethane-have been identified as possible carcinogens. It is possible that the chemicals may have come from cleaning agents used at the base's machine shops and auto repair yard, says the agency. In other Pinelands news, the National Conference of State Legislatures' recent report on land managemenl techniques in the United States notes that the Pinelands Commission and Pine- 22 lands Management Plan "appear to be making strides in finding the proper planning/implementation for protecting a vast expanse of natural resource-rich land." Also, recently, the State Legislature gave its final approval to legislation authorizing a state bank to promote the sale of Pinelands Development Credits. MASSACHUSETTS GROWERS Financial assistance is available for Scholarships and for Hospital and Medical care for Cranberry Growers, their Employees and the families of both when financial need can be shown. For information contact: URANN FOUNDATION P.O. 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Come find out what's in a bog. It'll boggle your mind. Open daily April 1 through November 30th, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free Admission. Near Plymouth Rock. Group reservations required. For information write Cranberry World, Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., Plymouth, Mass. 02360 or call (617) 747- lOOOor (617) 747-2350. ^ CRANBERRIES THE NATIONAL CRANBERRY MAGAZINE May 1984 Volume 48, No. 5 FIRST j 1 AID i ^>^ i r*:, f^V rue *a^t~_- ESepTv v^ SSBW JO ^TsaaA-cufi Retirement days • • • 3| • •••• Fruitworm trials • • • 10 ■HW miitiiiiuniiiiiiiiniinniiMiiiiNNU»HniiiiiiriiiniiiiiniiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiirininiiiiiinniiinniiMiHniiM»iiiiiiiniiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiHiHiHiiniii^ DeCran Ag Supplies Inc. 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Author finds answers exploring old dreams by talhing to friends^ Editor's Note: Cranberry grower, butcher, baker or college professor, one day you'll be confronted with retirement. Dr. Harold Gluck (he holds doctorates in political philosophy and jurisprudence) is 78 and has pondered the subject ever since "retiring" 1 5 years ago from a magazine editing and writing post. He figures he's written about 10 million words in his lifetime, for magazines as diverse as Frets, Minia- ture and Doll Dealer, Physician 's Management and Soccer America (he bills himself as the "world's oldest living soccer player"). Gluck lives with his wife, Jeannette, 77, in the Bronx, N.Y. This is his first piece for CRANBERRIES. By HAROLD GLUCK Within a year, I would retire. That meant I would attend my "farewell" dinner. Hear speeches about how valuable 1 was to the establishment. Be given the usual farewell present. And my time card would be removed from under the clock. Another time card with someone else's name would be there. And he would carry on my work. Not in my way but in his way. Of course, like many others, 1 had thought about plans for the future. Such as taking a trip around the world. Buying a small country home. Doing some things 1 always wanted to do. And then my wife came up with an unexpected practical suggestion. "WE HAVE met retired people. Don't you think it is time you talked to some of them? About problems involved in being retired?" Funny thing, but the question of "problems" had never been in my calculations before. Yet it seemed to me a very sensible concern. So below are oooooooooooooooo COVER ILLUSTRATION HAROLD GLUCK and his wife, Jeannette, are depicted engaging in aid to skiing victims, one of the activities they assumed after retire- ment. Harold would bring in the victims, Jeannette would apply first aid. The story begins on this ||page. (CRANBERRIES JdrawingbyJoy) some of the things 1 learned from different people who had left the world of active employ- ment. I HAD known Mike very well and he had retired a year previous- ly. We still saw each other from time to time. "1 made one big mistake," he began. "And don't you make it. 1 was prepared for retirement. A lot of things 1 wanted to do and did. But my wife wasn't exactly prepared for my retirement. It bothered her a lot to have me around the house at first. And we had some fights over meaning- less things that suddenly became of vital importance. So she didn't want me around. 1 got up early in the morning. Went to the public main library. Took one topic and followed it through. I did that for two months. Then my wife decided she did want me around. We would do things together, such as going to the opera, taking short trips to the country, increasing our social life, and even doing some study- ing together. So check out your missus and you can avoid a lot of unpleasantness." I HAD done Frank a very big favor. And before retirement he had made things clear to me. Any time 1 wanted anything /me:! <4»V;4»- ■•«6c:«»-;'a Crane for Hire Three quarter yard crane with matts, clam and dragline. Have had years of experience in digging ponds, stumping and general bog work. GEORGE R. NAVACO. 1 1 Maple Avenue Kingston, Mass. 02364 Call 585-4514 i ! I I from him— just ask. So I called him up on the phone. Operator gave me an out-of-town number. I got in touch with him and he invited the two of us to spend a weekend with him and his wife in the home he had bought. Which we did. I told him when we were alone that I wanted to know how retirement had affected him. "I was born in the country," he smiled. "And so was Elsie. Deep down in our hearts we really never enjoyed living in the big city. Something we always wanted to do. So we saved money and this is what we bought. Keeps me busy taking care of it. And we raise our vegetables. We are integrated into the community's life. Go try it when you are retired." Seems to me that what was important with Frank is that his dream was real. He and his wife did what they had thought of doing. And they weren't a bit disappointed over it. I HADN'T seen Dave for a year. He was a police officer who had retired. We had been fishing partners over the years. 1 told him about my future retirement. Could he and his wife visit us? So they came to see us on a Friday evening. And 1 came right to the point of my invitation. "How do you like retirement? I am going to retire soon. What can you tell me that might help me?" His wife laughed and I was a bit puzzled. Then she made things clear to me. "Dave really isn't retired at all. He went from one job to another. And guess what he is doing? All his life he really wanted to be a teacher. They gave him a special test. He took some courses in education. You know he has his bachelor's degree. And now he is even taking some work towards his master's degree." This came as a shocker to me. What then is retirement? From one job to another? Nothing doing. Right then and there I made myself an inward promise: not to go to any other job, regard- less of how tempting the offer may be. WE HAD met Donald and his wife, Theresa, at the golf driving range. And we went there over the weekends during the past year. She worked for the phone company. And he worked for a big restaurant chain. Both had talked about retirement soon. So this trip to the range we were determined to wait and meet them, (continued on page 6) WW e a s t r e h a m Cranherrv R I c k Mass. SERVICES SANDING V A !• J \r WIPING JK Applied c^ HARVESTING WET Mowing Includes Hydraulic Arm Mower. 2 9 5 5 1 5 8 CLIPPING MOWING The swan dilemma Any suggestion that the tundra swans destroying cranberry vines in New Jersey be shot is a sure guarantee for drawing return fire. A lady in Mountain Lakes, N.J., wrote to Philip E. Marucci of the Cranberry and Blueberry Laboratory in Chatsworth: "I used to look forward to using cranberries in a nut bread 1 would bake .... However, after reading that the cranberry farmers want a hunting season on swans, I have substituted raisins, prunes and dates for cranberries and will boy- cott aU cranberry products and will advise others to do the same .... Given a choice between cranberry farmers or swans, 1 easily opt for the swans." I share with the lady a discomfiture over the mental picture of these alabaster beauties with six foot wingspreads tumbling to earth after being filled with lead. But there is the grower's side of the story. Grower William Haines III told Good Morning America that the swans are beautiful, "but then 1 saw pieces of vine floating in the bog." The swans have an appetite for red root and damage the vines while foraging for the weed. The Fish and Wildlife Service has recommended firing firecracker shells and floating red balloons to scare off the huge birds. Neither recommendation has worked. To grower pleas for a hunting season, John P. Rogers, chief of the Fish and Wildlife Service's Office of Migratory Bird Management, has probably given the last word: "There is a lot of public interest in swans. We would have to consider the public response to any proposal for a hunting season, and 1 suspect it would be negative." So what to do? Obviously, things can't just be allowed to continue as they have been going. Janet Jackson, spokeswoman for the New Jersey Audubon Society, has suggested thai perhaps the state could find a way to attract the birds to a state bird sanctuary in the cranberry growing region. New Jersey correspondent Elizabeth Carpenter says it might be a good idea for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to finance research aimed at discovering "a humane, scientific procedure for relocating these beautiful birds." And how about you? Any ideas? If you have one, send it to CRANBERRIES, P.O. Box 249, Cobalt CT 06414, and we'll print it. CRANBERRY GROWERS REALTY Listings of buyers and sellers welcomed on cranberry acreage and upland. Appraisals DOUGLAS R. BEATON E. Sandwich, Mass. 02537 (617) 888-1288 \ CRANBERRIES B THE NA TIONA L CRA NBERR Y MAGAZINE Send correspondence to: P.O. BOX 249 Cobalt CT 06414 (203) 342-4730 Bob Taylor, Publisher/Editor Carolyn Caldwell, Associate Editoi Carolyn Laban, Circulation ADVISORS, CORRESPONDENTS MASSACHUSETTS— Irving E. Demoranville, Director, Cranberry Experiment Station. NEV\/ JERSEY— Philip E. Marucci, Cranberry and Blueberry Specialist, Cranberry and Blueberry Laboratory, Chatsworth; Elizabeth G. Carpenter, Chatsworth. NOVA SCOTIA— I. V. Hall, Botanist, Research Station, Kentville. OREGON— Arthur Poole, Coos County Extension Agent, Coquille. W/ASHINGTON— Azmi Y. Shawa, Horticulturist and Extension Agent in Horticulture, Coastal Washington Research and Extension Unit, Long Beach. WISCONSIN— Tod D. Planer, Farm Management Agent, Wood County: Dan Brockman, Vesper: Joan E. Humphrey, Friendship. CRANBERRIES is published monthly by the Taylor Publishing Co., Wellwyn Drive, Portland CT 06 480. Second class postage is paid at the Portland, Conn., Post Office. Price is $10 a year, $ 1 8 for two years, $ 1 a copy in the U.S.; $ 1 2 a year in Canada; $ 1 5 a year in all other countries. Copyright 1984 by Taylor Publishing. ISSN: 0011-0787 RETIREMENT . . . (continued from page 4) And after we finished our two buckets of balls and rested on the bench, 1 told them the news. What were their retirement plans? "I can retire now," explained Donald. "But Theresa has one year more to go. On our combined pension money we will have no financial problems. We are going to Florida. A community we have visited before. A lot of retired people live there. And the activities are sort of built around this age group. So we will play golf together, swim, be lazy on the beach, dance, see the country, and perhaps even register for some courses at the state college." AND, FINALLY, for the highlights from some other people with whom we talked about retirement: There was a female teacher who pointed out something very important— be certain you have good medical and hospital coverage. Check out whether you can continue your policies on your own after retirement. For hospital and medical costs could go up. (That was the understatement of the year.) One man was very bitter. What had happened to his so-called friends at the plant? Out of the job-out of sight- no longer a friend. What kind of world was this? Felt deserted. One man was devoting his time to volunteer activities at the local hospital. He pointed out that you just had to be busy doing something-or you could go nuts. And he seemed contented in what he was doing. Sort of got a satisfaction out of feeling he was really helping others-and not for money. SO IN view of what we had learned from these people, my wife and I looked into the future, knowing we would have to make our plans and soon. What would we do? As far as my wife was 6 concerned, her life would go on almost about the same. Taking care of the home, shopping, cooking, seeing relatives and friends— and taking care of me. Now what about my plans? First thing I would do was to smash the alarm clock. I wanted to remain in bed as long as I cared. Let the rest of the world go off in a rush. Next, I would continue my sports activities. Among them, fishing, swimming, skiing, tennis, hiking and table tennis. I was very much interested in firearms. 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How did my expectations— based on what 1 had heard— meet the reality of my retirement? I have always enjoyed spending money for what you can call "the nice things of life." Not one person I had interviewed in those pre-retirement talks had contemplated the inflation of today. Sure, it hit us. But we met it intelligently-at least that is what I think. We didn't give ourselves any poverty complex or engage in penny-pinching. We continued doing almost every- thing we had done with but a few adjustments. We created a hobby we call "the shopper's game." We look for real bargains. Even the end of the year genuine sale. Last year I bought five bathing suits for the price of one. And you should see 'M^-i{ii:%'x'!ti^ii^^^\^-h^ii^^i?^'£ji^^-A'^i^i^ix^it it it it it it /freedom S^ FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. PO. BOX 1269 • V;LL4G£ LANDING • PLYMOUTH. ,VL4 02J60 746-8382 Comprehensive computer-assisted financial planning for families and businesses. Investment advice and assistance. ROBERTA A. 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For ice skating, we found two community setups. The party fishing boat is out for us. We use river, lake and beach fishing-all free, of course. We take picnic lunches with us. But for morale building, we still eat at least once or twice a week in a top restaurant. We did try volunteer activities to keep ourselves busy. We took the first aid course, the advanced first aid course, and the instructor's course with the Red Cross. We told them we would teach for them— provided it would be as "a husband and wife team." This they agreed to and so we spent many a delightful evening teaching Red Cross courses. I continued my ski patrol work for a number of years after retirement. This, too, was on a volunteer basis. And my wife sat in the first aid hut, ready to help any victim I brought in for treatment. THERE WAS one unexpected change brought about by my retirement. It stemmed from our going to see an art exhibition. There I came across someone I hadn't seen since my youth. He !l took a few looks at me, then II asked, "Could it be you? Is it I you?" He wanted to know whether I had gone to Paris, lived in that jattic room, survived on bread jand cheese, and studied art. I JAlas, no! But my wife then became aware of something important to me. Later, I resumed my art work. 1 will leave no masterpiece behind to hang in the national museum. But I am very happy in my creative work. My enthusiasm inspired her. She turned to needlework and created her own "masterpieces." Even hangs both of our works on the wall. We have also attended night adult courses, ranging from automobile mechanics to Russian. All in aU, I would say our expectations about retirement did jibe with the reality of it. I am very glad I spoke to people who had retired. They had a lot of suggestions to make. However, one warning: What might apply to a specific individual might not apply to a person with a different type of personality. I AM sorry for my friends who put off retirement. Why? They talk about having more money in the pension fund if they work just "a little longer." I suspect they are really afraid of retirement. So long used to being in harness, they are scared of being very free. They are Uke the bird in the old story who escaped from its cage only to meet destruction. We find we are intellectually alert. We enjoy the company of different kinds of people. During my retirement, two offers of employment came to me. Each was in a different field of activity. And the salary offer in each was tops. Each was a strong temptation to go back to work. Took some will power to turn them down. And I am glad I have continued in my-an my wife's— life of retirement. MwiimiiiiiiiiiiiHliiiiiHlillHMiiiiuMiiiliiiuiiillliuilliutiiiumiiiitiiiiluiiliilluiilluuuuiiJiiiiuiuiluuiiiliiniiiinlllimiluiliiinilllllliMiiiiiiiiiiillHUiiiii LAIMDBATMK Credit . . . Plus! A Solid Investment requires solid financing . . . and that's our spe- cialty. Credit for equipment, land, buildings ... all your financial needs. For Credit . . . Plus a full range of other finance-related services, see your local Farm Credit representative. P.O. Box 7 Taunton, Mass. 02780 Tel: (617) 824-7578 Office: Located on Rt. 44, Vi Mile West of Rt. 24 IIWIIIinillllllllUlinilMIIIIUIMIinMIIIIIIIIUIIIIHIMIIMUHIIIIIIIIItllMIIIIMinMltllMHItlMnHIMMnilinilllMIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIItlllllMIHIIMMIIIIIIIUIII Insecticide field trials against the cranberry fruitworm in Massachusetts, 1980 - 82 By CHARLES F. BRODELl Assistant Professor Massachusetts Cranberry Station The cranberry fruitworm, Acrobasis vacciiiii Riley, is an sconomically important pest on almost every bog in southeastern Massachusetts. Crop reductions of 5 to 25 percent can be expected unless insecticide applications are carefully timed 2 or 3 times each growing season. The selection of insect- icides approved for this use is rather limited. Some of the choices are highly toxic and very hazardous to the user. All have been on the market for more than 1 5 years. The purpose of the 3- year study described herein was to test a range of more recently developed insecti- cides, several of which pose fewer hazards to the user and/or environment. The results are rather encouraging. METHODS AND MATERIALS Procedures. Field trials were conducted on uniformly vined sections of State Bog in East Wareham, Mass. The experi- mental design was a random- ized complete bloclc with 8 or 10 treatment plots. Plots of 15 X 7 ft were separated within blocks by 5-ft pathways and between blocks by 10 to 30-ft pathways. Two post-bloom insecticide applications were made with a 10-gallon, powered The author is Research and E.xtension Entomologist at the U Mass Cranberry Experiment Station and IR-4 Liaison Representative for Massachusetts. ground sprayer delivering about 0.6 gallons per minute at 50 lb per square inch. All treatments were diluted to the rate of 400 gaUons per acre, but control plots were left untreated. A spray disc (4/64 inch orifice) and long distance nozzle tip allowed the applications to simulate those achieved commercially with overhead sprinkler systems. DifolatanR was applied 2 or 3 times each year to prevent infection by fruit rot organisms. At harvest, berries from 5 randomly selected, square-ft areas within each plot were picked by hand and frozen. These were later inspected for injury by A. vaccinii. Differences in the experi- mental conditions from one year to another are shown hi Table 1. Insecticides tested. Represen- tatives of 4 different classes of insecticide were tested2. Bolstar, Diazinon, Guthion, Imidan, Lorsban, Orthene, and parathion are organophosphorus insecti- cides. Lannate and Sevimol are carbamates. 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PLYMOUTH, MASS. 02360 TEL; 746-6048 224-4554 management program, it is necessary to make an estimate of the population of an economic insect per unit area. When more than one host plant is involved, and especially when there is more than one generation per year, a count of the insects on the weeds, as well as on the agricultural crop, must be made. In the case of cranberry tipworm, it is clear now that loosestrife infestation^ need not be included in the counts. There may actually be some slight advantage to having loose- strife weeds infested with the loosestrife gall gnat. Since it is obviously a native insect, it undoubtedly has a series of parasites and predators which exert some biological control on it. Since it is so closely related to cranberry tipworm, some of its parasites, especially isome tiny wasps, Tetrastichus (Hymgnoptera: Eulophidae), very likely can live on the cranberry tipworm as well as the loosestrife gall gnat. High populations of loosestrife gall gnats would encourage high populations of parasites, which could help bring down the population of cranberry tipworm. Such relationships are not uncommon in nature. The New Jersey pioneer cran- berry grower, Andrew Rider, who was also a philosopher and the founder of Rider College, was noted for sage remarks. In regard to the state of the art of cranberry culture, he once said: "It is not bothersome that so little is known but that so much of what is known is not true." WANTED TO BUY CRANBERRY BOG Will consider any size Also interested in undeveloped bog land Send brief description to: CRANBERRIES P.O. Box M Cobalt CT 06414 The CHARLES W. HARRIS Company 451 Old Somerset Avenue North Dighton, Mass. 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Cranberry Pineapple Cream Dessert is undeniably rich and luscious, an easy-to-make assemblage of cream cheese, sweetened condensed milk, whole berry cranberry sauce and whipped cream topped with pecans. Swedish Cream with Brandied Cranberry Sauce is not your typical fruit gelatin mold. It combines sour cream and two kinds of cream for a smooth texture. Tart and tangy Brandied Cranberry Sauce adds nice flavor contrast. Empanadas, a South of the Border dessert inspiration, are wonderfully filled pastries that can be part of your dessert buffet or useful to pack into a picnic hamper CRANBERRY PINEAPPLE CREAM DESSERT 1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese, softened at room temperature 1 (14 oz.) can sweetened condensed milk 1 (16 oz.) can whole berry cranberry sauce 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans 1 cup heavy cream, whipped 2 whole fresh pineapples, cut lengthwise and fruit cut into chunks THREE DESSERTS to make ahead (top to bottom): Swedish Cream a with Brandied Cranberry Sauce, Cranberry Pineapple Cream Dessert i and Empanadas. /nreedom K' FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. PO. HOX 1169 • VILLAGE LANDING • PLYMOUTH. MA 02360 746-8382 Comprehensive computer-assisted financial planning for families and businesses. Investment advice and assistance. ROBERTA A. GRIMES, ID, CFP |AMES A. FRATEILO JOHN R. TONEILO, CPA PETER B. WOLK, Esq., ChfC MICHAEL F. MARCTNKUS ...The financial professionals. I Beat cream cheese until soft and ix■^:s:'iJ'^itiJ'liik■Cxfs:^^^'ifit^ii^'^ii^^^^^'^^^^^A 16 iN: '^1- iiffy. Gradually beat in sweetened mdensed milk until well blended. M in cranberry sauce, pecans and :avy cream. Add pineapple chunks. 3 serve: Chill mixture thoroughly d then gently spoon into pineapple ells. Serves 10 to 12. VEDISH CREAM WITH lANDIED CRANBERRY SAUCE envelopes (2 tablespoons) unflavored gelatine cup water '. :ups (1 pint) light cream or half and half up heavy cream :up sugar ; :ups dairy sour cream, at room temperature 1 teaspoons vanilla 5UCE: J 16 oz.) cans whole berry cranberry sauce V :up brandy 5 inkle gelatine over water in a cup; l stand 5 minutes to soften. In a h vy saucepan, heat cream, heavy c am and sugar over moderately low h t, stirring until sugar is dissolved. [ NOT BOIL. Add softened gelatine t :ream mixture and continue to heat i I stir until gelatine is thoroughly Solved; do not boil. Place sour mm in a large mixing bowl and iluaUy stir in hot mixture. Stir naniUa. Pour into an 8-cup karative mold that has been rinsed ri 11 in cold water but not dried. Chill u lours or overnight. To prepare iiidied Cranberry Sauce: Puree » can of cranberry sauce in ctainer of electric blender or press lugh a food miU; stir in brandy and : lining can of whole berry sauce. H until ready to serve. Serve with Eiolded Swedish Cream. Serves 12. ' lNBERRY LNUT-EMPANADAS ng: n (16 oz.) whole berry cranberry I auce ip dark seedless raisins ispoons cornstarch mixed with 1 j teaspoons water cup finely chopped walnuts y: ps all-purpose flour , p plus 2 tablespoons granulated igar )Iespoon baking powder ispoon salt J solid vegetable shortening ptmilk I egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water Vj cup granulated sugar mbced with 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon Filling: In a medium-sized saucepan, mix cranberry sauce and raisins. Heat over moderately high heat, stirring constantly until mixture comes to a simmer. Stir in corns tarch-water mixture and simmer 2 or 3 minutes longer; stirrmg constantly until mixture thickens. Remove from heat and stir in walnuts; cool completely. Pastry: In a large bowl mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in shortening with two knives or a pastry blender until coarse crumbs form. Add milk and stir with a fork until dry ingredients are moistened and mixture forms a ball. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface and knead 4 or 5 times until smooth. Heat oven to 375 degrees. Divide dough in half and roll one half on a floured surface to between 1/16 and 1/8 inch thick. Cut into 3 inch circles. Top each circle with about 1 tablespoon cranberry filling. Brush edges of circle with egg-water mixture; fold circle in half and pinch edges with the tines of a fork to seal. Brush tops with more egg mixture and sprinkle with sugar-cirmamon mixture. Repeat with remaining dough and filling, reroUing pastry scraps. Place on ungreased baking sheet and bake 18 to 20 minutes or until pastry is a light golden brown. Good served warm or at room temperature. Makes about 50 empanadas. mK:mtf.:-m>r . :'4»':j4»::' Crane for Hire Three quarter yard crane with matts, clam and dragline. Have had years of experience in digging ponds, stumping and general bog work. GEORGE R. NAVACO. 11 Maple Avenue Kingston, Mass. 02364 Call 585-4514 I I . ysibi ■:«eo3iB'- ■)««:■ >a»--, >«»! . ''!m: «»c .>a»r a»; :«(::; :;«»:•* Niemi Electric Co. ROBERT NIEMI ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS HEAT, LIGHT and POWER WIRING • RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL TEL. 295-1880 Robert Niemi Pinehurst Dr. Wareham, Mass. 17 The CranBoom Revolution Was Successful!! t I In a survey conducted with CranBoom® users, the need for design changes * became apparent in some areas. McCarthy & Associates is pleased to | introduce CranBoom II®. | CranBoom II ® ♦ CRANBERRY HARVESTING FLOATING BOOM I VINYL COATED FABRIC FLOAT COVER 4" FLOATION- 4" VINYL COATED FABRIC SKIRT BALLAST CHAIN POCKET CranBoom II® is a tough little guy who satisfies the need for shorter skirts in shallower bogs. By eliminating the net and going to a solid PVC skirt, strength and durability have been improved. McCarthy & Associates are now taking orders through August 15, 1984 for the '84 harvest season. Both CranBoom® and CranBoom II® are waiting to assist your next harvest. For further Information write: McCarthy Associates ' 128 23rcl Street Pittsburg, PA 15215 ; Or call collect: (412) 782-2987 18 I fnWHUUIIIIIUUIIIIIIIIIIIIMHIIHIHIIIIIIHIMHHWIl I regional i 5 C7 = news notes J iiiiHiiMiiiiMiiHiiiiinimmtHmmmmmtmMiiiNii Washington By AZMI Y. SHAWA During the past several months, |ie author has attended workshops nd national meetings to enhance {|is understanding and also the vaieness of others regarding ■anberry culture. The herbicide action course at iirdue University, West Lafayette, id., provided a good understanding f the activity, selectivity and ^havior and fate of herbicides in jth plants and soils. The Weed Workers of the Pacific orthwest met in Oregon. The National 'eed Science Society convened in liami and a paper, "Control of Certain esistant Weeds in Cranberries," was presented. The farmers of Whatcom, Skagit and Snohomish counties in Washington learned of cranberries, along with other small fruits, at the Northwest Small Fruits Shortcourse at Mount Vernon in March. CRANBERRIES gives you news & views about the industry r i i i I :mbcmtrmtK-miKmt(:m^:mt^^ I i I B BARTl£TT NORMAN F. BflRTLCTT COMPflNV, INC. P.O. 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They feature pumps with bronze impellers which will not rust or seize, heavy duty heat-treated bearings for longer life and low maintenance costs, and many other quality features. Get that extra push from safe, clean, efficient and affordable propane gas. Find out about the high quality and rugged dependability built into all Hale irrigation pumps at Roby's Propane Gas, a Hale Distributor. Roby^s Propane Gas Inc. Jet. 25 & 58 W. Wareham MA 02576 (617) 295-3737 toll free 1-800-642-7121 ••••••*•*••••*•••*••••••**•••••••*•••*••• 20 DAVID MURPHY, food service business unit manager at Ocean Spray Cranberries, shakes hands with Nora Daley, culinary arts student at Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical High School of Lexington, Mass., as Rene Arend, McDonald's product development chef, and Paul Denaro, Minuteman I instructor, look on. What's their connection? Working in conjunction with Ocean Spray and McDonald's of Lexington, Minuteman students created several cranberry dipping sauces for McDonald's Chicken McNuggets. Students Nora Daley and Joyce Smith created the prizewinning sauce. Murphy and chef Arend, along with other judges, chose the Daley /Smith sauce as winner during the celebrity taste test at Great Chefs Day. As a fundraiser for the National Kidney Foundation, Great Chef's Day raised proceeds of over S 1 0,000. McDonald's of Lexington opened in the fall of 1982 as a part of Minuteman Voc-Tech's culinary arts program. ♦ « Your advertising dollar pays off in CRANBERRIES! Call (203) 342-4730 for rates and other information. 21 Ocean Spray dedicates New Jersey facility Bordentown, New Jersey's mayor, Joseph R. Malone, joined executives of Ocean Spray recently at a dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open a new multi-million dollar warehouse and distribution center. The 210,000 square foot facility is located adjacent to the marketing cooperative's processing plant here, which processes all of the cranberries produced by Ocean Spray growers in the Garden State. According to Louis J. Galgano, Ocean Spray's southeast area manager, the warehouse and distribition center is "the size of four football fields with plenty of room for expansion." In addition to storage, it will serve as the loading point for shipments of Ocean Spray products to markets on the East Coast. "This major capital investment illustrates Ocean Spray's commitment to the Bordentown area and the State of New Jersey," Galgano said. "Over the last five years, plant production at Bordentown in terms of product volume has more than doubled." The Bordentown facihty processes cranberries delivered by New Jersey based growers, Galgano said. The state was the third leading cranberry producing area in the nation, account- ing for more than 233,000 barrels in 1983. "The warehouse and distribution center represents the first phase of an extensive capital improvement plan to rehabilitate the entire Bordentown complex," Galgano added. "Eventually, this will also include the original Park Street plant." Located at the corner of Elizabeth and Lucas streets, the new facility currently occupies 12.5 percent of a 39 acre site, which Ocean Spray has purchased over the years from the former Bordentown Military Institute. The new facility will provide 22 both refrigerated and room temperature storage for more than I million cases of canned, bottled and aseptically packaged (Paper Bottle) products. Galgano said that this increased capacity will eliminate the need for Ocean Spray to lease outside storage facilities. Truck traffic will also be reduced in the area, particularly during Ocean Spray's peak season in the faU. Cranberry receiving and packaging will continue to be handled at the main plant. Storage, loading and shipping operations will take place in the new facihty. A specially designed conveyor system has been erected over the railroad track separating the plant from the new distribution center. Five conveyor belts carry millions of cases of canned and bottled products over the new bridge to the new facility, where a materials handhng system automatically assembles the cases onto pallets. Electronically powered fork Ufts then transfer the cases into the appropriate storage areas. Mayor Malone said: "The new facility is a tremendous asset to Bordentown, as city revenues will increase significantly and Ocean Spray will continue to be the city's largest employer." MANAGER Looking to manage a cranberry marsh. Horticulture graduate Over 10 years direct work experience -References available For mure injornialion write CRANBERRIES P.O. Box J Cobalt CT 06414 1 Ocean Spray plans to tear down the old Zipmark Building, which it had been using for some product storage, to create more parking space near the plant. Before fully deciding to build the new warehouse and distribution center, Hal Thorkilsen, Ocean Spray president said, a number of other locations in the state were also considered. However, to further emphasize Ocean Spray's commitment to the people of Bordentown and its employes, 80 percent of whom live within a 12 mile radius of the city, Thorkilsen added, "we decided to incur the extra expense of the rail bridge and expand in Bordentown." Thorkilsen further said: "The new Bordentown facility is part of a major capital expansion program that is being carried out in the cooperative's manufacturing plants nationwide during fiscal 1984." ARE YOU INVOLVED WITH CRANBERRY GROWING, PROCESSING, MARKETING, ETC.? Then you ought to read CRANBERRIES, the national cranberry magazine. Each monthly issue contains informative news and feature articles about the industry. Keep informed. Read CRANBERRIES. Mail your check or money order to: CRANBERRIES P.O. Box 249 Cobalt CT 06414 $10 one year; $18 two years NAME ADDRESS CITY STATE FUTURE GROWER Please send me a subscription to CRANBERRIES for two years. It is nice to know the publication is still around. 1 am hoping to purchase some cranberry property. James Ware Clarendon Hills, 111. weather watch WASHINGTON Following a very cold Christmas holiday period on the Washington bogs when the temperature dropped to 2 degrees F at Long Beach on the 23 rd, with a strong East wind sweeping across the open bogs, the measured injury ranged from 13.24 to 44.4 percent on the eight bog areas tested. January moved into a warming trend, with a high of 60 degrees on the 31st and a minimum of 18 degrees on the 17th-19th. The bog minimum was 1 2 degrees. Precipi- tation was 9.67 inches, the 20 year average is 12.3 inches for January. The February maximum temper- ature was 69 degrees on the 5th and the minimum of 28 degrees came on the 2nd. A bog minimum of 24 degrees was recorded on the lst-3rd. Average rainfall for February is ).45 inches, the actual rainfall for Ills month in '84 was 12.20 inches. March continued with a 69 legree maximum temperature on he 5th and a minimum of 30 degrees m the 3rd. The bog minimum of 26 legrees came on that date also, 'recipitation total was 8.6 1 inches, vith 8.78 inches the average. Up to April 10 we had 4.17 bches of precipitation and a ma,\imum temperature of only 56 degrees, with tbog minimum of 27 degrees. The bundance of precipitation has slowed ultural practices needed before buds an be injured. For those planting his spring, the moisture has been lelpful. A.Y.S. GROCERIES A BARGAIN IN THE UNITED STATES Americans spend proportionately less for food than do the inhabitants of other countries, according to Coop Country News. The average family in Brazil, according to the publication, spends 41 percent of its budget on food. In China the figure is 60 percent; in Britain 17.9 percent; in Italy 30.3 percent, and in the Soviet Union 31 percent. The figure for the U.S. is 13.3 percent. Your advertising dollar is well spent in CRANBERRIES. ^ CORP. ^ CRANBERRIES BOUGHT i SOLD Cranberries Bought and Sold Screened Bog Sand Available Vines for 1984 Early Black S3,000 ton Centennials $3,000 ton Howes $3,250 ton Lawrence W. Pink Office 934-6076 Cordwood Road Duxbury, Mass. 02332 lER EARTHMOVING INC. "\Ne're Best on Earth" One yd. CAT backhoe Bog Construction Land Clearing Canal Work Flume Setting Pond Construction Ditching Contact: Peter K Meier 63 South Street Halifax, MA 02338 (617) 293-3218 Grower references available Equipped with swamp mats 23 WHAPS IN A BOG? CRANBERRY WORLD" Visitors Center Cranberries. A delightfully delicious fruit well worth learning about at Ocean Spray's fascinating Cranberry World® in Plymouth. Walk around working cranberry bogs. Look at cranberry art and antiques. Listen to our boardwalk concerts. Free ^, refreshments, too. And, best of all, ' free admission for everyone. Come find out what's in a bog. It'll boggle your mind. Open daily April 1 through November 30th, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free Admission. Near Plymouth Rock. Group reservations required. For information write Cranberry World, Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., Plymouth, Mass. 02360 or call (617) 747- lOOOor (617) 747-2350. ^ CRANBERRIES THE NATIONAL CRANBERRY MAGAZINE ^i^' July 1984 lume 48, No. 7 IPM program • • • 3 Cape Cod tea . . . 16 ss^jil JO £'iX3jiaA-ax{i gimHIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIinHIIMIIIIIIIItllllllllllllHIIIIIIIHHIIinilllllllllllHHIIIIinillMIIIIIIIIIIHIIiniMIMinillHIIinUHIIIIIIIIII^ DeCran Ag Supplies Inc. 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ROBERTS Massachusetts Cranberry Experiment Station IPM Coordinator The 1983 growing season was the first year of operation for the Massachusetts Integrated Pest Management program on cranberries. The major objectives of the program are: To train and educate the grower to better understand the cranberry pest complex, including appropriate monitoring methods, and to update economic threshold levels in order to accomplish economically and environ- mentally sound pest management. Information reported here resulted from intensive weekly scouting of 10 commercial cranberry bogs in Massachusetts. In-depth scouting is the keystone of every IPM program, for it enables IPM personnel to advise growers as to the need for and optimal timing of pesticide applications. Operation and Procedures Financial support The program was funded in FY83 by a USDA-Extension Service, IPM grant. In addition, the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers Association, Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. and Chemapco COVER PHOTO INDY, left, daughter of writer ue Barancik, and Mindy's friend, enny-Lu, are about to sample 'iome Cape Cod iced tea. See the onfessions of a Cranberry Cook ;olumn on page 16. Inc. made contributions earmarked for specific purposes. Number of cranberry bogs scouted Each week, 5 IPM & 5 Check bogs were scouted throughout the major cranberry growing region. Bogs ranged from 1 to 4 acres apiece. IPM growers received a scouting report and were contacted either in person or via telephone by the IPM coordinator and advised about the need to treat, when to treat, and materials to use. Check bog growers followed their own pesticide application programs with no advice from the IPM coordinator. Sampling methods Weekly, intensive bog minitoring provides the soundest basis for accurate pest management decision making and grower advisement. Bogs were divided into Vi-acie scouting sites, At each site, one sample was taken (sample=25 180 degree sweeps using a 1 2 inch insect net, depth into canopy 4 to 5 inches) and insects counted were beneficials, such as spiders and hymenopterous parasites, and pests, such as cranberry weevil, spanworms, cutworms, gypsy moth, fireworms and Sparganothis fruitworm. Visual sightings were made for cranberry tipworm, cranberry girdler and blackheaded fireworm and damage resulting from all previously mentioned pests. Upright samples (sample = 10 uprights in V4-acre station) were used to monitor the presence of southern red mites, both eggs and motile forms. Pheromone traps were used to monitor cranberry girdler flight. (continued on page 6) Replace old aluminum mains with government approved 4, 6 and 8 inch polyethylene pipe buried just below bog surface. No insert fittings. Rent our butt fusion welder for a continuous main line. Beat the high cost of custom installation by renting our small 4-wheel drive tractor with mole hole plow, for buried laterals. Irrigation supplies PVC PIPE 2" - 12" WITH FITTINGS Quick Couple Risers Felker Aluminum Rumes and Culverts BILL STEARNS FEDERAL FURNACE RD. PLYMOUTH, MASS. 02360 TEL: 746-6048 224-4554 AUTHORIZED AGWAY REPRESENTATIVE LICENSED SPRAYING OF PESTICIDES (Seasonal) WITH A COMPLETE LINE OF; CRANBERRY INSECTICIDES • FUNGICIDES HERBICIDES • MITICIDES • and FERTILIZERS IN STOCK! [AGWAY ROBERT A. ALBERGHINI - SPRAYING RFD 5 PLYMOUTH STREET, CARVER, MASS. 02330 TELEPHONE; 866 4429 For further information, call evenings after 5 30 , AGWAY [ Office 295-2222 D. Bcalon 888-1288 CRANBERRY GROWERS SERVICE Specializing in K Beaton 295-2207 P. Bcalon 947-3601 • C OMPI.KTK B()(. MANA(.K.MK\T • HARVKSTIN(. (Wer & l)r\) VSHII SKICHER OMT • NKTTINC • SANDING A Iso 15 ft & 20 ft Hydraulic Arm & Flail Mowers, Rotary Ditchers Complete line of portable Crisafulli Pumps 2" - 16" Plastic netting for suction boxes • DITtHIN(, • WKKD t LIPPINC; Wolf cries hurt public Having spent so much time around newspaper and magazine offices, this writer tends to react with skepticism when news subjects charge inaccurate and unfair reporting. Just before sitting down to write this editorial, 1 Hstened to racist fanatic Louis Farrakhan tell a network newscaster that his words had been taken out of context by the media. His words hadn't been taken out of context. He had plainly threatened the life of a Washington Post reporter. He seized upon the "context" canard because of the chorus of disapproval that greeted his threat. Funny. I always thought you got clapped in jaU for publicly threatening the lives of other people. But I digress. A recent meeting in Wareham, Mass., on pesticides and health— not Farrakhan— is the concern of this piece. While Farrakhan exemplifies the phony charges heaped upon the press, the participants in the Wareham meeting seem to have a legitimate gripe. A story that appeared in a local newspaper the day after the meeting carried the headline, "Toxic Shocks: Study Warns Bog Workers on Insecticide Use." First of all, use in the headUne of the words, "Toxic Shock," was unfortunate because of their too obvious association with Toxic Shock Syndrome. Without nit-picking at the story, its tone gives the impression that the spokespersons were out to warn growers about the dark and dire dangers of pesticides and it ignored the safety aspects discussed. It's a little as if a story about a meeting on handling electrical equipment safely dealt exclusively with death and shock caused by hot wires. As Dr. Rose H. Goldman, occupational health physician, Massachusetts Division of Occupational Hygiene, put it, the article missed the point, "which was that insecticides can damage the central nervous system only when there are overexposures. These overexposures can be prevented through the use of protective measures when spraying." In a letter to the newspaper, she vwote: "It is the inaccurate reporting found in this article that only serves to confuse further the issues around pesticide usage and, in fact, slows progress towards improving health and safety." Wrote Dr. Charles F. Brodel, research and extension (continued on page 18) CRANBERRY GROWERS REALTY Listings of buyers and sellers welcomed on cranberry acreage and upland. Appraisals DOUGLAS R. BEATON E. Sandwich, Mass. 02537 (617) 888-1288 CRANBERRIES D THE fJA TIONA L CRA NBERR Y MAGAZINE Send correspondence to: P.O. BOX 249 Cobalt CT 06414 (203) 342-4730 Bob Taylor, Publisher/Editor Carolyn Caldwell, Associate Editoi Carolyn Laban, Circulation ADVISORS, CORRESPONDENTS MASSACHUSETTS— Irving E. Demoranville, Director, Cranberry Experiment Station. NEW JERSEY— Philip E. MaruccI, Cranberry and Blueberry Specialist, Cranberry and Blueberry Laboratory, Chatswortti; Elizabetti G. Carpenter, Chatsworth. NOVA SCOTIA- I.V. Hall, Botanist, Research Station, Kentville. OREGON— Arthur Poole, Coos County Extension Agent, Coquille. W/ASHINGTON— Azmi Y. Shawa, Horticulturist and Extension Agent in Horticulture, Coastal Washington Research and Extension Unit, Long Beach. WISCONSIN— Tod D. Planer, Farm Management Agent, Wood County; Dan Brockman, Vesper: Joan E. Humphrey, Friendship. CRANBERRIES is published monthly by the Taylor Publishing Co., Wellwyn Drive, Portland CT 06480. Second class postage is paid at the Portland, Conn., Post Office. Price is $10 a year, $ 1 8 for tw/o years, $ 1 a copy in the U.S.; $12 a year in Canada; $15 a year in all other countries. Copyright 1984 by Taylor Publishing. ISSN: 0011-0787 INTEGRATED PEST. . . (continued from page 3) One trap was used on each bog (1-4 acres) and captured girdlers were counted weekly. The cranberry fruitworm is an annual problem plaguing every cranberry grower, and the timing of pesticide applications is all- important if this pest is to be properly managed. Based on past research findings, pesticide application was made nine days after the 50 percent out of bloom date. The second application was made 10 days after the first, as a standard procedure. After the second application, fruit samples (sample = 25 berries per ^h. acre) were inspected for unhatched, nonparasitized cranberry fruit- worm eggs to determine a need for a 3rd or 4th treatment. Fruit and vine injury at harvest was determined in each 1PM and Check bog on the basis of 5 lbs of berries scooped per scouting site and 10 handfuls of vines pruned per scouting site. Cranberry weeds were surveyed in August before clipping or harvest. Recommenda- tions for spring herbicide appli- cations were made, based on the most numerous or serious weed species and past herbicide use. Results Injury was divided into categories: 1) direct (= injury to the berry); and 2) indirect (= injury to the vine). Spargan- othis and cranberry fruitworms cause direct injury (Table 1). These two types of damage are separable and can be combined for total percent injury. IPM bogs had a combined direct injury level of 7.74%, whereas the value for Check bogs was 35% greater, or 11.91%. Indirect injury was sub- divided into "types of injury" Pump Repairs All Types Field Service & Shop 20 years experience Kf>^P< INDUSTRIAL PUMP SERVICE INC. 66 Lake St. Plympton MA 02367 Bruce Sunnerberg (617)585-2394 WW e a s t r e h a m Mass. SANDING WIPING Cranberrp SERVICES ^ Applied \ HARVESTING WET Mowing Includes Hydraulic Arm Mower. R I c k 2 9 5 5 1 5 8 CLIPPING MOWING Table 1. Average percent of direct insect injury on fruit at harvest in IPM and Check bogs in Massachusetts, 1983 Pest Damage type % Damage IPM Check Sparganothis fruitworm Fruit damage 4.52 9.35 Cranberry fruitworm Fruit damage 3.22 2.56 Total % of Insect Injury to Fruit 7.74 11,91 Average number insecticide applications 2,8 3 Table 2. Average percent of indirect insect injury on vines at harvest in IPM and Check bogs in Massachusetts, 1983. Pest Damage type % Damage IPM Check Cranberry tipworm Terminal cupping ,62 1,84 Southern red mite Leaf bronzing 4.95 36,66 Cranberry weevil Cut blossom 18,29 16.25 Gypsy moth Tip damage 14,80 11,53 Blossom worm False Armyworm Cutworm Green spanworm Brown spanworm Gypsy moth Leaf feeding 3,83 8.99 Blossom worm False Armyworm Cutworm Green spanworm Unknown spanworm Brown spanworm Average number insecticide applications 1.8 2,2 and "separable injury" attributable to one pest (Table 2). "Types of injury" included tip damage and leaf feeding damage. "Separable injury" consisted of tipworm damage, bronzing due to southern red mite feeding, and cut blossoms due to cranberry weevil activity. All indirect injury could not be combined numerically because individual uprights sometimes exhibited more than one type of injury. Tip damage was 22% lower on Check bogs than on IPM bogs. Leaf feeding was 57% lower on IPM bogs than on Check bogs. 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Box 507 • Plymouth, MA 02361 6 1 7-746-3322 • 800-242-0263 Open weekdays 9 am. to 5 p.m., Saturdays 9:30 am. to Noon Member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation -?A/nN^ A MOST COMPLETE INVENTORY OF IRRIGATION ACCESSORIES LARCH / -^ ENGINEERINGS IRRIGATION, INC. (P.O. Box 66, 11 Larchmont Lane, Lcxinglon, MA 0217.^ (617)862-2550 IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT DESIGNED ESPECIALLY FOR THE CRANBERRY INDUSTRY FOR EXAMPLE: Gormun-Rupp Self Priming Electric Sprinkler Pumps Proven Quick Couple Riser lni;crsoll-Rcind Water Harvest Pumps Mum mum Insert Coupling For 4" Poly Pipe C nnlaLl Larchmont Engineering Phil Tropeano, President (617) 862-2550 (Call Collect) Coniacl: Bill Stearns, Plymouth, Mass. (617) 746-6048 (617) 2244554 60 , 50 o 3 •V ID > < 40 30 20 10 Rochester Plympton Wareham Carver, Plymouth 6-20 6-27 7-5 7-11 7-lE 7-25 DATE Figure 1. Average weekly adult catches per IPM bog (including check bogs) for 1983 in the Rochester, Wareham, Plyraouth-Carver , and plympton area for Chrysotcuchia topioria . Southern red mite injury, observed as leaf bronzing, was 86% lower on IPM than on Check bogs. None of the Check growers treated for southern red mite. Cranberry weevil damage, consisting of severed blossom buds, was 1 1% lower on Check than on IPM bogs. Cranberry girdler moth flight was monitored, using commer- cially available pheromone traps. Monitoring peak flight and end of flight on selected bogs enabled growers throughout the region to make more timely insecticide treatments to manage larval populations. In the Rochester , I area flight ended the week of July 25. In the Plymouth, Plympton, Carver and Wareham areas, flight ended the week of August 1 (Figure 1). A weed survey was conducted in late August on IPM and Check bogs. The weeds were divided into four categories: (1) grasses and sedges; (2) annuals; (3) perennials, and (4) woody perennials. The most serious problem in each category was rattlesnake grass, dodder, narrow-leaf goldenrod, and brambles, respectively. The weeds found more often in each category were poverty grass, marsh St. Johnswort, narrow-leaf golden- rod, and brambles, respectively (Tables 3,4,5,6). Spring herbicide recommendations were made for the IPM bogs. Insecticide use IPM bogs received 1 5% fewer insecticide treatments than the Check bogs. IPM bogs received 39% fewer dosage equivalents than the Check bogs (Table 7). WANTED: Manager for a cranberry bog, must have hands on experience and be able to operate the necessary equipment. Reply to Ardisonn Industries Limited at 22671 - 16th Avenue, R.R. 9, Langley, British Columbia, V3A 6H5, Telephone (604) 530-5542. ■k**-k-k*-k*1r-k****irir-k****-k*it-k*-k-kirir*-k*-k**-kiririririt-ti * * * * * A combination with lots of push! ycr A ti^ PUMP^ INNOVATIONS THRU^ HALE tmagtueenng: iFmmmm Roby^s Propane Gas * * * * * * * Roby's Propane Gas and Hale Pumps teamed up can give you that extra PUSH you need for any and all your irrigation needs. Roby's Propane Gas has been selling and servicing pumps for 15 years. Roby's offers complete LP gas service to further serve cranberry growers. Hale Pumps have been manufacturing pumps for 60 years. They feature pumps with bronze impellers which will not rust or seize, heavy duty heat-treated bearings for longer life and low maintenance costs, and many other quality features. Get that extra push from safe, clean, efficient and affordable propane gas. Find out about the high quality and rugged dependability built into all Hale irrigation pumps at Roby's Propane Gas, a Hale Distributor. Roby^s Propane Gas Inc. Jet. 25 ik 58 W. Wareham MA 02576 (617) 295-3737 toll free 1-800-642-7121 * * * * * * ♦« * * * * * * * • ****•••**■•*•••*••••*•••*■*•••*•**••••••**• 10 Table 3. Percent of 10 cranberry bogs oarticipating in the IPM program with grass and sedge weeds in Massachusetts, 1983 Weed Species Poverty Manna Cut Wool Smoke Rattlesnake Spike rush Summer Sedges Nut Shore Wood Warty panic Needle Upland Meadow Three square % of % of bogs bogs with problem 50 10 50 10 50 10 30 10 30 10 30 20 30 0 20 10 20 0 20 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 Table 4. Percent of 10 cranberry bogs participating in the IPM program with annual weeds in Massachusetts, 1983. Weed Species Marsh St. Dodder Fireweed Tearthumb Pitchfork Johns wort % of % of bogs bogs with problem 60 0 40 40 40 0 10 0 10 0 7os? benefit comparisons Table 8 summarizes the cost )enefit analysis of IPM vs Check )Ogs. IPM growers made 15% 'fewer insecticide applications and realized a cost savings of $1 1 .01 on materials and their application. 1PM growers used more costly insecticides that are less harmful to beneficial insects and to the applicator than did Check growers. The average value of fruit loss per acre was $236.25 lower on IPM bogs, resulting in an average net benefit per acre of $247.26 from 1PM scouting and grower advisement (Table 8). It should be emphasized that this analysis is intended to show relative instead of absolute numerical or percentage differences, and that the values herein are average. As such, they do not reflect grower wholesale prices for pesticides, per acre yields higher or lower than the Massachusetts average of 125 barrels per acre, or fruit prices substantially different from those 11 Table 5. Percent of 10 cranberry bogs participating in the IPM program with perrenial weeds in Massachusetts, 1983 Weed Species Narrow leaf goldenrod Aster wild bean White violets Loosestrife Meadow beauty Joe Pye weed Moss Sorrel Smartweed Feather fern Bell wort Soloman seal Arrowhead % of % of bogs bogs with problem 80 30 50 0 20 0 20 0 20 10 20 0 20 0 20 20 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 10 10 0 10 0 Table 6. Percent of 10 cranberry bogs participating in the IPM program with woody perrenial weeds in Massachusetts, 1983. Weed Species % of ^ of bogs bogs with problem Brambles Chokeberry Hardhack Maples Blackberry Bull brier Poison ivy Leatherleaf Silverleaf briers Green brier Saw brier Sweet pepperbush Willow Sheep laurel 100 60 60 50 40 40 40 30 30 20 20 20 10 10 50 0 10 0 10 10 10 10 20 10 10 0 0 0 12 Table 7. Numbers of pesticide treatment and dosage equivalents of pesticide applied for insect control in IPM and Check bogs, 198 3 Pesticide Number of treatments IPM Check Parathion Guthion Sevin Diazinon Orthene Lannate Ma lath ion Pyrenone 7 9 3 5 0 1 0 1 18 5 6 1 1 0 1 0 Number of Dosage Equivalents Parathion Guthion Sevin Diazinon Orthene Lannate Malathion Pyrenone 7 8.25 3 5 0 1 0 1 22.67 4 6 1 1.7 0 1 0 Dosage equivalent « Actual pesticide rate/Massachusetts recommended pesticide rate. Crop Spray Pyrenone Nximber of Treatments 8 5 Number of Dosage Equivalents 8 5 used in this analysis. It also should be noted that savings in pesticide and application ■ costs seen in 1983 are only the most immediate benefits of IPM. 1PM has essential, long-term benefits as well in reducing selection pressure for pesticide resistance and thus greatly delaying development of resistance, while prolonging the period of usefulness of currently available pesticides. 13 Table 8. Cost benefit analysis of insect results in 5 IPM and 5 Check commercial cranberry bogs in Massachusetts, 1983 IPM Check Difference Average number of spray dated per acre 4.6 5.4 Average number dosage equivalents per acre 4.45 7.28 Average cost/acre spray materials for: Insecticides $41.97 $45.90 -$3.93 Pyrene crop spray $ 1.81 $ 1.29 +$0.52 Spray application cost: Sprinkler^ $15.30 $15.30 Helicopter^ $11.40 $19.00 $26.70 $34.30 -$7.60 Average % of insect injury'* 7.74 11.91 Average value per acre of fruit loss due to insect injury^ $433.35 $669.60 -$236.25 Average net benefit per acre from IPM $247.26 1. Dosage equivalent - actual pesticide rate/MA recommended pesticide rate. 2. Baaed on 20 min. time to spray 1 acre, Isibor cost $3.50 and 1.00/ acre/application for fuel and oil. 3. $9. 50/acre/ application - included nurse truck, loading, and labor. 4. Does not include cut -blossom, leaf-feeding, and tip damage which does not directly effect the fruit. 5. Based on pool price for Ocean Spray, as of Jan. 30, 1983: $45/bbl and MA 1983 average yields of 125 bbl/acre. 14 CRISAFULLI is the name to remember when it comes to efficient, portable, high capacity pumping. CRISAFULLI Pumps can help you flood or dewater your bog, irrigate or drain your fields, control flooding or pump animal waste. Crisafulli Pumps are easy to use and TROUBLE-FREE! They're built of heavy plate steel with quality engineered components. There's NO PRIMING, NO CHECK VALVES, NO SUCTION HOSE or SCREENS to worry about. Your Crisafulli Dealer has a pump to fit your needs with capacities from 150 to 20,000 Gallons Per Minute. P.T.O., Hydraulic, Diesel and Electric power sources. Contact him today. 1-406-365-3393 CRISAFULLI DRIVE Dept. 401 Box 1051 Glendive, MT 59330 Paramount Pump A Supply 225 South Tacoma Way Tacoma, WA 98402 Ph, (206) 272-4285 Kastsnschmidt Cquipmont Syatam* 455 Whitrock Avenue Wisconsin Rapids, Wl 54494 Ph, (715) 423-9221 Art Kastenschmidt All-S«rvice 1275 Route 23 Wayne, NJ 07470 Ph (201) 696-0476 Ph (609) 728-3946 Marty Jordan CRANBERRY GROWERS SERVICE 9^ ■ ^"^fi^F^^T N^^'^"^ D. Beaton (617)888-1288 15 CONFESSIONS OF A CRANBERRY COOK Cape Cod iced tea By SUE BARANCIK It was our last dinner with this family of seven. New Englanders all their lives, the father, mother and five chUdren had arrived in our small Midwestern city a year earlier through a corporate transfer. Although the job had worked out, the move had not. Their longings for Connecticut's salt-box houses, ocean and hills and autumn briskness proved stronger than the pull of career. They decided to return to their hometown, where roots were firmly entrenched, where family and lifelong friends beckoned. We, their friends in the Midwestern city, hosting them at a farewell dinner, were trying to give them a taste of the New England to which they would be returning. We served a variety of regional specialities at our midsummer barbecue. There were succulent blueberry muffins and slices of brown bread bursting with golden raisins. The barbecue grill sizzled with chicken basted in a lemony butter sauce. Creamy cabbage salad studded with carrots was heaped in bowls. And frozen strawberry mousse served with a fresh berry sauce was the first touch. To accompany our family meal and quench our thirst, we drank pitchers of Cape Cod Iced Tea. Flavored with cranberry juice, this unusual iced tea provided a delicious and novel alternative to the more conventional tea. The club soda added at the end provides the special partytime zest. Nothing could be easier than Cape Cod Iced Tea at your next picnic. And here are the simple steps involved. In a small saucepan, bring 2 cups of cold water to a boU. Remove from heat. Add 4 tea bags, V2 cup of sugar, Vz teaspoon ground allspice and 3-4 whole cloves. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Cover. Let steep 4 minutes. Strain into 2 quart container. Let cool. When cool, stir in 2 cups of cranberry juice and V4 cup of lemon juice. Chill 1-2 hours. To serve, add 14 ounces of club soda. Pour into glasses. Serves 6. CRANBERRIES gives you news & views about tiie industry New Convenient Location for "QUALITY IRRIGATION through QUALITY PRODUCTS & DESIGNS" and t SUPfiy, 50 Cranberry Highway West Wareham, MA 02576 TEL: (617) 295-2362 OR (617)747-2412 * ( Buckner" sprinklers *Pumps *controls • PIPE, Valves & Fittings Area Representative: NORM BARTLETT 16 The CranBoom Revolution Was Successful!! In a survey conducted with CranBoom® users, the need for design changes became apparent in some areas. McCarthy & Associates is pleased to introduce CranBoom II®. CranBoom II ® CRANBERRY HARVESTING FLOATING BOOM VINYL COATED FABRIC FLOAT COVER 4" FLOATION 4" VINYL COATED_ FABRIC SKIRT BALLAST CHAIN POCKET CranBoom II® is a tough little guy who satisfies the need for shorter skirts in shallower bogs. By eliminating the net and going to a solid PVC skirt, strength and durability have been improved. McCarthy & Associates are now taking orders through August 15, 1984 for the '84 harvest season. Both CranBoom® and CranBoom II® are waiting to assist your next harvest. For further information write: it McCarthy Associates / 128 23rd Street Pittsburg. PA 15215 Or call collect: (412) 782-2987 17 EDITORIAI (continued from page 5) entomologist, Massachusetts Cranberry Experiment Station: "Misrepresentation, inaccuracy and sensationalism by the media only serves to polarize agriculturists and other segments of society." The chief problem of bad treatment of scientific and technological stories is that there are real dangers in our chemistry soaked, polluted world. If the press cries wolf recklessly, the public won't pay attention when genuine threats are pointed up. Niemi Electric Co. ROBERT NIEMI ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS HEAT, LIGHT and POWER WIRING • RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL TEL. 295-1880 Robert Niemi Pinehurst Dr. Wareham, Mass. ta!!g»|g3E»!e»»»!g»»3ea!3E«M!gM»3i»»«a!ae«»g»» H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H H N H Big Wheel Truck Sales 42 Quanapoag E. Freeto^wn, Mass. All types of medium and heavy duty trucks on hand from cab & chassis to dump trucks to road tractors. Largest used truck dealer in New England. All types of diesel repair. Largest tow trucks on the East Coast. (617)763-5927 or (617)763-8745 Call Bob or Joe 18 Paurs Machine &T00I COMPLETE MACHINE SHOP SERVICE Specializing in Building & Repair of Cranberry Equipment WARRENS Wl 54666 (608)378-4511 ************* ARE YOU INVOLVED WITH CRANBERRY GROWING, PROCESSING, MARKETING, ETC.? Then you ought to read CRANBERRIES, the national cranberry magazine. Each monthly issue contains informative news and feature articles about the industry. Keep mformed. Read CRANBERRIES. Mail your check or money order to: CRANBERRIES P.O. Box 249 Cobalt CT 06414 $10 one year; $18 two years NAME ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP 19 V'a'.. Mi f £. :b^^- Mvi^ m^^^^k mM *- ""^ifc^^ _i ■ .l^- Felker Flow Gates are built to last, thanks to excellent Felker welded construction, generously braced designs, and only the highest quality aluminum materials. Our standard size conduits range from 15 -48 inches in diameter, with widths from 24 to 72 inches. The height of each unit built depends on your requirements. Custom sizes as well as single, double and triple log channel designs are available for virtually any water control application. When you choose Felker, you get time tested reliability. The flow gate specialists for generation after generation. I I In Massachusetts call Bill Stearns (617) 746-6048 22 N. CHESTNUT AVE., MARSHF I ELD, WISCONSIN 54449 TELEPHONE (7 15) 384-3121 TWX 510-3 70-1846 CORPORATION ^^4^^ 20 weather watch MASSACHUSETTS March was cold, averaging 3.1 degrees below normal. This was the coldest month since 1978 and the eighth coldest in our records. Strangely enough, March temperatures averaged colder than February's, only the second time that this has happened at East Wareham. The other occasion was in 1960 and the differential between the two months was not great as this year. Maximum temperature was 52 degrees on the 31st and the minimum was 7 degrees on the 1 0th. The only warmer than average day was the 31st. Cooler than average periods occurred on the lst-4th, 8th-12th, 18th, 19th and 29th. Precipitation totaled 6.84 inches or about 2 inches above normal. There was measurable precipitation on 15 days, with 2.44 inches on the 30th- 31st as the greatest storm. We are now about 2'/2 inches above normal, but about 3'/2 inches below 1983 for the three month period. Snowfall totaled 12.5 inches or about double our norm. April was just slightly on the cool side, averaging 0.3 degrees a day below normal. Maximum temperature was 70 degrees on the 29th and the minimum was 20 degrees on the 1st. Warmer than average days were the 1st, 2nd, 17th, 18th and 28th-30th. Cooler than average days were the 8th through 15th and the 19th. Rainfall totaled 4.86 inches or about 0.6 inch above normal.There was measurable rainfall on 10 days, with 2.48 inches on the 14th-16th as the greatest storm. We are 3 inches above normal but nearly 6y2 inches behind 1983 for the period. l.E.D. /freedom ■.\ i\' ■:'( f<- -.V t!V ^ ^ tV tV VV A ^'r f( tV •i'n^ ^ t*r ^ t^ -A- -^ ^ -f-: \^i^tr HUHi iiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiHiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiMiiiiitniiiiiiniiiwiuMtihiiiiuiiiniiiiiiniuiuiMiiuuuiiiiuiiiiHiirriiiiiMiiiHiiituiiiiiiMmniiiiiiHiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiii FINANCIAL SERVICES,iNC. P.O. BOX 1169 • WLMGE L1,MD/,N'G • PLYMOUTH. ,V1,4 02i60 746-8382 Comprehensive computer-assisted financial planning for families and businesses. Investment advice and assistance. ROBERTA A. GRIMES, )D, CFP lAMES A. FRATELLO JOHN R. TONEILO, CPA PETER B. WOLK, Esq., ChFC MICHAEL F. MARCINKUS ...The financial professionals. s The CHARLES W. HARRIS Company 451 Old Somerset Avenue North Dighton, Mass Phone 824 5607 AMES Irrigation Systems RAIN BIRD Sprinklers HALE Pumps HiKhe>l Oualitv ProduciN Milh Saltsfaclion (.uaranleed A Solid Investment requires solid financing . . . and that's our spe- cialty. Credit for equipment, land, buildings ... all your financial needs. For Credit . . . Plus a full range of other finance-related services, see your local Farm Credit representative. P.O. Box 7 Taunton, Mass. 02780 Tel: (617) 824-7578 Office: Located on Rt. 44, 'A Mile West of Rt. 24 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiriiMiiiiiHiiiiiiuniiiuniMniiuiiiiiiiiniiiinnMiiiiiiiiiiiMiuiiiniuiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiMiiiiiihiiiiiiiiiiniiiniiininniHiniii^ 21 NOVA SCOTIA Plant development was about normal for May 9. We got through the winter reasonably well. March had considerably more rain than usual, with 93.6 mm compared with the 30 year average of 45.9. l.V.H. §IIHHUUIIIIIHIUIMIIIIIIIIimilWHIIIIIIIHHMIIWIE I regional j I news j I notes j I" Oregon WISCONSIN CRANBERRY HEADQUARTERS FOR SEVINXLR DEVRINOL 10G • E VITAL * GUTHION DIAZINON 14G « PARATHION « ETHREL Cole Chemical Supply DIVISION OF -^apkin§ agricultural chemical co. P.O. BOX 7211, MADISON, WISCONSIN 53707 608-221-1581 weoooooooc By ARTHUR POOLE The Oregon Cranberry Farm Review will be July 31. * * * * A special advistory giving the latest twig blight control recommenda- tions was mailed to all growers during the first week in June. Preliminary findings from research indicate that the major period of infection occurred between the last week of June and mid-August in 1983. Washington The Cranberry Field Day will be held at Long Beach on June 29 starting at 10 a.m. IPM INFO IS GIVEN Sherri L. Roberts, Integrated Pest Management coordinator, reports that the 1PM code-a-phone number is 295-4761. Messages range from 3-6 minutes in length. Messages will be changed once a week, on Monday's. They will include information on insects, weeds and miscellaneous information on cranberries. Your advertising dollar is well spent in CRANBERRIES. High volume trailer pumps 12 to 16 inch discharge 20 foot tongue PTO shaft with marine bearing Phil Helmer 1060 3rd St. N. Wisconsin Rapids WI 54494 (715)421-0917 Marsh Number (715)593-2285 m >«»<;4ie«:'4»: *«» 4» •«• >a»: "tl»:''l»: <»:':«&': '>•»:: ::<4K^ "4 i Crane for Hire I Three quarter yard crane with niatts, clam and dragline. Have had years of experience in digging ponds, stumping and general bog work. GEORGE R. NAVACO. 1 1 Maple Avenue Kingston, Mass. 02364 Call 585-4514 •9R- •9IB' •9K' •«■•«»•«(• 4» •«•< >■» «» «» «►. I I 22 u^ WANTS CRANBERRY INFO We are manufacturers of jam and jellies and would like to introduce cranberry production into (Argentina). We would like to know what literature is available (for purchase, agricultural extension or any other means) concerning the implantation of cranberries. We are not familiar with the difference between Northern cranberry "vaccinium oxycocos" and the American cranberry of the "macrocarpon." We understand there are even other varieties which are sometimes mistaken as substitutes. Our interest concerns berries which are used in pies, as fresh fruit, in beverages and sauce. Please let us know what has to be done on our part to obtain literature and eventually the purchase of plants. Emerico J. Stengel Frutandina S.R.L; GuidoSpano 3533/37 (1672) Villa Lynch Buenos Aires Republica Argentina COUNTY AUCTIONS PINELANDS "CREDITS" Burhngton County officials have auctioned off the first of the Pinelands Development Credits which they purchased from landowners in the Pinelands portion of the New Jersey county. For Sale Like new Hale Pump, 1 ,000 gallons per minute, Chrysler 318 New 6 inch PVC Pipe Nelson Sprinklers Almost new extra small Ag Dozer, 3 point hitch plus blade (617) 763-5275 (617)447-3505 Cranberries and cranberry products enjoy a great popularity in Europe, South America and Asia-notably in England, Sweden, West Germany, Belgium, Holland and Japan. In fact, cranberry lovers can now obtain cranberry products on five continents: North and South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Advertisers get results from CRANBERRIES. <^ CORP. ^ CRANBERRIES BOUGHT 8. SOLD Cranberries Bought and Sold Screened Bog Sand Available Vines for 1984 Early Black $3,000 ton Centennials $3,000 ton Howes $3,250 ton Lawrence W. Pink Office 934-6076 Cordwood Road Duxbury, Mass. 02332 V§ t' ^^ii^EIER EARTHMOVING INC. "We're Best on Earth" One yd. CAT backhoe Bog Construction Land Clearing Canal Work Flume Setting Pond Construction Ditching Contact; Peter K Meier 63 South Street Halrfax, MA 02-338 (617) 293-3218 Grower references available Equipped with swamp mats 23 WHATS IN A BOG? CRANBERRY WORLD® Visitors Center Cranberries. A delightfully delicious fruit well worth learning about at Ocean Spray's fascinating Cranberry World® in Plymouth. Walk around working cranberry bogs. Look at cranberry art and antiques. Listen to our boardwalk concerts. Free .*, refreshments, too. And, best of all, ' free admission for everyone. Come find out what's in a bog. It'll boggle your mind. Open daily April 1 through November 30th, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free Admission. Near Plymouth Rock. Group reservations required. For information write Cranberry World, Ocean Spray Cranberries, inc., Plymouth, Mass. 02360 or call (617) 747- lOOOor (617) 747-2350. ^ CRANBERRIES THE NATIONAL CRANBERRY MAGAZINE August 1984 Volume 48. No. 8 Coo to m -^sasqoiv ss^ JO jCq.xsaeATUfi vCj^aqxT; jl. CHESTNUT AVE., MARSHFIELD, WISCONSIN 54449 TELEPHONE (7 15) 384-3121 TWX 510-3 70-1846 CORPORATION 15 Do You Need 6,000,000 Gallons Per Hour? Perhaps a little less? CRISAFULLI is the name to remember when it comes to efficient, portable, high capacity pumping. CRISAFULLI Pumps can help you flood or dewater your bog, irrigate or drain your fields, control flooding or pump animal waste. Crisafulli Pumps are easy to use and TROUBLE-FREE! They're built of heavy plate steel with quality engineered components. There's NO PRIMING, NO CHECK VALVES, NO SUCTION HOSE or SCREENS to worry about. Your Crisafulli Dealer has a pump to fit your needs with capacities from 150 to 20,000 Gallons Per Minute. P.T.O., Hydraulic, Diesel and Electric power sources. Contact him today. 1-406-365-3393 CRISAFULLI DRIVE Dept. 40J Box 1051 Glendive. MT 59330 Paramount Pump A Supply 225 South Tacoma Way Tacoma, WA 98402 Ph. (206) 272-4285 Kaitanichmidt Equipment Syitamt 455 Whitrock Avenue Wisconsin Rapids, Wl 54494 Ph. (715) 423-9221 Art Kastenschmidt All-Sarvlce 1275 Route 23 Wayne, NJ 07470 Ph. (2011 696-0476 Ph (609) 728-3946 Marty Jordan CRANBERRY GROWERS SERVICE u. "^u ^HAy\ ^^■ D. Beaton (617)888-1288 16 weather watch MASSACHUSETTS May was slightly on the warm side, averaging 0.6 degrees a day above normal. This was the warmest May since 1979; however, the bogs appear to be progressing at a normal pace. Maximum temperature was 74 degrees on the 27th and minimum 36 degrees on the 17th. Warmer than average days were the 7th, 24th, 25th, 27th and 30th. Cooler than average days were the 9th and the 14th through 18th. Rainfall totaled 3.49 inches, which is about exactly normal. There were 12 days with measurable precipitation, with 0.84 inch on the 4th as the great- est storm. We are 3 inches above normal for the five month period and ibout 6Vi inches behind 1983 for the iame period. We had a total of nine frost warn- ngs on six days, even though May was 1 little warmer than usual. Actually, ill but one frost night was border-line. There were four successive nights from he 14th through the 17th with varnings, but the 16th was the only xtremely cold night with temperatures anging from 20 to 24 degrees. To ompare with other years, there were 0 warnings in 1983, 1 in 1982, 3 in 981, 9 in 1980 and none in 1979. There was very little winterkill ind only a slight amount of leaf drop lue to oxygen deficiency last winter. \ few bogs are showing spotty leaf hop from wind burn or perhaps some lail that occurred during late March. Jogs are progressing beautifully and he potential is for another excellent lop. The usual spring insects are hewing up with high counts of weevil nd cut worms (particularly blossom 'orm) and lesser numbers of Spaigan- ithis fruitworm and blackheaded ireworm. Gypsy moth has general istribution but populations are low. ^aily reports indicate that Lorsban i producing excellent control of all [isects hsted on the label. Weather data to June 1st gives us total of 5 points of a possible 16 in favor of the keeping quality of the 1984 cranberry crop. The prospect is for fair to good keeping quality this year. The spring has been extremely wet, which is not favorable; therefore, we recommend that growers apply fungicides as noted on the Insect and Disease Chart. I.E.D. NOVA SCOTIA The early part of May was cool and backward but a recent warm spell has brought the vegetation along rapidly. Apple trees were in full bloom May 30. At that point, the soil was quite dry and a good rain would have been much appreciated. The early part of June was warm and relatively dry. A heavy rain on the 20th and another during the early morning of the 22nd restored moisture conditions nicely. I.V.H. Advertisers get results from CRANBERRIES. High volume trailer pumps ! 0 12 to 16 inch discharge 9 20 foot tongue PTO shaft with Phil Helmer 8 1060 3rd St. N. fi Wisconsin Rapids Wl 54494 8 (715)421-0917 1 marine bearing Marsh Number 8 (715)593-2285 8 Replace old aluminum mains with government approved 4, 6 and 8 inch polyethylene pipe burled just below bog surface. No insert fittings. Rent our butt fusion welder for a continuous main line. Beat the high cost of custom installation by renting our small 4-vvheel drive tractor with mole hole plow. for buried laterals. Irrigation supplies PVCPIPE 2" - 12" WITH FITTINGS Quick Couple Risers Felker Aluminum Humes and Culverts BILL STEARNS FEDERAL FURNACE RD. PLYMOUTH, MASS. 02360 TEL; 746-6048 224-4554 The CranBoom Revolution Was Successful!! In a survey conducted with CranBoom® users, the need for design changes became apparent in some areas. McCarthy & Associates is pleased to introduce CranBoom II®. CranBoom II ® CRANBERRY HARVESTING FLOATING BOOM VINYL COATED FABRIC FLOAT COVER 4" FLOATION- 4" VINYL COATED FABRIC SKIRT BALLAST CHAIN POCKET CranBoom II® is a tough little guy who satisfies the need for shorter skirts in shallower bogs. By eliminating the net and going to a solid PVC skirt, strength and durability have been improved. McCarthy & Associates are now taking orders through August 15, 1984 for the '84 harvest season. Both CranBoom® and CranBoom M® are waiting to assist your next harvest. For further information write: McCarthy Associates / 128 23rd Street / Pittsburg. PA 15215 / Or call collect; (412) 782-2987 18 Ho^w and ivhere to get building mortgage money By JOSEPH ARKIN, CPA, MBA The business owner or farmer who wants to expand and add to physical facilities once again finds that there is a critical shortage of loan money available at reasonable rates. Administration officials are trying hard to ward off the "tight money" debacle experienced in 1966. However, no matter what money does cost, you need it to finance construction costs. Money is a commodity and you "rent" or "buy" it like everything else. The price you pay is not only dependent on current economic conditions, but also on how astute a shopper you are. Remember, price tags are not always the same. As a grower, you might want to make the Farm Credit Service your first stop. The FCS's Federal Land Bank rates generally are lower than what you can get elsewhere, reminds Allyn Lamb, general manager of the Taunton, Mass., office of the farmer's cooperative. There also is the U.S. government's Farmer's Home Administration, but most growers make too much to qualify for FHA loans, adds Lamb. Listed below are other places where you might obtain construction loans and pointers on how to shop for the lowest rates. Commercial banks: The bank with which you carry your check account and have a history of borrowing is the most logical place to start after FCS. Meet with bank officials and inform them of your plans and show them your need for expansion. Bring along your accountant's statements for prior periods to show the increase in business and be prepared to talk about the expected growth figures if the additional facilities are built. In reality there are no "fixed" rates and the amount you pay will depend on your bargaining ability (consider bringing along your accountant or lawyer or both), your past relationship, the size of your average balance, and your personal relations with bank officials. To cut costs of long term borrowing, offer to give a personal bond (or note) in addition to the usual real estate mortgage. Savings banks and savings and loan associations: These are an _ excellent source of mortgage money because for the most part these institutions are prohibited from making personal loans or ordinary business loans. Arrangements can be made for a "mortgage commitment"-an arrangement wherein you contract for a contractor to erect your building (or addition to present structure) and have monies released by the bank as construction progresses. Your interest obligation is based on the monies actually advanced, not on the amount of the commitment. And, usually, you don't have to make any payments on account of principal until the completion of construction. Rates are negotiable and again you have to do some rate comparison with neighborhood institutions and thus some haggling. 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Roby's offers complete LP gas service to further serve cranberry growers. Hale Pumps have been manufacturing pumps for 60 years. They feature pumps with bronze impellers which will not rust or seize, heavy duty heat-treated bearings for longer life and low maintenance costs, and many other quality features. Get that extra push from safe, clean, efficient and affordable propane gas. Find out about the high quality and rugged dependability built into all Hale irrigation pumps at Roby's Propane Gas, a Hale Distributor. Roby^s Propane Gas Inc. Jet. 25 &. 58 W. VVareham MA 02576 (617) 295-3737 toll free 1-800-642-7121 • ••••••*•*•••••*••••*•**■♦•••**•••••••••*••• 20 they must seek out places for invest- ment. Because of regulatory laws, they cannot invest more than certain percentages into common or preferred stocks, hence your chances of obtain- ing money are good. One kicker has been introduced. In exchange for a reasonable rate, you might have to sign an agreement to share in any profits made on the sale of the mortgaged premises. State or local agencies: In many ;ommunities, you'll find municipal 3r state development agencies. These igencies want to increase local ;mployment, enlarge production and iales facilities, and generally generate lollars for spending. If you can prove that the building )r addition you want to construct will ncrease employment and generate lurchasing power in the area, you'll be :ligible for low cost, long term ' levelopment loans. An added feature: ' n some localities, you can get a ' pecial exemption from real estate I axes. I For information on programs in I 'our community, caU your local ) nunicipal offices for information, ) ind call or write to your state's i t ( ( lepartment of commerce. Rates are set by law and you an't "shop"-but there is no need to. The development program is geared to )ffer a rate that is subsidized. Qiaiitable organizations and olleges: Many institutions of learning lave large endowment funds, estricted as to how to be invested. Jsually, the income has to be used or student aid or for general ■ducational purposes. Great emphasis s placed on safety of the principal ind a mortgage on your real estate las a great element of safety. Much the same can be said of haiitable organizations, especially hose of national prominence. They, 00, have huge funds for investment. These organizations have loan committees and boards of trustees hat have to be "sold" on the merits nd safety in granting a loan on your larticular piece of real estate. A proper presentation must be lade-a copy of the architect's rawings (or renderings) plus a report f estimated building costs after you've dvertised for bids, plus reports of ualified appraisers. (Note: Building osts are estimates because, even with firm bid, there are change orders Pother items which add to original $50,000 Mortgage Total Cost $171,421 $168,030 $164,653 $161,302 $157,964 $154,649 $151,355 cost.) Most educational institutions and charities are tax exempt under Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code. Because they don't have to pay income taxes on the interest eariied, they can afford to give all borrowers a lower rate than other sources. Pension funds and/or unions: Because of their size, nationwide unions have enormous treasuries. The industrywide pension funds they administer also have quite a bit of money to lend. Much of their cash reserves finds its way into the mortgage market. Pension funds established by corporations are another source of mortgage money. In both situations, you'll find that WISCONSIN CRANBERRY HEADQUARTERS FOR SEVINXLR DEVRINOL 10G ♦ EVITAL ♦ GUTHION DIAZINON 14G * PARATHION • ETHREL Cole Chemical Supply DIVISION OF -//opA/nf AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL CO. P.O. BOX 7211, MADISON, WISCONSIN 53707 608-221-1581 21 the trustees must use the "prudent man rule," hence they are very apt to put available funds into real estate niortgages. The fact that the interest earned is not taxable (in most instances exempt under Section 401 of the Internal Revenue Code) means that you can have a chance to secure a lower rate than that offered by commercial lenders. The Small Business Administration: The Small Business Administration was established by Congress by the Small Business Act of 1953 as the first independent agency created to serve and represent all small business both in peacetime and in period of national emergency. The agency is now permanent and operating under the Small Business Act of 1958, as amended. As an essential part of its financial assistance program, SEA gives counseling assistance to smaU firms, directing them whenever possible to available sources of credit and thus minimizing the need for Government credit. SBA makes direct loans to businesses only after all other possibihties for assistance have been exhausted. Under Section 7 of the SmaU Business Act of 1958, as amended, SBA is empowered-"to make loans to enable smaU business concerns to finance plant construction, conversion, or expansion, including the acquisiton of land; or to finance the acquisition of equipment, faciUties, machinery, supplies, or materials; or to supply such concerns with working capital to be used in the manufacture of articles, equipment or materials for war, defense, or civilian production or as may be necessary to insure a well balanced national economy." Mortgage or money brokers: Because of their expertise and contacts, a legitimate broker can earn the fee charged to find available money. However, a word of caution. The tight money situation has created a corps of con men who prey on those who need money. Their usual ploy is to charge an advance fee and disappear or charge an advance fee and furnish a fraudulent commitment for the balance of the fee. Check all money brokers viith your local Better Business Bureau, B% Monthly Payment of Principal and Interest at : (for 30 years} S30.000 10% 122 142 16% 18% 8220.13 8263.28 8308.59 8355.47 8403.43 8452.13 40,000 293.51 351.03 411.45 473.95 537.91 602.84 50,000 366.89 438.79 514.31 592.44 672.38 753.55 60.000 440.26 526.55 617.17 710.93 806.86 904.26 70,000 513.64 614.31 720.03 829.42 941.33 1,054.96 80,000 587.02 702.06 822.90 947.90 1,075.81 1,205.67 90.000 660.39 789.82 925.76 1,066.39 1.210.29 1,356.38 100.000 733.77 877.58 1,028.62 1,184.88 1.344.76 1,507.09 WW e a s t r e h a m Mass. SANDING WIPING Cranberry SERVICES 2 Applied \ HARVESTING WET Mowing Includes Hydraulic Arm Mower. R I c k 2 9 5 5 1 5 8 CLIPPING MOWING 22 your chamber of commerce, local law enforcement agencies, the district attorney and the state attorney general. ***** AU of the foregoing suggestions are those that you as a grower or business owner can handle yourself, with the aid of your staff and your outside professionals -accountant and lawyer. But there is some free help available. You can use the Government program SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives). There are more than 2,000 talented, trained retirees available to help business owners with problems. There is no charge for the first 90 days of counseling. More information about this organization can be had from your local office of the SBA. Bandon, Cranberry capital of Oregon, has received a national certificate of merit from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development for its Old Town renovation. ARE YOU INVOLVED WITH CRANBERRY GROWING, PROCESSING, MARKETING, ETC.? Then you ought to read CRANBERRIES, the national cranberry magazine. Each monthly issue contains informative news and feature articles about the industry. Keep informed. Read CRANBERRIES. Mail your check or money order to: CRANBERRIES P.O. Box 249 Cobalt CT 06414 $10 one year; $18 two years NAME ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP TWO PESTICIDE USE APPROVALS The Massachusetts Pesticide Subcommittee recently approved a single, pre-bloom application of Orthene 75S Soluble Powder to control green and/ or brovm span- worms, fruitworms and Spargano- this fruitworms as well as the aerial application of Difolatan 80 SpriUs to control fruit rot organisms. WISCONSIN FIELD DAY SET FOR AUGUST 7 The 1984 Wisconsin Cranberry Field Day will be held Aug. 7 at the Fifield Cranberry Co. Frank KoUer is owner and host, Peter Martenovich is manager. ^ CORP. /- CRANBERRIES BOUGHT «, SOLD Cranberries Bought and Sold Screened Bog Sand Available Vines for 1984 Early Black $3,000 ton Centennials $3,000 ton Howes $3,250 ton Lawrence W. Pink Office 934-6076 Cordwood Road Duxbury, Mass. 02332 -ttl ?f. EIER EARTHMOVING INC. "We're Best on Earth" One yd. CAT backhoe Bog Construction Land Clearing Canal Work Flume Setting Pond Construction Ditching Contact Peter K Meier 63 South Street Halifax, MA 02338 (617) 293-3218 Grower references available Equipped with swamp mats 23 WHArS IN A BOG? CRANBERRY WORLD® Visitors Center Cranberries. A delightfully delicious fruit well worth learning about at Ocean Spray's fascinating Cranberry World® in Plymouth. Walk around working cranberry bogs. Look at cranberry art and antiques. Listen to our boardwalk concerts. Free », refreshments, too. And, best of all, ' free admission for everyone. Come find out what's in a bog. It'll boggle your mind. 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Although Devlin, whose co-workers have dubbed him with the stagey sobriquet, "Rip," is relegated to an extra's role, he made the best of it, assuring himself that at least one major scene is likely to feature him. "When we played touch football, I made sure that I was in the scenes because I blocked Jack Kennedy," Devlin says, with a chuckle. "When Bobby Kennedy gets a bloody nose and runs to the sidelines to talk to COVER PHOTO CRANBERRY scientist Robert M. Devlin doffed his lab coat and applied grease paint for a small role in the forthcoming CBS special, "Robert Kennedy and His Time." A story about Devlin starts on this page. (CRANBERRIES photo by John Baptista) Joe (the patriarch of the Kennedy clan), I was on the sidelines." With a mock warning, he laughs: "If you blink, you might miss me. And who knows? That part could wind up on the cutting room floor." Dr. Devlin was picked for the role of a cook at the Kennedy Compound in Hyannis, but does no cooking, instead appearing in the touch football game, a pastime for which the clan was well known. A man who enjoys ribbing himself, Devlin said when he first heard he would be part of the Kennedy staff, he told his wife, Wendy, that he fancied he'd be portraying some key diplomatic figure. Securing the role was a matter of happenstance. Accompanying his daughter, Kristin, to a Hyannis hotel, where auditions for extras were being held, Devlin was spotted by two directors. "I saw one of the directors looking at me, then turn to another director and say, 'definitely.' Then he asked me if I would shave off my moustache and adjust my hair if I were given the part." The 52-year-old, athletic looking Devlin— he was a light heavyweight service boxer during the Korean War-had qualms about removing his prized moustache but acquiesced to stage demands. In addition, Devlin, a good natured type, agreed to have his hair cut in a 1950's style. Then he was set (please turn page) freedom FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. PC). BOX 1169 • VILLAGE L-\SDIMG • PLYMOUTH. MA 02360 746-8382 Comprehensive computer-assisted financial planning for families and businesses. Investment advice and assistance. ROBERTA A. GRIMES, JD, CFP JOHN R. TONELLO, CPA MICHAEL F. MARCINKUS JAMES A. FRATELLO MARY M. McAULIFFE, JD MYRON L. SILTON ...Th«! financial professionals. the extra's pay of-"I think"- $40 a day) but not his intro- duction to performing. Involved in the past with community theaters, such as the Barnstable Comedy Club, among his roles has been the male lead in "The Prime of Jean Brodie." One big plus of the project for Devlin: He has been a long- time admirer of John F. Kennedy and felt good about working in a film that dealt with the late President. These days Dr. Devlin is back in his white coat, performing his scientific duties at the cranberry lab. But if the Muse of Drama taps him on the shoulder again, he's ready. High volume trailer pumps 12 to 16 inch discharge 20 foot tongue PTO shaft with marine bearing for the cameras to roll. 'They started working at 7 a.m. and worked until 7 p.m. Actors don't work all the time on the set, but they certainly put in their hours when they do." Although there wasn't a lot of contact between the stars and the bit players, Devlin did get to talk to them. A man who enjoys the company of those from all walks of life-cranberry growers, scientists, students, boxers, etc.— he says: "Actors fall into the same category - they are ordinary people when the camera stops." Devlin threw himself into his minor role with the same enthusiasm he brought to the writing of three textbooks used in colleges and universities throughout the world. This was his first experience with professional acting (he got illi^ii(li:ttiii:^i:^i^liilliilli^liilliilliilliiiiillt:iiltilfi^iifiili:illtillti^^ I C.R. 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The Farm Bureau provides vital information through the weekly "This Week in Farm Bureau" and the monthly "Northeast Agriculture." And, among other functions, the Farm Bureau provides members with accounting and tax services. Shouldn't you take a look at Farm Bureau membership? H H H N H H N H H H H H H H H H H N I H H «!i!!i!ae!ga»»»«a»»aea!!g»«»!gM!ga!»aaM«»«ig»i Big Wheel Truck Sales 42 Quanapoag £• Freeto^vn, Mass. All types of medium and heavy duty trucks on hand from cab & chassis to dump trucks to road tractors. Largest used truck dealer in New England. All types of diesel repair. Largest tow trucks on the East Coast. (617)763-5927 or (617)763-8745 I H H H H H H H H H H I Call Bob or Joe ^ The CHARLES W. HARRIS Company 451 Old Somerset Avenue North Dighton, Mass Phone 824-5607 \ AMES Irrigation Systems RAIN BIRD Sprinklers HALE Pumps HighrM Qualiu PrtiducU with Salisfarlion (juannlefd CRANBERRIES Q THE NA TIONA L CRA NBERR Y MAGAZINE Send correspondence to: P.O. 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Price is $ 1 0 a year, $ 1 8 for two years, $ 1 a copy in the U.S.; $12 a year in Canada; $15 a year in all other countries. Copyright 1984 by Taylor Publishing. ISSN: 0011-0787 HAVE YOU MISSED THESE ARTICLES? Cranberry Magazine's Reader's Serx'ice makes available copies of the articles listed below which have appeared in past issues. Order the articles you want to update your library. Please send cash or check with each article requested. ORDER BY NUMBER. GENERAL 536 Volume 1, Number 1 -Cranberries Magazine (Reprint) 1.00 1065 Our Changing Value in Cranberry Culture 1.50 1066 Early History of Massachusetts State Cranberry Bog 1.25 1166 New Jersey Research Center at Oswego 1.50 1266 Whitesbog, New Jersey 1.50 867 Cranberry Growing in Washington 1.50 568 New Direction in Harvesting Techniques 1.50 668 New Variety in Nova Scotia 1.50 768a History of Cranberry Industry in Wisconsin 1.75 969 Operation and Maintenance of Darlington Picking Machine 1.75 969a Operation and Maintenance of Western Picking Machine 1.25 570 Cranberries Greeted our Forefathers 1.25 870 Pesticides and Progress 1.50 671 Christmas Trees-A Cash Crop 2.00 871 Another Point of View Concerning Pesticides 1.50 472a Federal Examiner says DDT Not Environmental Threat 1.25 572 Banning DDT is a Big Mistake 2.00 975 DDT Ban Justified According to New EPA Report 1.25 1175 Rebuttal to "DDT Ban Justified" 1.25 TECHNICAL 864 Casoron and Weed Control in Cranberries 1.25 265 Evaluation of Newer Fungicides in Massachusetts 1.25 265a Application of Granular Herbicides 1.25 365 Fertilizer Requirements of Cranberries 1.25 465 Encouraging the Bumble Bee in Washington 1.25 565 Research and Problems in Weed Control in Wisconsin 1.50 865 New Cranberry Varieties for Processing 1.25 1165 Observations on the Symptoms and Control of Cranberry Red-Gall Disease 1.25 166 Cranberry Pollination 1.25 266 Casoron Retention in Cranberry Soils 1.25 666 Progress Report of Trace Elements Studies on Cranberries 1.25 766 Objective Measures to Determine Cranberry Yields 1.25 866 Cranberry Speckling Can be Controlled 1.25 167 Telephone Frost Warning Device 1.75 167a Cranberry Ring Spot Disease Injuring Searles Variety 1.25 367 Cranberry Vine Injury 1.25 467 Control of Red-Gall in Cranberries 1.25 567 Miscellaneous Thoughts on Cranberry Insects 1.25 1167 Cranberry Pollination 1.25 1267 Frost Forecasting in Bandon, Oregon 1.50 168 Die Back of Cranberry in Wisconsin 1.25 268 Control of Fairy Ring Disease 1.25 368 Cranberry Varieties in Nova Scoiia 1.25 368a Wisconsin Cranberry Research Report 1.25 468 Nitrogen Fertilization and Cranberries 1.75 What does your marsh vehicle operation cost? By BESS RITTER MAY Editor's Note: Ms. May's business articles have appeared in a wide variety of farming publications in the U.S. and Canada, including Successful Farming, Toronto Star Weekly, Wisconsin Agriculturist, Canadian Poultryman. Well over 1 ,000 articles have appeared under her byline. This is her first piece for CRANBERRIES. Regardless of the size of your bog or marsh, vehicle operation is a vital necessity. But do you know exactly what it is costing you? Some obvious factors which are overloooked are to-the-penny costs of gas and oil, tires, the payload and the routes traveled. Yet these expenses-which must be known before they can be cut— are easy to determine by finding your own answers to questions Like these: How much gas and oil does each tractor, truck, etc., consume? To learn this, keep a record of the number of miles each vehicle travels within a given period, the number of gallons of fuel and quarts of oil required for this mileage, and their cost. Be sure to include everything on wheels— even your Little 46-inch wide loader. Because it is so versatile, and wUl work both indoors and out, it may be consuming more fuel than you realize. You must know this figure or you cannot cut it. How much do different types of fuel influence costs for different vehicles? Because a tractor's cold-hot-cold Ufe, for example, invites sludge and corrosion, you should ask yourself whether the fuel you are using for your tractors keeps cold running engines and idle ones out of possible trouble. What is the payload of each truck? Here again, if a record is consistently kept, especially when payloads are the same on trucks of different age and type, you have the best clues as to whether a difference in fuel costs is BESS RITTER MAY WE TAKE A SPECIAL nSMTEREST Professional disinterest. And you can't buy a more important commodity whien you seek assistance withi personal financial planning. 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What route is taken by each truck? Whether the road involved is level, hilly or mountainous obviously influences the consumption of fuel. Another factor is whether the route requires travel along city streets with their fuel-consuming stop and go traffic. You should also know how many stops each truck makes within city limits, in the course of each trip, and the dollar value of each stop, before you can make plans for consolidating stops, minimizing stops, and eliminating some competely. What is the cost of vehicle tires? To determine this, deduct the cost of the original equipment from the purchase price of each vehicle. Now add on all subsequent replacement and repair tire costs as they occur within a particular, predetermined record keeping period. This record can be especially useful with farm vehicles if you want to experiment with different types of tires, such as the new wide oval tire system which is designed for pickup trucks. Although the initial price of such tires is higher, they are reputed to deliver far more mileage. Wear and Repair. What is the cost of vehicle wear and repair? This figure should include all repairs to all vehicles, all replacement parts, all materials and all labor such as the chassis and body of each, no matter whether they are needed because of ordinary work wear and tear or because of an automotive accident. The "vehicle hours" that are lost because each vehicle is out of service for such reasons should also be Pump Repairs All Types Field Service & Shop 20 years experience AAA INDUSTRIAL PUMP SERVICE INC. 66 Lake St. Plympton MA 02367 Bruce Sunnerberg (617)585-2394 WW e a s t r e h a m Mass. SANDING WIPING Cranberry SERVICES ^ Applied \ HARVESTING WET Mowing Includes Hydraulic Arm Mower. R I c k 2 9 5 5 1 5 8 CLIPPING MOWING included. What is the cost of essential garage suppUes and services? This should include routine truck expenses, such as washing and painting each vehicle, and miscellaneous expenses, such as grease, soap and water trucking tools. What are your vehicles' fixed costs? These include state and city licenses, insurance and any property tax on your trucking equipment. You should also include garage, Ught and heat, and, when a delivery truck must remain on the road overnight, any garage rent and parking fees. Other farm vehicle fixed expenses should not be over- looked, such as routine maintenance. Depreciation. Depreciation should also be considered. For accounting purposes, you can decide that each farm truck has a five year life, then depreciate one-fifth of its cost each year. (You may want to use a longer or shorter life span for other equipment, such as your loader and your tractor.) Example: If you decide on a five year life for one of your trucks, and its original price was $18,000, the yearly depreciation is $3,600. Or you can determine its trade-in value more closely by depreciating 5/15ths of the purchase price the first year, 4/15ths the second year, and so on, and on this basis the depreci- ation yearly on an $18,000 truck would be: $6,000 the first year. $4,800 the second year. $3,600 the third year. 52,400 the fourth year. $1,200 the fifth year. However, if you beUeve that a farm truck should have a "book value" as long as it is operated, the truest way to depreciate it would be to take a certain percentage of the book price every year. Thus, if 30 percent is used, the depreciation the first year would be 30 percent of 518,000. The second year 10 the depreciation would be 30 percent of the first year's figure. But no matter how the depreciation is figured, don't depreciate all the vehicles on your farm on the same basis, because they wUl vary. A new model quality truck will have more years of service than a cheaper grade, lower priced vehicle which is already four years old. What about "man power" costs? They should include aU wages paid to all drivers and helpers exclusively for time that is actually spent for operation of farm automotive equipment. This means that if a man spends only half his work week in the driver's seat of a farm truck and the rest of his time performing other duties essential to the operation of your agribusiness, only half of his salary should be included in the estimate. However, be sure to include his full salary. Don't deduct social security, paid holidays and vacations, and welfare benefits. To make sure that records are properly maintained, set up a formal "cost sheet" table. This should list all expenses, with a different sheet used for each truck loader, tractor and other automotive equipment. Now, in the case of trucks, for example, when a driver returns from a trip, he records the mileage, fuel and any other expenses. When depreciation is estimated at income tax time, the figure is recorded on the cost sheet also. When salaries are paid, when biUs come in from the service station or auto body shop, notations should be made on the cost sheet, too, along with any other costs as they occur. File this information separately because it is now a rich store of vital information when you ask your- self this question: "How can I cut the operation costs of the vehicles I use on my farm?" MWt IIIIIIIIIIHlllllMIIIIIIIIIIIMIIhlllllllllllllllHIIIUIIIIIUIIUIMIIIIIIIUIlllllllllllllUUllllUlUUIUIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIimillllllllllllllllllllllllll^ Jwii A Solid Investment requires solid financing . . . and that's our spe cialty. Credit for equipment, land, buildings ... all your financial needs. For Credit . . . Plus a full range of other finance-related services, see your local Farm Credit representative. P.O. 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BURROWS Editor's Note: Ms. Burrows is the author of the books, Cannon- balls and Cranberries and The Yankee Scrimshanders, and has written for Good Housekeeping and Yankee. The great cranberry industry had its beginnings on Cape Cod. A patch of wild cranberries, snuggled behind protective sand dunes in North Dennis, gave the first hint of successful cultivation. About the year 1816, Henry Hall, a Revolutionary War veteran, cut some small timber on a knoll near land on which wild cranberries grew. The removal of the brush permitted sand to blow over the vines, nearly burying them. Hall fully expected that they would die. Instead of being suffocated or injured, the plants sprang up through the covering sand and seemed to thrive. Indeed, they produced more and more berries. In his History of Barnstable County, author Deyo calls this incident "an accidental discovery." It was the origin of successful cranberry cultivation. In East Dennis, Elkanah Sears, also a veteran of the Revolution, and his son, William, noted Hall's thriving vines and set out some plants in an area where they would receive the benefit of the drifting sand, and started growing fruit for their own use. In 1840, Isaiah Baker decided to "set a few rods of cranberries" in the neighboring town of West Harwich. The practice caught on. In 1845, Capt. Alvah Cahoon, then sailing a vessel out of North Dennis, noted Hall's sturdy, productive plants as he passed by 14 on his way to the harbor and determined to "set out eight rods to berries" at his home on Pleasant Lake in Harwich. Cahoon's neighbors scoffed and belittled his modest attempt to cultivate the wild cranberry, but when they saw the resultant product, they recognized the possibilities and hastened to turn their own waste land into cran- berry bogs. Mr. Cahoon lived to see the cranberry market expand and become worldwide in its distribution. About this time Zebina Small started a plot at Grassy Pond but it was not successful (due to location, possibly) and he lost his $400 investment-a sizable amount for those days. On the other hand, Nathaniel Robbins, of Harwich, started a bog in 1 852 and became a major grower. Jonathan Small sanded a bog at South Harwich, known as Deep Hole Bog, which flourished. Deacon Braley Jenkins of West Barnstable cultivated a bog at Sandy Neck. These men were the leaders and these dates mark the period from which the culture of cran- berries may be dated in Barn- stable County. For over 100 years, the cranberry industry in Dennis and Harwich was carried on by former sea captains whose names were Atwood, Doane, Hawes, Nickerson, Sears— names as COMMERCIAL • PROCESS JNSTANT PRINTING S PuciTan Incorporated PCC55 Rt. 16 • E. Hampton. CT 06424 203-267-4710 Replace old aluminum mains with government approved 4, 6 and 8 inch polyethylene pipe buried just below bog surface. No insert fittings. Rent our butt fusion welder for a continuous main line. Beat the high cost of custom installation by renting our small 4-wheel drive tractor with mole hole plow, for buried laterals. Irrigation supplies PVC PIPE 2" - 1 2" WITH FITTINGS Quick Couple Risers Felker Aluminum Flumes and Culverts BILL STEARNS FEDERAL FURNACE RD. PLYMOUTH, MASS. 02360 TEL: 746-6048 224-4554 [HE wild cranberry thrived on the sands of Cape Cod. census. The Abstract, compiled by the Massachusetts Department familiar in Hong Kong as they were on Cape Cod. As early as 1 854, cranberry growing had become important inough to warrant an official of Agriculture, showed the number of cranberry producing acres, value of crop, value of crop per acre and value of land per acre. This information is still compiled and released periodically. As the cranberry industry 15 became more profitable in other parts of Southeastern Massachu- setts, and in New Jersey, Wisconsin, Washington and Oregon, it declined on Cape Cod, which became subject to the pressures of tourism. It does remain, however, an important part of the Cape's agriculture and a pleasant reminder of Cape Cod's early history. weather watch MASSACHUSETTS There were a total of 10 warnings issued on seven days during the 1984 spring frost season. The first was on April 28, then a stretch of eight from May 1 through 1 7 and a final one on June 15. Generally, the nights were of the borderUne variety. Very little injury reported, except where sprinkler heads were blocked. June was a very warm month, averaging 2.3 degrees a day above normal. This was the warmest June since 1976 and tied for the sixth warmest in our records. Maximum temperature was 90 degrees on the 8th and minimum 46 degrees on the 16th. This was not the earliest date that we have recorded a 90 degree reading. Warmer than average days were the 4th, 5th and 7th through 14th. Cooler than average days were the 1st through 3rd, 25th and 26 th. Rainfall totaled 7.65 inches or about 4.4 inches above normal. This is our fifth wettest June, exceeded only by June 1938, 1972, 1977 and 1982. There was measurable rain on 14 days, with 3.32 inches from May 31 through June 2 as the greatest storm. A storm on June 25 did not measure as much at East Wareham but other spots in the cranberry area measured 4 or 5 inches, which put a Light now on some bogs, causing some blossom injury in low areas. We are about SVi inches above normal for the first half of 1984 and about \Vi inches behind 1983. Reports and observafions indicate that our bogs came through the winter with flying colors. No injury from winterkill and precious little oxygen deficiency injury. The spring frost season was active and, 16 although growers and foremen lost a lot of sleep, frost injury was less than in the past year or two. Spring insect populations were generally lighter than usual, according to our reports. There were some heavy infestations of brown span- worms and weevils but only in localized areas. Cutworms were more abundant but the usual insecti- cide sprays controlled them nicely. Gypsy moth was general but popu- lations were small. Abundant rainfall and warm temperatures have pushed the season ahead and we are probably a week ahead of normal. Probably the heaviest bloom in recent memory and the flowers are setting fruit rapidly. 1 hesitate to predict record crops but this appears to be well on the way. l.E.D. NOVA SCOTIA We have had warm, sunny weather for cranberry pollination. Recently I visited a new grower in New Brunswick who was planting 5 acres of Howes at Oromocto West. 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Mail your check or morjey order to: CRANBERRIES P.O. Box 249 Cobalt CT 06414 $10 one year: $18 two years NAME ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP Box at last year's field day held in Long Beach, Wash. QUESTION: In early May. I found black vine weevil larvae in my bog. The label says don't apply Furadan until mid-June. Why can't I apply it as ;;oon as I find larvae and avoid further damage to my bog? ANSWER: The larvae seen in Mav have completed their growth and will be much harder to kill than when they were smaller during the previous July and August. Even if they were all killed, there would probably be adult weevils surviving from the previous summer or migrating into the bog. They will lay eggs and, thus, the June and July treatments will still be needed. ^ CORP. ^ (CRANBERRIES BOUGHT & SOLD ^ HIGHEST CASH PRICE J Cranberry Land Appraisal Service Screened Bog Sand Available Vines for 1985 Early Black $3,000.00 ton Howes $3,250.00 ton Crowleys call Lawrence W. 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For information write Cranberry World, Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., Plymouth, Mass. 02360 or call (617) 747- 1000 or (617) 747-2350. ^^ October 1984 \"l. ■4*i \.> 10 Record crop ... 3 Annual fete • • • 11 ^10 ■ YA ^eagqmiy I |tt>HUHnilWIUIIIII(IHIIHIIIHIUMHNHillllllHIM)MinmHinUIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIinilllllllllllMIIIMIIIIIilllinilinillHniHI^ i I i s DeCran Ag Supplies Inc Ser^ng Massachusetts cranberry groM^ers Thanhs To all of you who have given us the opportunity to serve you. We are most appreciative and look forward to providing you with continued quality service. Best Irishes for a successful harvest ATTENTION: 1. Look for November announcement on reduced prices for certain pesticides. 2. Plan now for fall fertilizer - Advance notice requested for large orders. 3. Yes, we will provide helicopter fertilizer application service post harvest. 4. Call office or warehouse. John C. Decas office: 295-0147 = 1 I DECRAN AG SUPPLIES INC. warehouse: 295-273 1 I 219 MAIN ST. evening: 763-8956 I Wareham MA 02571 (William Chamberlain) f MiwniniiHiHiiiMiimHMHiiniiHiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiniiiiMiiiiiiiiMiiMiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiniiiiMiiiiiii^ 2 Another record crop By CAROLYN GILMORE The Cranberry Marketing ommittee crop estimate for 984 is 3,2 15,000 barrels lationwide, about 6 percent bove last year's production nd another record in ranberrying's seemingly ever pward trend. The only one of the five ranberry states expected to Hve fewer berries this year Washington. The predicted breakdown y state is: Massachusetts, ,431,250 barrels; New Jersey, 183,750; Oregon, 85,000; COVER PHOTO "•0, that's not an ultra-light r a new space age vehicle, ut one of a number of ater pickers on display at le annual meeting of the ape Cod Cranberry ■rowers Association. For le story and more photos, im to page 1 1 . 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According to the USDA, the lower Washington crop can be blamed on a cool, wet spring which delayed bloom about two weeks this season and limited bee activity. Some b- ,s were damaged by the hara December freeze. Insects and disease were a problem, with black vine weevils and girdlers being common and fungus infestations reported. Pump Repairs All Types Field Service & Shop 20 years experience AAA INDUSTRIAL PUMP SERVICE INC. 66 Lake St. Plympton MA 02367 Bruce Sunnerberg (617)585-2394 Vines for Sale Pure Prunings of CROWLEYS, BLACKS, HOWES, STEVENS Available Spring of 1985 PRICED TO SELL MORSE BROTHERS, INC. (617)699-2588 weather watch MASSACHUSETTS July was just slightly on the warm side, averaging 0.2 degrees a day above normal. Maximum temperature was 88 degrees on the 13 th and minimum was 52 degrees on the 9th. Warmer than average days were the 13th and 15th. Cooler than average days were the 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 16th, 18th, 27th and 28th. Generally daytime temperatures were low but night temperatures were high. Rainfall totalled 4.86 inches or about 2 inches above normal. This was our wettest July since 1973 and sixth wettest in our records. There was measurable rain on nine days, with 1.64 inches on the 8th as our greatest storm. We are about 9-3/8 WANTED TO BUY Cranberry Separator, Boxes & Picking Machines BOB CfflARELLO P.O. Box 212 So. Orleans MA 02662 (617)255-5083 inches above normal and 1% inches ahead of 1983 for the seven month period. l.E.D. NOVA SCOTIA Recently I returned to Kentville after attending meetings of the Canadian and American Society for Horticultural Sciences in Vancouver. The weather in southern British Columbia was warm and sunny during July, much the same as ours. In fact, they said that Victoria had had the sunniest July on record. Since returning home, we have had some much needed rain and the outlook for the next few days is for more wet weather. At the present time, we are looking at an early harvest. l.V.H. ^ CORP. ^ (CRANBERRIES BOUGHT & SOLD ^ HIGHEST CASH PRICE J Cranberry Land Appraisal Service Screened Bog Sand Available' Vines for 1985 Early Black $3,000.00 ton Howes S3,250.00 ton Crowleys call Lawrence W. Pink Office 934-6076 Cordwood Road Duxbury, Mass. 02332 The CHARLES W. HARRIS Company 451 Old Somerset Avenue North Dighton, Mass. Phone 824 5607 AMES /rrigaiion Systems RAIN BIRD Sprinklers HALE Pumps HiKhfil (^u;ihl\ Pn>dui-rs *tih SHiisfacKon <.uaranlefd "ft f EIER EARTHMOVING INC. "We're Best on Earth" One yd. CAT backhoe Bog Construction Land Clearing Canal Work Flume Setting Pond Construction Ditching Contact; Peter K Meier 63 South Street Halifax, MA 02338 (617) 293-3218 Grower references available Equipped with swamp mats i Quarantine 37 CRANBERRY GROWERS REALTY Listings of buyers and sellers welcomed on cranberry acreage and upland. Appraisals DOUGLAS R. BEATON E. Sandwich, Mass. 02537 (617) 888-1288 Imagine our importing thousands of new crop devouring, exotic pests md setting them loose on American agriculture. Can't imagine it, huh? Veil, that's precisely what could happen if the USDA okays proposals from five or six foreign governments to allow entry of over 9,000 additional species of plants in the potting media in which they were (rown. In the last four years, only six new species have been granted this mvilege. Yet, USDA is seriously considering opening up the floodgates "in Quarantine 37 and throwing pest exclusion doors wide open. The list of """^^^^^"^^^^^ lests that could hitch a ride on these new plant imports includes a wide ariety whose appetite is satisfied by grain, vegetable and deciduous fruit dJ a NRpR piTF"C rops. Government scientists have been sent searching for documented cases )f pest risk, with a common attitude being, "If it hasn't been documented s risky, then it must be safe." It is estimated that in Columbia there exist )ver 1 ,000 species of leafminer who feed on everything from apple trees to elery to chrysanthemums. Only about 300 species have been identified. By JSDA's reckoning, the other 700 must be safe! Not too logical from where re 're sitting. from This Week in Farm Bureau D H H H H H H H H H H H H H N H N N H H N N N H H H H N M Big Wheel Truck Sales 42 Quanapoag E* Freeto^vn, Mass. All types of medium and heavy duty trucks on hand from cab & chassis to dump trucks to road tractors. Largest used truck dealer in New England. All types of diesel repair. Largest tow trucks on the East Coast. (617)76.V5927 or (617)763-8745 I N H N H H H H H H H H H H Call Bol) or «Joe (6i/)/63»/43 % THE NA TIONA L CRA NBERR Y MAG 4 ZINE Send correspondence to: P.O. BOX 249 Cobalt CT 06414 (203) 342-4730 Bob Taylor, Publisher/Editor Carolyn Gilmore. Associate Editor Carolyn La ban. Circulation Manager ' ADVISORS, CORRESPONDENTS MASSACHUSETTS— Irving E. Demoranville, Director, Cranberry Experiment Station. NEW JERSEY— Philip E. Marucci, Cranberry and Blueberry Specialist, Cranberry and Blueberry Laboratory, Chatsworth; Elizabeth G. Carpenter, Chatsworth. NOVA SCOTIA— I. V. Hall, Botanist, Research Station, Kentville. OREGON— Arthur Poole, Coos County Extension Agent, Coquille. WASHINGTON— Azmi Y. Shawa, Horticulturist and Extension Agent in Horticulture, Coastal Washington Research and Extension Unit, Long Beach. WISCONSIN— Tod D. Planer, Farm Management Agent, Wood County; Dan Brockman, Vesper: Joan E. Humphrey, Friendship. CRANBERRIES is published monthly by the Taylor Publishing Co., Weliwyn Drive, Portland CT 06480. Second class postage is paid at the Portland, Conn., Post Office. Price is $10 a year, $ 18 for two years, $1 a copy in the U.S.; $ 1 2 a year in Canada; $ 1 5 a year in all other countries. Copyright 1984 by Taylor Publishing. ISSN: 0011-0787 Wisconsin field day filled ^with displays i I WISCONSIN growers had the opportunity to see many equipment displays at the annual field day. (CRANBERRIES photo by Dan Brockman) By DAN BROCKMAN A very hot Aug. 7 saw the cranberry growers from across Wisconsin converge on the northern part of the state for the annual Summer Field Day and Growers Association meeting. The Fifield Cranberry Co., located about seven mUes southeast of Fifield, did a fine job of hosting this year's event, with plenty of room for parking, equipment displays and for the growers to visit with each other. The morning was spent look- ing over the many displays, taking tours of the marsh and talking with the other growers present. The displays included everything from pesticides and herbicides to chain saws to heavy equipment. I think there was about one piece of equipment for every grower present. Many of the displays were accompanied by raffles for various prizes: a sure way to get someone to look at your display. The Fifield Marsh is a very scenic location, situated in the heart of some beautiful northern forest. The marsh is surrounded by bogs, spruce/balsam swamps and hardwood ridges. Marsh tours, conducted from the back of a truck, were a very popular activity. With the day being so hot, the Moooooeoooooooooooi High volume trailer pumps 12 to 16 inch discharge 20 foot tongue PTO shaft with marine bearing Phil Helmer 1060 3rd St. N. Wisconsin Rapids Wl 54494 (715)421-0917 Marsh Number (715)593-2285 soda and beer dispensers were very popular spots, as was any patch of shade available. The Cranberry Queen and her Court were present throughout the day to talk with growers and sell promotional items. Every [grower in the state benefits from the fine work these young ladies do. A fine lunch was followed by ithe Growers Association meeting, although 1 behave most people preferred to be outside in what breeze there was rather than sit through the meeting. 1 always enjoy the Summer Field Day as it gives everyone a chance to get together, visit and exchange ideas. Every grower across the state has a little different way of doing some things. By comparing ideas and methods, it's possible to learn, as well as teach, better ways of doing things. The benefit of these field days is best derived through participating and the strength of part, with cooperation and the cranberry industry rests, in cohesion among the growers. C\ Niemi Electric Co. ROBERT NIEMI ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS HEAT, LIGHT and POWER WIRING •RESIDENTIAL ^ ' • COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL TEL. 295-1880 Robert Niemi Pinehurst Dr. Wareham, Mass. A MOST COMPLETE INVENTORY OF IRRIGATION ACCESSORIES LARCH -/ ' ENGINEERING & IRRIGATION, INC. ,F.d. Box 66. 1! Laahiiiont Lane. 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The flow gate specialists for generation after generation. t In Massachusetts call Bill Stearns (617) 746-6048 22 N. CHESTNUT AVE., MARSHFIELD, WISCONSIN 54449 TELEPHONE (7 15) 3 8 4-3121 TWX 510-370-1846 CORPORATION ^^«:^^ plHHUUIIIIIHUnillllMIINIHHWHMHMIIIMMnWIE I regional | news notes J aiHHiiMiMiMMHiHiinmtmtMiMnmmmnmiiMiiii Massachusetts By IRVINC, DKMOK ANVILLh Dr. Robert Devlin of the Cranberry I xperiment Station attended the CAST directors meeting at the University of Georgia from July 23-25. He also was chairman of the local arrangements committee for the annual meeting of the Plant Growth Regulator Society of America held in Boston July 29-31. Bob also presented d paper at the meeting. Oregon The weekly Bandon (Ore.) Western World won four awards at the recent Oregon Newspaper Pubhshers Association convention, including a third place award for general excellence. 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A candidate with an VIS in plant pathology could be ielected to fill the position this t/ear, according to Dean Bruce vlacDougall of the Department )f Food and Natural Resources. The announcement comes )n the heels of growing concern )ver a recently identified ungus, fast growing Guignardia. Vhile this particular strain does lot normally cause rot, said Ocean Spray's Jere Downing, it nevertheless is a source of concern, particularly with respect to new plantings. Cranberry researchers in the state have been calling attention to the need for a pathologist to help growers get a handle on disease problems such as this. Also at the meeting, awards were presented to Dr. Chester Cross and Stan Norton. Cross, retired head of the Experiment Station, was acknowledged for his 40 years of service. Norton, retired engineer, was cited for his work in agricultural mechanization at the station. Gordon Conklin, editor of the American Agriculturist and the guest speaker, kept cranberry growers in stitches by poking fun at "Megatrends." He jabbed at everything from protectionism to the American trend toward lighter diets. The speaker cited the Conklin Birdseed Index, by which he measures the wealth of a society. At an annual purchase of $517 million worth of THE STORY CONTINUES ON PAGE 14 AND THERE ARE MORE PHOTOS BY KIRBY GILMORE ON PAGES 12andl3. c|e:|e:|e:|e3K*9|c3|c*3K3|e***9|e9|e9(c3K3(e3|e**:|c9|c*:|e9|c3|e**:|e9ie3|e:(c:|e:)e:|c*:|c:|e4e:|c:|e:(e:(e9|c:(c INC. C.R. LEONARD & SONS 890 MIDDLE ROAD 7^Q 071 O ACUSHNET, MASS. 02743 TEL. /OJ'Z/ I A Detrashers Flumes Conveyors ( steel or aluminum ) | Shearing * Shop Welding Bending * •X- * STEEL DISTRIBUTORS • PLATES • ANGLES • FLAT • CHANNEL IRON • I BEAM • REINFORCEMENT ROD • WIRE MESH * •X- •X- 11 ,^#* 12 13 birdseed, Americans must be pretty well off, he quipped. The Agriculturist editor praised the cranberry industry and advnratpH "unnnnrt for those who work on the marketing." "The market is not a homogeneous mass," Conklin said. "It's a lot of strata. You have to tailor the market to this." The morning of the aU-day meeting was devoted to examining equipment and displays and touring the state bog. Some 650 attended the chicken barbecue. A first prize plaque was awarded to Williams Stearns for his "outstanding achievement in developing commercial machinery for the cranberry industry." Stearns' polyethylene welding machine makes possible a continuous welded pipe from the pump house all the way out through the bog. Douglas Beaton's water picker earned him the non- commercial first prize of SI 00. Also notable was Jim Ashley's compact, hydraulically driven water picker and Decas Cranberry r ■•"" ■" •" •" Company's hehcopter sanding. in another contest, Kelly Lameroni received $ 1 00 for first place in the 100th anniversary cup/plate design for the CCCGA. The CCCGA will mark its 100th birthday next year. WISCONSIN CRANBERRY HEADQUARTERS FOR SEVINXLR DEVRINOL 10G * EVITAL * GUTHION DIAZINON 14G • PARATHION • ETHREL r Cole Chemical Supply DIVISION OF -ffopkin§ agricultural chemical co. P.O. BOX 7211, MADISON, WISCONSIN 53707 608-221-1581 WW e a s t r e h a m Mass. ^.X).GRA% / SERVICES R I c k 2 9 5 5 1 5 8 SANDING WIPING ■^ y^ ^' Applied HARVESTING WET Mowing Includes Hydraulic Arm Mower. CLIPPING MOWING 14 Do You Need 6,000,000 Gallons Per Hour? Perhaps a little less? CRISAFULLl is the name to remember when it comes to efficient, portable, high capacity pumping. 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Beaton (617) 888-1288 15 16 CRANBERRY COOK Fancy mold and festival salad By SUE BARANCIK lOver the river and through the woods. To Grandmother's house we go. To eat turkey, pie, yams of gold and tasty cranberries in a mold! Every family has a favorite cranberry salad to grace its Thanksgiving table. Some like it cool and creamy. Others prefer their cranberries tart, crunchy and distinct in their taste. Now our family is torn between both varieities of lanberry mold, so we just Iternate them each year. Going back several generations n my family is a smooth and ■ich cranberry mold made with :anned, jelled cranberry sauce md sour cream. It's quite latisfying and provides an xcellent, shimmering iccompaniment to the roast urkey, bread stuffing and irown, sugar glazed sweet lotatoes. Whenever I make this ish. I picture the female lembers of my family -my lother, Maxine, my Aunt hyllis. Grandmother Elsie and ven Great Grandmother Annie making the same recipe. We . 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Add cold water. Chill until thickened. 2. Cut orange into wedges and remove seeds. Put orange and cranberries through food grinder. Mix in apple and sugar. Fold into gelatin. 3. Pour into 3 cup mold or individual molds. Chill until firm. 6 servings. GROWERS DISCUSS BEAVERS WITH GAME DEPARTMENT State Game Department officials told about 20 Washington growers recently that permits are required from the department before beaver dams can be pulled down. The growers have complained that the beaver dams are preventing adequate drainage and surface water runoff uii iheir properties, according the the Chinook Observer. The growers also were told they can shoot game animals damaging crops but must immediately call the game agent after the shooting. "At least now we know where we stand and so does the game 18 department," said Emil Caruthers of Long Beach, a local grower. "They also were clearly informed that we are not happy with the past service we've received from the department." 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Boyd had agreed last year to assist Phil Marucci, research professor of entomology and cranberry and blueberry specialist at the center, in attempting to resolve the mystery of what they decided to call the blueberry bud gaU. During the months Boyd's efforts brought him to the center, staff members became •¥■♦■¥•♦•¥■♦■¥•♦♦♦♦♦■¥■*■♦ COVER PHOTO HOWARD Boyd, editor of Entomological News , puts many of the subjects about which he writes under the microscope for study. This time it's a grasshopper with distinctive markings. Boyd's story begins on this page. (CRANBERRIES photo by Elizabeth G. Carpenter) ,« increasingly impressed with his precision, dedication and devotion to scientific accuracy. ONE AFTERNOON Boyd took time to explain to me that the first step in this research effort was to resolve with Marucci "the identification, life cycle and biology of what we're calling a blueberry bud gall, which is caused by a small fly that belongs to the family Cecidomyiidae." This initial project necessitated the collection of 4,000 to 5,000 galls in 1983, as well as an effort to simulate natural conditions so that, hopefully, larvae might pupate and emerge as adults the following year. Boyd went on to say: "We (Boyd and Marucci) are concerned ^ket LEW CRAMPTON TO CONGRESS (Mass. 10th District) "I care about the needs of the cranberry farmer and will properly represent those needs in Congress." — Lew Crampton Paid for by the Mass. Cranberry Growers for Crampton Committee it may have the potential to become a pest of cultivated blue- berries and indeed we know of isolated cases where there are infestations of these in cultivated blueberry fields." Conceivably, the fly causing this troublesome gall is a new species that will have to be described by the two scientists. The matter was of concern to cranberry growers in the region. About half of them also grow blueberries. Although Boyd is no longer regularly based at the research center, he is continuing to assist Phil Marucci, the center's director, with their blueberry bud gall project. I will miss Boyd's noon hour visits, often prefaced by the question, "What's new?" Many times I felt like a real beneficiary in the ensuing information exchange, for our conversations would range from the migratory bird life of Churchill, situated on Hudson Bay's coastline in Manitoba, to global population concerns, with Boyd's insights lending new perspectives to each topic. BOYD, born in Hyde Park, now a Boston suburb, attended the University of New Hampshire and graduated from Boston University with a BS degree in biology. Although much of his course work was devoted to botany, he did have some courses in entomology and ornithology, background that would prove invaluable in the future. Marriage, the birth of a son, Stanley, and a daughter, Gwendolyn, and a career with the Boy Scouts of America followed college. Over the years, Doris, Boyd's artistic wife and his collaborator in several nature oriented lecture series, including the National Audubon Society's Wildlife Screen Tours, accompanied him on job related moves to Philadelphia and Queens and Glens Falls, N.Y., as well as New Jersey. What, for Boyd, began as a boyhood love of scouting developed into executive responsibilities with BSA. This included a 10 year stint, 1952-62, as scout executive for Camden County, N.J., followed by seven years as national director of registration service, based in New Brunswick, N.J. In 1969, at age 55, Boyd elected early retirement, moved with his wife to Tabernacle, N.J., built his own home and became actively engaged with organiza- tions concerned with the environ- ment, including both the New Jersey and national Audubon societies and the Conservation and Environmental Studies Center at Whitesbog, a center devoted to the study of the New Jersey Pinelands. Typical of his customary vigor and inquisitiveness, Boyd also returned to college, where entomological research introduced him to Phil Marucci's work and prompted a meeting between the two scientists. Boyd, well respected in entomological circles and recipient of an MS degree in entomology from the University of Delaware, has, for a decade, served as editor of the professional journal. Entomological News, a pubUcation of the American Entomological Society. From 1977-81, Boyd served as president of this society, which was founded in 1859 and is the oldest continuously operating entomological society in the new world. The society has its offices in the Academy of Natural Sciences building in Philadelphia and Boyd is an honorary associate of the department of entomology of this academy. His independent pubUcations have dealt with Tiger Beetles {Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) and he also has authored the current Annotated Checklist of Cicindelidae of North America. PLEASURE and research are often intertwined for the Boyds. Once or twice annually, they travel to places where they can study interesting phenomena. In December 1982 they sailed around and explored the Galapagos Islands, while the following summer found them leading an ornithological expedition to Churchill. Again, love of bird life prompted their attendance at an ornithological seminar in Colima, Mexico, this spring. Happily, Howard and Doris Boyd share their interests and talents with friends and colleaguesi It is this cooperative sharing of expertise that may, using Boyd's words, help us "get a handle on it (the blueberry bud gall) before it becomes a major problem." ■HERE'S A FUNGUS AMOUNG US LIt's the age-old story of agriculture: tackle one pest and another ocks on your door. In Massachusetts, several growers looking to a first crop on new ogs were dismayed to discover a type of side rot appearing on their erries. Dr. Alan Stretch, USDA pathologist in Chatsworth, N.J., analyzed half dozen samples from infected Massachusetts bogs and found rimary infections of fast growing Guigmrdia. Normal fruit rot is slow growing Guigmrdia and the fast growing tain has not been a problem until now, said Jere Downing, Ocean oray horticultural coordinator. Another Massachusetts problem is twig die back disease. This may : a chronic idsease in which individual uprights die as if they've been rdled. Phomopsis, a vine disease in both Massachusetts and New Jersey, ts much like the Dutch elm disease, causing internal infection of nductive tissue. It clogs the tissue and kills above the blockage. Jstemic fungicides are in order here. Western growers have concern over twig blight, Laphodermium. 'lis fungus forms fruiting bodies on leaves but damage is done to 1 3 new growth. Damage is not apparent until the spring following i ection when the bog doesn't green up. Timing is critical for control. Bravo was registered on an emergency tsis for mid-June and followup applications. In Wisconsin, a canker-like disease caUed Black Knot resembles i'Dke cherry black knot. The causal agent may be a nematode that ms a gall in the vine which kills plant material above the canker. It ; only just been reported, but the disease causes a poor crop and wakens the bog where it hits. I Cranberry researchers met in New Jersey in mid-September to i:uss these and other disease problems. It is good news that a plant »hologist will soon join the cranberry extension team in Massachusetts. One simple disease prevention program the industry could implement 5 3 ban importation of vines from outside each growing area. At the e/ least, we could avoid contaminating each other. — by Carolyn Gilmore The CHARLES W. HARRIS Company 451 Old Somerset Avenue North Dighton, Mass. Phone 824 5607 AMES Irrigation Systems RAIN BIRD Sprinklers HALE Pumps Highest Quality Products with Satisfaction Guaranteed CRANBERRIES 0 THE NA TIONA L CRA NBERR Y MAG A ZINE Send correspondence to: P.O. BOX 249 Cobalt CT 06414 (203) 342-4730 Bob Taylor, Publisher/Editor Carolyn Gilmore, Associate Editor Carolyn Laban, Circulation Manager ADVISORS, CORRESPONDENTS MASSACHUSETTS— Irving E Demoranville, Director, Cranberry Experiment Station. NEW JERSEY-Philip E. Marucci. Cranberry and Blueberry Specialist Cranberry and Blueberry Laboratory Chatsworth; Elizabeth G. Carpenter ' Chatsworth. ' NOVA SCOTIA-I.V. Hall, Botanist, Research Station, Kentville. OREGON— Arthur Poole, Coos County Extension Agent, Coquille WASHINGTON-Azmi Y. Shawa Horticulturist and Extension Agent in Horticulture, Coastal Washington Research and Extension Unit, Long Beach. WISCONSIN— Tod D. Planer, Farm Management Agent, Wood County; Dan Brockman, Vesper; Joan E. Humphrey, Friendship. CRANBERRIES is published monthly by the Taylor Publishing Co., Wellwyn Drive, Portland CT 06480. Second class postage is paid at the Portland, Conn., Post Office. Price is $ 1 0 a year, $18 for two years, $1 a copy in the U.S.; $12 a year in Canada; $15 a year in all other countries. Copyright 1984 by Taylor Publishing. ISSN: 0011-0787 Ho'w a trade associatioii can help you, the groover By RICK KREPELA At last count, according to Department of Commerce figures, there were about 15,000 trade associations in this country. This figure swells to 40,000 if local chapters, affiliated groups and professional organizations are added. Membership in one of these groups can be extremely reward- ing if you take the trouble to avail yourself of just a fraction of the services offered. Perhaps you are one of the estimated 4 million businessmen who already have joined a trade group. If you joined out of the desire of "belonging," ask your- self if you are reaUy getting your money's worth. 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Passing a business tip on to your trade association does not give your competition an unfair edge . . . instead it helps your entire industry. The least effectii associations are those where the membership sits back and passively listens to a stream of platitudes issuing from head- quarters. By contrast, the most active and effective associations are usually those where the membership participates vigorously in a give and take of industry information. 2-Government Relations: Fe" individuals can keep up with the changing laws and regulations emanating from local, state and federal governments. A trade association sifts through the ma of government dictates, passing on those pertinent to your type of business. Large trade groups have professional legal staffs to report and interpret new legis- lation. Often they press for, suggest, or support proposed regulations and legislation. On the local level, a single member may be appointed to go to the town hall and check on the status of a new tax ordinance. In either case, the function is the same and the member who receives and uses this information is miles ahead of a competitor who does not belong to the association. L 3-Public Relations: Your association builds good will for your business. It works whether you belong to a merchant's association where the cooperative efforts attracts customers to all the stores in your area, or whether you belong to an industry group and the object is to get customers to use a particular product or service. In a very real sense, your association's pubUc relations effort represents your business. By laying the basic, institutional type groundwork for your industry, this function of an association makes your own advertising that much more effective. It is much better to spend the bulk of your idvertising budget to tell people ibout your better service, than to ase your advertising dollars to tell people about the product you sell. Associations vary greatly in their programs and effectiveness on this point. If your group has an active public relations schedule, it is in your own best interest to support it. If it has none, then it might be a good idea to try to get one started. 4-Business Statistics: An association gleans through aU sorts of dull statistical data to extract those figures of interest to you. It will help you to know what percentage of the population is of a certain age bracket; what teenage markets exist and teen buying power; what is the current vogue in a specific area of the country, etc. A trade association can ferret out and classify statistics of this type with greater ease than an Because down time shows up on your profit line, we believe that your ... ENGINE EXCHANGE should be done in PIT STOP TIME Authorized dealer for: AE Engine Parts IviM- 'mper'a' Clevite Korody-Colyer ^fVr Free Estimates HARRISON ENGINE & MACHINE 114IIS Broadway Green Bay. Wis 54:!n4 (414)437 0571 1800 242 8709 Also in Menominee Falls, Wis WW e a s t r e h a m Mass. ^V).GRASo / SANDING WIPING rc. SERVICES ^ Applied "L HARVESTING WET Mowing Includes Hydraulic Arm Mower. R I c k 2 9 5 5 1 5 8 CLIPPING MOWING individual. 5-Labor Relations: Many associations act as a clearing house for general information regarding industrywide labor practices. Salary levels, job classifications, hours worked and vacations granted are types of general knowledge you need to know about to stay competitive. Are pension plans common in your industry? Is there pressure for them? What are the new fringe benefits being sought by labor? You need to know where your industry stands on such vital points in order to determine your own course of action. 6-Business Ethics: Virtually every trade association sets some standards for what is considered "fair" and "unfair" in the particular industry. These ethical dictates may range from a formal code of good practice or ethics, to a statement in the bylaws of a local merchant's group. The self-policing wards off government interference and breeds confidence for consumers. Other typical codes spell out bidding practices, caution against defaming competitors, set up advertising guidelines and set up safeguards against collusion in fixing prices. The ethical standards set by you through your membership in an organization provides a rule of thumb for all business firms in your field. 7-Market Research: You should naturally want to know about new or unique uses for your products. The principle holds true no matter what business you are in. News about potential or unexplored markets is always an opportunity to expand. 8-Uniform Accounting: Most associations prescribe preferred methods of accounting, inventory record keeping and cost analyses. Not only do these standards help simpUfy bookkeeping and aid in keeping your methods in line with those acceptable to tax officials. They also aid in determining your 8 position in relation to the rest of the industry. If, for example, you learn others in your industry have a labor/ materials cost ratio of 3 to 1 , you can compare this to your own figures as furnished by your accountant. Where members within an industry are to have meaningful information which can provide a comparison gauge, all the members must speak the same language. Trade associations help set the standards for these accounting techniques so that the information has full value. 9-Meetings and Conventions: Aside from the purely social aspects of getting to know others in your line of work, the meetings and conventions your association schedules give a forum to those who have something important /Treedom V^ FINANCIAL SERVICES,iNC. P.O. BOX 2169 • VILLAGE LANDING • PLYMOUTH. MA 02360 -A X X X r I I 5 5 746-8 3»2 Comprehensive computer-assisted financial planning for families and businesses. Investment advice and assistance. JAMES A. FRATELLO MARY M. McAULIFFE, JD MYRON L. SILTON ...The fioancial professionals. '■»»!g!ga!3E3i»»!g»«aE»»!l!«aMaE»»3i!»3e«««»»ang! H H H H H H N H H H H H H H N Big Wheel Truck Sales 42 Quanapoag £• Freeto^^n, Mass. AU types of medium and heavy duty trucks on hand from cab & chassis to dump trucks to road tractors. Largest used truck dealer in New England. All types of diesel repair. Largest tow trucks on the East Coast. (617)763-5927 or (617)763-8745 i Call Bob or Joe to say to membership. It might be a government official speaking about new legislation or a researcher discussing a new product. Whatever the subject, it is pertinent to your particular group of businessmen to have a question and answer period to permit active participation by membership for clarification. Many conventions are combined with trade shows where manufacturers or suppliers display new products or machinery. This gives you a chance to meet with factory representatives and ask direct questions or to meet with potential customers. No other form of get-together actively gives the individual member a "feel" for his industry as does attendance at meetings or conventions. If your association did nothing else but bring you and your fellow businessmen together for a freewheeling discussion of common interests, your membership would probably be worth every penny. 10-Publications; Many trade associations publish an official journal. Others are affihated with monthly magazines which cater to a particular industry group. StUl others present their views through entirely independent trade journals. Whatever the practice in your industry, the trade journals, magazines and bulletins covering your field of interest are a vital avenue of communication between you and the rest of the industry. Through this medium, a dealer in Fruita, Colo., a distributor in Griffin, Ga., or a shop owner in Utica, N.Y., can keep their fingers on the pulses of similar businesses all over the country. Depending on their special interests, trade associations lometimes engage in the development of foreign markets, in cooperative buying or selling, md a few even engage in basic scientific research. The 10 unctions Listed here are common to almost every trade group. If you are paying membership dues, you are likely receiving most of these basic services. Whether or not you use them is another matter. If you don't attend meetings, fail to read the pubhcations covering your field, never "swap" business tips with others and consider your member- ship check as simply a "deductible item," then the chances are that you are NOT getting your money's worth. Worse yet, you are operating in a vacuum with no way to tell whether the conditions you face are local or national, whether a recent sales spurt was due to an industrywide increase or the result of some special sales or advertising technique you tried. Actually, the small business person needs his/her association membership more than does the giant corporation. Many large concerns maintain research and pubUc relations staffs which, in part, duphcate some of the work done by a trade association. Yet even the largest companies belong to trade groups! Often they support a variety of groups which reflect the diversity of products or services they offer. And rather than stifling competition, the association encourages it by assuring the business health of each member. Herbert Hoover, when he was Secretary of Commerce, called the trade associations the "safeguard of small business . . . a prevention against the extinction of competition." The key to getting the most from membership in any trade association is active participation. It requires much more than keeping dues payments up to date. A full return on your invest- ment requires attendance at meetings or conventions, reading rather than scanning through official and related publications, carefully voting on issues, and being an active participating member to make sure the association reflects your views. Anything less reduces your membership check to little more than a tax deductible donation. :|c:|es|c:|e3|c3|c*:|c3|c:|e9|c:|e:|c9|c*:|c:|e:(es|c9|e3ic*:|c9|c:|c:|e Vines for Sale Pure Prunings of CROWLEYS, BLACKS, HOWES. STEVENS Available Spring of 1985 PRICED TO SELL MORSE BROTHERS, INC. (617)699-2588 Who is greatest woman athlete? THE FIVE NOMINEES for the title, "Greatest American Female Athlete of the Last 25 Years," are all very recognizable and are seen above with Jack Llewellyn, Ocean Spray's senior vice president, marketing. They are, 1. to r.: Wilma Rudolph, Martina Navratilova, Chris Evert Lloyd, Billie Jean King, Mary Decker. With the effort to select the April 1985 following a six Spray is issuing 20 million month poU of millions of ballots through four color American consumers. Ocean advertisements in health, sports "Greatest American Woman Athlete of the Last 25 Years," Ocean Spray Cranberries has launched its second national promotion with the Women's Sports Foundation within the last two years. THE FIVE ATHLETES nominated for the award by some 92 sports reporters and broadcasters this summer include Mary Decker, Billie Jean King, Chris Evert Lloyd, Martina Navratilova and Wilma Rudolph. The national winner of the award will be announced in 10 Because down time shows up on your profit line, we believe that your ... CYLINDER HEAD EXCHANGE should be done in PIT STOP TIME Authorized dealer for: AE Engine Parts Imperial Clevite Korody-Colyer Free Estimates HARRISON ENGINE & MACHINE 11405 Broadway Green Bay, Wis 54,304 (414)4370571 1800-242 8709 Also in Menominee Falls, Wis orts and women's magazines. Some of the magazines on the schedule include Self, Family Circle and American Health. An eight page insert with i biographical sketch and I photos of the nominees appears |in the October issue of Women's Sports and Fitness magazines. It includes ballots for the magazines's 100,000 plus Headers. Some 40 million ballots also are being offered in free standing inserts in more than 300 Sunday newspapers. A 15 cents off coupon is being included in the newspaper insert, good on any size bottle of Ocean Spray Cranapple or Cran-grape. And through March 1985, mother 40 million ballots will ilso appear on specially marked oottles of Ocean Spray drinks vvith a Women's Sports Founda- ;ion Greatest Athlete award symbol on the label. In addition, consumers lave the option of sending in :heir votes on a 3 by 5 inch jostcard. To further encourage j:onsumer participation. Ocean i Spray is conducting a correspond- img sweepstakes. Consumers iiubmitting baDots will auto- inatically become eligible for a 1;;weepstakes' grand prize trip for j:wo to any sporting event in the CRANBERRY GROWERS REALTY Listings of buyers and sellers welcomed on cranberry acreage and upland. Appraisals DOUGLAS R. BEATON E. Sandwich, Mass. 02537 (617) 888-1288 world. More than 10,000 other prizes will be offered, including Nikon cameras and binoculars, Timex quartz watches and copies of the Women's Sports Founda- tion Fitness and Sports Resources Guide. THREE OF the five nominees for the Greatest Women Athlete award. King, Evert Lloyd and NavratOova, have earned their place in the spotlight through their tennis achievements. Decker and Rudolph have achieved their fame in track. According to former swimming star Donna de Varona, president of the Women's Sports Founda- tion, the award winner wUl be the first contemporary woman to be honored in this manner. A silver trophy representing an artist's rendering of the five symbols of the Foundation's logo wiU be presented to the winning athlete later this spring. Founded in 1974, the Women's Sports Foundation is a nonprofit organization based in San Francisco. It is dedicated to educating the public on the value of sports for girls and women and to promoting opportunities for their participation. "THE SUPPORT which Ocean Spray has lent our organization has been invaluable," e.xplains de Varona, a two-time Olympic gold medal winner and now the assistant to the president of ABC Sports and a sports commentator. "The Greatest Athlete award will go a long way towards supporting the cause of women's sports in this country." The award proenm nnrks Otean THE SILVER TROPHY above will be awarded to the athlete selected as the most outstanding woman athlete over the last 25 years through a poll of millions of Americans. The trophy is an artist's three-dimensional rendering of the Women's Sports Foundation logo. 11 with this contemporary theme," McNamara added. "We quickly realized that Ocean Spray's primary consumers (women, ages 2549) are in need of support for their organized sports. "Women's sports is one area where we can make an impact," he said. "Our involvement will hopefully go a long way toward improving the opportunities offered to all women in sports." Spray's second national promotion with the Women's Sports Foundation. Last year's program involved a coupon redemption drive which raised more than $75,000 for the Foundation's Travel and Training Fund. Ocean Spray donated five cents to the fund for every product coupon redeemed. The company supported last year's program with an Olympic sweepstakes, free standing newspaper inserts and retail displays. Richard J. DiBlasio of the Nielsen Clearing House, which tabulated the redemptions, cited the promotion as the most successful program his company was involved with in 1983. Kevin McNamara, assistant business unit manager of Ocean Spray, said that the Greatest Women Athlete promotion will probably be even more successful than last year's program. "It's the largest promotion of its kind in the company's history," he said. 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Cooler han average days were the 8th, 13th, I8th and 25th. The reason for the nonth averaging as warm as it did vas the nighttime temperatures which A'ere nearly 5 degrees on the warm ;ide. Rainfall totaled a mere 0.48 inches, vhich is about 3% inches below normal. This was the driest August in our I ecords of 60 years and replaced 1928, I- vhich was our previous dry. There was neasurable rainfall on only five days, • vith nothing greater than 0.15 inch I ind nothing from the 15 th on. We are ' ibout SVi inches above normal for the |j.;ight month period in 1984 and nearly |J2 inches less than the same time in jj 1983. I.E.D. NOVA SCOTIA August was considerably warmer an usual for us. The maximum smperature (32.5 degrees C) occurred Lug. 6 and the minimum (8.0 degrees 0 was on the 26th. Harvesting of ranberries began Sept. 7. Prospects /ere for a good crop. I.V.H. 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Howard Morse Jr.; a brother, Clarence (Finn) Morse, and two grandchildren. ptnMWIUIIMUWIIIIIIIIIINHUIINHIMIIIHIMMnWti I regional I Prof. Stan Norton attended the annual meeting of the North Atlantic Region of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers at the Univer- sity of Maine in Orono, Me., Aug. 13-16. The 97th annual meeting of the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers Assn. was held at the Cranberry Station on Aug. 21. This event keeps growing and every year we seem to have a 11 news notes SiiiimMiiiiiiHHiiinnmtniiMiiii milium J Niemi Electric Co. ROBERT NIEMI ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS HEAT, LIGHT and POWER WIRING • RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL Massachusetts By IRVING DKMORANVIl IF TEL. 295-1880 Robert Niemi Pinehurst Dr. Wareham, Mass. A MOST COMPLETE INVENTORY OF IRRIGATION ACCESSORIES LARCH y ^' ENGINEERINGS IRRIGATION, INC. j^P.d. Box 66, 1 1 L;uchmont Lane. Lexington, MA 02173 (617)862-2550 IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT DESIGNED ESPECIALLY FOR THE CRANBERRY INDUSTRY FOR EXAMPLE: Gormun-Rupp Self Priming Electric Sprinkler Pumps Proven Quick Couple Riser InaersnII-Rand Water Harvest Pumps Aluminum Insert Coupling For 4" Poly Pipe Contaci: Larchmont Engineering Phil Tropeano, President (617) 862-2550 (Call Collect) Contacc Bill Stearns, Plymouth, Mass. (617) 746-6048 ('617) 2244554 17 bigger crowd and more commercial exhibits. The group numbered more than 600 and we served 620 dinners. Officers reelected for the coming year were: George Andruk, president; Chris Makepeace, first vice president; Doug Beaton, second vice president, and this writer, secretary/treasurer. The board of directors also remains the same. « :^ * 4: The official crop estimate released by the New England Crop Reporting Service indicates that Massachusetts should have a record crop of 1,480,000 barrels, which would exceed our 1983 record crop by 20,000 barrels. There are some excellent crops around and we should make estimate. on SI 11 By ELDEN STANG This writer recently attended the 3rd International Symposium on Vaccinium Culture in Warsaw, Poland. Emphasis at the event was on crops in the Vaccinium plant family, includ- ing bluebenies, cranberries and Ugon- berries, called cowbenies in England. At the symposium, 1 presented a paper on the preliminary work by Grahame Hawker, former graduate student, on the relationship of grow- ing degree days to vegetable growth and fruiting of cranberry. Other North American scientists attending and presenting cranberry research papers were Azmi Shawa, Long Beach, Wash.; Paul Eck, Rutgers University, N.J., and several Canadian researchers. The symposium was followed by a two day tour of central and northern Poland, with emphasis on tree and small fruit research, blueberry and cranberry research. Of particular interest was the cranberry research station at Radacz, Poland, near the Baltic Sea. Plantings at the station are patterned after those at the Massachusetts station. Principal problems at the Radacz station appear to involve use of alkaline lake water and difficulty in getting plants established. It appears significant cranberry production in Poland is years away from being a reality at this point. * * + * Be sure to note the dates for the 1985 WCGA Annual Meeting and Cranberry School, Jan. 16-18, in Wisconsin Rapids. Plans are for the 18 WCGA to organize the program for the annual meeting while the Cranberry School will be coordinated primarily by UW-Extension and Wood County Extension as in the past. We would appreciate any program suggestions you feel would be helpful to all. As many of you may know. Dr. Richard L. Lower, chairman of the UW/Madison Department of Horticulture, resigned recently to take the position July 1 as associate dean and assistant director of the Experi- ment Station in the College of Agricul- tural and Life Sciences at UW/Madison. We will all miss his personal enthusiasm, practical viewpoints and untiring efforts to promote the many horticultural industries in Wisconsin. We're also pleased, of course, that he chose to remain in Wisconsin. Dr. John Schoenemann is currently serving as chairman until a successor is hired. WISCONSIN CRANBERRY / '^^\ HEADQUARTERS FOR < COL«X SEVINXLR \/ DEVRINOL 10G ♦ EVITAL ♦ GUTHION DIAZINON 14G ♦ PARATHION * ETHREL Cole Chemical S apply DIVISION OF -f^apkinB agricultural chemical CO. P.O. BOX 7211, MADISON, WISCONSIN 53707 608-221-1581 The scoop of the year! Cranberry Flavor, Fact and Folklore in THE CRANBERRY CONNECTION, by Beatrice Buszek. Your favorite berry pops up in kitchen-tested recipes for every de- light from Cranberry Bog to Cranberry- Banana Bread, Cranberry Avocado Dip, and countless other desserts, drinks, salads, entrees. "A fascinating revelation of the many uses for cranberries . . . you'll find this book a treasure."— Des Moines Register. Paperback, $8.95 Please send copies of THE CRAN- BERRY CONNECTION, $7.95 each. Name Address Zip Add $1.50 for postage; Conn, residents add 7% sales tax. CRANBERRIES MAGAZINE P. O. Box 249, Cobalt, CT 06414 A k] IHitl ISlii ilot Wi, %i Ills; If ill h,, By LAURA BOYLE :ranberry ='ineapple relish Lb. fresh or frozen cranberries irate the rind of one femon cup crushed pineapple, not drained II cup sugar tit cranberries, lemon rind and ineapple through food grinder; tir in sugar, Mix well and store 1 refrigerator overnight. Experts answer Question Box As usual at the Cranberry Field )ay held in Long Beach, Wash., question box was available into 'hich growers could deposit uestions. Cranberry expert Carl [. Shanks Jr. answered the queries elow: Q: Normally, we have two fireworm oods, in May and July. What is the ason for three or four broods in rtain years? A: I could find no information on is in the literature so apparently no le has studied it. Overwintering apause (dormancy) of insect eggs, vae and pupae are usually controlled factors such as temperature and day igth. It seems probable that some of i eggs deposited by the second brood moths are prevented from going > o dormancy by some factor such as warm temperature. Therefore, they hatch in August instead of the follow- ing May. Q: Is the "Horn Faced Bee" a beneficial bee for pollination and is it found in coastal areas? A: 1 do not know what species of bee this is. There are no references to it in any of my books and Dr. Carl Johnson, our bee expert at Washington State University, has not heard of it. I suspect that this is a local name for a bee that is more widely known by another name. If anyone can give me information on this, I would be glad to have it. Q: Is Lorsban going to be effective on cranberry girdler? A: Lorsban is effective against the girdler in grass seed fields. 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Taunton, Mass. 02780 Tel: (617) 824-7578 Office: Located on Rt. 44, V4 Mile West of Rt. 24 *"'"'"""" "l""l'""l Illicil 1 1 Illllin llllllllllll mil miiiiiiiui in mi miii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim 19 'Look, Hooper, I don't want you running up to me every five years asking for a raise!' the results. Q: Is Lorsban as toxic to people as parathion and malathion? A: When taken into the body through the mouth, Lorsban is less toxic than parathion and more toxic than malathion. If absorbed through the skin, it is similar to malathion in toxicity and both are less toxic than parathion. Parathion is one of the most toxic insecticides that is used on crops. However, all insecticides are toxic to some degree and precautions should be taken to not swallow, breathe or absorb any of them. WANTED TO BUY Cranberry Separator, Boxes & Picking Machines BOB CHIARELLO P.O. Box 212 So. Orleans MA 02662 (617)255-5083 Q: Is it advisable to apply Lorsban through a spray rig or the sprinkler system? A: I prefer that pesticides, especially those that have any degree of toxicity to animals, other than the target pest, be applied through a handgun or spray boom. The reason is that spray from sprinklers can go into the water ditches or ponds, onto roads or nearby houses or onto people or animals that get too near. However, 1 presume that Lorsban will work as well as a sprinkler application as other insecticides applied this way. I have no data on this. Q: Ocean Spray sent an information sheet on Lorsban listing the control of "Cranberry weevil." Is that our black vine weevil and does Lorsban control the black vine weevil? A: The black vine weevil and cranberry weevil are quite different. The cranberry weevil is closely related to the boll weevil which attacks cotton in the southern U.S. Cranberry weevil is a pest in the eastern U.S. It damages cranberries by adults feeding on buds and blossoms and the larvae feeding In the buds. Black vine weevil feed on the roots. Lorsban will control cran- berry weevil but not black vine weevil. Q: Any new insecticides for black vine weevil control? A: No, there is nothing new registered for control of this pest. We Paulas Machine &T00I COMPLETE MACHINE SHOP SERVICE Specializing in Building & Repair of Cranberry Equipment WARRENS WI 54666 (608)378-4511 20 lOHN Bemier rides the granular chemical spreader he designed 3ver a bog in Rochester, Mass. (CRANBERRIES photo by Kirby GUmore) lave tested several insecticides the last wo years and Furadan continues to be he best. One insecticide called Amaze ;ave nearly as good control in last ear's trials as Furadan. It and one or wo others will be tested further this ear. Q: Do we now have a new pest ailed a "nematode" in cranberries? low is it controlled? A:Nematodes constitute a class of vorms. Most are very small and many re parasitic on plants but there are ew, if any, published reports of lematodes damaging cranberries. In our 1983 black vine weevil plots t the cranberry station, we observed ranberry root and vine growth that ould not be accounted for just by eevil larva control. We sent soil imples to Dr. William Haglund at le Northwestern Washington Research nd Extension Unit at Mount Vernon )r examination. He discovered high opulations of two species of ematodes, Trichodorus and emicyliophora, in the samples. Both m be very damaging to plants. We do not know how widespread lis problem is. In May we collected lil samples around weak areas in about 20 bogs in the Long Beach and Grayland areas. They were sent to Dr. Haglund who is examining them for nematodes. This should tell us whether the problem is just a local one at the research station or whether it occurs in many places. We also should leain whether the flood at harvest affects the nematodes. Preliminary data indicate that these nematodes do occur in both the Grayland and Long Beach areas. However, not all weak areas of bogs were associated with these nematodes. Black vine weevil and other factors also cause weak plants. More research is needed to determine how important these pests are and how widspread they are. It would be advisable to be careful about transferring cranberry plants, soil, etc., from one bog to another as the nematodes could be spread in this way. It appears that Furadan is giving some control of these pests. However, this is based only on plant growth response, not actual nematode counts. We are conducting control studies to determine the effect of Furadan and other nematicides on the nematodes and cranberries. CRANBERRIES gives you news & views about tiie industry Pump Repairs All Types Field Service & Shop 20 years experience AAA INDUSTRIAL PUMP SERVICE INC. 66 Lake St. Plympton MA 02367 Bruce Sunnerberg (617)585-2394 21 MORE LAND BOUGHT IN BERRY COUNTRY Burlington County, N.J., recently added more than 1 00 acres of land under the Farmland and Pineland Preservation Program with the purchase of a farmland easement on a Tabernacle Township property, according to Freeholder Director Dr. Harold L. Colburn Jr. He said this agricultural easement purchase brought the total number of acres of easement to more than 3,000 since the county first initiated the program. Colburn said the property, owned by Bruce Haines, is 1 10.8 acres and is an active blueberry farm. "This easement will also protect the headwaters of the Wading River, which is a significant requirement of our program," Colburn said. In return for the permanent agricultural easement, the county has agreed to pay for Haines' 4.75 Pineland development credits. Each credit is valued at $10,000, Colburn added. Freeholder Robert Shinn, who has successfully directed the county's Pineland and Farmland Easement Program, said that by the end of September, the county will have completed several more easement purchases. Shinn said: "There were many doubters when we first started this program in 1977, but I think most of the critics now realize the program is very effective and will preserve our vital resources for future generations." The freeholder said the county would have 3,287 acres of pinelands and farmlands under easement when negotitions are completed on the remaining projects. Shinn said all •of this has been accomplished since the furst purchase of 530 acres was made in 1978. That purchase involved the buying of an agricultural easement from the Rancocas Cranberry Company in Southampton Township. "We have preserved precious farmland and kept vital pinelands from development through this innovative and effective program," Shinn said. "This was our objective when the program was approved by the voters." He said that when the current projects are completed, the county will have spent $2,995,580 for farmland and pinelands easement. About $1.7 million of the total will be returned to the county to be used for other projects. He said the county's revolving fund receives money from shared costs from the state and municipalities plus the selling of credits. Said Colburn: "The six year program has resulted in the county taking the lead statewide in preserving farmland and the pristine natural resources located in our Pinelands," FARM PRESERVATION PURCHASE MADE IN N.J. County, local and state officials participated in the recent pubUc signing of an agreement of sale for the purchase of the first farmland preser- vation project in the state, according to New Jersey Freeholder Director Dr. Harold L. Colburn Jr. The signing took place at Chester- field Commons, the site bought by the county and Chesterfield Town- ship. The purchase price for the 607 acre tract of prime farmland was $195,000 with the county paying $1.6 million and Chesterfield Township $350,000, Colburn said. "Once again Burlington County has taken the lead in an effort to preserve one of our most precious commodities," he added. "We are a leading agricultural community and we want to be able to make that same statement in future years." Freeholder Robert C. Shinn, who has spearheaded the county's farmland easement program as well as its pinelands easement program, said the county has placed a perpetual easement on the parcel which will restrict the use of the land to farming. He said the county will place the land on the auction block to recover a substantial portion of the sale price which will be returned to the farmland easement program for future purchases. Subtracting the amount of money the county receives from the auction will determine the price of the easement. The price of easement wiU be shared by the state which will pay 50 percent with the county and town- ship paying 25 percent each, Shinn said. Shinn said county voters approved the farmland easement program in 1979 when they approved a $1 million bond issue and again in 1983 when they approved an additional $2 miUion in bonds. Voters approved a state program of $50 million in 1982. "It has taken almost five years to see this important program come to fruition. Without this kind of program, I feel our farmlands will continue to disappear and one of the greatest resources will be lost," Shinn added. JAPAN'S AGRICULTURAL MARKET: A RISING TIDE OF OPPORTUNITY FOR U.S By SUZANNE HALE Foreign Agriculture Japanese consumers are affluent, spend a high percentage of their income for food and generally are willing to try new foods, from avocados to beef jerky. Consumers have broadened their diets to include more meats, imported fresh and dried fruit and a wide range of frozen, canned and other packaged convenience foods. To help reduce Japanese food prices, the U.S. should continue to press for tariff reductions and the eUmination of nontariff barriers. Cooperator programs to improve Japanese livestock production also continue to be important in reducing cost and increasing consumption and lowering trade barriers. Japan's highly sophisticated ARE YOU INVOLVED WITH CRANBERRY GROWING, PROCESSING, MARKETING, ETC.? Then you ought to read CRANBERRIES, the national cranberry magazine. Each monthly issue contains informative news and feature articles about the industry. Keep informed. Read CRANBERRIES. Mail your check or money order to: CRANBERRIES P.O. Box 249 Cobalt CT 06414 $1 0 one year; $18 two years NAME ADDRESS CITY STATE ZIP 22 market offers many opportunities for exporters of institutional and specialty foods. Importers especially seek new foods and new uses for foods. There are really two markets for institutional foods in Japan, one for top quality foods for hotels, restaurants and caterers, and one for fast food and family restaurants. Health food sales are growing rapidly and demand is I] significant for gift packs of high |l quality processed foods such as ' jams and nuts. Expanding distribution of estabUshed foods outside Osaka and Tokyo will lead to additional export gains. Thirty six Foreign Agricultural Service market development cooperators have been planning activities to get more U.S. agricultural goods on the Japanese market. Government funding for their work this year is pegged at $4.6 million. Programs of major significance are being undertaken by the following cooperators: *The American Soybean Assn. is conducting a product identification campaign to get Japanese consumers to shop for soy oil by name-soy oil is frequently sold under the generic name "cooking oil." *The California Raisin Advisory Board is promoting raisins in snack packs and baked goods in Japanese retail bakeries and supermarkets. *Cotton Council International is advertising and promoting cotton sportswear and new cotton products as well as bringing a number of Japanese spinning industry representatives to the U.S. *EMBA Mink Breeders Assn. is conducting trade and consumer advertising campaigns and conducting a fashion show. *The Florida Department of Citrus is promoting citrus with advertising campaigns and in-store exhibitions. JAPAN EXPANDS MARKET FOR U.S. AGRICULTURAL GOODS By RICHARD BLABEY and DEBORAH ROSENDAHL Foreign Agriculture Trade expansion measures announced by the Japanese government last April will mean hundreds of millions of dollars of ,.-■ idditional export sales to U.S. agricul- tural exports over the next four years. The measures announced by Prime Minister Nakasone include the Brock- Vamamura beef and citrus agreement. tariff reductions on numerous food products to take effect next April, import liberalization of some specialty items, expansion of a number of non-beef and citrus import quotas and importation of cigarettes by the private trade. The agreement on beef and citrus reached between U.S. Trade Represen- tative William Brock and Japanese Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Shinjiro Yamamura success- fully addressed the leading agricul- tural trade issue between the U.S. and Japan. To clinch the agreement, Yamamura pledged that Japan would continue to increase at an accelerated pace high quality beef and fresh orange imports. ^ CORP. ^ (CRANBERRIES BOUGHT & SOLD ^ HIGHEST CASH PRICE J Cranberry Land Appraisal Service Screened Bog Sand Available Vines for 1985 Early Black $3,000.00 ton Howes $3,250.00 ton Crowley s call Lawrence W. Pink Office 934-6076 Cordwood Road Duxbuiy, Mass. 02332 lER EARTHMOVING INC. "We're Best on Earth" One yd. CAT backhoe Bog Construction Land Clearing Canal Work Flume Setting Pond Construction Ditching Contact: Peter K Meier 63 South Street Halifax, MA 02338 (617) 293-3218 Grower references available Equipped with swamp mats 23 WRAPS IN A BOG? CRANBERRY WORLD® Visitors Center Cranberries. A delightfully delicious fruit well worth learning about at Ocean Spray's fascinating Cranberry World® in Plymouth. Walk around working cranberry bogs. Look at cranberry art and antiques. Listen to our boardwalk concerts. Free ^refreshments, too. And, best of all, ' free admission for everyone. Come find out what's in a bog. It'll boggle your mind. Open daily April 1 through November 30th, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free Admission. Near Plymouth Rock. Group reservations required. For information write Cranberry World, Ocean Spray Cranberries, inc., Plymouth, Mass. 02360 or call (617) 747- lOOOor (617) 747-2350. \ CRANBERRIES THE NATIONAL CRANBERRY MAGAZINE December 19S » Volume 48, No. 12 Fruitwortn eggs • • • 3 Hit red tape • • • 11 l^^SSir: AUTHORIZED AGWAY REPRESENTATIVE LICENSED SPRAYING OF PESTICIDES (Seasonal) WITH A COMPLETE LINE OF: CRANBERRY INSECTICIDES • FUNGICIDES HERBICIDES • MITICIDES • and FERTILIZERS IN STOCK! AGWAY ROBERT A. ALBERGHINI - SPRAYING RFD 5 PLYMOUTH STREET, CARVER. MASS. 02330 TELEPHONE: 866-4429 For further information, call evenings after 5:30 , AGWAY Office 295-2222 D Bcalon 888-1288 • COMPLETE BOG MANAGEMENT CRANBERRY GROWERS SERVICE ^^Pl 5i* Specializing in • NETTING K Beaton 295-2207 P. Beaton 947-1601 • DITCHING I • HARVESTING (Wet & Dry) cS SPflCHER DMT • SANDING • WEED CLIPPING Also 15 ft & 20 ft Hydraulic Arm & Flail Mowers, Rotary Ditchers Complete line of portable CrisafuUi Pumps 2" - 16' Plastic netting for suction boxes Insecticides kill cranberry fruit^vorm eggs By C. F. BRODEL and B. A. WATT Cranberry Experiment Station East Wareham, Mass. The cranberry fruitworm, Acrobasis vaccina Riley, is a prevalent pest of cranberry in Massachusetts, New Jersey and Wisconsin. The larvae of this moth species consume five to eight berries each, causing economically significant crop reductions even when present in low numbers. To minimize larval feeding, growers in all regions apply insecticide two or three times after the majority of blossoms have lost their petals. While doing so, they often question whether the insecticide treatments are killing larvae only or eggs as well. A laboratory test performed in 1983 was designed to answer this question. Materials and Methods Eight insecticides (Table 1) were tested for their activity against cranberry fruitworm eggs. OrtheneR and PydrinR are the Table 1. Rates of insecticides tested for activity against cranberry fruitworm eggs. Amt . formulation Amt, formulation Insecticide per acre per 100 mis water Diazinon AG500 6 pt 0.25 ml Guthion 2S 4 pt .17 ml Lorsban 4E 3 pt .125 ml Malathion 50EC 4.5 pt .19 ml Orthene 75S 1.33 lb .053 g Para th ion 8E 0.75 pt .03 ml Pydrin 2.4EC 0.66 pt .027 ml Sevimol 4 pt .17 ml COVER PHOTO )R. WILLIAM WELKER loints out features of his lew herbicide sprayer at meeting of the American -ranberry Growers Lssociation in New Jersey. i story about the meeting tarts on page 1 1 . CRANBERRIES photo I ly Elizabeth G. Carpenter) Because down time shows up on your profit line, we believe that your... CRANKSHAFT EXCHANGE should be done in PIT STOP TIME Authorized dealer for; AE Engine Parts f^iv^ mperial Clevite Korody-Colyer 'nvVr Free Estimates HARRISON ENGINE & MACHINE 1 1-41) S Broadway Creen Bay Wis S43(I4 (4141437 0571 1800 242 8709 Also in Menominee Falls, Wis only ones not currently registered for use on cranberry. Rates are given as the amount of formulation applied per acre and the quantity added to 100 milliliters (=3.3 ounces) of water in the laboratory. The latter figures represent a dilution equivalent to mixing the recommended amount per acre in 300 gallons of water. Cranberries having a single, recently deposited fruitworm egg at the blossom end were collected on State Bog on July 13 and 14 and held at 60 degrees F. On July 14 and 15, berries were placed, stem end down, into moistened sand within petri dishes. Each of the 10 berries per dish was treated by placing a single drop of diluted insecticide on the blossom end with a pasteur pipet. Four dishes of berries were treated with each insecticide. Distilled water was used as the CRANBERRY fruitworm egg (indicated by arrow) deposited at the blossom end of green berry. Magni- fication is 13 times. (Cranberry Experiment Station photo) control treatment. After the drops evaporated, all petri dishes were placed in an environmental chamber at 70 degrees F, 90 to 100 percent relative humidity, and a 16-hour day length. Eggs were inspected for hatch and parasitism on July 22 and 25. Percent mortaUty (continued on page 6) Table 2. Efficacy of insecticides against eggs of the cranberry fruitworm in the laboratory. East Wareham, Mass., 1983. Insecticide Diazinon AG500 Guthion 2S Lorsban 4E Malathion 50EC Orthene 75S Parathion 8E Pydrin 2.4EC Sevimol Control Percent : egg Litv morta] 99 .4 a 95 .6 a 94 .9 a 100 .0 a 97 .1 a 94 .0 a 98 .5 a 97 .1 a 5 .1 b •^Back- trans formed means followed by the same alphabetic letter are not different according to the Student- Newman-Keuls test at the 1% significance level. Good promotion There are promotions and promotions. Ocean Spray backing the Women's Sports Foundation in its search for the greatest American woman athlete of the last 25 years is, indeed, a very sound promotion. By the contest being associated with the epitome of healthy womanhood, the public is reminded of the healthful, beneficial effects of the cranberry. The five nominees for the greatest woman athlete are all remarkably superb athletes. They are Mary Decker, Billie Jean King, Chris Evert Lloyd, Martina Navratilova and Wilma Rudolph. Everybody will be able to make his/her choice between now and March 3 1 , 1985. Millions of ballots have been scheduled to T appear in women's, health, fitness and sports magazines, Sunday newspapers and on Ocean Spray drinks and juices. The public also can vote by simply writing down their choice on a postcard and sending it to: "America's Greatest Woman Athlete," Lowell IN 46356. Each selection must be addressed to an individual post office box: Mary Decker (Box 518), Billie Jean King (Box 532), Chris Evert Lloyd (Box 615), Martina Navratilova (Box 686) and Wilma Rudolph (Box 700). One can also cast a write-in vote and send it to Box 755. We also like the contest because it gives a boost to women's athletics, which have been overshadowed for too long by men's athletics. Nobody asked us but we're going to cast our vote for Martina Navratilova. This is to take nothing away from the fantastic achievements of tennis stars Chris Evert Lloyd and Billie Jean King or track stars Wilma Rudolph and Mary Decker. But few women athletes— or men athletes, for that matter— have dominated their sport as completely as Navratilova is dominating women's tennis. Paurs Machine &T00I COMPLETE MACHINE SHOP SERVICE Specializing in Building & Repair of Cranberry Equipment WARRENS Wl 54666 (608)378-4511 CRANBERRIES D THE NA TIONA L CRA NBERK Y MAGAZINE Send correspondence to: P.O. BOX 249 Cobalt CT 06414 (203) 342-4730 Bob Taylor, Publisher/Editoi Carolyn GUmore, Associate Editor Carolyn Laban, Circulation Manager ADVISORS, CORRESPONDENTS MASSACHUSETTS— Irving E. Demoranville, Director, Cranberry Experiment Station. NEV\^ JERSEY— Philip E. Marucci, Cranberry and Blueberry Specialist, Cranberry and Blueberry Laboratory, Chatsworth; Elizabeth G. Carpenter, Chatsworth. NOVA SCOTIA— I. V. Hall, Botanist, Research Station, Kentvllle. OREGON— Arthur Poole, Coos County Extension Agent, Coqullle. V»/ASHINGTON— Azmi Y. Shawa, Horticulturist and Extension Agent in Horticulture, Coastal Washington Research and Extension Unit, Long Beach. WISCONSIN— Tod D. Planer, Farm Management Agent, Wood County: Dan Brockman, Vesper; Joan E. Humphrey, Friendship. CRANBERRIES Is published monthly by the Taylor Publishing Co., Wellwyn Drive, Portland CT 06480. Second class postage Is paid at the Portland, Conn., Post Office. Price is $10 a year, $ 1 8 for two years, $ 1 a copy in the U.S.; $ 1 2 a year In Canada; $ 1 5 a year in all other countries. Copyright 1984 by Taylor Publishing. ISSN: 0011-0787 INSECTICIDES . . . (continued from page 4) data were subjected to arcsine transformation and analysis of variance. Differences among treatment means were determined by tiie Student-Newman-Keuls test. Results and Discussion The results, presented in Table 2, indicate that residues of all eight insecticides killed a substantial percentage of fruit- worm eggs. No insecticide was superior to any other in this regard. In contrast, only 5.1 percent of the eggs treated with a drop of distilled water failed to hatch. (On average, 6.2 of the 40 eggs in each treatment were parasitized, probably by a tiny wasp, Trichogramma sp., with . the range being 3 to 9. Parasi- tized eggs were excluded when calculating the percent mortality for each dish.) According to the data, two statements regarding cranberry fruitworm management seem justified: (1) An insecticide should be selected based on its performance against fruitworm larvae rather than its hearsay superiority as an egg killer, and (2) A fruitworm egg in most cases is killed when a water droplet containing insecticide contacts it and evaporates. Whether this occurs more frequently when insecticide is applied by air than by sprinkler is still a matter for debate. WISCONSIN CRANBERRY HEADQUARTERS FOR SEVINXLR DEVRINOL 10G * EVITAL ♦ GUTHION DIAZINON 14G « PARATHION • ETHREL Cole Chiemical Supply DIVISION OF -ffapkins agricultural chemical co. P.O. 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CHESTNUT AVE., IVIARSHF I ELD, WISCONSIN 54449 S TELEPHONE (715) 384-3121 TWX 5 1 0 -3 7 0 -1 84 6 CORPORATION X^^ Deficit Reduction Act oS 1984 Ho^ir it ^will aSfect you By JOSEPH ARKIN, CPA, MBA The Tax Reform Act of 1976, the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 and the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 were attempts to eliminate inequities and to provide incentives and tax cuts for certain classes of taxpayers by providing special exclusions and tax credits. Faced with massive deficits expected to reach upwards of $200 billion yearly, the Reagan Administration had to face reality— reduce spending and raise tax revenues. Congress has, seemingly with bipartisan support, enacted a new tax act which is expected to raise over $50 billion in the next three years, while granting tax relief of some $6.5 billion in the same period. All tax acts passed by Congress run into thousands, even hundreds of thousands of words. This article will attempt to summarize the highhghts affecting the average business owner as well as pinpoint the new rules affecting all individual taxpayers. Automobiles— Depreciation and Investment Tax Credit: Perhaps an item of foremost concern is the deduction for use of auto- mobiles. Under prior law, a taxpayer purchasing an auto- mobile for $25,000 could deduct depreciation under Accelerated Cost Recovery System of $6,250, $9,500 and $9,250 over a three year period and also be able to deduct investment credit (with adjustments for depreciation) of up to 6 percent in the year of purchase. Also, the first $5,000 of the purchase price 8 could have been "expensed," with corresponding adjustment for depreciation and ITC. Of course, an allocation had ^D E y CORP. /- (CRANBERRIES BOUGHT & SOLD ^ HIGHEST CASH PRICE J Cranberry Land Appraisal Service Screened Bog Sand Available Vines for 1985 Early Black $3,000.00 ton Howes $3,250.00 ton Crowleys call Lawrence W. Pink Office 934-6076 Cordwood Road Duxbury, Mass. 02332 -SB hnf^. EIER EARTHMOVING INC. "We're Best on Earth" One yd. CAT backhoe Bog Construction Land Clearing Canal Work Flume Setting Pond Construction Ditching Contact: Peter K Meier 63 South Street Halifax, MA 02338 (617) 293-3218 Grower references available Equipped with swamp mats to be made for personal use, such allocation not being a deductible business expense. The new law sets up a 50 percent rule. If an automobile is not used at least 50 percent for business purposes, the cost must be depreciated on a straight line basis over a period of five years and no investment tax credit can be claimed. Where the 50 percent test is met, depreciation will be limited to $4,000 for the first year and $6,000 each year thereafter. Also, the ITC will be Umited to $ 1 ,000. If you're operating your business as a corporation (or if you are the employee of an unrelated party), there is a requirement that the automobile be for the convenience of the employer and must be a condition of employment. The new strict rules apply to vehicles placed in service after June 18, 1984, or where a binding agreement was in effect on or before such date and the vehicle was actually used before Jan. 1, 1985. A get tough policy has also been put into the law. No longer can you show an IRS agent your beginning and end of year mileage, subtract personal use and claim the balance as business usage. Now you'U have to keep a daily log of each trip to get any pro-rata deduction for depreciation and ITC. The record will have to be contemporaneous and will also apply to entertain- ment expenses and gifts. Because so much of the year 1984 has already elapsed, the stringent "log" rules will go into effect for taxable years beginning after 1984. Commuting— and this includes ;oing from your home to your Dlace of business and returning lome from your place of business -was never tax deductible. But o make sure that there is no loubt about this, the 1984 Act pecificaUy reiterates that ommuting expenses are personal. You might check with your C.P.A. as to the advisability of stopping at a customer's place of business, your bank, the post office, etc., while on your way to your place of work. Under most circumstances this should increase the percentage applicable to business use. Leasing: Companies involved in equipment leasing generally face a four year delay, until 1988, in the phasing in of Liberalized tax rules. Under the relaxed provisions, for example, a company could lease specialized equipment that only it could use and no longer run afoul of rules barring the lessor from claiming depreciation and investment credits on the item. The lessor, in such a case, would take the break into account when setting the lease fees. Investment Tax Credit: The amount of used property upon which the ITC would be obtained was supposed to be raised to $150,000 from $125,000. The increased amount wUl not take effect until taxable years beginning after 1987. Expensing of Equipment: Equip- ment purchases could be "expensed" (written off in one year instead of being depreciated) We'd like to make a point about modern Record- Keeping. Accurate, orga- nized record- keeping is as important to farm- ing as it is to any modern business. '"•"■' It's necessary for planning and deci- sion making . . . and, it's essential at tax time. Farm Credit record-keeping specialists can help you adapt and improve your present system to give you greater accuracy, speed and thoroughness in your records. Or they can introduce you to Agrifax, harm Credit's own computerized system spei-ihcjlly designed for record-keeping. 1 hen \ou i.an contribute that spindle to the local liisturical suLiely — or benefit tag sale. Be sure to ask your Farm Credit representative for information about tax services, credit and business consulting, too. When it comes to fanning, we know the business. P.O. Box 7 Taunton, Mass. 02780 Tel: (617) 824-7578 Office: Located on Rt. 44, 1/4 tVlile West of Rt. 2 4 to the extent of $5,000 in 1983 and was supposed to be raised to $7,500 in 1984 and 1985, and set at $10,000 in 1986 and subsequent years. Increases in excess of $5,000 per annum are deferred under the provisions of the new tax act until 1988. Expensing increases to $7,500 for 1988 and 1989 and for 1990 and thereafter increases to $10,000 per annum. Jobs Credit: An employer who hired certain "disadvantaged" individuals could get a tax credit of up to $4,500 over a two year period for each such person hired. The provision was to expire in 1984 but it has been extended through 1985. Real Estate: If you purchase real estate for the conduct of your business, current law provides for a depreciation writeoff over a 15 year period. The new law extends this to 1 8 ye^s for property placed in service after March 15,1984. Be glert for transition rules where there were binding contracts for the purchase of real property. Income Averaging: Under prior law, if your current year income exceeded 1 20 percent of the average income for the four previous years, you could use Schedule G and reduce your tax liability. The 1984 act increases the rate to 140 percent and the base period is now reduced to three years. Also, the averaging formula is modified to change tax brackets to further dilute tax savings. This will not affect the filing of your 1984 return but will affect future years. Home Computers: It is fashionable for many individuals to purchase computers which are kept at home. Certain data of one's / business, projections, etc., constitute valid business use. But the playing of games, record keeping not connected with a trade or business do not qualify as tax deductible business 10 expenses. As with automobiles, there is a new 50 percent use rule. Less than 50 percent business use means spreading the business portion of depreciation over a five year period on a straight line basis. And ITC credit will be affected. In any event, there must be an allocation between business and personal use. Accruing Pay: It was a good tax ploy for a stockholder-employee of a chapter C corporation to reduce taxable income for a current year by making an accrual entry on the corporation's books and then making payment in the following year. (Within two-and-a-half months.) Being a cash basis taxpayer, it was possible to pick the year of reporting the income, depending on the rates for each of the two years. The new law closes this loophole and provides that a deduction of an accrual owed to a related party will be only allowed when the amount is paid. This will affect all taxable years beginning after Dec. 31, 1983. Start-Up Expenses: There is constant friction over the question of expenses incurred before the actual commence- ment of business operations. Example: A business actually starts on June 1. Can a taxpayer deduct rent for May while shelves, etc., were being installed? Can the cost of postage, stationery, telephone be deducted for April or May? The IRS position is that such expenses are not deductible but amortized over a five year period. To clarify the situation and keep the issue from constant litigation, the new law requires that taxpayers treat all such start-up expenses as deferred expenses and amortize them over a period of no less than 60 months, much the way way a corporate entity treats organization expenses. 85% Dividend Credit: If your business is incorporated and you don't run afoul of the Personal Holding Corporation rules, you could receive a $100 dividend from a domestic corporation and pay only $2.10 in taxes! ($100 less $85=$15 X 14%) You can still avail yourself of this tax break but you must reduce the tax benefit if you use borrowed funds to purchase the dividend paying stock. This provision is not retroactive and applies only to stock acquired after enactment of the 1984 tax act. Fringe Benefits: Under present law, you can give your employees certain tax-free fringe benefits, e.g., health insurance. Many fringes are not (continued on page 18) The CHARLES W. 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Confronted by increased paperwork and the realization that many legislators may not understand the needs of cranberry farming, several growers expressed concern for the industry's ability to survive in New Jersey. LOCATED in lightly populated south central New Jersey, the state's cranberry industry must capture voter support in the urban north. Edward Lipman, ACGA delegate to the state agricultural convention, asked; "How can we capitalize on our (ACGA) history and good name?" Growers responded by supporting ACGA president Wilham Haines Jr.'s recommendation that a nontechnical, illustrated booklet explaining New Jersey cranberry growing be written and made available to legislators as well as the public. RAY SAMULIS, BurUngton County agricultural agent, told growers that explaining water regulations was rather like explaining "how exciting it is to pay your income tax." However, Samulis said, state law mandates that all persons diverting surface and/or ground water for agricultural/horticultural use in excess of an average of 100,000 gallons per day during peak month must obtain a water use certification from their county agent. He and Richard Washer, senior county agent, will gladly assist Burlington County cranberry farmers in completing required forms. Samulis suggested growers look at this regulation from a positive standpoint. "It may help you," he said. "It may prevent your neighbor from abusing your water rights." Finally, Samulis cautioned growers; "Don't fool around with this. It could lead to meters." SMALL dam regulation continues to be a source of irritation to growers. Though long exempt from such regulation based on 1913 legislation, a recent rewrite of the law reverses this position and extends dam regulations to cran- berry growers. 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Inc. said its passage would significantly expand the regulatory powers of the N.J. Department of Environ- mental Protection. Among other requirements, farmers would be asked to give advance notice to adjoining landowners when aerial application is to be made and aerial application would be banned on areas of less than 10 acres. Farm workers and environ- mental groups have united in their efforts to gain passage of this bill. Lee noted that "they have the ear of the press." To combat stringent legislation, Lee recommends that each grower "exercise common sense, follow his conscience and think carefuUy about what he is doing" when making pesticide appli- cations. CROP forecasts for New Jersey helped offset the gloomy legislative scene. Mike Flint, marketing analyst, NJ. Crop Reporting Service, anticipates 1984 production will increase at least 12 percent over 1983. Walter Fort, field man in New Jersey for the Cranberry Marketing Committee, added to the good news, telling growers that "there will be no set aside this year." "Pick and snip every berry you can," he added. PHILIP E. MARUCCI, research Mofessor of entomology and extension pecialist in cranberry and blueberry :ulture, reminded growers that they lave come a long way from the time vhen cranbeny vines were planted vith a hand dibble. Today's high lensity planting, use of herbicides and ntense fertilization promise future ields of 100 to 200 barrels per acre, le said. Growers were reminded that once he bogs are established, fertilization lust be reduced to avoid excessive ^etative growth. Overfertilization ncourages thick vine growth at the WATER gushes from reservoir to reservoir as Herman Wright, retired Indian Mills cranberry grower, explains the merits of his lift pump to Herb Armstrong. Growers attending the ACGA meeting watched Wright's pump in action. (CRANBERRIES photo by Elizabeth G. Carpenter) expense of flowering, Marucci noted. In thick vine growth, he said, not ordy are there fewer flowers but they are less likely to be pollinated by bees. Marucci suggested New Jersey growers increase bog sanding, a standard practice in Massachusetts and Wisconsin. Numerous benefits result from sanding, including stimulation of the new growth of uprights and roots, reduction of frost injury, help with insect control and improvement of soil aeration, the professor explained. DR. NICHOLI VORSA of the Blueberry/Cranberry Research Center briefly spoke about cranberry fruit size and color. He observed that most newer varieties axe larger than older varieties like Early Black. How- ever, he added, newer varieties frequently have less color since the color is concentrated in the skin, the larger berries have less skin per volume of berry and, consequently, lower anthocyanin content. Economically, he explained, the higher yield of newer varieties compensates for this lack of color. Franklin, a hybrid variety, looks as if it may have early harvest potential, its color is better than that of Ben Lear and Early Black, it has a lower incidence of rot than Early Black and it yields about 156 barrels per acre. Dr. Vorsa said. If vine vigor proves satisfactory, Franklin might be an excellent alternative to Early Black, he added. GROWERS toured the Research Center bogs during the afternoon portion of their meeting. Here they had a chance to review progress on weed and rot control plots, examine new cranberry varieties, see Dr. William Welker's new herbicide sprayer and listen to Herman Wright, former Indian Mills cranberry grower, explain the operation of his lift pump. FRESH CRANBERRIES About 15 percent of the 1984 cranberry crop in Massachusetts is expected to be sold fresh to the consumer. 13 'HOVBH £AU CUIR6 MADtSON (7151 63S-S1S7 (608) 222-4151 GREEN BAY IRONWOOO (414) 436-667« (906) 932-0222 WHLWAUKEE ESCANABA (414)461.5440 (9<») 785-6920 e-iM ^ &,Mt.-^ e-- BARK RIVER 14 imwuuiiiiiiuuiiitiiiiiiiimiiiHHiMiiiiiiHmiiMif I regional | I news I I notes I SMiHiiMiiMiMiHiiiimmimuMmmmmnmniiiiiip Massachusetts By IRVING DKMORANVILLE General harvest started between Sept. 20 and 25, although some dry harvest started as early as the 10th. Color was excellent and developed early this year, so the reason for late harvest was that water harvest is more rapid and growers are waiting for maximum color and size. Size is generally good but there are a few reports of small Early Blacks. Quality is generally on the weak side for Early Blacks, no reports on Howes yet. Anyone who did not apply fungicides this year is probably paying for the omission now. We were only about 30 percent harvested by Oct. 1. There were three frost warnings in September, the first on the 6th, which is the earliest in many years. * * * * The Cranberry Experiment Station staff-Dr. Robert Devlin, Dr. Karl Deubert, Dr. Charles Brodel, Prof. Stan Norton, Sherri Roberts, Dr. Chester Cross (retired station director) and this writer— attended the 5th International Cranberry Research and Extension Workers Conference held at the Cranberry-Blueberry Research Center in Chatsworth, N.J., on Sept. 17 and 18. Seventeen papers on various subjects plus a tour of the station and research bog were on the agenda for the 17th. On the 18th, we were given a grand tour of the Pine Barrens, several cranberry bogs and the largest grower and packer in New Jersey. It was a wonderful experience and I enjoyed every minute of our stay. My thanks to Paul Eck, Phil Marucci, Bill Wilson and Al Stretch for their efforts In making the meeting a great success and to the Darlington, DeMarco, Lee and Haines cranberry operations and the Galetta Bros, blueberry grower-packers for allowing us to visit and interrupt their busy work schedule. Talk to a broker who makes housecalls. Although he can't cure the flu, Alton Ellis can relieve your anxiety about financial decisions. As an investment counselor for Gage- Wiley & Company Inc., Alton can show you how personal service can make a real differ- ence in your financial health. After learning about what people have already done, Alton enjoys helping them evaluate the financial opportunities which will make money for their future plans. For Alton, one's home is a natural place to talk about finances. His interest in finances was launched when his father gave him stock for a college gradua- tion gift. 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Chuck presented a talk on cranberry IPM research and served as chairman of the public information committee. * * * * The Oct. 28 issue of the Sunday New York Times carried an article in the travel section on the cranberry harvest in Massachusetts. The piece includes information on where to visit, eat and stay in Bay State cranberry country. Included with the article is an excellent photo of grower John Decas evening off the berries in a bin. Nova Scotia The North American Cranberry Workers meeting was held in Chatsworth, N.J., from Sept. 17-18. The first day was devoted to the presentation of reports and the second to a tour of the state and private bogs. Delegates expressed a desire to hold the next meeting in 1986 at Kentville. Oregon Dave Brooks, grower and member of the Ocean Spray board of directors, told the Bandon, Ore., Western World that this year's crop "looks a hair better than last year but not spectacular." He added: "Last year was terrible, an absolute . . . well, I won't say total disaster, but it was a disaster. This year will be a mild disaster." Washington Azmi Shawa, horticulturist and extension agent for cranberries at the Coastal Washington Research and Extension Unit, told the Chinook Observer's Mike Johnston that cooler spring weather caused a late bloom and germination, thus the berries were smaller than usual for harvest time, although plentiful. Color was good, Shawa said. The Cranberry I'estival held in October in Ilwaco featured booths and displays, a food circus, an exhibit by the late peninsula artist in residence, Joe Knowles, tours of cranberry bogs, a fiddler's 16 jam session, a quilt display and many other events. giving splendid conditions for harvesting cranberries. l.V.H. MASSACHUSETTS September was cool and dry. We averaged 1.5 degrees a day below normal for the month, the first cool month since March. 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Give a Ught coating with spray varnish to help "preserve" berries during HoUdays. statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation, Required by 39 U.S.C. 3685. 1 . Title of publication: Cran- berries. 2. Date of filing: Oct. 1 , 1984. 3. Frequency of issue: monthly. A. No. of issues published annually: 12. B. Annual subscription price: 1 10. 4 . Complete mailing address of known office of publication: Wellwyn Drive, Portland, Middlesex CT 064 80. 5. Complete mailing address of the headquarters of general business offices of the publisher: same as above. 6. Full names and complete mailing address of publisher, editor and managing editor: publisher, Robert Taylor, Wellwyn Drive, Portland CT 06480 ; editor, same; managing editor, same. 7. Owner: Robert Taylor, Wellwyn Drive, Portland CT 06480. 8. Known bondholders, mortgagees and other security holders owning or holding 1 percent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages or other securities: none. 9. Not applicable. 10. 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Warebam MA 02571 office: 295-0147 evening: 763-8956 (William Chamberlain) In Wisconsin Cranberries on parade By FREDERICK POSS Eyes right! Forward march! Time for the amiual Warrens, Wisconsin, Cranberry Festival! This autumn celebration in the Indianhead region of west central Wisconsin joins together cranberry growers and consumers for some real fun. With all the festivity folks of the north country can muster for one weeicend in the fall, the tiny village of Warrens develops symptoms of Disneyland in the peak season. Parades, tours, contests, displays— not to mention people of all shapes and sizes- salute the cranberry harvest. And 1984 was an especially gala occasion. The Wisconsin Agriculture Reporting Service estimated the 1984 crop to be about 1.2 million barrels, a harvest equal to the record production of 1982. SINCE last year's crop emabled Wisconsin to maintain its position as the nation's number two producer of the bright red, bouncy berries, it was only natural to assemble a festival whose yield in excitement was second to none. Kicking off preparations for COVER PHOTO THESE pumpkin faces greeted visitors to the annual Warrens, Wise, Cranberry Festival. The story on the festival begins on this page. (CRANBERRIES photo by Karen Mittag) the merrymaking, the Tomah Area School District, which includes Warrens in its boundaries, instituted a week of menus featuring a delectable selection of cranberry products for school lunch. Each school day of the week prior to the Warrens Festival, food preparers in the school kitchens sorted, chopped and pared cranberries into a variety of tasty offerings. Monday's lunch treat, for example, spothghted sparkling cranberry juice as beverage of the day. 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Although most of the youngsters won't grow up to be farmers, the intent of the program is to acquaint them with agriculture, this most important aspect of their present and future lives. The Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation reports that both teachers and pupils are enthusiastic about the program. A total of $50,000 is needed to support the project for three years. The state of Massachusetts has pledged to add matching funds if the farming community demonstrates its support. Donations and requests for information can be sent to: Agriculture in the Classroom, c/o Massachusetts Farm Bureau, P.O. Box K, 15 Great Road, Bedford MA 01730. The phone number is (617) 275-4374. > Vines for sale HIGH PRODUCING Blacks & Ho^wes TAKING ORDERS NOW REASONABLE PRICES Edge^rood Bogs (617) 947-1234 The CHARLES W. HARRIS Company 451 Old Somerset Avenue North Dighton. Mass. 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Cod cave dwellers used our friend, over the walls! After a hard day "What did you do with them. the cranberry, in many fascinating of hand-picking them, it's the Jeff?" the mother cried out. ways. Most importantly, the last thing I need to look at!" "I painted all the walls red, berries' juice, prized for its "Sorry Mom, I'll fix it." so you wouldn't have to look at brilliant redness, was used in "Please do. Now I must my cave art. Used two barrels paintings on the caves' walls. leave you alone while 1 go bring more from out back, too. Mom, Though we appreciate the art back the last half basket from my why are you lying on the floor work today, this wasn't always day's work. So be good. I'm Uke that? Do you like what I WW e a s r a m ^.X).GRAS4 Cranbern . R2 / i 9 5 8 c Mass. SERVICKS SANDING J Applied % CLIPPING WIPING MOWING HARVESTING WET Mowing Includes Hydraulic Arm Mower. 1 11 did so much that you passed out?" Jeffs parents tried every- thing in the book to get their boy to stop painting on walls. They treated him more kindly. Then, they got tough with Jeffrey. Nothing worked. "It's no use, Gloria," her husband, Alex, told her. "The boy is a free spirit, an artist, a creative soul. There's only one sensible thing for us to do and that's cultivate the berries, so we'll all have enough." "Cultivate? What's that?" "It's a word I just made up." "What does it mean?" "Well, with cranberries, it means you have to build a bog, bring in sand, plant cuttings, and develop an irrigation system." "Bogs, cuttings, irrigation? What do THOSE words mean?" "I don't know yet. I have to invent them. Nice sounding STEVE HALL claims that the map above is an exact depiction of the world's first (and largest) cranberry bog. * * * C.R. 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Since drought hadn't been invented yet, he really only had to water them once all summer. But, still, he loved to use that word, FLOOD. That fall the harvest was tremendous. Cave people who summered on the Cape didn't go home. They stayed to watch the intriguing operation. "What's THAT?" one of them asked Gloria. "A cranberry scoop," she told the cave gentleman, showing him the large, hand-carved tool. "It's the ugliest thing I ever saw," he said. But he was thinking differently. He happened to be the owner of a furniture outlet. He recognized their magazine rack potential immediately. Returning to his native New York City, he began to crank them out. That Christmas they were all the rage. Everyone bought one. Except Gloria, who already had one. Magazine sub- scriptions, by the way, soared! Other summer tourists from California and the Midwest saw the inherent value in crop culti- vation. They went back home and cultivated corn, soybeans, 14 grapes, etc. These other farmers said they were the first to cultivate. Poor Alex! He never received one word of credit. Not to worry though, for true happiness had come to the family. The bountiful harvests provided Jeff with billions of berries. He painted his heart out and today his art is praised by the most eminent art historians. The inventiveness of Jeffs mother (the cranberry scoop, remember?) saved her time so that she could do other things. She invented the camera, took pictures of the bogs in full bloom and sold them as postcards to the summer people. Poor Gloria, baloney! She made a bundle. With her earnings, she transformed a row of caves on the side of a hiU into the world's first motel. And Alex? How did he make out? Fine. He deUghted in the happiness of his family. No fool himself, he labored hard hard hard, eventually turning all of Cape Cod into one big cranberry bog. 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This continues for an entire growing season, and the spent crystals disappear, leaving no residue. 5. In this vapor barrier no plant cell division can occur Seeds trying to germinate in the barrier will die Sprouts below this zone will be killed as Ihey try to penetrate the barrier 6 Existing vegetation such as shallow- rooted grasses and annual weeds having root structures in this barrier will likewise be affected and die after two to three weeks 7 Certain perennial weeds coming out of dormancy and attempting new growth within ttie Norosac barrier will run into the same dead end: they will be killed by the vapor. 8. Norosac. when used as directed, does not altect cranberry bushes ttiat have deep roots extending well below the herbicidal vapor zone. How Norosac Reduces the Cost of Weed Control in Cranberries Its vapor barrier not only gives season-long control of toughest weeds, but can be applied anytime between late fall and the popcorn stage. The graphs above clearly dem- onstrate why Norosac is as effi- cient as any herbicide that has ever been offered to the Cran- berry grow/er. We urge you to study it carefully. Norosac provides season-long control of more than 40 tough M/eeds and grasses including ferns, rushes and sedges. The chemical cost per acre is low and the cost of labor is dras- tically reduced Furthermore. Norosac can be applied by air or by ground either when the bogs are dry or under water. And it can be applied anytime that suits you between late fall and popcorn. Shouldn't you try Norosac? Norosac Dichlobenil Herbicide can make a significant contribu- tion to the efficiency of producing cranberries, and you owe it to yourself to try it on at least part of your crop. For information or guidance call our Technical Service Department Toll Free 1-800-821-7925 In Missouri 1-800-892-7281 ACME DIVISION pbi / Gondon coRpoRatiori PBI Gordon Cotporation 1983 ^CME NOROSAC 579-883 4G-DICHLOBENIL HERBICIDE 20 AUTHORIZED AGWAY REPRESENTATIVE LICENSED SPRAYING OF PESTICIDES (Seasonal) WITH A COMPLETE LINE OF: CRANBERRY INSECTICIDES • FUNGICIDES HERBICIDES • MITICIDES • and FERTILIZERS IN STOCK! [AGWAY ROBERT A. ALBERGHINI - SPRAYING RFD 5 PLYMOUTH STREET, CARVER, MASS. 02330 TELEPHONE: 866 4429 For further information, call evenings after 5 30 , AGWAY Office 295-2222 D. Beaton 888-1288 • COMPLETE BOG MANAGEMENT CRANBERRY GROWERS SERVICE ^hi *^ 4** Specializing in • NETTING K. 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This contmues tor an entire growing season, and the spent crystals disappear, leaving no residue. 5. In this vapor barrier no plant cell division can occur. Seeds trying to germinate in the barrier will die Sprouts below this zone will be killed as they try to penetrate the barrier. 6 Existing vegetation such as shallow- rooted grasses and annual weeds having root structures in this barrier will likewise be aftected and die after two to three weeks 7. Certain perennial weeds coming out of dormancy and attempting new growth within ttie Norosac barrier will run info the same dead end: they will be kilted by the vapor. 6. Norosac, when used as directed, does not affect cranberry bushes that have deep roots extending well below the herbicidal vapor zone. How Norosac Reduces the Cost of Weed Control in Cranberries Its vapor barrier not only gives season-long control of toughest weeds, but can be applied anytime between late fall and the popcorn stage. The graphs above clearly dem- onstrate why Norosac is as effi- cient as any herbicide that has ever been offered to the Cran- berry groM/er. We urge you to study it carefully. Norosac provides season-long control of more than 40 tough weeds and grasses including ferns, rushes and sedges. The chemical cost per acre is low and the cost of labor is dras- tically reduced. Furthermore, Norosac can be applied by air or by ground either when the bogs are dry or under water. And itcan be applied anytime that suits you between late fall and popcorn. Shouldn't you try Norosac? Norosac Dichlobenil Herbicide can make a significant contribu- tion to the efficiency of producing cranberries, and you owe it tc yourself to try it on at least part ol your crop. 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Box 249, Cobalt, CT 06414 21 Lmm pRi MaJntenanrp Uanimn CnorioEi^ ON THIS and the next page are photos by Kirby GUmore of exhibits at this year's annual meeting of the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers Association. 22 23 Principles of fungus control By AZMI Y. SHAWA The primary interest of a cranberry grower is to control troublesome fungus diseases. There are three main principles of fungus disease control: 1. exclusion; 2. eradication; 3. protection. Exclusion simply involves reguiatory measures or attempts to keep a djsease orga;iism out of an area where it does not presently occur. Exclusion measures involve quarantines and inspections. The idea is to keep the disease from getting into new areas. For the la>t few years, several growers have bfen importing vines from other states for planting new bogs. The imported vines may carry with them serious diseases to the Pacific Northwest cranbeny bogs. There are several unknown blights that can be transmitted. Recently a new cranberry canker disease was identified that has no presently used fungicide that can control it. It is essential to order vines from a dise;ise free bog, inspected by a competent person. Eradication eliminates or removes a disease organistp from an area in the bog where it had lijnited distribution. The fijst method is sanitation, used to reduce the number of disease causing organisms which may concentrate on wetds. Sanitation is achieved by destroying weeds growing in or surrounding your bog. Thp second eradication method is chemical treatment. Chemicals are directed against the organisms as they CRANBERRY GROWERS REALTY Listings of buyers and sellers welcomed on cranberry acreage and upland. Appraisals DOUGLAS R. BEATON E. Sandwich, Mass. 02537 (6171 888 1288 are exposed on the surface of plant tissue. Fungicides destroy micro- organisms on vine tissue surface. Protection is the most important fungus disease control method. In protection, a protective barrier is placed between the causal fungus spore and cranberry tissue. This is achieved by spraying fungicides according to a spray program. Such a program can be started after harvest by applying a dormant fungicide spray, such as liquid lime sulfur or polysol at a rate of 6 gallons per 100 gallons water (18 gal/A). Do not apply any dormant spray prior to predicted frosty night. »<><>**»* AAA* 0****0***1 STAY INFORMED J suAsm^e/o CRANBERRIES SIC a year-S18 two years Send check or money order to: CRANBERRIES P.O. Box 249 COBALT CT 06414 "♦*****************»»< Your advertising dollar is well spent in CRANBERRIES. We'd like to make a point about modern Record- Keeping. Accurate, orga- nized record- keeping is as important to farm- mg as it is to any modern business. It's necessary for planning and deci- sion making . . . and, it's essential at tax time. Farm Credit record-keeping specialists can help you adapt and improve your present system lo iiivc you greater accuracy, speed and thiiiDughness in your records. Or they (.an introduce you to Agrlfax, Farm Credit's own computerized system spccilically designed for record-keeping. Then you can contribute that spindle to the local historical society — or bencHi tag sale. Be sure to ask your Farm Credit representative for information about ta.\ services, credit and business consulting, too. When it comes to farming, we know the business. P.O. Box 7 Taunton, IVIass. 02 780 Tel: (617) 8 24-7 5 78 Office: Located on Rt. 44 , 1 /4 Mile West of Rt. 24 24 J Hoiv to shop for money **• By JOSEPH ARKIN, CPA, MBA Editor's Note: The interest ites and factoring rates used elow are for illustrative purposes nly and do not reflect actual ites in today's high interest larket. Every few months, we see langes in the prime interest te and the Federal Reserve l|ank's rediscount rate. The actuations can be likened to /o-yo, but in reality they are I attempt to control the ^ 25 repaid with interest at the end of the term. A $1,000 loan for one year at 6 percent interest is repaid in full, $1,060, at the end of the 12 month period. There is a variation to this type of loan in which the bank deducts the interest in advance or renews the loan quarterly. Both of these methods represent a slight increase in the straight "true interest" rate. You can also borrow on your personally owned or business owned vehicles. Usually, you'll get a lower rate on auto or truck loans but because they are installment loans and must be repaid monthly, the true interest rate is almost double the discount rate quoted. Or you can hypothecate securities owned individually or in your firm's name. Most banks will lend up to 70 percent of the market value of listed securities, some over- the-counter stocks and most mutual fund shares. In most states, there are usury laws setting forth maximum rates that can be charged on loans, but most states allow higher rates than the usual maximum in a situation where loans are secured by the pledge of securities. FACTORING: The pledging of a firm's accounts receivables is a relatively simple way to get liquidity, but the method is costly and only those firms with a high gross margin can ever consider factoring of accounts receivable. Most factoring is done on the basis of assigning sales invoices to the factor in exchange for an advance against future payments. Let's say your agreed upon rate is Wi percent. Then, on $1,000 of bills assigned, the factor wiU advance $788 ($1,000 less $200 reserve = $800 X l'/2%). The IVi percent charge is good for 30 to 45 days, after which the uncollected account is charged back against the reserve account or there is an additional charge levied of IVi percent. On any unpaid balances, there is a charge of '^ to 'A of 1 percent per month. Factoring can be obtained on a notification basis-where customers pay directly to the factor-or non- notification basis-where customers remit to you and you in turn give the checks over to the factor, who endorses them in code (with prior arrangement with bank) and deposits to his account. INSURANCE LOANS: Low cost loans can be obtained by borrowing the cash values in your insurance policies. Borrowing this way is easy for there are no credit investigations, no financial statements to prepare, little paper work. And you can 26 Talk to a broker who knows how to Hsten. Too often investment counselors are more interested in talking than in listening. But Muriel Stefani at Gage- Wiley & Company Inc. enjoys listening to you. Because the better she knows you, the better able she is to help you. It's been people like Muriel who have made Gage- Wiley a leader in the financial business for 51 years. Not only are they experienced investment planners, but they are also willing to give the personal | service to put their knowledge to work for others. Muriel can see the results of Gage- Wiley's unique philosophy. People she worked with during her first year still come to her for advice eight years later. As personal or family financial priorities change, they know they can depend on her knowledge- able and confidential advice. Call Muriel today. Set up an appointment Be sure to bring your questions, plans and problems, because Muriel is ready to listen. VCEV Gage-Wiley & Company INCORPORATED Village Landing • PO Box 3507 • Plymouth, MA 02361 617-74(^3322 • 800-242-0263 Open Weekdays 9 am to 5 p m, / Saturdays 9:30 am to Noon Member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation practically write the terms of repayment. Veterans Administration policy loan rates are usually cheaper than rates of private insurance companies. If you want to make periodic repayments, the loan will be reduced and the interest rate charge lowered accordingly. Of course, the proceeds upon death are reduced by the amount of the loan then outstanding but many companies will allow you to purchase term insurance on the amount of the loan. PASSBOOK LOANS: Some people cannot understand why a person would borrow his or her own money from a savings bank and pay for the privilege. People do this for the same reason as those who open noninterest bearing Christmas Club accounts-they want a form of compulsion to repay them- selves. It is relatively simple to borrow on a savings passbook, leaving it in the custody of the bank during the term of the loan. Deposits can be made, even withdrawals as long as the balance remaining is in e.\cess of the loan balance. You pay a higher interest rate than the amount received as interest from the bank but the cost is cut because of the tax advantage. This type of loan is repayable periodically or in a lump sum, at your option. HOME MORTGAGE REFINANCING: Homes purchased years ago have a considerable amount of equity, due to mortgage payments having been made and to the inflationary trend that has boosted land and building values during the past three decades. Mortgage money is tightening up. But if you shop around and ask savings banks, state and federal savings and loan associations, commercial banks, insurance companies, etc., you'U perhaps find 3ne with available funds and anxious to refinance your existing first .Mortgage. I This method of obtaining cash for l/our business is costly. The new nortgage will be at the present merest rates (probably much higher han your original rate) and you'll )e paying that rate on the balance >wed on the original first mortgage. FINANCE COMPANIES: If you an't borrow from your bank or 'ther source, you can seek financial ssistance from finance companies r commercial factors. They will !nd you money on the equity ppresented by your fixtures and quipment. Loans from these ources are extremely costly and lould only be considered as a ist resort. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION: There are three types of loans available from the SBA. The first of these is the direct loan covering the situation where the applicant must have tried, without success, to obtain financing from banks or lending institutions at reasonable rates. Direct loans are made by the SBA up to a ceiling of $100,000. A second type of loan is the guaranty loan, one wherein the SBA will guarantee up to 90 percent of the loan, with a ceiUng of $350,000. The third type of SBA loan is the participation loan in which the lending institution furnishes 25 percent or more of the loan amount, with the SBA furnishing the balance. Advertisers get results from CRANBERRIES. ^ CORP. ^ (CRANBERRIES BOUGHT & SOLD "^ HIGHEST CASH PRICE J Cranberry Land Appraisal Service Screened Bog Sand Available Vines for 1985 Early Black S3,000.00 ton Howes $3,250.00 ton Crowleys call Lawrence W. Pink Office 934-6076 Cordwood Road Duxbury, Mass. 02332 '•IW EIER EARTHMOVING INC. "We're Best on Earth" One yd. CAT backhoe Bog Construction Land Clearing Canal Work Flume Setting Pond Construction Ditching Contact; Peter K Meier 63 South Street Halifax, MA 02338 (617) 293-3218 Grower references available Equipped with swamp mats 27 Take Good Care of Yourself Have an Ocean Spray! The farmer's cooperative that bririgs you a wide range of natural fruit juices, drinks and sauces Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., Plymouth, Massachusetts 02360 An Equal Opportunity Employer z c RA N BER Rl THE NATIONAL CRANBERRY MAGAZINE liry 1985 ne49,No. 2 Arabian Gulf • • .3 Computer list . . 8 ^^B CAS I : I 1V^fv ■'i-^i^ii •^('ii'^\\ vV\V f< ^'x^^'Cfi^'ifi:i'iiiif^^^^ic /nreedom ii ROBERTA A. GRIMES, JD, CFP JAMES A. FRATELLO ^ {2 JOHN R. TONELLO, CPA MARY M. McAULIFFE, JD j^ ^ MICHAEL F. MARCINKUS MYRON L. SILTON ri- ^ n- h ...The financial professionals. 1{ FINANCIAL SERVICES,iNC. ru «(W Ut.') • VIIA.ACI LAtsini^C. • I'lYMOUTH. MA »2.?6() 746-8382 Comprehensive computer-assisted financial planning for families and businesses. Investment advice and assistance. For Five Felton type picking machines. Two are 6 feet wide, three are 5 feet wide. Complete. Will take best offer. For more information, contact Cranberry Lake Corp., Route 2, Box 1200, Phillips Wl 54555. STAY INFORMED t subscribe to CRANBERRIES SIO a ycar-S18 two years Send check or money order to: CRANBERRIES P.O. Box 249 COBALT CT 06414 *»**»*0A**»*0 0**»»»» CRANBERRIES Q THE NA TIONA L CRA NBEKR Y MAG A ZINE Send correspondence to: P.O. BOX 249 Cobalt CT 06414 (203) 342-4730 Bob Taylor, Publisher/Editor Carolyn Gilmore, Associate Editor Carolyn Laban, Marketing Manager ADVISORS, CORRESPONDENTS MASSACHUSETTS— Irving E. Demoranville, Director, Cranberry Experiment Station. NEW JERSEY— Ptiilip E. Marucci, Cranberry and Blueberry Specialist, Cranberry and Blueberry Laboratory, Chatsworth; Elizabeth G. Carpenter, Chatsw/ortti. (MOVA SCOTIA— I. V. Hall, Botanist, Research Station, Kentville. OREGON— Arthur Poole, Coos County Extension Agent, Coquille. WASHINGTON— Azmi Y. Shawa, Horticulturist and Extension Agent In Horticulture, Coastal Washington Research and Extension Unit, Long Beach. WISCONSIN— Tod D. Planer, Farm Management Agent, Wood County; Dan Brockman, Vesper; Joan E. Humphrey, Friendship. CRANBERRIES is published montllly by Diversified Periodicals, Wellwyn Drive, Portland CT 06480. Second class postage is paid at the Portland, Conn., Post Office. Price is $10 a year, $18 for two years, $1 a copy in the U.S.; $ 1 2 a year in Canada; $ 1 S a year In all other countries. Copyright 198 5 by Diversified Periodicals. ISSN: 0011-0787 CI — CN A. — CI CRYSTAL Tia*J»'4' CRYSTALS ENTER SOIL 1 Norosac ts 2.6-dichlorobenzonitrile, commonly known as Dichlobenil This unique herbicide goes directly to a vapor stage without going through a liquid stage II ts activated by temperature and soil moisture 2. This remarkable herbtcidal compound ol razor-lhtn crystals is uniquely processed by PBI/Gordon to make a precise granule 3. Granules are spread on soil or shallow water. Moisture carries the Norosac crystals into the upper layer ot soil Because ol adsorption by soil particles, lateral movement is minimal. 4 Temperature and soil moisture activate Ihe Norosac crystals and th begin to radiate a herbicidal barrier. This continues tor an entire growing season, and the spent crystals disappear, leaving no residue. ^yjlp^H S^j/^-^ 5. In this vapor barrier no plant cell division can occur Seeds trying to germinate in the barrier will die. Sprouts below this zone will be killed as they try to penetrate Ihe barrier 6- Existing vegetation such as shallow- rooted grasses and annual weeds having root structures in this barrier will likewise be aflected and die alter two to three weeks. 7 Certain perenntal weeds coming out ol dormancy and attemptmg new growth wilhin the Norosac barrier will run mto the same dead end: they will be killed by Ihe vapor. 8. Norosac. when used as directed, does not altecl cranberry bushes Iha have deep roots extending well belo\ the herbicidal vapor zone. How Norosac Reduces the Cosi of Weed Control in Cranberrie Its vapor barrier not only gives season-long control of toughest weeds, but can be applied anytime between late fall and the popcorn stage. The graphs above clearly dem- onstrate why Norosac is as effi- cient as any herbicide that has ever been offered to the Cran- berry grower. We urge you to study It carefully. Norosac provides season-long control of more than 40 tough weeds and grasses including ferns, rushes and sedges. The chemical cost per acre is low.and the cost of labor is dras- tically reduced. Furthermore, Norosac can be applied by air or by ground either when the bogs are dry or under water. And itcl be applied anytime that suits y between late fall and popcorn hlobenil Herbicii jnificant contrit;! iency of produci jj Shouldn't you try Norosac Norosac Dichlobenil Herbici| can make a sigr tion to the efficier cranberries, and you owe it ) yourself to try it on at least part ( your crop. For information or guidance cl our Technical Service Departme . Toll Free 1-800-821-7925 In Missouri 1-800-892-728 ACME DIVISION pbi /GORclon conponatia ' PBI Gotdon Corpotalion 1?^ ® NOROSAC '579-883 4G-DICHLOBENIL HERBICIDE VlNG BUSINESS . . . (continued from page 4) derstanding of laws pertaining to )duct labels, for example, as part of !ir Gulf homework, Trundle says. "Production and expiration dates .St be printed on labels," he says, hey cannot simply be stamped on : container where it can be altered t must be part of the label itself." Ocean Spray has had little problem eting the expiration date require- nts because the company keeps a se watch on its product standards, s Trundle. "Cranberry juice has a ilf life of about 15 months; cran- ry sauce, about two years. Some ler producers might extend it a , but we feel that to maintain ality, we won't go beyond that." Merchants in the Arabian Gulf intries adhere closely to the law en it comes to expiration dates, indie says. In fact, their business sends on it. "Authorities will go into a store and ;ck the shelves. If they find even one )duct that is outdated, they wOl ise the store for a day. They police tes pretty carefully." BE ATTUNED TO CUSTOMERS Sharing information with other exporters is also an important part of doing business in the Arabian Gulf countries. U.S. exporters often share what they have learned about regulations and helpful contacts in government and private industry. Trundle says: "The international community is very close. We chat with each other at trade shows and on other occasions. And most noncompetitors will help others solve problems." Introducing a new-to-market product, such as cranberry juice, can make the job even tougher but, as Trundle points out. learning the unique characteristics of the market can open doors. "You have to be attuned to your customers," he says. (Reprinted from Foreign Agriculture) Niemi Electric Co. ROBERT NIEMI ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS HEAT, LIGHT and POWER WIRING • RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL TEL. 295-1880 Robert Niemi Pinehurst Dr. Wareham, Mass. 9|e:|c4c3|e3|c9|e9|e:|c:|e:|c9|C3|c9K*****3(e3|c***:|e*9|c:)c3|e:|c:|c:|e:(e3|ej|c:|e:K***9ic9|e)ic*9|(*9|e3|e C.R. LEONARD & SONS INC. 890 MIDDLE ROAD ACUSHNET, MASS. 02743 TEL. / OO'Jl/ I X Detrashers Flumes i Conveyors ( steel or aluminum ) t Shearing * Shop Welding Bending •X- * STEEL DISTRIBUTORS • PLATES • ANGLES • FLAT • CHANNEL IRON • I BEAM • REINFORCEMENT ROD • WIRE MESH ♦****3|c****3|e3|cj(e*3|c****3|es|e*****3|e****s|cj(s***sje**s|e**j|es|c***j BEFORE YOU BUY THAT COMPUTER By DR. HAROLD GLUCK You now live in a computer world. And don't try telling yourself, "I can live without it." From the viewpoint of efficiency, accuracy and keeping costs down, you need that computer. One of the leading experts on computer law is Marvin N. Benn, a member of the Chicago law firm of Hamman, Benn & Miller. He was kind enough to make available to me a checklist you should use when shopping for that computer. This checklist generally should be used only on a system under $20,000. Remember that a computer becomes the heart of your business, controlling many times its value in services. If your computer system does not work— or is not suited to your particular needs-its failure can definitely harm you. Section I of this checklist contains questions and areas of concern you should consider as they relate to your particular situation. SECTION I 1) Are there any special environ- mental or electrical requirements? If so, what are they? 2) Is there a possibility of having acceptance tests? That is, can you test the system and return it if it does not work properly? 3) What preparations must 1 make for my data base? Can I prepare the data base before I receive the system? 4) Are there any special personnel requirements regarding education or minimum intelligence levels? 5) What would be the response time or throughput when using the system? In a multiuser environment, what would be the response time with several terminals operating various types of programs simultaneously? Is there any restriction in a multiuser environment on the types of programs that can be run simultaneously? 6) What is the availability of software enhancement? 7) Is the source code in escrow in case the software house goes bankrupt and access to the source code is needed? 8) What software documentation 8 is being provided? Please list. 9) Are there any custom software requirements? If so, please list. 10) Proposed method of payment: one third upon signing, one third upon installation and one third upon acceptance. 1 1) Who will have the ultimate vendor responsibility when both the software house and the hardware house point to each other as the source of a system problem? A determination should be made as to who will accept this responsibility. 12) Any maintenance program fl the system should begin after the ei| of the warranty period. No mainterlf contract should start on the date th i the hardware is delivered. How quic | will the vendor respond when main tenance is needed? 13) Are there any compatibility guarantees that the software will w< with the hardware or other softwarl What about hardware bought throu| third parties and its compatibility High volume trailer pumps | 12 to 16 inch discharge Phil Helmer 20 foot tongue 1060 3rd St. N. PTO shaft Wisconsin Rapids Wl 54494 with (715)421-0917 marine bearing Marsh Number (715)593-2285 A Solid Investment requires solid financing . . . and that's our spe- cialty. Credit for equipment, land, buildings ... all your financial needs. For Credit . . . Plus a full range of other finance-related services, see your local Farm Credit representative. P.O. Box 7 Taunton, Mass. 02780 Tel: (617) 824-7578 Office: Located on Rt. 44, % Mile West of Rt. 24 MmMimiiiiuimiinnnaranumriniimiiinni iiininu miniiiimi iiiiiinmiiii iiimiiiiit iii iiinii iiii iiiiiiiiiiimwiai I Felker Flow Gates are built to last, thanks to excellent Felker welded construction, generously braced designs, and only the highest quality aluminum materials. Our standard size conduits range from 15 -48 inches in diameter, with widths from 24 to 11 inches. The height of each unit built depends on your requirements. Custom sizes as well as single, double and triple log channel designs are available for virtually any water control application. When you choose Felker, you get time tested reliability. The flow gate specialists for generation after generation. In Massachuspit', call Bill Stearns (617) 746-6048 22 N. CHESTNUT AVE., MARSHFIELD, WISCONSIN b444f TELEPHONE (7 15)384-3 121 TWX 510-3 70-1846 CORPORATION © the computer system? 14) If field modifications are needed, what will be the cost? What is the cost for field upgrades? 15) Is a list of suppliers provided, along with a secondary source of supply in the event that the original supplier is not available? 16) Are there any cable costs that have not been included with the system? 17) Are there any educational courses available to leain how to use the software? 1 8) Before the purchase of the software, are there any test packages available for the computer system presently in use? 1 9) Will credits be given for the malfunction of the system? 20) Will the vendor supply an emergency backup facility if there is a disaster? 21) Be sure to supply the vendor with a complete list of specifications for your company, which should include the following: a. the number of customers; b. the number of inventory items; c. the number of accounts receivable; d. the number of accounts payable; e. the number of invoices per month; f. the average number of line items per invoice; g. the maximum number of terminals; h. the percent of projected increases for items a. through f. over the next 3-5 years. SECTION II Hardware Contract: 1) Venue. Change or delete the clauses that require you to bring suit in a county or state other than your own. 2) Costs and Attorney's Fees. Change or delete the clauses that state that you are obligated to pay the vendor's attorney fees to enforce the terms of the contract. (You can compromise on this by being responsible for the costs but not attorney's fees. And, if that is not acceptable, insert "reasonable" attorney's fees.) 3) Arbitration. If there's an 10 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO' Talk to a broker who knows when to fish and when to cut bait. Andrew Carter enjoys fishing in his spare time. He likes the anticipation of the strike He also knows that you don't troll plugs when you're flounder fishing and that you can wear yourself out jigging for mackerel when the fish aren't there. As an investment counselor with Gage- Wiley & Company Inc., he spends his working time angling for superior invest- ment results, using his knowledge and experience in the financial markets. Providing solid financial advice and personal service has been Gage- Wiley's hall- mark for 51 years. And Andy has every reason to believe in it Before starting to work for the company six years ago, Andy was a Gage- Wiley client and saw the benefits of his investments. Now Andy enjoys giving his clients the same service he received Andy knows each person's financial situation is different, and he won't try to sell you cod when you're in the market for swordfish. Instead of struggling with your fish-or-cut-bait deci- sions alone, call Andy for friendly and knowledgeable advice. He'll be glad to meet you in his office in the Village Landing or at your home or office With Andy on your side, you won't be at sea with your investments. j/:^^-^ Gage-Wiley & Company INCORPORATED Village Landing • P,0 Box 3507 • Plymouth. MA 02361 617-746-3322 . 80a242-0263 Open Weekdays 9 am to 5 pm./ Saturdays 930 am to Noon Member of the Secunties Investor Protection Corporation ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooc WHITE FARM EQUIPMENT COMPANY Sales and Service 27 ALDEN ROAD • FAIRHAVEN, MASS. Tel. 99-45312 CUSTOM MADE & REPAIRS on Hydraulic hoses - P.T.O. shafts BUSH HOC Go ahead with SAME AIR COOLED DIESEL 11 :tc9|e3|c:|c^9Kie9ie*9K*^*>|e*9ie9|c**^3|eie^*9|e3|c:|e:|c9|e*:)e9|e:|c:|ej|e:|e)|e9|e^*9|c3)e9)e)|e*3^^ ■X- DeCran Ag Supplies Inc. Serving Massachusetts cranberry groovers • All cranberry chemicals • Aerial pesticide application • Frost protection equipment •Chemical application equipment •Culverts — all sizes — steel and aluminum CONTACT John C. Decas DECRAN AG SUPPLIES INC. 219 MAIN ST. Wareham MA 02571 office: 295-0147 evening: 763-8956 (William Chamberlain) * •X- * * * * #*. Lakeville Sand & Gravel Corp. PRECINCT STREET, RFD #5, LAKEVILLE, MA 02346 Dry screened bog sand Washed sand & crashed stone L» Bank gravel & bank sand L)) Portable screening rentals Bog construction & maintenance Lakeville: 947-0300 tisS^^^ AUTHORIZED AGWAY REPRESENTATIVE LICENSED SPRAYING OF PESTICIDES (Seasonal) WITH A COMP'LETE LINE OF: CRANBERRY INSECTICIDES • FUNGICIDES HERBICIDES • MITICIDES • and FERTILIZERS IN STOCK! AGWAY ROBERT A. ALBERGHINI - SPRAYING RFD 5 PLYMOUTH STREET. CARVER, MASS. 02330 TELEPHONE; 866 4429 For further Information, call evenings after 5 30 L AGWAY i [ 1 I f Office 295-2222 D. Beaton 888-1288 CRANBERRY GROWERS SERVICE .^R 'St* 4** COMPLETE BOG MANAGEMENT HARVESTING (Wet & Dry) Specializing in • NETTING SANDING A Iso K Bcalon 295-2207 P. (k-alon 947 3601 DITCHING WEED CLIPPING SPHCNER DMT m 15 ft & 20 ft Hydraulic Arm & Flail Mowers, Rotary Ditchers Complete line of portable Crisafulli Pumps 2" - 16" Plastic netting for suction boxes arbitration clause, make sure that the arbitration is in your city or area. 4) Default. MaKe sure that there are no acceleration clauses for any payments due on default or clauses that give the right to enter your premises and take the equipment. 5) Finance or Penalty Charges. Delete any and all finance or penalty charges that are required for nonpayment under the contract. 6) Other Charges. Delete any clauses that require you to pay additional charges for correcting errors or bugs in the operating system. The vendor should be obligated to correct the errors or bugs without fees. Software Licenses (in addition to Items 1 through 5 o/ SECTION i;.- 7) Strike out any "as is" provision. 8) Strike any charges for correcting any errors or bugs in the software programs (see paragraph regarding "other charges" above). 9) The vendor should indemnify you against claims by third parties that use of the software (or hardware) violates their patents or copyrights. (c) 1984 Hamman, Benn & Miller HERE ARE some hints that you may find helpful: If there is a computer trade show in your area, attend it. See what is being offered. Ask all the questions that come to mind, including the ideas presented here. And take all the literature that is being offered so that you can study it at home or in the office. Watch the newspapers for announce- ments about special demonstrations of computers and software. We recently landed at a special demonstration of new software on the market. Also, the manufacturer himself may give a demonstration course. Pay special attention to the questions asked by the people present and how they are answered. if there is an introductory course given by your local high school or community college, take it. They also give courses on public television. Right now we are following one called "Bits and Bytes." Another one has just started titled "Computer Programme." A top priority : Visit someone who already has the equipment you are considering purchasing. You want to find out if he/she is satisfied with it. And what suggestions that person can give you. In your hometown there may be several stores selling computers. Visit them and see what they have to offer. Find out if they can give you a demonstration. But sign nothing! In a forthcoming article, I will present a rider that you can use when you have finally decided which computer setup you are going to buy. On my desk are several computer books I have been asked to review. Your first book should be one that will enable you to understand and use your particular computer. CRANBERRY GROWERS REALTY Listings of buyers and sellers welcomed on cranberry acreage and upland. Appraisals DOUGLAS R. BEATON E. Sandwich, Mass. 02537 (617) 888-1288 A MOST COMPLETE INVENTORY OF IRRIGATION ACCESSORIES LARCB y -^ ENGINEERING & IRRIGATION, INC. --,P.O?Bo\ 66. 11 Larchniont Ljiic, Lc\inptoii, MA 02173 (6 1 7) 862-:->50< ^? IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT DESIGNED ESPECIALLY FOR THE CRANBERRY INDUSTRY FOR EXAMPLE: Gorman-Rupp Self Priming Electric Sprinkler Pumps Proven Quick Couple Riser Ingcrsoll-Rand Water Harvest Pumps Aluminum Insert Coupling For 4" Poly Pipe Conlacl: Larchmont Engineering Phil Tropeano, President (617) 862-2550 (Call Collect) ® ConliiL'l: Bill Stearns, Plymouth, Mass. (617) 746-6048 (617) 2244554 14 ^isaiBe a»«^ ' ^-» ...Plan, present, compare, demonstrate and sell equipment. ...Then deliver on our promises, and BE AROUND to see that things stay that way! We've learned a few things in 77 years. 'i» sfl ^ INTERNATIONAL HOUGH '^"^M^ ™^^',^1 EAU CLAIRE (715) 835 5157 GREEN BAY (414) 435 6676 MILWAUKEE (414) 461-5440 MADISON (608) 222 4151 IRONWOOD (906) 932 0222 ESCANABA (906) 786-6920 BARK RIVER -rs-"** . *»,, ^ ^' >-^ugfi to c\ the counA^MVAtlantictiytogfllJB' S A FAtf! ■ ^m ...And with our Spiral Mill Plant we have high volume capacity and versatile product capacity. We produce standard (2-2/3" x 1/2") culvert in round from 12 to 96 inches and pipe arch from 12 to 72 inches, .and 3" x 1" culvert corrugation allowing production of round pipe up to 144 inches and pipe arch up to 108 mches. Structural plate culvert is available in pipe arch and arch in sizes up to a 40 feet span. We've come a long way in 77 years! CAN WE HELP YOU THIS YEAR? BARK RIVER 1 iodkJ] 1 BIVfMj EAU CLAIRE (715) 83S-5157 GHEEN BAY 1414) 435S675 MILWAUKEE (414) 461 5440 MADISON (608) 222-4151 mmAmS&i^ 14 such well-earned salaries. With respect to financial management, if you want to avoid a legal partnership, avoid a joint bank account into which all cranberry growing receipts are deposited and from which all expenses are paid. Instead, you might maintain separate accounts, with the main receipts and expenses divided as they occur, then either deposited or withdrawn. Notes might be kept concerning minor items paid out and received, and settled at regular intervals. Written records should be carefully maintained, which include: *Item accounts of receipts and expenses. ♦Capital outlays. •An account of production. *A11 fixed expenses, such as taxes, interest and insurance. •Cranberry growing income from sales and any other sources. •A detailed hst of all cranberry growing property, including real estate, plants, fertilizer and machinery. •Amounts paid and received by each party. •Any income or expense which isn't shared. Such records may seem elaborate but they can be simpUfied with the help of an accountant who can teach the average grower and his business associate to handle them on their own. And such recounts are vital if you want the essential information needed for making mandatory monthly or yearly settlements with your co-worker (son or daughter) concerning income and expenses. These data will also give you the needed facts and figures for filing tax returns and wiU serve as a guide for increasing cranberry growing profits. You should also make provisions, in the written agreement, concerning the eventual termination of the joint operation in a way which permits the remaining partner to continue the cranberry growing operation. When the termination is caused by the death of either party, the agreement might provide that the survivor is entitled to buy the business and even buy out other heirs. But since this may be difficult unless the survivor has sufficient capital, one arrangement is to take out life insurance when the original agreement is written up. Insurance should provide all or part of the purchase price and a decision should be made concerning who shall own the poUcy, be the beneficiary and be responsible for the premiums. Provision should also be made, when the agreement is written up, for the possible termination of the business relationship for a reason other than the death of one of the parties. Instructions might be spelled out which include reimbursements for all who are involved and plans for continuance of the business. (Copyright 1985 by Bess Ritter May) CRANBERRIES gives you news & views about the industry CRANBERRY GROWERS REALTY Listings of buyers and sellers welcomed on cranberry acreage and upland. r Appraisals DOUGLAS R. BEATON E. 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Hap believes it's his job, as an investment counselor, to cut through the confusion and help his clients manage their stocks, bonds and other investments. His newspaper articles, magazine articles, monthly client newsletter and other client communications make sense out of the gobbledegook that some- times passes for financial news. More than that Hap stays on top of financial trends so he can give Gage- Wiley clients the same kind of sound advice he's been giving for the last 27 years. So, maybe he doesn't exactly read fortunes but his advice has helped others make fortunes and insure fijtures. For a free consultation with a Gage- Wiley investment counselor, or to be added to the client newsletter mailing list call 746-3322 today. Look into your future, not with a crystal ball but with sound investment advice. ■^^^a^^ Gage-Wiley & Company INCORPORATED Viltage Landing • P.O. Box 3507 • Plymouth, MA 02361 617-746-3322 • 800-242-0263 Open Weekdays 9 a.m to 5 p.m. / Saturdays 9:30 q.m. to Noon Member of the Securttles Investor Protection Corporation 4^#4^****»#»»******»*********** pHaMHWIIIIUWIIIHIIIIINWIHNNIIIIIIIHIMHHMC I regional I f news j I notes I aiiiHHiiiiiiiiMiuiiiinnnmMimnmnmnmiiiiMip Massachusetts By IRVING DEMORANVILLE Dr. Kail Deubert attended several USDA workshops in Washington, D.C., from Dec. 9-14. The workshops dealt with using computerized information on agricultural publications. New^ Jersey The 39th annual meeting of the Northeastern Weed Science Society was held Jan. 9-11 in Atlantic City, N.J. Keynote addresses were given by Dr. Gale A. Buchanan, dean and director of the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station at Auburn University, and Dr. Will D. Carpenter, general manager, technology, Monsanto Agricultural Products Co. Oregon When harvest was over, a total crop of 78,943 barrels was reported at Bandon, according to the Bandon, Ore., Western World. ngtoti By AZMI Y. SHAWA This writer will give a herbicide research update March 5 at 1 p.m. at the Coastal Washington Research & Extension Unit in Long Beach. Dr. Denny Davis, agricultural engineer, Washington State University, will give a Furford Harvester/Pruner modification update March 1 1 at 7 p.m. at the North Willapa Harbor Grange Hall in Grayland. ***** "Cranberry Production in the Pacific Northwest," by Azmi Shawa, Carl Shanks Jr. and Peter R. Brisfow of Washington State University and Marvin N. Shearer and Arthur P. Poole of Oregon State University is now available and can be obtained by writing to the Coastal Washington Research & Extension Unit, Rt. 1, Box 570, Long Beach WA 98631. The cost is $7.50 each. LOWER PREMIUMS BEING LOOKED AT The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation is considering changes in the aop insurance program that would lead to substantially lower premiums for most cranberry growers in the country. The changes are expected to go into effect for the '85 season. 16 '■'i^.V. , J^" ;3* ^"' T* -w V tsJiSs; Felker Flow Gates are built to last, thanks to excellent Felker welded construction, generously braced designs, and only the highest quality aluminum materials. Our standard size conduits range from 15 -48 inches in diameter, with widths from 24 to 72 inches. The height of each unit built depends on your requirements. Custom sizes as well as single, double and triple log channel designs are available for virtually any water control application. When you choose Felker, you get time tested reliability. The flow gate speciaiisis for generation after generation. In Miissjrhusetts call Bill Stearns (617) 746-6048 'tJBr WSBf 22 N. CHESTNUT AVE., MARSHFIELD, WISCONSIN 5444^ TELEPHONE (715) 384-3 121 TWX 510-3 70-1846 CORPORATION © 17 weather watch MASSACHUSETTS December was very mild, aveiaging 7 degrees a day above normal. This was a record for East Wareham. Maximum temperature was 62 degrees on the 29th (not a record) and minimum 18 degrees on both the 8th and 27th. Warmer than average period occuned from lst-3rd, 6th, 9-13, 16-20, 22, 24-25 and 28-31. The only cooler than average days were the 7th and 27th. Precipitation totaled 3.45 inches or 3/4 inch below normal. There was measurable precipitation on 11 days, with 1.16 inches on the 22nd as the greatest storm. Snowfall totaled 1 inch, the least since 1979. For the year 1984, our temperature averaged 1.4 degrees a day above normal, the warmest since 1983 and fifth warmest in our records. Substantially warmer than normal months were February (record), June, August, October, November and December (record). Cooler than average months were January, March and September. Strangely enough, the maximum temperature for the year was only 90 degrees on Jime 8. Minimum was minus 15 degrees on Jan. 22. Precipitation for 1984 totaled 48.39 inches, which is about IVi inches above normal. This is nearly 7 inches less than in 1983. The greatest precipitation from one storm was 3.22 inches from May 31 through June 2. Months with substantially above normal precipitation were February, March, June and July. Below normal months were January, August (record dry), September and November. Basically, the period February through July was about 50 percent above normal and August through December was about 40 percent below normal. Snowfall for the year was 25.5 inches, just slightly below our average. One final note: Simshine for 1984 was substantially below normal, the least since 1972. The bulk of the cloudiness occuned during the period January through April, with the rest of the year average. I.E.D. NOVA SCOTIA Up to Jan. 4, we had a reasonable winter, with one minor cold snap right after Christmas. The mean temperature was minus 0.4, slightly warmer than the 30 year average of minus 2.4 C. I.V.H. WASHINGTON Minimum temperature for December was 17 degrees on the 19th, with a bog minimum of 1 3 degrees. Maximum temperature was 5 1 degrees on the 15th. Rainfall totaled 9.23 inches, the average for December was 14.53 inches. The year's total precipitation was 90.78 inches-the 23 year average is 84.85 inches. A.Y.S. NEW UNI ROYAL PLANT IN U.S. NOW OPERATIONAL A new manufacturing facility for the production of Vitavax has been opened in Naugatuck, announces James WyUe, vice president and general manager-crop protection for Uniroyal Chemical. Vitavax is used primarily to prevent ceriain critical diseases in small grain and oil seed crops. At Naugatuck, Uniroyal also produces Omite, an insecticide and the company's largest single agricultural chemical product. The CHARLES W. 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BOX 7211, MADISON, WISCONSIN 53707 608-221-1581 SEEK TO AVERT DUMP CRISIS The New Jersey Pinelands Commission recently called upon state and local officials to cooperate in an effort to prevent the Pinelands-the state's cranberry growing region-from becoming a major new dumping ground for garbage. In a recent letter to Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Robert Hughey, county health boards and solid waste managers, and Pinelands area mayors. Commission Executive Director Tenence D. Moore said the commission fears a sharp increase in illegal dumping in the Pinelands. "Illegal dumping has always been a problem in the Pinelands because of its large, unpatrolled, wooded areas," Moore wrote. "However, as landfills close and many counties and towns fail to come up with alternative plans for garbage disposal, the incidents of illegal dumping threaten to increase considerably unless some preventive measures are taken." Moore said that rising disposal fees at those landfills remaining open could also increase illegal garbage dumping in the Pinelands. He added that a partial solution would be to have municipal, county and state agencies jointly prosecute illegal dumpers since they could be violating as many as five laws: state trespass laws, the Solid Waste Management Act, the Pinelands Protection Act, county health regulations and municipal litter laws. HOLIDAY SALES DOMINATE All fresh cranberries, 73 percent of cranberry sauce and 34 percent of other cranberry products are sold between September and December, according to Stuat Pedersen, chairman of Ocean Spray. THE PART-TIME FARMER How much of total farm family income comes from off -farm jobs and other off -farm sources? According to Behind the Ag Scene, the answer is 63 percent. Paulas Machine &T00I COMPLETE MACHINE SHOP SERVICE Specializing in Building & Repair of Cranberry Equipment WARRENS WI 54666 (608)378-4511 20 WHITE FARM EQUIPMENT COMPANY Sales and Service 27 ALDEN ROAD • FAIRHAVEN, MASS. Tel. 99-45312 CUSTOM MADE & REPAIRS on Hydraulic hoses - P.T.O. shafts BUSH HOG Go ahead withSAME AIR COOLED DIESEL EXPORTS TO BECOME MORE CRUCIAL FOR THE U. S. By CLARK EDWARDS Foreign Agriculture During the next two or three decades, the domestic market for food is expected to expand less than 1 percent per year. U.S. agricultural capacity, however, should grow much faster. The resulting potential for excess supplies will make the expansion of foreign markets more crucial than ever for U.S. agriculture. Exports are already an important outlet for U.S. farm products. Today, the output from 40 percent of harvested acres in the U.S. enters export channels, compared with 20 percent just a decade ago. If U.S. exports increase at an average annual rate of 3 percent, as expected, output from approximately 50 percent of the harvested acreage will be exported by the year 2000. Even so, the U.S. share of exports-and of global output-will decline as worldwide production expands. These findings are based on a study being prepared by Economic Research Service, one in a series of publica- tions on world food problems. World food production is projected to meet the increased demand even if output slows somewhat from the growth rates of the past 30 years. Production rose armually at a 2.9 percent clip in the 1950's and 2.7 percent in the 1960's. However, bad weather and adverse economic conditions dropped the rate to 2.2 percent during the 1970's. Prospects are that world agriculture can double its output over the next three decades. To do so, long-term growth will have to be maintained at slightly above the reduced pace of the 1970's. This is Ukely to occur, even though farm prices could fall as production outstrips demand. Meanwhile, world food consumption is expected to double over the next three decades, spurred by rising incomes, changing tastes and better distribution of food to low income people. The last doubling took 27 years. The pace wiU be slower this time because growth in world population is easing. Population during the 1990's is expected to fall to 1.6 percent per year, compared with the current 1.7 percent and 1.9 percent during the 1950's and 1960's. Forecasters have suggested that if present trends continue, world population growth may cease altogether during the next century. Alternative future levels of world food production, demand and prices would have For Five Felton type picking machines. Two are 6 feet wide, three are 5 feet wide. Complete. Will take best offer. For more information, contact Cranberry Lake Corp., Route 2, Box 1200, Phillips Wl 54555. different impacts on U.S. farmers, exporters, consumers and others in the food marketing system. If a relatively plentiful world food situation prevails, U.S. export markets will grow more slowly, with excess supplies perhaps becoming more extensive. If export growth falls to as little as 2 percent per yeai, larger domestic supplies would mean even lower farm prices. Lower feed prices would benefit livestock growers but extensive federal assistance would be needed to support farmers' incomes. Conversely, should there be an extended period of world food shortages, food prices relative to other consumer spending would rise and export markets would grow at a quicker pace. Farm income would improve, consumer prices would rise and the need for federal aid would probably be unnecessary for most commodities. Many factors will influence the future supply of U.S. farm products, including new approaches on farm policies and trade agreements. Ways will have to be found to. expand exports, accomodate the probable downtrend in world food prices and cope with short-term fluctuations in prices and export levels as U.S. farmers turn more to international markets. Agriculture is increasingly affected by national monetary policy, tax laws and the level of government deficits. For instance, higher interest rates dampen demand for farm products because they increase foreign exchange rates-thereby raising the teal price of U.S. agriculttual products in world markets. On the other hand, food supplies also may eventually decrease as higher interest rates discourage investment in farmland and capital. Niemi Electric Co. 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(This article by Clark Edwards of the National Economics Division, Economic Research Service, appeared in the January 1985 issue of Foreign Agriculture.) ARE YOU INVOLVED WITH CRANBERRY GROWING, PROCESSING, MARKETING, ETC.? Then you ought to read CRANBERRIES, the national cranberry magazine. Each monthly issue contains informative news and feature, articles about the industry. Keep informed. Read CRANBERRIES. Mail your check or money order to: CRANBERRIES P.O. Box 249 Cobalt CT 06414 $10 one year; $18 two years NAME ADDRESS CITY STATE Vines for sale HIGH PRODUCING Blacks & Howes TAKING ORDERS NOW REASONABLE PRICES Edge^rood Bogs (617) 947-1254 23 Take Good Care of Yourself Have an Ocean Spray! The farmer's cooperative that brings you a wide range of natural fruit juices, drinks and sauces Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., Plymouth, Massachusetts 02360 An Equal Opportunity Employer ^ SPRIWG! X I W#>»;fe-^fr«w#*fe«^«artje^ 1984 pest report • • • 3 A berry funny tale • • • 12 ^ WHITE FARM EQUIPMENT COMPANY Sales and Service 27 ALDEN ROAD • FAIRHAVEN, MASS. Tel. 99-45312 CUSTOM MADE & REPAIRS on Hydraulic hoses - P.T.O. shafts BUSH HOC Go ahead withSAME AIR COOLED DIESEL ntegrated pest management El cranberries in assachusetts, 1984 results By SHERRl L. ROBERTS Cranberry IPM Coordinator Massachusetts Cranberry Experiment Station The 1984 growing season was the and year of operation for the isachusetts Integrated Pest [lagement program on cranberries. major objectives of the program i To train and educate the grower (letter understand the cranberry 3 1 complex, including appropriate r nitoring methods, and to update '■ ncMiiic threshold levels in order ccomplish economically and ;i ironmentally sound pest manage- 1 It. n formation reported here cilted from intensive weekly scoutings ) iS commercial cranberry bogs in i. sachusetts. Forty seven of these )■ s were considered IPM bogs and n It were Check bogs. In depth c tiling is the keystone of every :1 program, for it enables 1PM ) sonnel to advise growers as to 1 need for an optimal timing of ticide applications. Operation and Procedure ancial Support The program was funded in FY84 a USDA-Extension Service, 1PM nt; participating IPM growers paid )/A for insect scouting and advise- it; USDA-Extension Service, HIS grant. In addition. Ocean ay and the Cape Cod Cranberry )wers Association made contribu- is earmarked for specific purposes. mber of Cranberry Bogs Scouted Each week, 47 bogs totalling 301 .92 COVER PHOTO iLIEVE IT OR NOT (no, this I't a Ripley puzzler), those are mberries arranged in the snow. )u'U find out how they got lere by turning to page 12. IRANBERRIES photo by leve Hall) Table 1. Average percent of direct insect injury on fruit at harvest on IPM and Check bogs in Massachusetts, 1984 Pest Damage type % Damage IPM Check Sparganothis fruitworm Fruit damage Cranberry fruitworm Fruit damage Total % of Insect Injury to Fruit 0.87 1.15 2.02 0,99 1.93 2.92 Table 2. Average percent of indirect insect injury on vines at harvest on IPM and Check bogs in Massachusetts, 1984 Pest Damage type % Damage IPM Check Cranberry tipworm Terminal cupping 1.88 1.44 Southern red mite Leaf bronzing 0.71 14.67 Gypsy moth Tip damage 9.64 12.13 Blossom worm False Armyworm Cutworm Green spanworm Brown spanworm Gypsy moth Leaf feeding 1.73 3,03 Blossom worm False Armyworm Cutworm Green spanworm Brown spanworm Cranberry weevil Cut blossoms 9,75 9.43 :|c9|c:|c:|c:|c:|(^:ic3|c3(c:(c:|c:|e9|e:|c9|c:)c9|c9|c9|C3|e^:|e9|c:|c:|e:|e9ic*:i»|c:(c:|e3(e:|e*)(> •X- ■X- •X- •X- •X- ■X- ■X- Vines for Sale BEN LEAPS $4,500/TON STEVENS f4,000/TON Discount on orders for 1 986 delivery secured with deposit prior to July 1, 1985 DAYMAKER CRANBERRIES attn: Paul L. Jonjak R. 1 Box I33I,SpoonerWI 54801 office: (715) 635-7866 marsh: (715) 376-2799 •X- ***♦**♦*♦**♦*♦♦♦♦**♦***♦****♦*******♦ 6/11 6/18 6/25 Figure 1. Average weekly adult catches for 1984 for Chrvsoteuchia topiaria. acres and 8 Check bogs totalling 32.3 acres were scouted for insect, weed and disease infestations. Bogs ranged from 1 to 20 acres apiece. 1PM growers received a scouting report and were contacted either in person or via telephone by the 1PM coordinator and advised about the need to treat, when to treat, and materials to use. Check bog growers followed their own pesticide application program with no advice from the IPM coordinator. Sampling Methods Weekly, intensive bog monitoring provides the soundest basis for accurate pest management decision making and grower advisement. Bogs were divided into 1-acre scouting sites. At each site, one sample was taken (sample=25 180-degree sweeps, using a 12 inch insect net, depth into canopy 4 to 5 inches) and insects counted were beneficials, such as spiders and hymenopterous parasites, and pests, such as cranberry weevil, spanworms, cutworms, gypsy moth, fireworms and Sparganothis fruitworm. Visual sightings were made for cranberry tipworm, cranberry girdler and blackheaded fireworm and damage resulting from all previously mentioned pests. Pheromone traps were used to monitor cranberry girdler and Sparganothis fruitworm flight. One trap was used on each bog and capt girdlers and sparg were counted wfr The cranberry fruitworm is an annual problem plaguing every cranberry grower, and the timing o pesticide appUcations is all-importa if this pest is to be properly managt (continued on page 8) ■ Mooeoeoeeoeoeeoooeooeoooi High volume trailer pumps 12 to 16 inch discharge 20 foot tongue PTO shaft with marine bearing Phil Helmer 1060 3rd St. N. Wisconsin Rapids Wl 54494 (715)421-0917 Marsh Number (715)593-2285 leeeoeeeeeeeeeeM ^SL 9utrage^ pure md simple Administration pulling, congressional pushing is likely to result in a farm Dgram that won't yank the rug out too quickly from too many hard pressed i mers. That there will have to be a gradual change in farm support regulations t;re can be no doubt. A good place to start is the Administration proposal limit support payments to those farmers with annual incomes under : 00,000. That big agri-business gets as large a slice as it does from farm i;istance is an outrage. The more farming can distance itself from Washington, the better off it will t. It's bad enough being subjected to the fickleness of nature. Farmers don't 1 ve to be buffeted about by the winds of political change, too. Comparing wheat farming or cattle ranching to cranberrying is like comparing i'ples to oranges-or coconuts. They're different. Size, for one thing. But other lanches of agriculture might take a look at the cranberry field. They might Ke a look at the fruits of cooperation, as in cooperative. A Solid Investment requires solid financing . . . and that's our spe- cialty. Credit for equipment, land, buildings ... all your financial needs. For Credit . . . Plus a full range of other finance-related services, see your local Farm Credit representative. P.O. Box 7 Taunton, Mass. 02780 Tel: (617) 824-7578 Office: Located on Rt. 44, Va Mile West of Rt. 24 IIIIIIIHIimMlllllllltllllllimiir:timillllltHIIHIIIIII III 1111(1 1 IIIMIMIIHKIIIIMIIIIIIHUIHUUIIIIIMII TOWN BOGS PROFITABLE Last fall's harvest of cranberries provided over $100,000 in revenue to two Massachusetts towns. Falmouth, which leases its SO acres of bogs to the Handy Cranberry Trusts, derived S22.606.10, based on a $5 per barrel fee. Mashpee received over $80,000 in proceeds from its cranberry bogs. The two towns' bogs are under the supervision of their respective conservation commissions. -STEVE HALL 3ie9ie:|e:|e:|c:|e9(c:|e*3k*9|e*3ie9ie9ie)|e REAL ESTATE 254 ACRE PARCEL, northern Wis. 60 acres high with hardwoods, remainder low. Lake frontage. On State highway. Zoned Agriculture. Good potential for cranberry marsh. $30,000, owner financing available. Lindahl Realty, Box 3 1 26A, Hay ward WI 54843. CRANBERRIES D THE NA TIONA L CRA NBERR Y MAGAZINE Send correspondence to: P.O. BOX 249 Cobalt CT 06414 (203) 342-4730 Bob Taylor, Publisher/Editor Carolyn Gilmore, Associate Editor Carolyn Laban, Marketing Director ADVISORS, CORRESPONDENTS MASSACHUSETTS— Irving E. Demoranville, Director, Cranberry Experiment Station. NEW JERSEY— Philip E. Marucci, Cranberry and Blueberry Specialist, Cranberry and Blueberry Laboratory, Chatsworth; Elizabeth G. Carpenter, Chatsworth. NOVA SCOTIA— I. V. Hall, Botanist, Research Station, Kentville. OREGON— Arthur Poole, Coos County Extension Agent, Coquille. WASHINGTON— Azmi Y. Shawa, Horticulturist and Extension Agent in Horticulture, Coastal Washington Research and Extension Unit, Long Beach. WISCONSIN— Tod D. Planer, Farm Management Agent, Wood County: Dan Brockman, Vesper: Joan E. Humphrey, Friendship. CRANBERRIES is published monthly by Diversified Periodicals, Wellwyn Drive, Portland CT 06480. Second class postage is paid at the Portland, Conn., Post Office. Price is $10 a year, $ 1 8 for two years, $ 1 a copy in the U.S.; $12 a year in Canada; $15 a year in all other countries. Copyright 198 5 by Diversified Periodicals. ISSN: 0011-0787 CI — CN A. — CI 1 Norosac is 2.6-dichlorobenzonitrile. commonly known as Dichlobenil This unique herbicide goes directly to a vapor stage without going through a liquid stage. II is activated by temperature and soil moisture 2. This remarkable herbictdal compound of razor-thtn crystals is uniquely processed by PBI/Gordon to make a precise granule 3 Granules are spread on soil or shallow water. Moisture carries the Norosac crystals into the upper layer of soil. Because of adsorption by soil particles, lateral movement is minimal 4 Temperature and soil moisture activate the Norosac crystals and they begin to radiate a herblcidal barrier. This continues for an entire growing season, and the spent crystals disappear, leaving no residue. % 5 In this vapor barrier no plant cell division can occur. Seeds trying lo germinate in the barrier will die. Sprouts below this zone will be killed as they try lo penetrate the barrier 6. Existing vegetation such as shallow- rooted grasses and annual weeds having root structures in this barrier will likewise be affected and die after two lo three weeks. 7. Certain perennial weeds coming out of dormancy and attempting new growth within the Norosac barrier will run into the same dead end: they will be killed by the vapor. 8. Norosac. when used as directed. does not attecl crant^erry bushes that have deep roots extending well below the herbicidal vapor zone. How Norosac Reduces the Cost of Weed Control in Cranberries Its vapor barrier not only gives season-long control of toughest weeds, but can be applied anytime between late fall and the popcorn stage. The graphs above clearly dem- onstrate why Norosac is as effi- cient as any herbicide that has ever been offered to the Cran- berry grower. We urge you to study It carefully, Norosac provides season-long control of more than 40 tough weeds and grasses including ferns, rushes and sedges. The chemical cost per acre is low.and the cost of labor is dras- tically reduced. Furthermore, Norosac can be applied by air or by ground either when the bogs are dry or under water. And itcai be applied anytime that suits yoi between late fall and popcorn. Shouldn't you try Norosac? Norosac Dichlobenil Herbicid' can make a significant contribu tlon to the efficiency of producini cranberries, and you owe it ti yourself to try it on at least part c your crop. For information or guidance ca our Technical Service Department Toll Free 1-800-821-7925 In Missouri 1-800-892-7281 ACME DIVISION pbi /Gondon coRponatlor ^ PBI Gofdon Corporalion 198: ® NOROSAC ■579-883 4G-DICHLOBENIL HERBICIDE I AUTHORIZED AGWAY REPRESENTATIVE LICENSED SPRAYING OF PESTICIDES (Seasonal) WITH A COMPLETE LINE OF; CRANBERRY INSECTICIDES • FUNGICIDES HERBICIDES • MITICIDES • and FERTILIZERS IN STOCK! AGWAY ROBERT A. ALBERGHINI - SPRAYING RFD 5 PLYMOUTH STREET. CARVER, MASS, 02330 TELEPHONE 866 4429 For further information, call evenings after 5 30 , AGWAY Office 295-2222 D. Bcalon 888-1288 CRANBERRY GROWERS SERVICE COMPLETE BOG MANAGEMENT Specializing in • NETTING Nl^' 6^- K Beaton 295-2207 P Meal on 947 .1601 DITCHING HARVESTING (Wet & Dry) SANDING Also WEED CLIPPING 15 ft & 20 ft Hydraulic Arm & Flail Mowers, Rotary Ditchers Complete line of portable Crisafulli Pumps 2" - 16" Plastic netting for suction boxes J Table 3. Percent of cranberry bogs participating in the IPM program with grass and sedge weeds in Massachusetts, 1984 Weed Peats Grass Poverty Manna Cut Rattlesnake Smoke Panicum Sedges Woolgrass Plantain Fresh water reed Rushes % of bogs % o f bogs with weed with problem 100 13 15 4 13 4 33 9 11 4 20 0 4 0 48 6 15 0 2 0 4 0 9 2 Table 4. Percent of cranberry bogs participating in the IPM program with annual weeds in Massachusetts, 1984. Marsh St Dodder Tearthumb Ladies thumb Pitchfork Ferns Johnswort % of bogs % o f bogs with weed with problem 56 2 67 11 30 0 20 0 67 9 22 0 INTEGRATED PEST MGNT . . . (continued from page 4) Based on past research findings, pesticide application was made nine days after the 50 percent out of bloom date. The second application was made 10 days after the first, as a standard procedure. After the second appli- cation, fruit samples (sample=25 berries per 1-acre) were inspected for unhatched, nonparasitized cranberry fruitworm eggs to determine a need for a 3rd or 4th treatment. Fruit and vine injury at harvest was determined in IPM and Check bogs on the basis of 10 handfuls of vines pruned per scouting site. Cranberry weeds were surveyed in August before clipping or harvest. Recommendations for spring and fall herbicide applications were made, based on the most numerous or serious weed species and past herbicide use. Results Injury was divided into categories: 1) direct (=injury to the berry); and 2) indirect (=injury to the vine). Sparganothis and cranberry fruitworms cause direct injury (Table 1 ). These two types of damage are separable and can be combined for total percent injury. 8 iPM bogs had a combined direct injury level of 2,02%, whereas the value for Check bogs was 3\7o greater, or 2.92%. Indirect injury was subdivided into "types of injury" and "separable injury' attributable to one pest (Table 2). "Types of injury" included tip damage and leaf feeding damage. "Separable injury" consisted of tipworm damage bronzing due to southern red mite Herbicide Roller • 7 inch wide hand pulled roller • holds up to 3 gallons of mixture • interchangeable wheel size for bog clearance • 1 to 2 acres an hour coverage • used successfully for 3 seasons Why walk in circles? For More Information CALL 1-617-763-2328 Days Table 5. percent of cranberry bogs participating in the IPM program with perrenial weeds in Massachuaetta, 1984 Narrow-leaf goldenrod Aaters Wild bean White violets Loosestrife Meadowbeauty Joe Pye Weed Bell Wort Arrowhead Mint Blue vervain Clover Ditch stonecrop Mermaid weed Purslane % of bogs % o f bogs with weed with problem 100 33 89 17 39 4 54 15 48 4 13 0 26 0 2 0 6 0 15 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 Table 6. Percent of cranberry bogs participating in the IPM program with woody perrenial weeds in Massachusetts, 1984 Brambles Chokeberry Hardhack Maples Poison ivy Leather leaf Sweet pepperbush Cat briar Heather Tall briar Pines Cinquefoil Meadowsweet Sheep laurel ling, and cut blossoms due to iberry weevil activity. All indirect ry could not be combined numer- ly because individual uprights letimes exhibited more than one e of injury. rip damage was 2l7o lower on IPM s than on Check bogs. ,eaf feeding was 43% lower on 1PM s than on Check bogs. >anberry tipworm damage, sisting of cupped terminal leaves, 24% lower on Check bogs than on bogs. lOuthern red mite injury, observed !af bronzing, was 95% lower on IPM on Check bogs. Cranberry weevil damage, consisting evered blossom buds, was 3% lower heck than on IPM bogs. Cranberry girdler moth flight was itored, using commercially lable pheromone traps. Monitoring Jk flight and end of flight on % of bogs % o f bogs with weed with problem 96 26 41 13 83 6 91 4 52 6 22 0 30 2 67 22 2 0 35 0 6 0 4 0 22 0 9 2 selected bogs enabled growers throughout the region to make more timely insecticide treatments to manage larval populations. Cranberry girdler flight peaked the week of June 25 and ended the week of July 30 (Fig. 1). Sparganothis fruitworm flight began approximately the first week of June, peak flight occurred the week of June 25, and ended the week of July 30. Second generation moths began Massachusetts Groivers Financial assistance is available for SCHOLARSHIPS and MEDICAL ASSISTANCE for Cranberry Growers, their Employees and the families of both when financial need can be shown. For information contact: URANN FOUNDATION P.O. Box 1788 Brockton MA 02403 Telephone 588-7744 Table 7. Cost benefit analysis of insect pest control in IPM vs Check bogs, 1984 IPM Check Difference Average number of spray dates per acre 4.07 4.50 Average number dosage equivalents per acre^ 5.88 6.80 Average cost per acre spray materials for insecticides Spray application cost: Sprinkler Helicopter Average % fruit injury due to insects Average valve per acre of fruit loss due to insect in juryS Per acre charge for IPM growers Average net benefit per acre from IPM S43.04 $16.02 $ 3.42 $19.44 2.02 $152.71 $20.00 $59.38 $14.04 $14.25 $28.29 2.92 $220.75 -$16.34 -$ 8.85 -$68.04 t-$20.00 +$73.23 1. Dosage equivalent = actual pesticide rate divided by MA recommended pesticide rate. 2. Based on $3.50 per acre labor cost and $1.00/acre/application for fuel and oil. 3. Based on $9. 50/acre/ application - includes nurse truck, loading, and laibor. 4. Does not include cut -blossom, leaf-feeding, and tip damage which does not directly affect the fruit. 5. Based on pool price for Ocean Spray, as of Jan. 30, 1985: $54/bbl and MA 1984 average yield of 140 bbl/acre. emerging the week of Aug. 13 (Fig. 2). A weed survey was conducted in late August on IPM and Check bogs. The weeds were divided into four categories: (1) grasses and sedges; (2) annuals; (3) perennials, and (4) woody perennials. The most serious problem in each category was poverty grass, dodder, narrow-leaf goldenrod and brambles, respectively (Tables 3, 4, 5, 6). Spring and fall herbicide recommendations were made for the IPM bogs. Insecticide Use 1PM bogs received 10% fewer insecticide treatments than the Check bogs. 1PM bogs received 14% fewer dosage equivalents than the Check bogs (Table 7). Parathion continued to be the most commonly applied insecticide in the cranberry industry. Among Check growers, however, Parathion usage dropped from 3.6 to 1.75 applications/ Niemi Electric Co. ROBERT NIEMI ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS HEAT, LIGHT and POWER WIRING • RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL TEL. 295-1880 Robert INiemi Pinehurst Dr. Wareham, Mass. 10 ;o -, 7/30 8/6 8/13 8/20 Figure 2. Average weekly adult catches for 1984 for Sparqanothis sulfureana. sre from 1983 to 1984, a 50% duction. Diazinon use increased nong Check growers. In its first ;ar of availability, Lorsban ranks cond and third in use behind irathion as a primary insecticide nong Check and IPM growers, spectively (Table 8). Table 7 summarizes the cost benefit ialysis of IPM vs Check bogs. IPM owers made 10% fewer insecticide )phcations and realized a cost savings ' $25.19 on materials and their iplication. IPM growers used more ')stly insecticides that are less ■irmful to beneficial insects and to le applicator than did Check growers. 'le average value of fruit loss per acre 'IS $68.04 lower on IPM bogs, isulting in an average net benefit per ire of $73.23 from IPM scouting and lower advisement (Table 7). It should be emphasized that this iialysis is intended to show relative istead of absolute numerical or prcentage differences, and that the lues herein are average. As such, ley do not reflect grower wholesale |ices for pesticides, per acre yields Igher or lower than the Massachusetts ierage of 140 barrels per acre, or nit prices substantially different from those in this analysis. It also should be noted that savings in pesticide and application costs seen in 1984 are only the most immediate benefits of IPM. IPM has essential, long-term benefits as well as reducing selection pressure for pesticide resistance and thus greatly delaying development of resistance, while prolonging the period of usefulness of currently available pesticides. Table 8. Number of insecticide treatments/acre applied for insect control in IPM and Check bogs, 1983 & 1984. Number of Treatments/A Pesticide 1983 1984 IPM Check IPM Check Parathion 1.40 3.60 1.63 1.75 Guthion 1.80 1.00 0.58 0.87 Sevin 0.60 1.20 1.00 0.87 Diazinon 1.00 0.20 0.48 0.62 Lorsban 0.95 1.12 Orthene 0 0,20 0 0 Lannate 0.20 0 0 0 Malathion 0 0.20 0 0 Omite 0 0 0.04 0.25 Pyrenone 1.60 1.00 1.00 1.12 11 ^Writing "with cranberries . • . ?* By STEVE HALL Strange things happen when you don't listen well. When 1 talked on the phone with Bob Taylor, editor of CRANBERRIES, he asked me to "write something about cranberries." Since 1 wasn't listening, I thought he said, "write something with cran- berries." "Okay," I repUed, "but it won't be easy." "Oh, come on, Steve," he laughed, "you can do it." "I'll do my best," I said, hanging up, not sure wlmt 1 was going to do. What could I write with cranberries??? A visit to the local office supply store proved useless. They didn't sell typewriters made out of cranberries and they didn't sell pens that used cranberry juice instead of ink. "Guess I'll have to handle this myself!" I said. I bought a bag of berries at the local supermarket, brought it home, and squeezed each berry above the pages of my note- book. The juice dribbled out, slowly. I wrote, "The story you are about to read is . . . ." That beginning took me eight hours, 15 minutes, and one bag of berries. Needing more, I hopped into my car and headed back for the market. "Eeeeee!" a shopper there screamed, looking at my red-stained hands. "A murderer! There's a murderer in the store!" "I'm no killer," I explained politely. "I'm a cranberry writer." This did not convince her nor did it convince the store manager, who had ab-eady called the police. The lab boys were able to prove that my hands were indeed stained with cranberry juice, not blood. And it took them only two weeks to do it! My stay in jail wasn't that bad. It gave me the time to figure out the proper way to write with berries. Soon as 1 was released, I went back to the market and bought four more bags. Back home, 1 packed the snow down in my back yard. Then I chose a topic, springtime, and decided to write a short, yet snappy little article called "THINK SPRING!" I did this by arranging the berries one by one beside each other in the snow. One of my neighbors, Ben, wanderec over when I was about halfway through "Whatcha doin"?" he asked. "I'm on special assignment," I told him. "I'm writing for CRANBERRIES magazine." "You ain't wrote much'' Ben remarked. "Just two words," he noted, pointing to "THINK SPRING!" "Ben," I replied, undaunted by his literary criticism, "it's quality, not quantity, that counts!" Visions of my "THINK SPRING!" story becoming a best selling novel, and then a block- buster movie, danced in my head. "Sorry if I offended you," Ben apologized. "Don't worry about it," I told Ben. "You'll always be my friend, even whei I'm a world famous writer." "And when is this going to happen?' he asked me. "THINK SPRING!" I told him. Always the optimist, I repeated, "Ben, THINK SPRING! ' Plymouth Copters, Ltd. Specializing in cranberry applications for more than 25 years Growers fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides applied to growers specifications Lifting mud - cranberries Plymouth Airport Box 3446 Plymouth, MA 02361 David |. Morey Richard H. Sgarzl (617) 746-6030 Agricullural Applications • Lift VJork • EKecutive Charters • Aerial Photography 12 |HMIiUINIIIIHINIIIIIIIIIIIimilWHIIIIIIIIIMMMWIl I regional | news notes J SiiiHiiNiiMHiiHiiMinrmmiMiMmnnnmimiinmii Massachusetts By IRVING DFMORANVILLE Drs. Robert Devlin and Karl Deubert attended the annual meeting of the Northeastern Weed Society held in Atlantic City, N.J. , on Jan. 8-10. Both Bob and Karl presented papers and, in addition. Bob was chairman of the ecology, physiology and soils section. Dr. Charles Brodel attended the New England Small Fruits Conference in Concord, N.H. Chuck presented a paper titled "Application of Pesticides Through the Irrigation System." Washington By AZMI Y. SHAWA The Cranberry Field Day will be held Friday, June 28 at the Coastal Washington Research and Extension Unit, Pioneer Road, Long Beach. ***** Last month we mentioned that copies of "Cranberry Production In the Pacific Northwest" (PNW 247) are available from the Coastal Washington Research and Extension Unit, Rt. 1, Box 570, Long Beach WA 98631. at S7.S0 each. Checks should be made payable to Cooperative Extension Publications. The new publication, a revision of an earlier publication, "Cranberry Production In Washington," is 50 pages, authored by Azmi Y. Shawa, Carl H. Shanks Jr., Peter R. Bristow, Marvin N. Shearer and Arthur P. Poole and contains color reproductions and full information on West Coast cranberry production. 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They are 50 cents each. weather watch MASSACHUSETTS January was cold, averaging 5.5 degrees a day below normal; not record breaking cold, but consistently cold for the month with only two days of above average temperature. Maximum temperature was 53 degrees on the 1st and minimum 4 degrees on the 21st. The only warmer than average days were the 1st and 2nd. Colder than average periods occurred from the 9th-12th, 16th-18th, 20th-23rd, 26th, 27th and 29th. Precipitation totaled only 1.17 inches or about 3-1/8 inches below normal. It was the driest January since 1970 and third driest in our records. There was measurable precipitation on nine days, but 0.37 inch was on the 8th was the greatest storm. Snowfall totaled 1 1.7 inches, but all storms were light, fluffy and dry. I.E.D. NOVA SCOTIA Our weather took a decided change right after Christmas and has remained cold ever since (Feb. 4). We also have about as much snow now as I can remember for several years. l.V.H. WASHINGTON January was a warm, sunny month. Maximum temperature was 62 degrees on the 17th and minimum was 23 degrees on the 1st. Rainfall totaled .78 inch, a dry record for this area, with the local records dating back to 1945. The average for January is 11.49 inches. There was measurable rain on seven days but most were small amounts! The greatest storm was 0.17 inch on the 28th. A.Y.S. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP Pullman, Washington. A graduate research assistantship in cranberry culture is available effective Summer. 1985. or until fiUed. This assistantship is to conduct work leading to an M.S. or Ph.D. degree In the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Washington State University. Possible areas of research include culture, postharvest physiology, weed control, nutrition and growth regulators. For further information, write or call Professor Azmi Y. Shawa, Horticulturist and Area County Extension Agent, Coastal Washington Research and Extension Unit, Route 1, Box 570, Long Beach, WA 98631 (Phone 206-642-2031). WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER. We encourage minority, women, handicapped, Vietnam-era and disabled veterans, and/or aged persons to apply and identify themselues as such in their applications. -•^ l^rr?- EIER EARTHMOVING INC. "We're Best on Earth" One yd. CAT backhoe Bog Construction Land Clearing Canal Work Flume Setting Pond Construction Ditching Contact: Peter K Meier 63 South Street Halifax, MA 02338 (617) 293-3218 Grower references available Equipped with swamp mats 13 PHOTOS on this and the preceding page are from last year's Bandon, Ore., Cranberry Festival. (Photos by the Western World) 14 IS All ■if^ jf^- £sSS «iJ^*f - I'tfe: #^- /«#•#' I ill/IU m m ^ IIUnRiyATIOIUAl HOUGH r mi ...Plan, present, compare, demonstrate and sell equipment. ...Then deliver on our promises, and BE AROUND to see that things stay that way! We've learned a few things in 77 years. fc # ..sRr ^^3* EAU CLAIRE (715) 835-5157 GREEN BAY (414) 435-6676 MILWAUKEE (414) 461-5440 IVIADISON (608) 222-4151 IRONWOOD (906) 932-0222 ESCANABA (906) 786-6920 BARK RIVER BARKjIl RIVfRJjj Tift ' "■ ■ Will " "' 16 OBITUARY JOSEPH A. CHAMBERLAIN Joseph A. Chamberlain, 62, of Mary's Pond Road, Rochester, Mass., a cranberry grower with Decas Cranberry Co., Inc., of Wareham who was active in all phases of the company, died Feb. 13 at Massa- chusetts General Hospital. He was the husband of Georgia (Decas) Chamberlain. Born in St. Agatha, Me., he was the son of the late Paul and Hannah (Michaud) Chamberlain. Chamberlain was a member of the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers Assn. He also was active in town affairs. He was a member of the Rochester Planning Board and was the board's representative until 1984 to the Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District and a member of SEED. He also was supervisor of Veterans' Graves and the chairman of the Industrial Development Commission. A member of the Rochester Police Department for 22 years, he served as sergeant until his retirement in 1983. He was a member of the Plymouth County Police Officers Assn., the Plymouth County Narcotic Enforcement Officers Assn. and the Rochester Police Assn. Among other affiUations, he served on the committee charged with naming the Rochester Memorial School and he was a charter member of the Sippican Rod and Gun Club and the Fraternal Order of Eagles. He was active first in cub scouting and served as treasurer for 22 years of Boy Scout Troop 31. Besides his wife, he is survived by four children: Joseph Adrian Chamberlain II of Lakeville; Esther-Ann Chamberlain of Chelmsford; William D. and Cynthia Kae Chamberlain of Rochester. Other survivors include five sisters, Candide Desrosiers of Sinclair, Me., Claire LaChance of Plainville, Conn;. Theodora Rival of Madewaska, Me.. Penelope La Voice of Bangor, Me., and Carmelita Cyr of Bristol, Conn., and one brother, Donald James Chamberlain of Woodbridge, Va. Chamberlain served in the mihtary for three years during World War II, leaving as a technical sergeant. A memorial service was held Mar. 24 at First Congregational Church, Rochester. Contributions in memoriam made be made to the Rochester Conservation Commission Fund, c/o Valerie Nichols, Plymouth Savings Bank, 226 Main St., Wareham MA 02571. -Carolyn Gilmore " Big Wheel H H H H H H H N H H H H H H H H H H H H H M H H H H H \ Truck Sales 42 Quanapoag E. Freeto^^n, Mass. 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That's up from the August record breaking estimate. The latest report gives the Massachusetts crop as 1.644,000 barrels, which is about 1 1 percent above the August estimate and roughly 1 Vh percent above the 1983 crop. Other areas in descending orde Wisconsin. 1.200,000 bbls.; New Jersey. 274,000 bbls.; Washingtor 103.000 bbls.; Oregon. 92,000 bbls. These totals may be subject to small changes later in the year. -,V -iY yV i. -Y tV -^r fi ti -ti W ^^' i"r -h fi -A- K3|e*3K*>|e>|e*9|e3|c9|c)|c3ic)ic9|c3i(9ie:K*3|c3|c)K*9ic}K3ic3fe}|c3|e9|c)|c9|c)|c9|ej|c:|cj|e)i(>^ Wisconsin growers go to school By DAN BROCKMAN The cranberry growers of Wisconsin converged on Wisconsin Rapids Jan. 17 and 18 for the annual Wisconsin Cranberry School. The largest attendance of any year was present— 250 growers. THE SCHOOL began with an introduction by Tod Planer, who has been the driving force in organizing each year's school and who once again did an outstanding job. Following Tod's talk, an interesting film on Wisconsin's ground water was shown. It explained what ground water is, where it comes from, how important it is to each of us, some problems with it (pollution and overuse), and how to protect it. After the movie, Dave Curwen discussed a case history of ground water contamination in the "central sands" area of Wisconsin, a large, potato growing region in central Wisconsin. Tim Dittle, a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, then discussed his insect pest survey, which was sent to all growers in the state. The survey revealed that the cranberry fruitworm and the blackheaded fireworm are the two major insect pests to the Wisconsin grower. A VERY thorough presentation on ditch stonecrop, a relatively new problem weed in Wisconsin, was then given by Dr. Malcomb Dana. According to Dr. Dana, ditch stonecrop is becoming more of a problem because of the drier growing conditions encountered from the use of sprinkler irrigation. Ditch stonecrop is a perennial weed most common on new plantings and in thin beds. A spray application of 2,4-D applied in mid-May at the rate of 1.09 kg/ha (about 1 lb/ A) gave 100% control in Dr. Dana's study. He believes that 2,4-D granules applied about May 15 at the rate of 1 lb/A of active ingredient, watered in with .25 inch of sprinkler irrigation would give the same amount of control. Dichlobenil (Casoron, Norosac) applied 1 lb/A in mid-May will suppress growth until late July, after which stonecrop may not mature enough to cause Dr. D. L. Mahr then talked on picking the correct insecticide for use on cranberries. Pesticides should be picked for their effect on target and nontarget insect pests, cost per application, active life of insecticide and safety in use, he advised. L WISCONSIN CRANBERRY HEADQUARTERS FOR SEVINXLR DEVRINOL 10G • EVITAL « GUTHION DIAZINON 14G • PARATHION * ETHREL Cole Chemical Supply DIVISION OF -^opA//tt AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL CO. P.O. 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Custom sizes as well as single, double and tripk^ log channel designs are available for virtually any water cf)ntrol application. When you choose Felker, you get time testecj reliability. In ,M>issl(jl 1 tiviill F-AU CLAIRE (715)6355157 GREEN SAY OH) .135 6676 MILWAUKEE (414) 4615440 lUIADISON (608) 222-4151 IRONWOOD (906) 932 0222 ESCANABA (906) 786 6920 seats town, takes on state Mann's a fighter By CAROLYN GILMORE ranberry grower David Mann ok Wareham, Mass., to courtand reed the town to assess ricultural property according to e lower state formula. Mow he's taking on the state df. rower Mann gave up In acres of B for the expansion of Rt. 25 .S. 495) through Plymouth to e Cape. He is worried that there Tiore to lose than 15 acres if the te-approved highway design is d. 'or Mann and others, sacrificing jrt ofhis 100 acres of continuous nberry bog system is not the ue. Wetland protection is. hway "runoff con taining sal ts i oil detrimental to cranberry tlands and cultural manage- nt is a very real threat, they ieve. tallying behind Mann are area n berry growers as well as mers, sportsmen, environ- n talis ts, hydrologists and local zens. We're not trying to get them to ve the highway, " Mann said, it to make it environmentally e. lann was awarded $400,()()() for 15 acres of bog to be claimed the state for the highway. He iered to return the money if the te would accede to his demands ut replacing the bogs and uting the runoff. This request denied, he original Department of COVER PHOTO jROWER David Mann says the nvironmental issues in the case n which he is uivolved are clear- ut. The story about Mann and lis battle starts on this page. CRANBERRIES photo by larolyn Gilmore) Pubbc Works drainage pool for the bog area of of the highway was determined "inadequately designed" by lEP P^ngineering Co., Mann said. The Plymouth Conservation Commission denied that design. An appeal was then made to the Department of Environmental Quality and Engineering, which has authority over town commissions. After review, the DPW enlarged the pool toaccomodatea'lOO year storm " situation and to include an oil boom. Further conditions included the installation of environmental monitoring wells around and away from the pool. However, there is no legal level of pollution required foraction and no method of enforcement, Mann said. The new design has sealed walls, but a bottom open to direct contact with the aquifer, the grower asserts. The project will also claim about a half acre of environmentally sensitive white cedar swamp. "The bog and underground water is a designated protected aquifer for the town ofPlymouth," Mann said. The water system is also connected to Bourne and Onset water supplies. The new proposal "is a worse situation than what we had before," Mann said. "My hydrologist thinks this is going directly into the pond." Instead Mann would like to see highway runoff removed through a "self contained system" that connects by pipeline to the nearby Cape Cod Canal. He would also like to see highway construction that includes replacement of the 15 acres he lost with other wetlands as required under the current wetland laws. These laws were no tin effect when the highway was originally designed. Mann appealed the DEQE permit. A backing of letters from cranberry growers followed, but in Please Turn Page CORPORATION OF NEW ENGLAND Industrial Suppliers To The Cranberry Industry Chain, Cable and Accessories Used for Making Mats All Types of Fasteners (Bull< & Packaged) Hand Tools Pumps Power Tools Motors Chemicals Abrasives Lubricants Cutting Tools Safety Equipment i Richards Rd. Plymouth Industrial Park 747-0086 Plymouth, MA 02360 the meantime the permit slipped through without a pubbc hearing. UnHke most environmental controversies, there is a clear-cut better way in this case, argue Mann and his supporters. Tying into a closed drainage to the canal is a non-wetland alternative. "Here they can doit, so why not do it?" Mann asks. In support of Mann's predica- ment, the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers Association is also concerned about all future highway expansion in cranberry growing areas. The I )PW is looking at HI acres of cranberry bogs and 70 acres of primary agricultunil land in North Carver-Plymouth where the continuation of Rt. 44 is proposed. With no close access to the ocean, highway runoff problems here may be more complicated. CRANBERRIES gives you news & views about the industry A Solid Investment requires solid financing . . . and that's our spe- cialty. Credit for equipment, land, buildings ... all your financial needs. For Credit . . . Plus a full range of other finance-related services, see your local Farm Credit representative. P.O. 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The IRS decided it is the duty of Americans to inform the government of every trip they make in a vehicle used for business, regardless of whether it is a tractor plowing a field or a fanner's wife picking up a part for a combine. Under the regulations taxpayers must tell the government where each trip was made, at what time it was made, its purpose, and the exact mileage. If a taxpayer does not com- ply with this rule he is not allowed to deduct for tax pur- poses legitimate business expenses associated with the use of l)is vehicle. I find it difficult to believe that such a regulation could ever be implemented. As an example of the oppressive effects of these require- ments consider the farmer who works 100 hours a week. Barely getting the work done on his farm during the day, he goes into town that night with his family. This farmer will efficiendy utilize his time that night to pick up supplies for the farm. He logs his time, purpose of trip, mileage, and destination. Then he goes to dinner. This niileage does not count, and therefore is not deductible. His farm hand uses a vehicle during the day, and is ex- pected to record his name, the time, purpose for travel, and mileage for every stop. He goes to the seed store and re- cords the mileage. Then he stops by the tractor dealership to pick up a part He records this mileage. Then he stops at a local store to get a snack. This is not considered a business trip; therefore the mileage can't be deducted. There are pages of burdensome paperwork in one full farm workday between the farmer and his work hands. It is obvious that for the honest, hardworking American the IRS has developed an outrageous requirement that would detract from a productive workday. How can a farmer be expected to run his business efficiently, tend the land, and lead a nor- mal life if Federal regulations dictate how he spends his day? Several pieces of legislation have been introduced to change this IRS contemporaneous mileage requirement Threatened by these proposals, the IRS announced on Jan- uary 25, 1985, that it will modify the contemporaneous mile- age regulations. This modification comes in the form of a special rule for farm vehicles. The new rule will allow farm- ers to satisfy the record requirement in two different ways PLEASE TURN PAGE REAL ESTATE 254 ACRE PARCEL, northern Wis. 60 acres high with hardwoods, remainder low. Lake frontage. On State highway. Zoned .'\griculture. Good potential for cranberry marsh. $30,000, owner financing available. Lindahl Realty, Box 3 1 :6A, Hay ward Wl 54843 Ph: (715) 634-4179 Paulas Machine &T00I COMPLETE MACHINE SHOP SERVICE Specializing in Building & Repair of Cranberry Equipment WARRENS WI 54666 (608)378-4511 CRANBERRIES □ Th* National Cranbarry Magazlna Send correspondence to: P.O. BOX 249 Cobalt CT 06414 (203) 342-4730 Bob Taylor, Publisher/Editor Carolyn Laban, Marketing Director Advisors, Correspondents MASSACHUSETTS — Iryinfl E Demoranvllle, Director. Cranberry Experiment Station. Steven Hall. Falmouth: Carolyn Gilmore. Rochester NEW JERSEY-Philip E Marucci, Cranlwrry & Blueberry Specialist. Cranberry & Blueberry Laboratory. Chalsworth. Elizabeth G Carpenter. Chatsworth NOVA SCOTIA— I V Hall. Botanist, Research Station. Kentvllle OREGON— Anhur Poole. Coos County Extension Agent. Coquille WASHINGTON— A2mi Y Shews. Horticulturist and Extension Agent in Horticulture. Coastal Washington Research A Extension Unit. Long Beach WISCONSIN— Tod D Planer. Farm Management Agent. Wood County. Dan Brockman, Vesper: Joan Humphrey. Friendship CRANBERRIES Is published monthly by OI«et*med Peflodlcal*, tWeHwyn Drtve. Portland CT (M4M. Second ciaaa poatage la paid at the Pontand. Conn.. Poet Office. Price la $10 a year, S1( for two year*. 11 a copy In the U.S.: $12 a year In Canada; $1$ a year In all other ceunlrtea. Back coplea: $2. Incldg patge. Copyright IMS by DhreralHed Pertodlcala. ISSN: 0011-07(7 Pealmaatef , aend Form S74t to: CRANBERRIES P.O. Box 249 Cobatt CT 06414 EDITORIAI (continued from preceding page) for a vehicle that is directly used m the business ot tarming. The farmer may either keep only records of personal use, or keep no record at all and treat- 80 percent of vehicle use as business and 20 percent as personal. Although these changes do solve many of the original problems, several areas still need to be revised. One is the paperwork still required of the farmer who may, for ex- ample, use his personal automobile 75 oercent of the time for work-related purposes. This farmer would be required to log the 25 percent personal use - time, name, destination, and mileage -- for every trip. With the new ruling by the Internal Revenue Service I hope that we have not ended the battle. The federal government must begin to understand that it is not the pro- ducer: the people are. We must fight government over- regulation. We cannot, and should not, allow problems like this contemporaneous mileage issue to slip by. (This guest editorial was written by Sen. John East (RNC). Senator East was a political science professor at East Carolina University before being elected to the U.S. Senate in 1980.) i>.*O**»*»0i>*<>OI>A00 0» STAY INFORMED | subscribe to CRANBERRIES \ $10 a year-S18 two years Send check or money order to: ■ CRANBERRIES P.O. Box 249 COBALT CT 06414 CRANBERRY GROWERS REALTY Listings of buyers and sellers welcomed on cranberry acreage and upland. Appraisals DOUGLAS R. BEATON E. Sandwich, Mass. 02537 (617) 888-1288 AGWAY AUTHORIZED AGWAY REPRESENTATIVE LICENSED SPRAYING OF PESTICIDES (Seasonal) WITH A COMPLETE LINE OF: CRANBERRY INSECTICIDES • FUNGICIDES HERBICIDES • MITICIDES • and FERTILIZERS IN STOCK! ROBERT A. ALBERGHINI - SPRAYING RFD 5 PLYMOUTH STREET, CARVER, MASS. 02330 TELEPHONE 866 4429 For further Information, call evenings after 5: 30 .AGWAY HIIIUHillllllllllWHIIWIHIHIIINNMHWIl J aiiMiiiiiiiiii - regional - news notes iiHHHiMiNHMHiiiiinmtmiMimmtmmnmiiiimi Massachusetts I By IRVING DEMORANVILLE ' Dr. Robert Devlin of the Cranberry ' xperiment Station attended the annual eeting of the Weed Society of America 1 Seattle from Feb. 5-8. Bob presented a jper on some of his herbicide research. Dr. Devlin also attended a meeting of le board of directors of CAST in ashington. D.C., from the 26th thru ith. weather watch MASSACHUSETTS February was warm, averaging 2.6 ■grees a day above normal. Maximum mperature was 53 degrees on the 25th id minimum was 5 degrees on the 5th. armer than average days were the th, 13th, 17th, 19th and 22nd through 1th. The only cooler than average ■riod was the 3rd through 9th. Precipitation totaled 1.61 inches or )out 2 inches below normal. This was e least since 1980 and sixth lowest in ir records. There was measurable iecipitation on seven days, with 0.65 ch on the 6th and 7th as the greatest lorm. We are about 5 inches below >rmal for the first two months and The CHARLES W. HARRIS Company 451 Old Somerset Avenue North Dighton. Mass. Phone 824 5607 AMES Irrigation Systems RAIN BIRD Sprinklers HALE Pumps Highest Quality Products with Satisfaction Guaranteed nearly 5-1/2 inches behind 1984. Snowfall was a total of 12.5 inches, very dry and powdery. I.E.D. NOVA SCOTIA Our weather ameliorated somewhat towards the end of February with two or three heavy rains taking a considerable quantity of snow. The maximum temperature in January was 1.0 degrees C and the minimum was —17.5 on both Jan. 8 and 18. Oxygen deficiency could be a problem this year. Not too much activity for cranberry growers as our cold weather continued and we strill had a light snow cover on March 20. I.V.H. PESTICIDE EXAM SET A pesticide certification examination will be held May 9 at the Cranberry Experiment Station on Glen Charlie Road in East Wareham. Your advertising dollar is well spent in CRANBERRIES. HELICOPTER LIFT SERVICE •Mud & Bin Removal • Co8t Effective •21 yrs. Experience • Mats Available Contact: Cranberry Growers Service, Inc. 617-295-2222 Peter or Chuck -'Sff EIER EARTHMOVING INC. "We're Best on Earth" One yd. 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Because our lane was soggy and wouldn't accomodate his heavy truck, John and the burro arrived on foot, exchanging uncomplimentary looks. "Did you buy this long-eared creature for a plow?" John asked me, tugging on the rope around the burro's neck. The burro inched forward on stubbornly braced feet, pushing a layer of mud before it. "Mother bought the burro for the children," I explained. John handed me the rope and left, shaking his head. The burro, as if in agreement with him for the first time, shook its head, too, and set up such eerie braying that 1 nearly fell off the porch. The noise brought Mother and the children running out of the house. The boys started at once to beg for rides on the burro. Grandma took the problem right in hand. "You children can't ride until after your mother has ridden the burro around first to make sure it's safe for you boys to ride," she said firmly. "You don't mean me!," I said knavishly, knowing very well that I had heard right and thinking how stupid 1 was going to look upon the back of an animal that resembled an old fur coat from some mission barrel. I'd be like a 12 year old on a 4 year old's tricycle. "After all, I do have a job to hold down in a very respectable real estate office," I said indignantly. "I can't ride that . . . that ignoble beast." Mother avoided looking at me. I saw that her gaze rested reverently on the Christmas scene painted across the front window of our house. In this painting, there was a famous mount closely resembling our new burro. "SOME very important people havs been known to ride upon what you ( choose to call an ignoble beast," she J said sarcastically. ' I felt my face burn. "Oh, for heck sakes," I mumbled. "Wait until 1 get into some jeans and I'll ride that sole-eyed beast." Mother and the boys huddled on tb back porch, trying to stay out of the wind, while 1 spent the next five minutes shouting, "Get up! Get up!" My mount only hunched up and leaned forward with his feet braced. After a few minutes of the burro moving only his hide, 1 was almost on his long ears. A MOST COMPLETE INVENTORY OF IRRIGATION ACCESSORIES LARCH ENGINEERING & IRRIGATION, INC. ~,l'd. Ho\bb. 11 Lar.iunont L.nio. Lcxmtiton.MA 0217.. (6 1 7) 86:-:-VM1< Z>) IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT DESIGNED ESPECIALLY FOR THE CRANBERRY INDUSTRY FOR EXAMPLE: Ciiimiiin-Riipp Self Prlniini! Elcclric Sprinkler Pumps Proven Quick Couple Riser IniiersollRand Water Harvest Pumps ■Muiuinuin Insert Coupling For 4" Poly Pipe C (imaci: Larchmont Engineering Phil Tropeano, President (617) 862-2550 (Call Collect) ® ™' Conlacl: Stearns, Plymouth, Mass. (617) 746-6048 (617) 2244554 FE BURRO made it a very special Christmas for the boys. I was moving slowly back to the bro's middle, determined that when 1 ot there I would do more than shout, wen one of the boys slapped a paper a'k he had been blowing into. The sik burst with a bang any gun would rue been proud of. It was then that lY burro and I violently parted c(npany. Upon hearing the bag explode, the 31 ro gave one unexpected leap that :a:ied us under the clothesline. As 1 -y; floating back to earth, the clothes- lii caught me just under the arms and, cone awful second, 1 hung there like I ece of wet laundry. Suddenly, Jihesline, clothesline post and I aiied all wrapped up in an unsightly i«p. Mother rushed from the porch. 'Are you hurt?" she asked, helping mto my feet. Not being able to find one single scratch didn't help my temper one bit. "No thanks to you and that blasted burro that I'm not dead," I stormed. Mother looked at me helplessly. "I guess I made a bad buy," she said sadly. "I'll list the burro for sale in the paper tomorrow." This brought a wail of disappoint- ment from the boys but the ad came out in the next paper just the same. TWO DAYS later a man came to see if we still had the burro for sale. I assured him that we did and led the way to the barn. Triumphantly, I opened the barn door. There, standing as docile as a lamb, was the burro with the 4 year old upon his back. Before I could speak, the 6 year old came dashing in with a big bunch of carrots. I knew then why we hadn't had nicely stewed carrots on our table lately. I'd been lucky to find a few orange shreds among the salad greens. "This man came to buy the burro," I said, and more bedlam couldn't have broken loose if I'd said the bomb was going to be dropped in five minutes. The noise brought Mother hurrying from the house. She took one look at the tear streaked boy astride the carrot munching burro and cooed. "Isn't that sweet? Nora, you can't still want to sell the burro." 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MA 02361 617-746-3322 • 800-242-0263 Open Weekdays 9 am, to 5 p m / Saturdays 9:30 am to Noon Member ot ttie Securities Investor Protection Corporation 11 ABBOTT LEE'S inventive genius has earned him recognition by the Jaycees as one of four National Outstanding Young Farmers for 1986. Jaycees honor grower Abbott W. Lee, 34, ChatB- worth, N.J., cranberry and blueberry grower, has been chosen as one of four National Outstanding Young Farmers fof 1985. Lee's selection was announced recently at the U.S. Jaycees' 29th National Outstanding Young Farmer (NOYF) Awardt Congress in Great Falls, Mont The program is sponsored bj Deere and Co., makers of John Deere equipment and imple ments. A graduate of Delaware Valley College with a degree ir horticulture, Lee startec growing in 1972. An inventor by necessity, Le«« has designed and built a numbei of different farm implement Plymouth Copters, Ltd Specializing in cranberry applications for more than 25 years Growers fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides applied to growers specifications Lifting mud - cranberries Plymouth Airport Box 3446 Plymouth, MA 02361 David |. Morey Richard H. Sgarzi (617) 746-6030 Agricultural Applicatms • Lift Wor/j • Executive Charters • Aerial Photography 12 1 f f I 1 f * -if DeCran Ag Supplies Iiic Serving Massachusetts cranberry gro^^ers • All cranberry chemicals • Aerial pesticide application • Frost protection equipment •Chemical application equipment •Culverts - all sizes — steel and aluminum CONTACT John C. Decas DECRAN AG SUPPLIES INC. 219 MAIN ST. Wareham MA 02571 office: 295-0147 evening: 763-8956 •X- (William Chamberlain) ^ }|e)|c}K)|c)|c3|c3K9|e>|e3ie9k3K9|e9|c:ie)|c:ic9|c:(e}|c3|c}ic^3|e)|e)ic^3|(3|c}ie3|c3|c3|c3K)|c3ksk*9i(*****)K^ Office 295-2222 D. Beaton 888-1288 COMPLETE BOG MANAGEMENT HARVESTING (Wet & Dry) CRANBERRY GROWERS SERVICE K. Beaton 295-2207 ^. Specializing in • NETTING SANDING Also Nl^ 6^ P. Beaton 947-3601 DITCHING WEED CLIPPING 15 ft & 20 ft Hydraulic Arm & Flail Mowers, Rotary Ditchers over the years, including an aquatic bog sander. This implement allows the sanding of cranberry bogs without serious damage to the plants. It also increases protection for the cranberry vines. Other Lee inventions include a self-loading cranberry bog conveyor, unmanned barge loading system and an osmocote dispenser for planting cranberry cuttings. The February 1982 issue of CRANBERRIES carried a story by Elizabeth G. Carpenter on yet another Lee invention: a three reel water harvester. Lee hopes to perfect one of his inventions and have it produced by a professional manufacturer. Yields and proceeds from Lee's farm have increased. He credits this improvement to the use of better blueberry varieties and promotional emphasis. In the recent past, too, production costs have been reduced with the use of a high fructose sweetener. A guubernatorial appointee to the New Jersey Pesticide Council, Lee also serves theTru- Blu Cooperative Association and the Knights of Columbus. He and his wife, Pamela, have one child, Jeremiah. The NOYF Awards Congress is the culmination of a year-long search for the nation's top young farmers. Nominees at the local, state and national level are judged on the basis of their progress in agriculture, the extent of their soil and water conservation practices and their contributions to the well-being of their community, state and nation. The U.S. Jaycees adopted the NOYF program in 1954. Since that time, hundreds of farmers have been honored, including U.S. Secretary of Agriculture John Block (1969). 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So writes Richard Browning in the Fall 1 984 issue of Oregon's Agricultural Progress, published by the Agriculural Experiment Station, Oregon State University. Browning adds: "In intermediately developed nations, with some mechani- zation and use of herbicides, but also financial and educational restrictions on their use, losses from weeds are estimated to be 10 percent. In underdeveloped countries, where poverty and ignorance (on the part of farmers, government officials and researchers) often block efforts to reduce weed growth, losses due to weeds are estimated to be a whopping 25 percent." 18 ¥0R SALE 212 acres in N.J. Pinelands Agricultural District. Suitable for Cranberry and/or Blueberry Farming. Soil Study available. Terms to qualified buyer. Irving M. Greenberg, Licensed R.E. Brol(er 631 Route 130, Hightstown, N.J. 08520 Phone 1-609-448-8282 DANGER OF DODDER Dodder can cause severe losses in both cranberries and blueberries, particularly in the warmer areas of production. 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Given that larvae are found, however, there is no clue about the number of leirvae present and, thus, the severity of the infestation. Based on scanty information, growers must either apply an insecticide as a preventive measure or postpone applications until damaged berries «u:e observedin July £ind August. The latter strategy usually leads to only a partial kill of the summer generation of larvae and, therefore, to unacceptable reductions in yield. To improve the monitoring and management of Sparganothis populations, it was decided to test tm experimental monitoring system which utilizes the sex attractant chemical specific to S. sulfureana. In nature, a Sparganothis female moth emits a scent which signals Sparganothis males downwind that she is sexually active. Using the plume of scent as a means of orientation, males fly upwind, locate 'Mention of a drademarked product should not be construed as endorsement of that product or discnnunabon aftainst functionaUy similar products COVER PHOTO A LARGER than life-size Sparganothis fruitworm moth. A story on the use of sex attractant traps to monitor the Sparganothis population starts on this page. Fig. 1. Side view of a typical wtng-style sex attractant trap. the female, and attempt to mate. Chemists at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva have identified the molecular structure of this scent and synthesized it in their laboratories. By impregnating rubber septa with the man-made scent and placing these in sticky traps (Fig. 1) on bogs, it was hoped that typical mate- seeking behavior could be elicited from male moths. Success in this would mean that S. sulfureana moth emergence and flight could be closely monitored, and insecticide applications be made on a more FOR SALE 212 acres in N.J. Pinelands Agricultural District. Suitable for Cranberry and/or Blueberry Farming. Soil Study available. Terms to qualified buyer. Irving M. Greenberg, Licensed R.E. Broi(er 631 Route 130, Hightstown, N.J. 08520 Phone 1-609-448-8282 500- ^ 4O0- 500- < u 3- o 200H o z 100 o-i /Vv/ \..-.. / / 20 30 JUN —I 1 1 1 1 r- 10 20 30 10 20 30 JUL AUG — I — 10 SEP Fig. 2. Emergence and flight pattern for S. sulfureana at Bog A, 1984. informed and timely basis. Materials and Methods Conrel' wing traps', produced by Albany International, were suspended about 6 in above the vine tips on the windward side of 3 Massachusetts bogs from June through September of 1984. Three trap sites were located on southern, middle, and northern sections of 53- acre Bog A in Wareham. One and two traps, respectively, were placed on 6.5 acre Bog B in North Carver and 11 -acre State Bog in East Wareham. Bogs A and B are commercial bogs which receive insecticide treatments every July. In contrast, the 1-acre section of State Bog being monitored had not received such treatments for the previous 5 years. Rubber septa impregnated with the sex attractant of S. sulfurena were placed in traps on June 8 at State Bog and on June 18 at Bogs A and B. Commonly called 'baits,' the septa were replaced on July 23 and August 31. One of the 2 traps at State Bog did not receive a bait and thusly served as a control. Trap bottoms were replaced every 3 or 4 days throughout the season. Collected trap bottoms were trjmsported to the laboratory, where the number of captured moths on each were coimted, recorded, emd plotted. Information concerning insecti- cide applications and horticultural practices was obtained for each site at the end of the growing season. To estimate crop reductions from larval feeding, 12 handfuls of vines were pruned at randomly selected locations within 150 ft downwind of each trap, transported to the laboratory, and inspected for fruit injury. The total number of inspected berries per trap site ranged from 338 to 774. The estimate for Bog B resulted from field observations by the grower Eind author just prior to harvest. Resiilts and Discussion Two patterns of moth emergence find flight occurred at the five trap sites. One pattern, observed on Bog A (Fig. 2), was characterized by initially high moth catches which did not decline steadily until between July 10 and 20. Recently emerged moths, recognized by their brightly colored wing scales, became much less abundant in traps after July 6. Trap catches remained at very low levels between July 23 and August6. The next generation of moths began to emerge between August 6 £ind 10. (continued on page 6) High volume trailer pumps | 12 to 16 inch discharge Phil Helmer 20 foot tongue 1060 3rd St. N. PTO shaft Wisconsin Rapids Wl 54494 with (715)421-0917 marine bearing Marsh Number (715)593-2285 Truly an Honor To the folks at Ocean Spray, it must have been a little like pitching a no hitter, walking down that long aisle to pick up an Oscar, winning a Pulitzer. We're talking about Ocean Spray making the Fortune 500 list of the nation's largest corporations. Isn't that the berries? President Hal Thorkilsen says: "We're proud to have been included." Well, he and the other people at Ocean Spray certainly deserve to be proud. CRANBERRIES gives you news & views about the industry CRANBERRIES Q Th* National Cranberry Magailna Send correspondence to: P.O. BOX 249 Cobalt CT 06414 (203) 342-4730 Bob Taylor, Publlshar/Edltor Carolyn Laban, Markating DIraclor Advisors, Correspondents MASSACHUSETTS-lrUng E Demortnyllle. Director. Cranberry Experimsnt Stlllon. Staven Hill. Giimore. Rochester E Marucci. Cranberry & Cranberry & Blueberry Elizabeth G Carpenter, Falmouth. Carolyn NEW JERSEY-Philip Blueberry Specialist. Laboratory. Chatswonh Chatswonh NOVASCOTIA-I V Hall. Botanist. Research Station. Kentville OREGON— Arthur Poole. Coos County Extension Agent. Coquille WASHINGTON— Azmi Y Shawa. Horticulturist and Extension Agent in Horticulture. Coastal Washington Research & Extension Unit. Long Beach WISCONSIN-Tod D Planer. Farm Management Agent. Wood County. Dan Brockman. Vesper; Joan Humphrey. Friendship CRANBERRIES Is puWlslM AvS^ by ANN KURZ CHAMBERS. MA. r' "Art Reproduction Quality" \If>"^ Printed in FULL COLOR on heavy card stock 1 pack of 8 single-fold notes (4V4"x5'/2") and 8 envelopes $3.95 per pack ■^ -.****.-*»i;t F. Variety Pack 1 card of each 8 designs if fust rated! ORDER BLANK Ship to: NAME- ADDRESS- CITY STATE - Send Orders to; ANN KURZ CHAMBERS. MA. 1631 4th Street Port Edwards, Wl 54469 (715)887-3755 Add For Shipping & Handling 1-4 packs Add SI. 95 5-9 packs Add S2.75 10-14 packs Add S3. 50 15-18 packs Add S4 30 COMMISSIONS ACCEPTED • Original Paintings in oil and watercolor: cranberries cranberry blossoms landscapes harvest scenes • Business and Personal Stationary. • Logos INQUIRIES WELCOMED! For information on customized printing and bulk order prices contact ANN KURZ CHAMBERS .ZIP- card letter ordered how many pnce each S3 95 S3 95 S3 95 S3 95 S3 95 S3 95 S3 95 S3 95 S3 95 Amount ol Order Wis Residents Add 5% Sales Tax Shipping & Handling Total Amount Enclosed TOTAL PRICE Please send signed check or money orders ONL Yi THANK YOU! A gradual increase in the number of moths per trap occurred until early September, at which time trap catches equaled or exceeded the levels of June and July. Activity continued at about these levels throughout September, but ceased altogether when the first hard frost occurred in early October. The second pattern, observed at Bog B and State Bog(Fig.3), differed from the first in two respects. Initial counts on June 18 did not exceed 30, whereas those on Bog A ranged between 200 and 400 (Fig. 2). Counts peaked at a lev el ofaboutlSO on June 27, but were not maintained. A precipitous decline occurred within 3 days, followed by a more gradual decline to low levels by July 20. On Bog A, peakvalue did not decline for about 4 weeks. Information about the sites, trap catches, crop reductions, and pesticide practices is presented in Table 1. On Bog A, where moth catches were consistently high from June 18 through July 6, percentages of fruit loss seemed to vary with pesticide practices. Where Lorsban was used as a 2nd fruitworm treatment, losses remained belowO.5 percent. Where parathion was used, 14.5 percent of the fruit was destroyed by larval feeding. On State Bog and Bog B, average trap catches weremarkedly lower. At catches of less than 100 per 3- to 4- day period, 2 percent ofthe fruit was consumed in the absence of fruitworm treatments. Where diazinon and Lorsban were applied, losses were not detectable. The control presumably obtained by applying an effective insecticide on July 20 or 24 might have been anticipated based on life history information on S. sulfur eana in New Jersey. Marucd (1953) reported that female moths deposit eggs from 1 to2 days after emerging and that eggs require 9 to 1 2 days before hatching. In Massachusetts, relatively few moths caught in traps on July 10, 1984 were newly emerged. This means that most of the total egg population was deposited by July 12 and had hatched by July 24. Fortuitously, insecticide appli- cations were made at just the right time to contact a very high percentage of the recently emerged larvae. Up to that point, only a small amount of fruit was apparently injured. One might be sxirprised, however. that even when crop reductions were minimal, large numbers of 2nd- generation moths were trapped. The expectation would be that high larval mortality in July would lead to much lower trap catches than those obtained from August through September. Migration of moths from upland areas might account for a small percentage of these catches. Far more significant a factor, in my opinion, is the large number of eggs deposited in June and July. If each female deposits from 30 to 50 eggs, as stated by Beckwith (1938), and an insecticide kills 90 percent of resultant larvae, the next generation comprises from 3 to 5 moths. Given a 1:1 sex ratio and no predation and parasitism, 1.5 to 2.5 times as many male moths should be available to be trapped in August and September than in June and July. In summary, the placement of wing-style traps baited with sex attractant enabled emergence £md flight of S. sulfureana moths to be closely monitored at 5 sites in 1984. SupplementEU-y information about pesticide practices and yield reductions at the sites provided hope that growers may someday use traps to determine the need for and timing of insecticide treatments to control Sparganothis larvae. Litcratire Cited Beckwith, C.S. 1938. Sparganothis auifureana ■ Clem., a danberry pest in New Jersey. J. Econ. Entomol. 31:253-256. Marucd, P.E. 1953. Proc. 83rd Annu. Mtg. Amer. Cranberry Growers' Assoc. :6-13. Acknowledfpnerta. I am Krateful to Dr. Wendell Roelofs at the New York State AKTicultural Experiment Station, Geneva, NY, for synthesizinK sex attractant and providing a generous supply of baits. Thanks are also extended to Mr. Russell Lawton and Mr. Christopher Makepeace for allowing me the use of their bogs and providing needed information about bog history and horticultural practices. WISCONSIN CRANBERRY HEADQUARTERS FOR SEVINXLR DEVRINOL TOG * EVITAL « GUTHION DIAZINON 14G • PARATHION « ETHREL Cole Chemical Supply DIVISION OF -//apA/ftM AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL CO. P.O. BOX 7211, MADISON, WISCONSIN 53707 608-221-1581 HELICOPTER LIFT SERVICE r~"^':%. •Mud A Bin Removal • Cost *21 yn. • Mats Effective Experience Available Contact: Cranberry Growers Service, Inc. 617-295-2222 Peter or Chuck \ 180- 150- Q 3c: -120 3. < />90 I '- 60H z 30H 0-1 V\_. ••-i-«' 10 10 20 JUN 50 10 20 JUL 50 20 AUG 50 4 SEP uFlg. 3. Emergence and flight pattern for S. sulfureana at Bog B and State Bog, 1984. Cable 1. Pertinent information about Massachusetts bogs monitored for S^. sulfureana, 1984. Percent Boq Sand Fruitworm treatment and date fl vq moth ca tch^ fruit loss' Jog A (53 acres) Section 1 (South) None Parathion Lorsban + Pyrenone 7/14 7/20 273.5 0.2 Section 2 (Middle) None Parathion Lorsban + Pyrenone 7/14 7/20 325.2 0.3 Section 3 (North) May Parathion + Pyrenone 7/14 7/25 329.7 14.5 log B (6.5 acres) Jan . Diazinon Lorsba'n 7/12 7/24 53.7 <0.5^ tate Bog (11 acres) Section 3 bait no bait None None ~ 90.0 2.8 2.0 Six counts made from June 18 through July 6. Determined from 12 handfuls of vines pruned at random locations within 150 ft downwind of trap. Based on observations by grower and author prior to harvest. Ocean Spray Rings Fortune 500 Gong With fiscal 1984 net sales of $457 million, Ocean Spray debuted this year on the prestigious Fortune 500 list of the nation's largest corpor- ations, company officials report. Ocean Spray wound up in 478th place. The cooperative's sales have doubled over the last five years. It expects to reach the $500 million sales mark during fiscal 1985, which ends on Aug. 31. "We're proud to have been included on the Fortune list," said Harold Thorkilsen, president and chief executive officer of Ocean Spray. "It highlights nine consecutive years of record sales and growth. It also reflects the commitment and sacrifice of our grower- owners during a number of very lean years with respect to industry profitability, to invest in the research and develop- ment, marketing programs and plant expansion which have made Ocean Spray products increasingly popular with customers. "We've been successful," Thorkilsen continued, "largely because our management style and operating philosophy are based on the traditional values of quality, hard work, innovation and the American entreprenurial spirit." Thorkilsen said the Fortune 500 status is a benchmark in the company's history. "We have other goals also," he said. "We're continuing to increase our sales this year and will continue to make gains in our operating efficiency. "We won't rest on our laurels. We hope to pass many more milestones in the future." Until Ocean Spray launched its popular line of juice drinks in 1962 with a new version of Cranberry juice cocktail, the company had been a marketer of fresh cranberries and sauces, with the overwhelming majority of sales falling during the holiday season. By the late '70s, more than two-thirds of sales were in juices and juice drinks. Ocean Spray now has captured 13 percent of the juice drink market and is the best selling brand name in the canned and bottled juice drink category. Obituary Vaino C. Harju Retired grower Vaino C. Harju, 80, of West Wareham, Mass., died recently at Sassaquin Convalescent Home, New Bedford. Born in Carver, Harju lived mostof his life in Wareham. He was a member of the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers Association and the United Methodist Church, Marion. 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It is nothing more than a financial statement that reports in terms of revenues and expenses the changes in the financial condition that have taken place in a cranberry growing or packing operation over a specified period of time. — Financial Statements. Financial statements are a series of documents prepared by bookkeepers and accountants to summarize the effects of business transactions or the cranberry business itself. — Inventory. Is best defined as produce or crops held for sale in the normal course of business, materials in the process of production or materials held for such use in a manufacturing process. — Accounts Receivable. The accounts receivable are the money owed to the cranberry operation by someone to whom the operation has given crops, goods or service on credit. It is listed under current assets on the balance sheet because most accounts receivable are retired in a relatively short period of time. —Accounts Payable. Money owed by the cranberry bog or marsh to an outside creditor for goods or services it has received. It is listed under current liabilities. — Notes Payable. Notes payable are long term liabilities such as loans or notes that are to be paid by the business over a period of more than one year. —Notes Receivable. Notes receivable are an asset consisting of money that the 16 company has loaned out and which it expects to be repaid. —Revenue. The amount of assets that a business gains as a result of its operation. In most cases, the asset is cash. —Fundamental Account- ing Equation. The total assets of a business, which are equal to the claims by its creditors plus the claims by its owners. Or, put another way: THE ACCOUNTING EQUATION Assets = Cash, stores, supplies, in- ventory, fur- niture, Isnd. pstents. li- censes, e Owner's Equity The owner's equity is what remains when liabil- ities are de- ducted from assets. can be very complex. In fact, there are entire books devoted to the subject of evaluating financial statements. We'll have to settle for understanding the basic financial statements and a few suggestions about using those figures to improve your operation. Working with the income statement or P & L, and the balance sheet, it is possible to determine the following information: — Working capital (owner's equity). — Current ratio, which measures the ability of a The sample statements (Figure 1 & Figure 2] show a cranberry operation that is doing $80,000 per year in gross sales, with assets of $38,000. Your own financial statements, of course, will vary greatly from this example and will, hopefully, show a great deal more detail, but the basics will be pretty much the same. 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(617)763-5927 or M Call Bob or Joe (617)763 8745 H H N I I H \ Figure 1 PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENT (Income Statement) TOTAL SALES $ 80,000 COST OF GOODS SOLD 32,000 GROSS PROFIT 48,000 TOTAL EXPENSES Labor costs (salary, wages, payroll taxes, commissions, benefits) 12,800 Fixed costs (rent, utilities, maintenance, taxes, insurance, bank service charges ) 13,600 Variable costs (travel, promotions, advertising, office & shop supplies, bad debts) 6,400 OTHER BUSINESS INCOME (rent, interest, etc.) 800 NET PROFIT (The bottom line) $ 16,000 cranberry operation to meet its debts. — Cost of goods related to sales. —Gross profit related to sales. — Operating expenses related to sales. — Cost of goods related to inventory turnover. You determine working capital simply by subtracting total liabilities from total assets. In the attached example [Figure 3], working capital is $23,940 ($38,000 in total assets minus $14,060 in total habilities from Figure 3). This amount is the owner's equity about which we hear and read so much. Everything you have minus everything you owe— the difference is basically what is left for you. In order to determine the current ratio of your operation, divide the current assets by the current liabilities. In our example, the current ratio is $27,740 divided by $3,800 or approximately 7:1. Tradition- ally, the larger the volume of a cranberry grower's sales, the lower the average ratio becomes. This ratio is used to measure the ability of a cranberry grower to meet its debts. It's another * * *d No one is more qualified to serve your Crop Insurance needs than THE BUTLER GROUP I . Crop Hail Policies on any commercial crops— Hail, Fire, Vandalism and Transit. II. Federal Crop Insurance Policies for Apples, Potatoes, Tobacco, Corn, Cranberries and ottiers. 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Panelists will be Wally Cordell, Don Hatton, Grayland; Frank Glenn III. Malcolm McPhail, Long Beach; Jack McMahon, Roy Peters, Bandon, Ore. A smoked-baked salmon lunch will be served at 12:30 by the Pacific County 4-H group. Ghost Riders. In the afternoon, there will be replies to Question box queries and a tour of test plots and the greenhouse. An equipment show will be available all day. LETTERS LIKES NEW LOOK Congratulations on the new look of CRANBERRIES. Ivan HaU Research Station Kentville,N.S. Canada ••» ••» >a» 4K>. >ai6-: 4»> <» <» ••» «e 4 Crane for Hire | I I i I I i i I Three quarter yard crane with matts, clam and dragline. Have had years of experience in digging ponds, stumping and general bog work. GEORGE R. 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BARK RIVER BARKj river] =^^ «5-5 »-*«'^? to." •fflMifls; 20 ^HIWINIIIIUtHIIIUIIIMIWHIINMMinilNHMIIMIf I regional | news notes J iMiHiiHHiHiMHiiiMnmimtHiMmrmmmmMiHiii I MASSACHUSETTS I By IRVING E. DEMORANVILLE As of April 1 st, there were 7 points of a possible 10 that favored keeping quality in the 1985 Massachusetts cranberry crop. This is only the third time in 38 years that we have had this many points at this time of year. In both of the other occasions, the quality was topnotch. In fact, in one of the years, seasoned observers indicated the quality as "the best in 25 years." The forecast is for VERY GOOD to EXCELLENT keeping quality in the 1985 Massachusetts crop. Growers should be cautioned that, even with the bright prospect for quality, we have experienced serious but spotty outbreaks of fungal diseases the past two years — especially in 1984. A quality control program of late water or fungicide treatments could be one of your better investments in 1985. Growers who dry harvest should always consider quahty treatments. Keep in mind, late water after sanding has traditionally tended toward some crop reduction and warm, wet, humid weather in the Bummer are ideal conditions for most I disease fungi to develop. I WASHINGTON I By AZMI Y. SHAWA I Dr. C. Allen Pettibone, Washington's iDirector of Agriculture, will be the keynote speaker for the Cranberry Field Day on Friday, June 28 beginning at 10 a.m., at the Coastal Washington Research & Extension Unit, Pioneer Road, Long Beach. For further information, contact this writer at (206) 642-2031. Dr. Pettibone, who was recently appointed by newly elected Governor Booth Gardner, was born in Redmond, 3re., but was raised on a wheat and :attle farm near Steptoe, in Whitman [bounty. Wash., a farm that is still )perated by the family. Pettibone received his BS in jgriculture mechanization in 1954, jnother BS in agricultural engineering n 1960 and an MS in the latter field in 965, all from Washington State Jniversity. He received his doctorate in igricultural engineering from Cornell Jniversity in 1975. He has worked for VSU since 1957. He worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture on the 'ullman campus from 1960-65. In 1965, le accepted a regular faculty ippointment. He served as chairman of he Department of Agricultural '-ngineering from 1975-79, and has been ssociate dean and director of resident nstruction for the college since then. He erved as acting dean of the college for 1 1 nonths in 1981 -82, while a new dean was Talk to a team that knows you better than you do. After you've talked to Ann Roach, Judy Maffini or Ann- Marie Harvey at Gage-Wiley a few times, you begin to think they know more about your investments than you do. 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You'll also enjoy knowing that someone is taking the time to watch those little details that make a big dif- ference in your life. Ann, Judy, Ann-Marie. Gage-Wiley & Company INCORPORAltD Village Landing • PO Box 3507 • Plymouth, MA 02361 617-74M322 • 800-242-0263 Open Weekdays 9 am fo 5 p m, / Saturdays 9:30 a m to Noon Member of thie Securities Investor Protection Corporation I 21 Figure 2 BALANCE SHEET STATEMENT TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS Cash on hand and in bank Receivables, accounts, notes Inventory Inventory - misc'l Other current assets TOTAL FIXED AND OTHER ASSETS TOTAL ASSETS TOTAL LIABILITIES Total current liabilities Total long-term liabilities TOTAL NET WORTH OR OWNER'S EQUITY TOTAL LIABILITIES & OWNER'S EQUITY $ 27,740 5,320 2,280 14,440 5,320 380 $ 10,260 $ 38,000 $ 14,060 3,800 10,260 $ 23,940 $ 38,000 IIIIMII1IIIIIIIIIII till A Solid Investment requires solid financing . . . and that's our spe- cialty. Credit for equipment, land, buildings ... ail your financial needs. For Credit . . . Plus a full range of other finance-related services, see your local Farm Credit representative. P.O. Box 7 Taunton, Mass. 02780 Tel: (617) 824-7578 Office: Located on Rt. 44, '/a Mile West of Rt. 24 MtUUIMIIIIIIItimiM MimilHIIIIIIMtirMIKIIIIIIIIIIIIIDH HIIIIIIIIIIIMIIMIIIHKII reason why your friendly banker wants to see your P & L statement before he'll even talk to you about a loan. Figure 3 illustrates how to determine three useful percen- tages—the cost of goods sold related to sales, the gross profit related to sales and operating The iCHARLES W. HARRIS Company 451 Old Somerset Avenue North Dighton. Mass. Phone 824-5607 AMES Irrigation Systems RAIN BIRD Sprinklers HALE Pumps Highest Quality Products with Satisfaction Guaranteed ARE YOU INVOLVED WITH CRANBERRY GROWING, PROCESSING, MARKETING, ETC.? Then you ought to read CRANBERRIES, the national cranberry magazine. Each monthly issue contains informative news and feature articles about the industry. Keep informed. Read CRANBERRIES. Mail your check or money order to: CRANBERRIES P.O. Box 249 Cobalt CT 06414 $10 one year; $18 two years NAME ADDRESS CITY STATE __ZIP 22 expenses related to sales. Each percentage can be determined by dividing the cost of goods sold, gross profit or operating expenses by total sales. In the example, the cost of goods sold is 40 percent of sales, the gross profit is 60 percent of sales and the operating expenses amount to 4 1 percent of sales. To find an accurate picture of inventory turnover, merely divide the cost of goods sold by the total inventory amount from Figure2. In the example, the cost of goods sold is $32,000 divided by the inventory of $19,760, yielding a 1.6 time turnover. Turnover, like current ratio, tends to change with the size of the cranberry operation. Often, professional financial analysts divide the total amount of sales by inventory to determine turnover. However, this is not a realistic measure because other factors besides inventory costs are reflected in the total sales figure — factors such as net profit and operating expenses. What the total sales divided by inventory ratio does give, however, is a good picture of how well you are converting your inventory into sales. With this knowledge under your belt, you should be able to read and understand those financial statements your accountant provides you with each month. Better yet, yoii now have a yardstick with which to compare your present cranberry operations with operations last month, last year or five years ago. These internal figures and ratios will show you how you are managing your cranberry growing operation now in comparison with a given period last year, two years ago or when you first started. 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For More Information CALL 1-617-763-2328 Days 1-617-763-4334 Evenings FIGURE 3 ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INFORMATION WANTED CALCULATION NEEDED RESULT Working Capital Total Assets minus Total Liabilities $27,740 - 3,800 $23,940 Current Ratio Current Assets divided by Current Liabilities $27,740 3,800 = 7.1 Cost of Goods Sold Related to Sales Cost Of Goods divided by Total Sales $32,000 80,000 = 40% Gross Profit Related To Sales Gross Profit divided by Total Sales $48,000 80,000 = 60% Operating Expenses Related To Sales Operating Expenses divided by Total Sales $32,800 80,000 = 41% Cost Of Goods Related To Inventory (Turnover) Cost Of Goods divided by Total Inventory $32,000 19,760 = 1.6 23 Take Good Care of Yourself Have an Ocean Spray! The farmer's cooperative that brings you a wide range of natural fruit juices, drinks and sauces Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., Plymouth, Massachusetts 02360 An Equal Opportunity Employer THE NATIONAL CRANBERRY MAGAZINE July 1986 'olume 49, No. 7 ^0010 W ^sa^|{UIV •ssBj^ JO jC^xsaeAXun Water Conference — Right to Know Law — 4 WHITE FARM EQUIPMENT COMPANY Sales and Service 27 ALDEN ROAD • FAIRHAVEN, MASS. Tel. 99-45312 CUSTOM MADE & REPAIRS on Hydraulic hoses - P.T.O. shafts BUSH HOG Go ahead withSAME AIR COOLED DIESEL Water Conservation Concern of National Water Cranberry Conference By ROBERT FITCH Water conservation and quality control were the principal subjects at the National Cranberry Conference held April 30-May 2 at the Heritage House Motor Hotel in Hyannis, Mass. About 65 attended, most of them from New England and New Jersey but some from as far away as Washington, Oregon, Nebraska and Colorado. The conference was jointly sponsored by the Massachusetts Cooperative Extension Service and the Soil Conservation, Massachusetts. Among the attendees were growers, soil conservation and irrigation experts, Farm Bureau personnel and cranberry research and support specialists. Dr. James Tillotson, director of research and development, Ocean Spray, expressed a great deal of optimism about the future of the cranberry industry in his keynote address at the conference dinner. After giving a brief history of Ocean Spray, he noted that the cooperative made the Fortune 500 list for the (continued on page 10) COVER PHOTO ATTENDEES at the National Cranberry Conference discuss the planned irrigation system at a new cranberry bog being developed by Harju Brothers Cranberries in Plympton, Mass. A story on the confer- ence starts on this page. 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Gage-Wiley & Company INCORPORATED Village Londing • PC, Box 3507 • Plymouth, MA 02361 617-746-3322 • 800-242-0263 Open Weekdays 9am to 5pm/ Soturdovs .>0< IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT DESIGNED ESPECIALLY FOR THE CRANBERRY INDUSTRY FOR EXAMPLE: Gonihin-Rupp Self Pnminfi Electric Sprinkler Pumps Proven Quick Couple Riser Infiersoll-Rand Hater Harvest Pumps Aluminum Insert Coupling For 4" Poly Pipe tdniaci: Larchmont Engineering Phil Tropeano, President (617) 862-2550 (Call Colled) ^> Conlaci; Bill Stearns, Plymouth, Mass. (617) 746-6048 (617) 2244554 A New Farm Agenda (This guest editorial is excerpted from Behind the Ag Scene, prepared by Bozell & Jacobs, Agricultural Division, and H.L. Tinley.) It's unfortunate, but the problems of agriculture have long baffled the Washington experts. Now, after 52 years, it appears the bureaucrats are about ready to toss in the towel and walk away— and this may be the best thing that ever happened to agriculture! Because we have arrived at a time for new directions. A time for new ideas. A time for a new beginning. Let's take stock. Can Washington really control agriculture? No, Congress can't— and neither can the USDA. Today, the USDA is like a mighty log floating down the Potomac, carrying 10,000 ants — and each ant feels he is steering! The USDA IS a "growth industry," rapidly approaching the point where there will soon be one USDA official for every farmer. Though the history of the USDA reflects a series of miscalculations, we shouldn't be too critical. USDA is a giant bureaucracy, operated by humans who are expected to be infallible, to know the unknowable and able to do the impossible. We can no more expect perfection from these men than from ourselves. We all put our pants on, one leg at a time! Whose problem is it? Agriculture's problem isn't strictly a fovernment problem. It's a problem for all of us. In all fairness, we shouldn't criticize the government for trying to help us, or the American taxpayers for supporting us. In the final analysis, the problem is ours. We must march to the beat of our own drum. Should farm programs be continued? No, they shouldn't. But the safety net they offer shouldn't be eliminated in one fell swoop either. iVe have a dangerous 52 year addiction to government programs ;hat must be broken first. As we consider future farm programs, let's take a hard look at )urselves: WHY ARE WE AFRAID to recognize that wealth is produced 3NLY when production takes place . . . that is, when SOMEBODY loes SOMETHING! Not, as in our case, when acreage is restricted or eliminated and production reduced. WHY ARE WE AFRAID to recognize that government controls limply have not worked? They hobble us, the most efficient )roducers of food and fiber the world has ever seen. Controls have •nly served to create a new world called "parity." Parity makes it egitimate for a farmer's income to be only 65 percent of that of »eople in the cities. WHY ARE WE AFRAID to recognize the fact that farm programs ire welfare programs in disguise? They are an aspirin, not a cure. ^he 1985 farm program is nothing but the patched-up 1983 inner ube first thrown to drowning farmers 52 years ago. Granted, farm (Please Turn Page) Pump Repairs All Types Sales Field Service & Shop 20 years experience AAA INDUSTRIAL PUMP SERVICE INC. 66 Lake St. Plympton MA 02367 Bruce Sunnerberg (617)585-2394 STAY INFORMED I subscribe to CRANBERRIES SIO a ycar-$18 two years Send check or money order to: CRANBERRIES P.O. Box 249 COBALT CT 06414 ■♦OOAOOOAOAOOAAAOOOOO** CRANBERRIES □ Th« National Cranberry Magailna Send correspondence to: P.O. BOX 249 Cobalt CT 06414 (203) 342-4730 BOB TAYLOR, P U BLI 8H E R/ EDI TOR CAROLYN GILMORE, A8BOCIATE EDITOR CAROLYN LABAN, MARKETING DIRECTOR Advisors, Correspondents MASSACHUSETTS — Irving E Demor«nvlll», Director. 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ISSN: 0011-0ri7 Postmaster, send Form 3749 le: CRANBERRIES P.O. Bo> 249 CetMlt CT 06414 RIGHT TO KNOW . . . (continued from page 4) toxic substances for five years in their towns or cities. Typically, a mu.-icipal coordinator is a health or fire official. "This is better than before," Beatan said. "There is no confrontation between grower and neighbor." It is also a means to prevent "some of the media emotionalism" associated with chemicals, he added. Beaton sees the employee aspect of the law as an opportunity to better organize annual employee training programs and manuals on handling chemicals. Municipal coordinator for Marion, Ray Pickles sees the "right to know" law as a "much bigger concern for industrialized areas" than for farming areas such as southeastern Massachusetts. "It is designed to develop a paper trail that would allow the medical profession, employers and researchers to trace back to the source of a problem," Pickles said. "It's really the start of a paper trail that could lead to a safer environment for everyone." Slattery observed that most agricultural suppliers have been accomodating in supplying information needed for the law's material safety data sheet. Growers have readily cooperated in addressing the paperwork and training employees, Slattery noted. "From the standpoint of who is responding to the law, we're in great shape," he said. "Fruit and vegetable growers make a very conscious effort to comply. Once you train the initial few people, it's really not too bad." Slattery has held 14 Farm Bureau sponsored training sessions throughout the state in the first three months of this year. A cottage industry has sprung up to accomodate the need for employee training, using video, manuals and handout materials. The Extension Service has developed training slides for its own employees. One supplier for the cranberry industry, DeCran Ag Supplies Inc., has offered its customers an employee training service this spring. CRANBERRIES gives you news and views of the industry. EDITORIAL ... ^ (continued from page 6) j programs have kept us afloat, but they have not permitted us to enter the American income lifeboat. These 52 years of farm programs have made us second class citizens— wards of the state, barred from sharing fully in the American dream. WHY ARE WE AFRAID— yes, why are we farmers afraid to take a chance on a market-oriented, free enterprise agriculture? Today— in the mid-1980s— we are attempting to compete in a world market, hobbled by an archaic system that limits our production . . . but does not limit our costs. By scaling back production and downsizing operations, we are denied our most priceless tool — mass production and all the efficiencies it offers. Our artificial prices block us from exports, while exports are the ONLY— yes, the ONLY real answer- to agriculture's problems. WHY ARE WE AFRAID to face the future? To win we must be willing to compete on a businesslike basis. Success only comes to those who are neither afraid to fail or discouraged by failure. The greatest mistake we can make is to be constantly fearful of making one. For us in agriculture the hour is late, the task is hard and the stakes are high. We are at the crossroads and will soon be selecting the systems agriculture will use in the next century. Are we fair to our children to impose upon them a bankrupt system that at best had only kept us alive? So what are we saying? Well, it's this: Agriculture needs a new agenda. It is time we realize that food is produced to be consumed and a "sale" to the government is not truly a sale at all. We have piled up so much cheese in caves around the country we can't even give all of it away. Future government policy must be targeted toward moving agricultural surplus OUT of the country. Any future government program that encourages a huge buildup of commodities is the wrong program. The salvation of agriculture and of the American farmer lies not in SUBSIDIES and CONTROLS but in EXPORTS. Past programs allocated 90 percent of their funds in holding down production— and 10 percent in stimulating exports. Where would we be today if this this had been even 50-50? Here is our five point proposal: 1 -Existing farm programs would be phased out — not all at once, but over the next five years. 2-During this time, funds allocated for agriculture would be continued at the same level as in the past. Further, this money would be combined with funds normally earmarked for foreign aid. The total amount then would be targeted towards subsidized exports and financing a massive new FOOD FOR PEOPLE PROGRAM. 3-This new program would be identical to Public Law 480, the highly successful Food for Peace Program of the 1960s. PL480 probably did more good for agriculture than anything we have done before or since. 4-Such a humanitarian effort would help millions of starving people— those in Ethiopia are a typical example. Such a project also would enhance the stature of this country in the world community. 5-Thi8 program would enable American farmers to meet their competition on an equal footing, since other countries already are subsidizing agricultural exports. While making it possible to reduce our surplus of agricultural commodities, this proposal contains an even more priceless advantage: It would free American farmers to use their abilities and matchless skills in the mass production of agricultural commodities. And to enjoy the financial rewards this promises! 6 I Office 295-2222 D. Beaton 888-1288 COMPLETE BOG MANAGEMENT HARVESTING (Wet «& Dry) CRANBERRY GROWERS SERVICE K. Beaton 295-2207 Specializing in NETTING SANDING Also P. Beaton 947-3601 DITCHING WEED CLIPPING IMPEX 15 ft & 20 ft Hydraulic Arm & FlaU Mowers, Rotary Ditchers Complete line of portable Crisafulli Pumps 2" - 16' Plastic netting for suction boxes AUTHORIZED AGWAY REPRESENTATIVE LICENSED SPRAYING OF PESTICIDES (Seasonal) WITH A COMPLETE LINE OF; CRANBERRY INSECTICIDES • FUNGICIDES HERBICIDES • MITICIDES • and FERTILIZERS IN STOCK! AGWAY ROBERT A. ALBERGHINI - SPRAYING RFD 5 PLYMOUTH STREET, CARVER, MASS. 02330 TELEPHONE; 866-4429 For further information, call evenings after 5:30 AGWAY , N.J. Cranberry Growers Receive State & National Recognition By ELIZABETH CARPENTER William S. Haines Jr., president of the American Cranberry Growers' Association, welcomed growers to the association's recent 117th annual winter meeting held at Braddock's Tavern. Once a stagecoach stop, the tavern is situated on historic Medford, New Jersey's Main Street and shares its name with one of the state's pioneer cranberry growing families. EDWARD V. LIPMAN, the association's state agricultural convention delegate, told growers that two of their members received recognition at the January convention for their outstanding contributions to New Jersey agriculture. William S. Haines Sr., who most recently served as president of the board of managers of Cook College, Rutgers University's agricultural college, received the Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award. Abbott Lee received the Outstanding Young Farmer in New Jersey Award and was cited for his professional ingenuity and inventive- ness in creating several new techniques for cranberry farming. (Lee later was named one of four recipients of the Outstanding Young Farmers' Awards by the U.S. Jaycees. He is the first New Jersey resident ever selected for this national honor, an award based on success in farming, conservation practices and community and industry involvement.) Lipman pointed with pride to the New Jersey Department of Agriculture's 1984 Annual Report. Both front and back covers featured cranberries— testimony to the significant impact the cranberry industry has made on the state's agricultural scene. Finally, Lipman noted farmers approved a resolution at the convention requesting that additional funds be allocated for maintenance of the state's experiment stations. He also said convention delegates passed a resolution asking that no water be exported from New Jersey's Pinelands, the heart of the state's cranberry and blueberry industry. This is a critical issue since metropolitan centers like nearby Camden are suffering from water pollution and water shortage problems. However, maintaining the region's present water quality and quantity ii crucial to agriculture's welfare. In another water related issue of majoil concern to growers, Garfield DeMarcol explained that Governor Kean has justl* signed a bill ( A-1544. C.33) into law that modifies permit requirements for the construction and maintenance of small dams. New Jersey's cranberry growen welcomed this news. 1 JAMES GIBSON, statistician in charge. New Jersey Crop Reporting Service, noted that the color and size of New Jersey's 1984 crop was good. An average of 85.6 barrels of cranberries were produced per acre of bog. A total yield of 274,000 barrels was produced on 3,200 harvested acres and all berries were utilized. Although this represent! an 18 percent increase from 1983, it ia still 7 percent below the state's record crop of 1982. DR. NlCHOLl VORSA, plant breeder at the Blueberry/Cranberry Research Center, told growers: "W« should be able to double or triple our ! yield in New Jersey." Vorsa recalled the t cooperative breeding programs between the USDA and New Jersey and Massachusetts and how they sought to improve crop yield and produce varieties resistant to false blossom disease. This effort, initiated in 1929, resulted in varieties like Pilgrim, Stevens, Wilcox, Franklin, Bergman, Beckwith and McFarlin. Today, with false blossom disease no longer a threat, growers continue to look for high yielding (continued on page 16) w^ S t r e h a m Mass. Cranberry SERVICES R2 i 9 c k 5 5 1 5 8 % SANDING V' A 1- J WIPING ^ Applied (j^ HARVESTING WET Mowing Includes Hydraulic Arm Mower CLIPPING MOWING 8 began iiiiiiic^ ct^pp^ppe uced eiibugh to d [III; fi^iyfclM^igjj^ililiy the country trmm Atlantic ...And with our Spiral Mill Plant we have high volume capacity and versatile product capacity. 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Decas of the Decas Cranberry Co. was the dinner M.C. Tours were made of the Harju Bros., Clark Griffith and A.D. Makepeace bogs and the Middleboro Ocean Spray plant. Among the speakers, on a variety of subjects ranging from production and harvest technology to integrated pest management to the costs and returns of cranberrying' to methods of applying water and regulations and legislation affecting water use were Lee Davis, Rex Tracy, Bob Light, Mike Sikora, Jere Downing, Irving Demoranville, John Meader, Bernard Morzuch, Gene Mills, Charles Brodel, Sherrie Roberts, Lloyd Thomas, Dick Mclntyre, Fred Mahn, Obie Ashford, Frank Easter, Gylan Dickey, Joe Cooney, Ben Gilmore, Ron Gronwald, Jack Tibbetts, Carl Gustafson, George Andruk, Thomas 10 Williams, Jay Slattery. Papers presented at the conference will be given in future issues of CRAN- BERRIES. Below is the paper, "National Engineering Policy on Irrigation," given by Lloyd Thomas, head of the engineer- ing staff. New England National Technical Center, Soil Conservation Service. Agriculture is far and away the nation's biggest water consumer, accounting for 83 percent of the total water use. Like other water consumers, agriculture intends to use more water each year, although this may not be possible. America's ground water resources are far greater than the total capacity of all our lakes and reservoirs, including the Great Lakes. The ground water volume is equivalent to about 34 years of surface runoff. Ground water accounts for nearly one-fourth of the fresh water consumed in the U.S., with agriculture using about half of it. It is, however, replenished slowly. An average of 3 inches of the water that soaks into the ground each year passes beyond the soil moisture zone and recharges the ground water supply. Heaviest ground water withdrawals are, of course, in the West and Southwest part of the country. A considerable amount of ground water being withdrawn for irrigation is not renewable. It has accumulated over many thousands of years. In some areas, water is being with- drawn with almost no recharge taking place. This so called "ground water mining" is depleting the nation's water supply at the rate of 21 billion gallons per day. Despite water shortages in some areas, irrigation is on the increase. In 1968 only 37 million farm acres were irrigated. By 1967 the flgure was up to 44 million acres. According to Natural Recourcea Inventories, by 1977 farms were irrigating 68 million acres, and, by 1982, 60.6 million acres. This increase in irrigation has accentuated the need to manage the application of water, minimize erosion, use the water resource wisely, and thus (continued on page 12) ^mwww^fi^w^i^'^0^0w^0w CLOCKWISE FROM BOTTOM LEFT: l.Soil conservation, cranberry and irrigation experts took a close look at this new cranberry bog at Harju Bros. 2. Clark Griffith, far right with power speaker, tells attendees at the conference about the operation of his bogs in South Carver, Mass. 3. Paul Harju, center, discusses the development of new bogs by his company in Plympton. 4. Irving Demoranville, foreground, and others at the conference inspect a new Harju bog. In the background, a new bog is being graded by a bulldozer, with the use of a laser system which ensures that the bog will be perfectly level. 5. The A.D. Makepeace Co. demonstrated the irrigation/sprinkler system at its Wankenqusah Bogs. (Photos by Robert Fitch) 11 maintain the quality of surface and ground water. Of these 60.5 million acres, 36 million acres needed conser- vation treatment, either for erosion control, drainage or irri:7ation water management. And more than half of the need is for irrigation water management. Irrigation water management is defined as "determining and controlling the rate, amount and timing of irrigation water application in a planned and efficient manner." The objective of irrigation water management is to effectively use available irrigation water supply in managing and controlling the moisture environment of crops to promote the desired crop response, to minimize erosion and loss of plant nutrients, to control undesirable water loss and to protect water quality. In the 13 Northeastern states, the Natural Resource Inventory shows that there are approx- mately 429,000 acres of irrigated cropland, of which 232,000 acres or 54 percent needs some conservation treatment for erosion control, drainage or irrigation water management. These figures may also be too low for the humid Northeast, where farmers use a lot of supple- mental irrigation and may not irrigate every year. It is suspected that much of this supplemental irigation does not show up in the census or inventory data. As a result of the "Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act" of 1977, better known as "RCA," USDA developed a National Soil and Water Conservation Program, better known as NCP (National Conservation Programs). The HELICOPTER LFT SERVICE •Mud & Bin Remove • Cost Effective •21 yrs. Experience • Mats Available Contact: Cranberry Growers Service, Inc. 617-295-2222 Peter or Chuck m * •X- * * •X- •N- * •X- 3|e :|c3|e3ie:|c:|c 3|c)|c9|e 9|c 9|e3|c)|c :|c :|c:(c)|c sic :|e3K)|e9|e 3|e3|e9|(9k *9ie >|e 3i«3K3|e^ **** 3|<*3|'* * DeCran Ag Supplies Inc. Serving Massachusetts cranberry groivers • All cranberry chemicals • Aerial pesticide application • Frost protection equipment •Chemical application equipment •Culverts — all sizes — steel and aluminum CONTACT John C. Decas DECRAN AG SUPPLIES INC. 219 MAIN ST. 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SCS policy is to provide technical assistance to farmers, farmer groups and local entities to install irrigation facilities that provide for the conser- vation use of soil and water resources and minimize erosion and maintenance problems. With limited resources, SCS must carefully assess the priorities for technical assistance in each state. This is the state conservationist's job. Naturally, the amount of irrigation technical assistance that we provide must depend upon the needs in that location, and we have the flexibility to adjust to that need. Since improvement of irrigation efficiency, improve- ment of water management and improvement of water quality are three of the six conservation Paulas Machine &T00I COMPLETE MACHINE SHOP SERVICE Specializing in Building & Repair of Cranberry Equipment WARRENS Wl 54666 (608)378-4511 objectives, irigation and water management assistance is a concern to the SCS. 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ALLAN STRETCH, USDA plant pathologist at the research center. reviewed with growers the future availabihty of fungicides. Economic considerations compel DuPont to take MANZATE Fungicide products containing Maneb or Maneb plus zinc off the market. However, the company will continue to maintain its registration for Mancozeb and products containing Mancozeb. Stretch said the federal EPA is in the process of reevaluating several fungicides, including Difolatan, Bravo and Benlate, with specific attention given to their potential impact on consumer health. Stretch updated growers on his continuing research related to the shelf life of water harvested and dry harvested cranberries. Referring to data compiled in 1982-83, he reminded growers that dry harvested berries generally are less susceptible to fungal rot and physiological breakdown than wet harvested berries. During the course of study, all varieties evaluated at the research center continue to be subjected to identical fungicide maintenance routine. To date. Pilgrim, Stevens and Franklin appear better able to withstand rot for a longer time period than Early Black, Ben Lear and Wilcox, while Ben Lear, Franklin, Pilgrim and Stevens are less susceptible to physiological breakdown than Wilcox and Early Black. Water temperature does not seem to be connected to percentage of rot. Franklin, Early Black, Ben Lear, Pilgrim, Stevens and Wilcox are also being observed for continuing anthocyanin development once they are placed in storage. Identifying cultivars that will color under these conditions is important in future breeding programs. It appears that Franklin, Early Black and Ben Lear continue to develop color after being put in storage while continued coloring in Pilgrim, Stevens and Wilcox is minimal. Stretch's fungicide testing with Bravo for 1983-84 demonstrates the value of consistent long-term applications in preventing fruit rot. Hand sprayed applications appear to be somewhat more effective than aerial applications. PHILIP E. MARUCCI, research professor of entomology and extension specialist in cranberry and blueberry culture, told growers repetition is valuable in cranberry studies because the more one studies a subject, the more one learns how much there is yet to discover. Among the subjects he referred to were the advantages of early drawn bogs, bees and pollination and the merit of cranberry varieties other than Early Black. Marucci again reminded growers that early drawing of water from bogs enhances crop size and berry color. However, he said, there is an increased risk of insect damage. Today, insecticides help the grower control the damage. Marucci warned, however, that insects inevitably will develop a resistance to any new insecticide. To counterbalance this, he recommends postponing use of new products until absolutely necessary. Pollinating activity of bees can be a frustrating experience for cranberry growers because bees don't thrive on cranberries and prefer many of the Pinelands wildflowers to cranberry blossoms, Marucci said. He noted that 436 different kinds of flowers blossom in the Pinelands and, of these, 320 bloom at the same time as cranberries. Fortunately, only a few— sand myrtle. Pine Barrens heather, inkberry, black huckleberry, blue huckleberry and dewberry— impinge on cranberry polhnation. Testing at the research center shows bee activity is greater on unsprayed bogs than sprayed bogs. However, when the wild flower bloom diminishes, bee activity increases in the bogs. Bee activity also diminishes where there is dense upright growth or when the weather is extremely hot and dry. Careful pruning and proximity to water can enhance pollination, Marucci said. Although Early Black has long been the standard variety in New Jersey, Marucci again reminded growers that newer varieties like Ben Lear, Crowley, Stevens and No. 35 show exceptional promise. For example, he recently observed that Ben Lear, planted in an Indian Mills bog, had a larger percentage of fruit set, produced more fruit buds per upright, and colored nearly as well as Early Black. N.J. guxv/ers are welcome to take cuttings from these four varieties at the research center. NEW JERSEY'S Senate Energy and Environment Committee continues to consider expansion of the 1971 pesticide control legislation. Abbott Lee told growers that the Farm Bureau opposes this bill, a piece of legislation that would allow "anyone to sue anyone else for a perceived violation of a pesticide law," Lee said. Its excessive regulatory powers could be detrimental to farmers, he added. RAY SAMULIS, Burlington County agricultural agent, reminded growers to maintain accurate pesticide records, including date of pesticide application, type of equipment used for application and amount of pesticide used. New Jersey's Department of Enviromental Protection has staff specifically employed to check agricultural pesticide application records. GROWERS' interest in increasing the general public's understanding of New Jersey's cranberry agriculture has resulted in the development of a brochure that will be ready for distribution in the fall. Katia Darlington told ACGA members that the brochure will focus on the compatible relationship between the state's cranberry farming and the region's wetlands and wildlife. Photographs will highlight the text. A second public relations effort will be a weekend cranberry festival in Chatsworth, the "capital of the Pines," in October 1985. Several growers contributed to the success of last year's initial festival, an effort that attracted 3,000 visitors. NAMED ACGA officers for 1985-86 were; William Fox Jr., president; Abbott Lee, vice president; Dr. Paul Eck, treasurer; Philip E. Marucci, secretary; Edward V. Lipman, ACGA delegate to the N.J. Agricultural Convention, and Joseph Dariington, alternate delegate to the convention. Electric Co. ROBERT NIEMl ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS HEAT, LIGHT and POWER WIRING • RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL TEL. 295-1880 Robert Niemi Pinehursl Dr. Wareham, Mass. 15 When you're serious about money, talk to a planner who takes you seriously. freedom Stock printouts are fine for department stores and bank lobbies, but out here in the real world, you're going to need all the help you can get. Freedom Financial Services is committed to helping you build a secure financial future. As a Freedom client, you work with seasoned financial planners and investment analysts. 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Cooler than average days were the 1 st, 3rd, 9th, 10th, 14th and 24th. Rainfall totaled 1.36 inches, about 3 inches below normal. This was the lowest April total since 1963 and the third lowest in our records. There was measurable precipitation on 10 days, with 0.63 inch on the 1st as the greatest storm. This was near half of the monthly total and there was actually less than 'A inch from April 8th to the month's end. We are 9'/2 inches below normal for the year to date and 12'/2 inches below 1984. There is some frost injury around, which probably occurred on April 17th. Too early to make a good estimate but this is the earliest we have ever had frost injury. Very dry conditions and dew points in the single numbers were evidently responsible. The injury does not appear to cover the entire cranberry area but was spotty and confined to parts of the Wareham, Carver, Plymouth growing sections. Also some leaf drop, mostly on Early Blacks. I.E.D. 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CHESTNUT AVE., MARSHFIELD, WISCONSIN b4449 TELEPHONE (715) 384-3 121 TWX 510-3 70-1846 18 m ifED CORPORATIOIM Pheromone Research Being Conducted in Washington Bogs By CARL H. SHANKS JR. Washinffton State University S.W. Washington Research Unit Many animals, including insects, emit chemicals which bring responses from others within their ■pedes. Alarm pheromones signal danger to other individuals, aggregation pheromones cause individuals of a species to stay close together, oviposition pheromones tell other females of the species that a fruit has already received an egg, and sex pheromones attract members of the opposite sex of that species. Each insect species has its own pheromone, which usually affects only members of that species. Sex pheromones are often used to monitor insect populations. Once the chemical components of a pheromone of an insect species are identified, the pheromone can be synthesized. Baits containing the pheromone are placed in sticky traps and the traps are positioned in fields of the crop which attract the insect. Insects of that species are attracted to the pheromone and are caught in the sticky coating of the trap. Frequent examination of the traps will reveal whether that pest insect is present, when it is present, and give an estimate of the size of the population. This information can be used to tell us if sprays are needed, and, if so, when they should be applied. This summer, we will be conducting research (partially funded by the Washington Cranberry Commission) with pheromones of two insect pests of cranberries. Both are female sex pheromones. That is, they are emitted by the females to attract males. One is the cranberry girdler, which seems to be increasing as a pest in Washington. It has already been tested at Bandon, Ore., with good success. We want to use it to learn more about cranberry girdler in Washington bogs, where the climate is quite different from that in Bandon. The other insect is the blackheaded fireworm. This insect currently is not a great problem due to very effective insecticides. However, use of pheromone traps could result in better timing of sprays and also could result in fewer sprays if the traps show the insect not to be present. Drs. Les McDonough and Harry Davis of the USDA laboratory at Yakima identified the sex pheromone of the female blackheaded fireworm last year. We plan to test its efficacy this summer. We hope that this will result in financial and time savings to our cranberry growers. We will be asking some of you for permission to place traps in your bogs. If permission is granted, we will keep you informed as to what our findings are. TETRA PAK MOVES Tetra Pak Inc., which produces aseptic packa^ng for Ocean Spray drinks and is the world's leader in this type of packaging, has relocated its corporate headquarters from Dallas, Texas, to Shelton, Conn. Tetra Pak is an international company which originated in Sweden but is now headquartered in Switzerland. The Tetra Pak Group's turnover in 1984 was approximately $1.5 billion. The company specializes in packaging systems for liquid foods. In 1984, 35 billion packages were sold in 90 countries. Venture Center in Shelton, a new, two story, 55,000 square foot office building situated on S'/i acres in southeast Fairfield County, will house corporate management personnel and the regional office of the eastern U.S. A lease agreement with an option to purchase the property has been negotiated. "We are pleased to locate our headquarters building within our major market area," Lars R. Bergwall, president and chief executive officer of Tetra Pak Inc. said. "This location gives us very good access to major customers and will provide an excellent base for our extensive technical service. Approx- imately 100 people will be employed at the site by the end of 1985." ^«<^^<^M^«V^M^M^M^M^H^M^M«««^«^ High volume trailer pumps 12 to 16 inch discharge 20 foot tongue PTO shaft with marine bearing Phil Helmer 1060 3rd St. N. Wisconsin Rapids WI 54494 (715)421-0917 Marsh Number (715)593-2285 .'a»\ 4» «» 4K>.^ifi': .•m^ 4» 4» mi i Crane for Hire | i Three quarter yard crane with matts, clam and dragline. Have had years of experience in digging ponds, stumping and genera! bog work. GEORGE R. NAVACO. 11 Maple Avenue Kingston, Mass. 02364 Call 585-4514 I ■>m--. «^■:7^se'■ "«fr' ■af -a*-- "a*: ■•«»: .■4»' «» :4»<:i«K')^ 19 y^ u IN THE APRIL issue, you may recall, we had a very funny piece by Steve Hall titled "Writing with Cranberries." Well, it seems Steve isn't the only one who's written with cranberries. Turns out that "Chuck" Brodel, Massachusetts Cranberry Station entomologist, also has written with cranberries. He explains it this way: "(Steve's article) brought to mind an urge I had to wax philosophical soon after assuming the duties of entomologist at the Cranberry Experiment Station in 1979. A glance at the (photo above) will convey what I imagined to be the motto of every lifelong cranberry grower: 'Life is just a bog of berries.' Formed from ripe cranberries, arranged in printed and cursive letters, the motto rested on the slope of a pile of unscreened sand beside an 1 1 -acre bog. I n this case, at least, I think it can be said that the medium is certainly the message! Don't you agree?" Yes, we agree. Chuck. (We're beginning to think that cranberry people are not only the craftiest people around but the most whimsical and funny. It's the juice! It's the juice!) i ALLIS-CHALMERS GIVES REPORT ON ITS FINANCES Reporting final 1984 financial resulU, Allia-Chalmera saya it had a net loss of $261 million, equal to $19^6 per common ■hare, compared with a 1983 losa of $1422 million, orlll^ per share. Sales were $1,326 billion in 1984 and $1,300 billion in 1983. Wendell F. Bueche. president and CEO of the Milwaukee based corporation, "On March 28, we announced a 20 preliminary agreement with a subsidiary of Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz AG of West Germany to purchase our agricultural equipment business, including the Allis-Chalmers Credit Corporation." CHAFEE NAMES HEADS OF EXPORT TASK FORCE Sens. Mark Andrews (R-N.D.) and Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) recently were named by Senate Republican Conference Chairman John H. Chafee (R-R.I.) as cochairmen of a special Republican Conference task force explore ways of opening world markets to U.S. farm products. "By increasing exports of our farm products, American farmers will flourish again," Chafee said. "I am confident that Sens. Andrews and Grassley, through this new task force, will help to build the framework for a new farm policy based on exports." OCEAN SPRAY CREATES NEW MANAGER POSTS To prepare for planned growth, Ocean Spray Cranberries has expanded its executive level management structure by naming a new senior vice president and creating two additional vice t president level positions. In making the announcement, Harold Thorkilsen, president and chief executive officer, said: "Ocean Spray has experienced rapid growth in the past several years and we anticipate this growth to continue. In order to keep pace with this growth, we are expanding our senior management organi- zation. Today's appointments make even greater use of our internal strengths and go a long way toward establishing the executive level management we'll need in the years ahead." Promoted to senior vice president was Curtis L. ColUson Jr. Collison joined Ocean Spray in 1982 as vice president of human resources. He reports to Thorkilsen and will assume responsibility for the company law department, in addition to his responsibilities for the communications and human resources departments. Collison was previously director of personnel for the commercial division at Digital Equipment Corporation in Merrimack, N.H. His prior experience includes assignments at Cambridge Memories Inc., Honeywell Systems Inc., and IBM. He holds a BS degree in business administration from Syracuse University. Arch J. Maclsaac has been promoted to vice president of logistics. He joined Ocean Spray in 1982 as director of the company's management information systems department and was previously employed by American Hospital Supply in McGaw Park, 111. In April 1984, Maclsaac was appointed to the position of director of logistics management. He holds an MS degree in management from Lake Forest College in Illinois. Maclsaac reports to Senior Vice President Endre Endresen. Michael J. Shea has been promoted to vice president- controller. He joined Ocean Spray in 1978 as internal auditor, was subsequently promoted to manager of internal audit, assistant corporate controller, and, in 1981, to controller of the corporation. Before joining Ocean Spray, Shea was a senior accountant with Touche- Ross and Co. and Deloitte, Haskins and Sells in Boston. He is a CPA with a BS in business admini- stration from Stonehill College and an MBA from Babson College. Shea reports to Group Vice President Alvin Wanthal. ♦ ♦ ♦ ATTENTION: Massachusetts Bog Owners With Expansion & Maintenance Projects EQUIP RENTALS— DBL-D8K-D6D-235- 225—966D. Screening plant, screen your own sand. Also complete projects: BOGS- PONDS— ROADWAYS— SAND GRAVEL & FILL. Also interested in purchasing surplus sand & gravel from your expansion projects. P.A. 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DEMORANVILLE Dr. Robert Devlin attended the annual meeting of the Northeast Section of the American Society of Plant Physiologists at St. Michael's College in Winooski, Vt., April 25-27. SPICED CRANBERRY JELLY The recipe below by Nancy Klebold of Toms River, N.J., won a first prize at the first annual Chatsworth, N.J., Cranberry Festival. 1 quart cranberry juice 6 cupa augar One 2 inch piece of cinnamon atick 6 allapice berriea 24 whole clovea The CHARLES W. HARRIS Company 451 Old Somerset Avenue North Dighton. Mass Phone 824 5607 AMES Irrigation Systems RAIN BIRD Sprinklers HALE Pumps Highest Quality Products with Satisfaction Guaranteed 6 oz. liquid fi^iit pectin Sterilize eight 8 ounce jelly glasses. Leave in hot water until ready to use. In large, deep saucepan, combine cranberry juice with sugar. Tie cinnamon, cloves, allspice securely in a small cheesecloth bag. Add to mixture. Stir over high heat Bring mixture to a full rolling boil. Stir in pectin. 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The solid PVC skirt improves the strength and durability of our boom. DAMCO Sales and Service is now taking orders for the 1985 harvest season. To order call or write: DAMCO Sales and Service Inc. 128 23rd St. Pittsburgh PA 15215 (412) 782-2987 T0% Goes Into Juice, Says Goldsworthy Thar's Plenty of 'Red Gold' In Them Wisconsin Marshes By LAURA ZAHN When Betty and Charles Goldsworthy sit down for Thanksgiving dinner, they've already seen enough of the cranberries accompanying their turkey to last most diners a lifetime. But, for them, the berries are a reason to be thankful. Goldsworthy's late father, Vernon, a long time correspond- ent for CRANBERRIES Magazine, began cultivation of the 120-acre Thunder Lake Marsh near Three Lakes, Wise, 35 years ago. Today, Charles lowns and operates it, and is [president of Cranberry Products Inc. processing plant in nearby Eagle River. Betty Goldsworthy manages the gift shop the plant operates as an outlet for its products, including cranberry- scented candles and potpourri. Wisconsin harvests 130 million pounds of "red gold" each year, Charles Goldsworthy said, worth up to $40 million, SSSfchSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS COVER PHOTO LEN MASER of Cranberry Products Inc. scoops up fresh 'berries at 65 cents a pound during the 1984 Cranberry Fast in Eagle River, Wise. At the celebration, Cranberry Products also gives away glasses of juice, trips to a local producing marsh are available, and a cranberry bake sale is always a sellout. A story about Cranberry Products and Wisconsin cranberrying starts on this page. (CRANBERRIES photo by Laura Zahn) J BETTY GOLDSWORTHY, who manages the gift shop at the cranberry plant in Eagle River, Wise, sells donuts and cranberry pie at Eagle River's annual October Cranberry Fest. She also shows fllmstrips to visitors on the history of cranberrying. (CRANBERRIES photo by Laura Zahn) 3 depending on the market. From September until early Novem- ber, shifts may work the flooded marshes 10 hours a day. In Eagle River, the Chamber of Commerce knows that calls for a celebration. Each October, the Cranberry Fest includes a bake sale with cranberry donuts, pie, bread and cake, and free cranberry juice from the plant. Berries are sold for 65 cents a pound. A bus takes visitors to Goldsworthy's marsh, and the vehicle is always packed, so a string of cars follows. Goldsworthy gives a short history lesson and bog walk. Betty Goldsworthy runs the filmstrip at the library for more history on U.S. cranberrying. Goldsworthy and his fellow growers in the Eagle River area are among the few independents whose berries go into labels such as Monarch, Richelieu, Sure Fine, Food Club, Super Valu and Eagle River. "The market is changing," he said. "People want it more in juice now. They're not looking for fresh cranberries. They used to want fresh cranberries for Easter." Now, 70 percent of the berries end in juice. Only 10 percent are sold fresh and the rest go into sauces, jams and jellies. That means change for Goldsworthy's marshes. Some of his beds, which cover 120 acres at an investment of about $30,000 per acre, will be torn up, though they could produce berries normally for 200 years with proper care. Betty Goldsworthy said the new plants will yield fruit "as big as crabapples. In five years, that is." After cuttings are stamped into the ground, they are babied for five years: treated with herbicides and insecticides, layered again with sand so vines will reproduce and grow upright, and flooded to form a winter "blanket" of ice and snow for protection against Wisconsin's extreme cold days. CHARLES GOLDSWORTHY operates marshes in Threei Lakes and Tomahawk, Wise, and gives lectures to visitorsi during the Eagle River, Wise, Cranberry Fest. He answers questions and speaks to hundreds of visitors each year and allows them to walk on one of his beds for a closeup look. (CRANBERRIES photo by Laura Zahn) When buds form, they will not be fruit until August of the following year, he said. The bloom's pollen is heavy for wind carrying, so the Goldsworthys also baby 200 bee hives. After pollination, berries ripen about Sept. 15, depending on the variety. And there's quite a number for Goldsworthy to keep track of— 72 varieties between (continued on next page) ■ ««»«»»»»■!»«■■»»«»■■»»■»■«■■»»»»» Big Wheel Truck Sales 42 Quanapoag E. Freeto^wn, Mass. All types of medium and heavy duty trucks on hand from cab & chassis to dump trucks to road tractors. Largest used truck dealer in New England. AU types of diesel repair. Largest tow trucks on the East Coast. Call Bob or Joe (617)763-5927 or (617)763-8745 I lfcxX»l««XKlXlXXXK««»«X«XX«Xg»lK!n •RED GOLD' (continued from page 4) Water of Prime Concern to Growers Having only the average layman's knowledge about ground water (well, maybe a little more; at least more than that of many a city dweller unfamiliar with wells, pump breakdowns, etc.), I was duly alarmed by some of the remarks made at a recent cranberry conference by Lloyd Thomas, head of the engineering staff. New England National Technical Center, Soil Conservation Service. The nation's ground water supply, accumulated over thousands of years, is being depleted at the rate of 21 billion gallons per day, said Thomas. Sounds like a mighty amount. Agriculture is the biggest user of ground water. In little more than a quarter of a century, irrigation use alone has expanded about 40 percent. And, you can be sure, usage will increase. 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Judging from the sale of the cranberry donuts, nobody has doubts about its other remarkable attribute: taste. CRANBERRIES □ 57 SUMMER ST., KINGSTON, MASS. 02364 Tht National Cranbarry Magazlna Send correspondence to: P.O. BOX 249 Cobalt CT 06414 (203) 342-4730 BOB TAYLOR, PU B LI 8H E R/ EDI TOR CAROLYN CILMORE, ASSOCIATE EDITOR CAROLYN LABAN, MARKETING DIRECTOR Advisors, Correspondents MASSACHUSETTS — Irving E Demoranvllle. Director. Cranberry Experiment Station, Steven Hall. Falmouth; Carolyn Gilmore. Rochester. NEW JERSEY-Phlllp E Marucci. Cranberry & Blueberry Specialist. Cranberry & Blueberry Laboratory, Chatsworlh, Elizabeth G Carpenter, Chatsworth NOVASCOTIA-I V Hall, Botanist. Research Station, Kentvllle OREGON— Arthur Poole. Coos County Extension Agent, Coquille WASHINGTON— Azmi Y Shawa, Horticulturist and Extension Agent In Honiculture, Coastal Washington Research & Extension Unit, Long Beach. WISCONSIN-Tod 0 Planer. Farm Management Agent. Wood County; Dan Brockman, Vesper; Joan Humphrey. Friendship CRANBERRIES Is published monthly by OlvefsHled Pet4odlcals, WeHwyn Orhrs. Portland CT 0«4M. Second ciaas poeiage Is paid at the Portland, Conn., Post OMce. Price la $10 a year, (1( lor two years, t1 a copy In the U.S.: $12 a year In Canada; $1S a year In all other countries. Back coplea: $2, Inddg pstoe. Copyright 1St6 by OhreralHod Periodicals. ISSN: 001 m)7t7 Poatmatler; send Form 3740 to: CRANBERRIES P.O. Box 249 Cobalt CT 0S414 weather watch MASSACHUSETTS May was above normal for precipitation, below normal for sunshine and very near normal for temperature. Temperature averaged just 0.1 degree a day below normal. Maximum temperature was 80°F on the 11th and minimum was 32°F on the 9th. Warmer than average days were the Ist, 11th, 22nd, 24th, 25th and 27th. Cooler than average periods were the 2nd through 6th, 8th-9th, 12th, 19th and 29th. Rainfall totalled 4.92 inches, which is about VA inches above normal. This is the first above normal month since October and only the second since August. It was the largest May total since 1979. There were 12 days with measurable rain, with 2.02 inches on the 2nd and 3rd as the greatest storm. We are about 8 inches below normal and over 11 inches behind 1984. Sunshine was the least for May since 1948. FROST We have had a total of 12 frost warnings on 10 days through May. There was an extremely dangerous frost on the evening of May 29th, with the general range of temperatures from 19 to 22 degrees; there were a few bogs in the 1 4 to 18 degree range and some in the mid to high 20*8. These are very low bog temperatures for this late in the spring and, in the Wareham-Carver area, sprinklers were running before or shortly after sunset when many bogs were already down to 30 degrees. Some injury where growers were slow to get started and even injury on the outer parts of bogs where water was dehvered in smaller quantities due to low pressure or old, poorly designed systems. Too early to estimate losses yet, but, withO' ^ our present system of sprinklers, th >" would have equalled or surpassed tt '*' devastating frost of May 30, 196 " To further complicate the situatioi 1* there is injury from a very cold, dry nigl ^ in mid-April when some bogs were dow *< to 10°. » FINAL KEEPING QUALITY '' FORECAST ' Weather data to June Ist gives us" CORP. ^ CRANBERRIES BOUGHT & SOLD Cranberries Bought and Sold Screened Bog Sand Available Vines for 1986 Early Black Howes Crowleys Lawrence W. Pink Office 934-6076 Cordwood Road Duxbury, Mass. 02332 Plymouth Copters, Ltd. 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The first week of June was "laracterized by rainy, cool weather. We I re definitely in need of some warm, I mny weather. In many areas, it will 1 ike a week of dry weather for the land to ry enough to permit normal farm aerations. I.V.H. CEAN SPRAY HELPS ESTORE CAPE llERDEAN VESSEL Donations from the state of iassachusetts and Ocean Spray, the irgest corporate contributor, are inding the restoration of the91 -year-old ape Verdean fishing schooner, rneetina, as a sailing school vessel. Cape Verde and cranberrying have -ftj f EIER EARTHMOVING INC. "We're Best on Earth" One yd. CAT backhoe Bog Construction Land Clearing Canal Work Flume Setting Pond Construction Ditching Contact; Peter K. 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Joseph Marshburn, president ol Citrus World Inc., stressing thai cooperatives should cooperate with each other, illustrated his theme by describing the cooperation betwen Ocean Spray and Citrus World and the formation of Cooperating Brands Inc. No matter how small your business, you can afford to place an ad in the magazine that serves the industry— CRANBERRIES! a :1 High volume trailer pumps | 12 to 16 inch discharge Phil Helmer 20 foot tongue 1060 3rd St. N. PTO shaft Wisconsin Rapids Wi 54494 with (715)421-0917 marine bearing Marsh Number (715) 593-2285 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ale******************************** I C.R. LEONARD & SONS ,hc S •N- 890 MIDDLE ROAD 7 i^'i 971 0 } ACUSHNET, MASS. 02743 TcL. # PO"A/_l_A * i^^««.^«i*A«»«» Flumes •N- Detrashers I Conveyors ( steel or aluminum ) | Shearing * Shop Welding Bending •X- * _ * STEEL DISTRIBUTORS • PLATES • ANGLES • FLAT • CHANNEL IRON • I BEAM • REINFORCEMENT ROD • WIRE MESH 10 Managing Grub Populations Witli Granular Insecticides C.F. Brodel and B.A. Watt Cranberry Experiment Station Sast Wareham, Massachusetts Grubs of six species of beetle re known to feed on the roots of ranberry in Massachusetts, 'hese are the cranberry white Tub, cranberry root grub, grape nomala, cranberry rootworm, triped colaspis, and strawberry oot weevil. Until the mid-1950s, lartial control of these species /as achieved either by flooding lOgs during the summer or by .pplying paradichlorobenzene rystals, a solution of sodium yanide, or DDT dust. The use of dieldrin from 1955 onward, however, enabled growers to eliminate grub populations from bogs and lessen the damage incurred by other pests, such as the cranberry weevil and cranberry girdler. In 1975, all agricultural uses of dieldrin were banned in the United States. Reasons for the ban of this and other insecticides of the chlorinated hydrocarbon class included their marked persistence and accumulation in the environ- ment and the postulated long- term, adverse effects on wildlife populations. The persistence and effectiveness of dieldrin is well illustrated by the fact that no grub infestations were reported on Massachusetts bogs for 7 years after the ban. Since 1982, however, 5 to 10 growers have encountered difficulties with the white grub, Phyllophaga anxia LeConte, the cranberry root grub, Lichnanthe vulpina (Hentz), and the strawberry root weevil, Otiorhynchus ovatus (L.). Almost certainly, the number of growers who discover infesta- tions on their properties will ^^ s t r e h a m ^.\).GRAS^ / Cranberrp R 1 c k Mass. SERVICES 2 9 5 5 1 5 8 % SANDING V' A •• J WIPING J. Applied (^ HARVESTING WET Mowing Includes Hydraulic Arm Mower CLIPPING MOWING 11 increase each year. A manage- ment method other than the costly summer flood will be needed. Granular insecticides repre- sent one possible means of managing grub populations in the future. The field trials described herein were conducted in 1984 and involved the testing of two granular insecticides against the two most economi- cally important species, the white grub, P. anxia(Fig. 1), and the cranberry root grub, L. vulpina (Fig. 2). Materials and Methods Insecticide trials were performed on two bogs infested with one or both types of grub. Crane Brook Bog in Carver had a highly organic soil which drained poorly, and was infested with both grub species. Weeds were not evident, but the owner reported that grasses and narrowleaf goldenrod were once plentiful there. Although the test area was uniformly vined with 'Howes,' leaf coloration was abnormal and root systems were easily extricated from the soil. Somewhat in contrast, the Maple Spring Bog site in Wareham was sandy, well- drained, and infested only with white grubs. The 'Howes' vines did not appear to be stressed and, indeed, considerable effort was required to pull them fi"om the soil. They did not cover the test area uniformly, but were intermingled with clumps of wood grass. A granular formulation of two insecticides was tested at each site. Diazinon® 14G', manu- factured by Ciba-Geigy, was applied at 28 and 56 pounds of formulation, or 3.92 and 7.84 pounds of active ingredient, per acre. Lorsban® 15G, made by Dow Chemical Co., was applied at 13.5 and 40.5 pounds of formulation, or 2.025 and 4.05 pounds of active ingredient, per acre. 'Mention of a trademarked product does not imply endoraement of the product or discrimination againat other products containing the same active ingredient. 12 Fig. 1. White grub, P. anxia Fig. 2. Cranberry root grub, L. vulpina Maple Spring Site. Three blocks of 5 plots each were flagged in infested areas near ditches on May 2. Treatment plots measured 8 X 12 ft and shared a border with 1 or 2 common adjacent plots. On May 6, pre- treatment grvh counts were I made by a team of 5 people. In i each plot, 4 areas measuring 2 X i 2 ft were dug and rolled back. Soil beneath and within the root zone was inspected for white grubs, but seldom did the search include soil deeper than 6 inches below the surface. Collected specimens were placed in ' numbered plastic vials, returned I to the laboratory, and stored in a , refrigerator at 40". i Insecticides were applied on ' May 15 from 9:30 to 10:45 am using a jar with 9 holes drilled in its lid. The temperature was between 55<> and 60"F, wind velocities ranged from 0 to 5 miles per hour and skies were sunny. At 11:40 am the solid-set, overhead irrigation system was turned on and permitted to run for about 20 hours. During that time, about 2.5 inches of water fell on the plots while temperatures ranged from 40° to 55°F. Post-treatment grub counts were made on June 8 by a team of 4 workers. All stored grubs were later identified and re- counted. Head capsule widths were measured using an ocular micrometer in a stereoscope in order to determine whether the insecticides were active only against the smaller, younger grubs. Crane Brook Site. A 5 X 5 Latin square was staked out on May 2. Each plot in the square measured 7 X 7 ft and shared a HELICOPTER LIFT SERVICE •Mud & Bin Removal • Co8t Effective •21 yn. Experience • Mats Available Contact: Cranberry Growers Service, Inc. 617-295-2222 Peter or Chuck f i Office 295-2222 CRANBERRY GROWERS SERVICE K. Beaton 295-2207 I f I D. Beaton 888-1288 t-^ Specializing in Nl ^<^^ P. Beaton 947-3601 COMPLETE BOG MANAGEMENT • NETTING • DITCHING HARVESTING (Wet & Dry) • SANDING Also • WEEDCLIPP] f [ [ IMPEX 15 ft & 20 ft Hydraulic Arm & FlaU Mowers, Rotary Ditchers Complete line of portable Crisafulli Pumps 2" - 16" Plastic netting for suction boxes I 1 J 13 7 common boundary with 2,3, or 4 adjacent plots. On May 5, counts of grubs were made by a team of 6 workers. In each plot, 4 holes of 12 X 12 X 8 in were dug in random locations. The contents of each hole were placed on a sheet of black plastic and thoroughly examined by hand for the life stages of either grub. All specimens were placed in numbered plastic vials, returned to the laboratory, and stored in a refrigerator at 40°F. Insecticides were applied on May 21 from 2 to 3:30 pm using a cylindrical ice cream carton with holes punched in its lid. Breezy, dry conditions prevailed and the temperature reached about 70°F. At 4:30 pm a single sprinkler head set up in the center of the Latin square was turned on and operated continuously for 20 hours. During that time, the plots received about 2.5 inches of water and the temperature ranged from 44° to 69 °F. Post-treatment grub counts were made on June 12 by a team of 6 workers. Procedures matched those used for pre- application counts. Stored grubs were identified, re-counted, and measured in the same way as grubs removed from the Maple Spring site. Statistical analyses. The post- treatment count of grubs in each plot was subfracted from the pre- treatment count to obtain what should be called a 'difference.' Summing the differences for all similarly treated plots and dividing by the number of plots provided the average difference for a given insecticide freatment at a given site. Regarding white grub counts, a constant of 10 was added to each difference to avoid the occurrence of negative numbers. Likewise, a constant of 50 was added to each difference in the root grub trial. White grub differences for the Crane Brook site also underwent square root transformation. Three analyses of variance were performed on white grub data at the Maple Spring and Crane Brook sites and on root grub data at the latter site. Results and Discussion The results of the field trials are given in Tables 1 and 2. Table 1 presents average grub Table 1. Grub counts of P. anxia and L. vulpina before and after treatment with granular insecticides at two bog sites in Massachusetts. May-June, 1984. Avg number P. anxia/ft^ Avg number L. vulpina/ft Treatment and lb/acre Before After Diff . Before After Diff. Crane Brook Diazinon 14G 28.0 . Diazinon 14G 56.0 . Lorsban 15G 13.5 . Lorsban 15G 40.5 . Untreated Maple Spring Diazinon 14G 28.0 . Diazinon 14G 56.0 . Lorsban ISO 13.5 . Lorsban 15G 40.5 . Untreated 1.0 1.5 -0.5a 1.0 1,6 -0.6a 1.1 1.4 -0.3a 1.2 1.0 0.2a 1.1 0.8 0.3a 0.6 0.2 0.4a 0.5 0.1 0.4a 0.4 0.4 0.0a 0.5 0.5 0.0a 0.4 0.5 -0.1a 6.2 6.9 -0.7a 9.4 7.2 2.2a 0.1 12.2 -2.1a 8.4 10.9 -2.5a 6.8 9.5 -2.7a Data from Crane Brook subjected to V X transformation. **Mean differences followed by same alphabetic letter are not statistically different at P - 0.05. 14 counts before and after treatment, whereas Table 2 shows pre- and post-treatment counts of grubs belonging to several size categories, as determined by head capsule width. At Crane Brook (Table 1), average numbers of white grubs per ft^ were no lower after treatment than before. The same held true for cranberry root grubs. Head capsule measure- ments (Table 2) indicated that no specific growth stage of each species was more susceptible than other stages to either diazinon or Lorsban at the selected rates. At Maple Spring (Table 1 ), the average counts seemed to suggest that diazinon induced some mortality of white grubs. They seemed to indicate that reductions as great as 67 and 80 percent might actually have occurred in plots treated at the 28-lb and 56-lb rates, respec- tively. Measurements (Table 2) semed to indicate that grubs whose head capsules were 1 .625 mm wide were more susceptible than grubs whose capsules were 2.75 mm wide. (The presence of grubs with a head capsule width of 0.875 mm might have helped to show that smaller grubs are more susceptible to a given dose of insecticide). Despite these definite trends, an examination of the data on a replicate by replicate basis and the outcome of the analysis of variance both revealed that grub counts and reductions were not consistently great enough in this trial to enable diazinon to be labeled as an efficacious material. Further testing might demonstrate that diazinon provides acceptable levels of control against white grubs when used at high rates in sandy soils. Several points should be made concerning the development of future grub management strategies. First, as more properties become infested, there will be a greater opportunity to test granular insecticides. Pre-treatment counts could be omitted in favor of increased numbers of trial sites. Judgments about efficacy would be based on the consistency of post-treatment counts from site to site relative to counts in untreated plots. According to Drs. Patricia Table 2. Counts of P. anxia and L. vulpina grubs with given head capsule widths before and after treatment with granular insecticides at two bog sites in Massachu- setts. May-June, 1984. Number P. anxia with given — * head capsule width, in mm Number L. vulpina with given head capsule width, in mm Treatment and lb/acre 0.875 B A 1.625 B A 2.75 B A 0.75 B 1.25 B A 2.0 Crane Brook Diazinon 14G 28.0 . Diazinon 14G 55.0 . Lorsban 15G 13.5 . Lorsban 15G 40.5 . Untreated Maple Spring Diazinon 14G 28.0 . Diazinon 14G 56.0 . Lorsban 15G 13.5 . Lorsban 15G 4 0.5 . Untreated 4 4 1 8 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 26 15 22 19 24 21 18 22 13 24 5 17 3 17 17 21 14 14 19 1 0 3 1 2 0 2 2 0 1 7 6 5 1 2 3 4 11 6 4 47 68 102 74 107 170 108 155 54 132 36 29 48 39 46 52 13 30 30 25 38 41 39 27 49 23 47 33 52 33 Before (B) and after A) treatment. 15 Vittum (Univ. of Mass.) and Joseph Weaver (Univ. of West Virginia), both of whom have field tested an array of insecticides against grubs in turfgrass, Oftanol® and Triumph® should be considered prime candidates for future cranberry trials. Second, researchers need to keep in mind that certain insecticides perform best in sandy soils while others do well in soils composed mainly of organic matter. In sandy soils, higher rates of insecticide are often needed to offset amounts lost via leaching. In organic- type soils, many insecticides become bound to or "tied up" on organic matter near the surface. Once this occurs, no amount of precipitation or irrigation water can release the insecticide and wash it into lower layers of soil where grubs are feeding. Injection of insecticides is sometimes a way to overcome this problem. Lastly, the extensive damage inflicted by grubs prior to the use of dieldrin should not necessarily be expected to recur in the future, even in the absence of efficacious insecticides. Improved bog management practices give reason for being optimistic. Growers today fertilize and irrigate frequently, producing vigorous vines which are able to tolerate a goodly amount of root injury over several years. In contrast, growers years ago rarely fertilized bogs and only occasionally flooded them during hot summer months. Already in a stressed state, vines subjected to grub feeding readily succumbed, often within the same growing season. In addition to stimulating vine growth, growers today reduce the number of competitive plants on bogs by judiciously applying pre- and post- emergence herbicides. Certain of these selectively kill grasses which attract white grubs. Years ago, in contrast, grasses which thrived on bogs increased the likelihood of invasion and successful colonization by white grubs. In summary, the field trials of 1984 showed that diazinon 14G and Lorsban 150 were not effective against white grubs and cranberry root grubs in highly organic soil. In sandy soil, diazinon 14G seemed to provide control of less developed white grubs, but this could not be substantiated statistically. Modified field trials involving diazinon 14G and other promising insecticides should be conducted until a practicable grub management strategy is delineated. Acknowledgments. Grateful appreciation is extended to the following: D. Cannon, G. Cannon, W. Cannon, M. Devlin, T. Devlin, C. Foote, Y. Foote, Z. Koczanski, G. Parent, L. Pieroni, and M. Ramsey. J. Atwood and C. Makepeace are thanked for offering their properties as experimental sites. This study was made possible by a grant from the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' Association. A MOST COMPLETE INVENTORY OF IRRIGATION ACCESSORIES LARCH ^ ENGINEERING & IRRIGATION, INC. P.O. 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He iceived his Ph.D., in plant lithology from the University Kentucky, where he searched immunization ;ainst diseases in cucurbits. nd he earned his masters at the ni verity of Massachusetts, here he studied tomato sarium wilt. Caruso, who is a familiar immer resident of Cape Cod, hich adjoins the heart of the assachusetts cranberry ■owing region, will be moving family from Maine to jrestdale, Mass. Explaining his work. Dr. aruso said disease diagnosis volves plating the affected COVER PHOTO NN Kurz Chambers calls lis painting "Cranberries: lossoms to Berries." It has roven to be her most opular work and she likes because "it is somewhat ducational to people arning about cranberries." story about the cranberry rtist starts on page 11. FRANK L. Caruso combined extension work, research and teaching at the Univer- sity of Maine. He is the new extension plant pathologist at the Massachusetts Cranberry Experiment Station. (CRANBERRIES photo by Carolyn Gilmore) i Electric Co. ROBERT NIEMI ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS HEAT, LIGHT and POWER WIRING • RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL TEL. 295-1880 Robert Niemi PinehursI Dr. Wareham, Mass. AT THE LEFT, Dr. Caruso observes the work of summer assistant Matthew Beaton. At the right, he plant part on cultural medium, followed by microscope examination. An identified disease causing organism may not necessarily be the problem, he added. Further testing and inoculation of healthy speci- mens with the disease are needed before a conclusion can be reached. Fungal, bacterial and nematode diseases can be identified at the East Wareham station, Caruso said. Virus identification is performed at the University of Massachusetts laboratories in Amherst. The growing season is admittedly a hectic time at the station. observes plant tisue under the microscope. (CRANBERRIES photo by Carolyn Gilmore) "I hope to be able to do some research in the off-season when specimens are not coming in on a regular basis," Caruso said. 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(The ASCS branch of the U.S. epartment of Agriculture ntinues to serve cranberry owers with cost sharing in iveloping water conservation leasures with respect to dikes, Umes, reservoirs and irrigation I stems, when they are constructed Ipcording to ASCS specifications. jih Massachusetts, ASCS also iioperates with the Cranberry larketing Committee in providing I fice space for mapping, measuring ivi photocopying all cranberry i:reage. By means of annual aerial iirveys, records of new acreage are tic^ated. CMC field representative i Carolyn Gilmore. Bristol, Barnstable, Dukes and iantucket counties are still served :om the Southern Massachusetts 'oUnty Office, Bristol County .gricultural High School, Center Itreet, Segregansett. Phone umber there is (617) 669-6621. C.G. CORRESPONDENTS WANTED CRANBERRIES Magazine leeds correspondents in Washington State and Oregon. Write to: CRANBERRIES P.O. Box 249 Cobalt CT 06414 Or calk (203) 342-4730 Talk to an advisor who takes money seriously. 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FINANCIAL SERVICES,!* The Soulh Shore's Leading /ndependeni Financial Planning Fir 10 /' ,*<> / / 0-^^ -^^^ ^^ <2N-^^ CRANBERRY ARTIST If cranberrying had an official artist, her name would be Ann Kurz Chambers. You might say that Ann's penchant for drawing and painting berries, blossoms and vines came about quite naturally. She grew up in Port Edwards, the heart of Wisconsin cranberry country, skated on frozen over marshes in the winter, and, when a high school student, interviewed grower R.S. iBrazeau on the aminotriazole scare of 1959 for a school paper. Largely a self-taught artist, Ann began painting about 15 years ago. After a series of I lessons in oil by a local artist, she began to paint heavily on her own and started to show at local art fairs. In 1979 she took a seminar on watercolors, being interested in painting smaller works and thereby meeting expenses at art shows. Ribbons and purchase awards began coming her way. Mostly, her subjects were landscapes, wild flowers and sunflowers. In addition to oil and watercolor, she also worked in pen and ink and, most recently, intaglio. Pretty much, her life continued uninterruptedly along the path of being homemaker, wife, mother of four (now ages 14 to 20) and part-time artist, until, four years ago, it became shattered by that growing American phenom- enon: divorce. For a year, Ann cast about, trying to get her life back in order. She finally decided that she would return to college — after an absence of 18 years — to earn a master's degree in communications. In 1964 she had been awarded a BS in home economics by Lamar University ARTIST Ann Kurz Chambers grew up in the heart of Wisconsin's cranberry country. in Beaumont, Tex. On May 31, 1984, 22 months after she had enrolled in the University of Wisconsin, Ann walked away with her MA. She spent the summer getting the house into shape, having a gas furnace installed and taking herself and the kids out West for a little rest and relaxation. In September, she prepared her resume and was about to launch herself into job hunting when one of those chance events occurred that change the direction of our lives. 11 Grower Kathy Vanatta approached Ann, asking her to paint a cranberry bog, "from a fruit fly's view." Kathy Uked the painting and asked her to do another. And then she suggested that Ann paint up a storm- subject: cranberries — and exhibit her work at the Warrens Cranberry Festival. Ann called Carolyn Habel- man. Carolyn said she still had time to get into the fair's art show. So, that Monday morning, she ordered frames and mats and painted all week long from 6 a.m. until 1 1 p.m. She framed her paintings until 2 a.m. Saturday, got four hours sleep, and then set off for Warrens. The growers liked her work, thinking she had realistically depicted cran- berries, vines and blossoms. Besides sales of her paintings, Ann picked up a few commi- ssions for future work. The experience was a turning point. Ann decided to devote full 1 I Office 295-2222 D. Beaton 888-1288 COMPLETE BOG MANAGEMENT HARVESTING (Wet & Dry) CHAMBERS strives for verisimilitude, knowing that growers know their berries. CRANBERRY GROWERS SERVICE K. Beaton 295-2207 k^. Specializing in • NETTING SANDING TA^ e^ r f p. Beaton 947-3601 DITCHING CUSTOM HERBICIDE APPLICATION f I i 12 ime to her art work for one year. f the year is a success, she'll go »n. If it isn't, well, she'd have iven it her best shot. As she explains it, "I didn't "vant to get to the end of my life ind wonder if I could have made t. I don't want any, 'I wish I vould haves,' at the end of my ife." Ann got into cranberry lotecards, which she marketed ind packaged in her home. The nost popular a design showing our stages of cranberry growth. \nn credits her printer, Orv iowen, with the idea of producing cards. "I like the four stages, too, )ecause it is somewhat Mlucational to people learning ibout cranberries," Ann says. The Wisconsin artist also )egan doing business and personal stationary, logos and ;ommis8ioned oils and water- ;olors. And she now produces leverage napkins, sport shirts, P-shirts and caps with the tlogan, "Cranberries — Amer- ica's Native Fruit." In addition, ihe is doing etchings of THOSE berries, in this watercolor, pen and ink rendition by Ann Kurz Chambers, titled, simply, "Cranberries," look . . . well, . . . good enough to eat. Plymouth Copters, Ltd. specializing in cranberry applications for more than 25 years Growers fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides applied to growers specifications Lifting mud - cranberries Plymouth Airport Box 3446 Plymouth, MA 02361 David |. Morey Richard H. Sgarzi (617) 746-6030 Agricultural Applications • Lift Work • Executive Charters • Aerial Photography 13 cranberries and harvest scenes. On a whim, she began making paper out of cranberries, stems and leaves and rag pulp — "cranberry etchings on cranberry paper." It worked! Ann has been busy exhibiting at cranberry festivals and fairs. This month she'll have a one person show at the Pump House in La Crosse, Wise. Next month she'll exhibit in Warrens again and then at the Ilwaco, Wash., Cranberry Festival. In addition to working hard, she's having fun. She especially enjoys meeting grower fami- lies—whom she admires and respects— and exchanging ideas and viewpoints. Ann's year is up Oct. 31. Decision time is Nov. 1 . At this point, it's a fair bet that she'll have plenty of reason to continue the tough, risky life of producing art for a living. ARE YOU INVOLVED WITH CRANBERRY GROWING, PROCESSING, MARKETING, ETC.? Then you ought to read CRANBERRIES, the national cranberry magazine. 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(continued from page 7) Using an impressive array of satellites and high speed computers, AIMS' worldwide telecommunication network enables it to serve as an important trade link between America's food exporters and major foreign importers. For instance, just hours after a foreign importer notifies one of USDA'S 80 overseas agricultural offices of his international purchasing needs, details on this export opportunity can be made available electronically to U.S. companies through their personal computers. If they do not have a personal computer, this information can be forwarded to them by mail within days. "To succeed in the increasingly competitive international marketplace, U.S. companies must take a more active — even aggressive — stance in uncovering and pursuing international trade opportunities," says Michael Dwyer, coordinator of the AIMS Project. To help in this endeavor, AIMS offers five different export information services. "While each is unique in its approach," notes Dwyer, "all are specially designed to assist U.S. companies in liitroducing their agricultural products to new overseas markets as well as expanding their present markets." AIMS' foreign trade leads service has sparked the greatest interest with U.S. exporters. Using the latest in communications technology, USDA's overseas agricultural offices can electronically forward the specific import needs of thousands of foreign traders, wholesalers, distributors and agents to AIMS in Washington. Over 5,500 foreign trade leads were processed last year. Registered U.S. companies receive these trade leads in three ways, which vary only in the timelines of receipt personal computer, daily computerized direct mail, and the weekly bulletin, "Export Briefs." The Buyer Alert program is the newest service offered by AIMS. 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'T^o question about it." said Cranberry Experiment Station Director Irving Demoranville, "it was a very serious frost. There could haye been a lot of injury if people weren't alert. Strangely enough, me West wasn't as cold. Wareham, Carver and the Cape were the coldest. Norton-Freetown were not as cold as early. General reports were of 19 to 20 degrees, even a 14 degrees." Although the temperatures dropped lower and earlier than expected, growers were not caught off guard. The Experiment Station had issued a "probable frost" warning for the afternoon and evening of May 29. Dew points, however, dropped off after calculations for frost warnings were complete. "The high moved," Demoranville noted. "We don't have anything to compare with it in the record. From the standpoint of severity, yes, it was surprising." THIS, YE^'S dangerous frost came almost to the aay on the anniversary of the historical May 30, 1961 "Black Frost" that hurt all Massachusetts growers. By definition, a "Black Frost" occurs under conditions of very damaging ten^peratures, coupled with a very low dew point, Demoranville said. The weather on the evening of May 30, 1961 started as ctoudy, with sprinkles and the rumble of thunder in some places. By 1 1 p.m., the cloud cover had left southeast Massachu- setts firom the north and west; by 2, it had cleared over Nantucket. Not only were many growers caught unaware. They also did not have time to protect their bogs with the old method of flooding. The May 29, 1985 frost was "fully as . dangerous and as serious," Deihoranville said. Without modem sprinkler systems, much of the crop could have been lost. Yet, technically, it was not a "Black Frost," because there was a dew point high enough to allow for o^'\ CRANBERRY NOTECARDS ,v°^. \ .A^" by ANN KURZ CHAMBERS. MA. 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By late June, the extent of frost damage for the season was being estimated at 5 to 10 percent of what last year's total crop was. That would mean a loss of about 100,000 barrels. "This may be low," Demoranville said. "We tend to underestimate frost injury." NEVERTHELESS, extensive sanding in the state this past winter gave a boost to perhaps a quarter of the state's acreage. Frost tolerance whole, Massachusetts bogs entering generally increases by a degree or bloom were looking "very, very two in freshly sanded areas. On the good," Demoranville said. The CHARLES W. HARRIS Company 451 Old Somerset Avenue North Dighton. Mass. Phone 824-5607 AMES Irrigation Systems RAIN BIRD Sprinklers HALE Pumps Highest Quality Products with Satisfaction Guaranteed -m f EIER EARTHMOVING INC. "We're Best on Earth" One yd. CAT backhoe Bog Construct/on Land C tearing Canal Work Flume Setting Pond Construction Ditching Contact: Peter K. 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Wolf spoke recently as part of the "Issues in Agriculture" lecture series sponsored by the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Wisconsin/Madison. Biotechnology's most immediate and dramatic benefits will occur in health care and agriculture. Wolf says. In health care, biotechnology's commercial potential has already become reality with the development of vaccines, diagnostic kits and human insulin, he says. In agriculture, biotechnology sales to farmers may increase from almost nothing today to $2 billion by 1990. Wolf says agricultural products and applications might include herbicides so potent that only an ounce will treat an acre of wheat, food crops that are resistant to herbicides and modified plants that are resistant to drought, heat and cold. 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Most of the remaining one-third is held over for Christmas. There are about a dozen growers in Nova Scotia, with bog sizes ranging from one or two acres to 40 acres. Total production in 1984 amounted to 200,000 kilograms (almost half a million pounds) in 1984. With an infusion of enterprise and capital. Hall believes, there •••••••••••••••••••••••• COVER PHOTO PIPE was among the materials and equipment displayed at the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers Associ- ation annual meeting. For more photos of displays, see pages 14 and 15. (CRANBERRIES photos by Carolyn Gilmore) IVAN V. HALL checks the temperature and light readings on the door of one of the Nova Scotia Research Station's growth chambers. (Photo by CRANBERRIES) is "no reason acreage can't be expanded tenfold." When it comes to Nova Scotia cranberrying. Hall, 58, knows of whence he speaks. And the same goes for blueberries — on which he spends the bulk of his time — and other berries. Hall, who grew up in Parrsboro, about 50 miles west of Truro, has been with the research station since 1949. Although his dad was a school inspector, both his folks had (please turn page) t ATTENTION: Massachusetts Bog Owners With Expansion & Maintenance Projects EQUIP RENTALS— D8L—D8K—D6D— 235— 225—966D. Screening plant, screen your own sand. Also complete projects: BOGS— PONDS-ROADWAYS-SAND GRAVEL & FILL. Also interested in purchasing surplus sand & gravel from your expansion projects. P.A. LANDERS, INC. 826-8818 3 LEFT: Ivan V. Hall studies in his ofHce. ABOVE: Hall, with his wife, Carol, in their well cultivated flower and vegetable garden. (Photos by CRANBERRIES) been bom on farms, and he was brought up in an agrarian atmosphere. He was graduated from Paarsboro High School, received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Acadia University, and, in 1950, was granted a leave of absence by the station in order to earn his Ph.d, from Cornell University. While at Cornell, he met his pretty wife, Carol Haff, who was a technician for a plant physiologist at the university. "All she had to do was change the last two letters of her name to go from Haff to Hall," quips the scientist, who, while he patently forsakes ambitions of being a ribald greeter at a Las Vegas nightclub, nevertheless leaves the impression of enjoying a bit of waggery now and then. The Kentville Research Station, located in the apple- laden Annapolis Valley, is an impressive-looking, contem- porary brick, concrete and glass structure that sits on 150 acres. Opened in 1981, the building houses researchers in food processing as well as specialists in fruit, vegetable, tree and poultry studies. Much of the grounds are planted in colorful rhodendrons, which also are a (continued on page 25) VINES FOR SALE Order Now For Spring Delivery Pure Prunings Of Blacks Howes Crowleys Stevens e $2,500 $2,500 $4,000 $4,000 FOB Massachusetts MORSE BROTHERS, INC, (617) 699-2588 4 Next: A Billion The folks at Ocean Spray certainly have good reason to be proud of what happened on August 14, 1985. That's the day the cooperative surpassed $500 million in annual sales for the first time. But rest on their laurels? No way!. Prexy Hal Thorkilsen posted a still higher challenge, saying: "We're looking even further down the road to a biUion by the mid 1990*8." The sailing is never easy, of course, but the good ship Ocean Spray appears to be ably staffed and very sea ready for the long journey to that billion dollar mark. High volume trailer pumps Sss«««SSS^rV^«-^'=-!»sss«=g=a^^ 12 to 16 inch discharge 20 foot tongue PTO shaft with marine bearing Phil Helmer 1060 3rd St. N. 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BOX 249 Cobalt CT 06414 (203) 342-4730 BOB TAYLOR, P U BLI 8H ER/ EDITOR CAROLYN CILMORE, ASSOCIATE EDITOR CAROLYN LABAN, MARKETING DIRECTOR Advisors, Correspondents MASSACHUSETTS-Irving E Damoranvllle, Director. Cranberry Experiment Stetlon; Steven Hall, Gllmore, Rochester. E Marucci. Cranberry & Cranberry i Blueberry Elizabeth Q. Carpenter. Falmouth; Carolyn NEW JERSEY— Philip Blueberry Specialist. Laboratory, Chatsworth: Chatsworth NOVA SCOTIA— I V Hall. Botanist. Reaearch Station, Kentvllle OREGON— Arthur Poole. Coos County Extension AQeni. Coqullle WASHINGTON— Aiml Y Shawa. Horticulturist and Extension Agent In Horticulture. Coastal Washington Research & Extension Unit. Long Beach. WISCONSIN-ToO D Planer, Farm M*nagemenl Agent. Wood County: Dan Brockman, Vesper Joan Humphrey, Friendship. CRANBERRIES la pubUahed menllily by DtveraMled Pertedleala. WeCwyn Drlva, Podtand CT OMM. Second daaa peetage li paid at Hte Portland, Conn., Peat Omce. 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Franklin, who served from 1910- 52, Dr. Chester A. Cross, station head from 1952-81, and Prof. Irving E. Demoranville, who assumed the post when Dr. Cross retired. The station's focus has been to abet cranberry production and it has done so with a collection of highly regarded scientists and devoted workers, among them entomologist William Tomlin- son. At the station for 26 years, during which time he gave out copious advice on the eradi- cation and control of bugs, Tomlinson retired in 1978. "Dr. Cross was in charge when I came here," Tomlinson said. "I think it's great that the station is being recognized on its 75 th anniversary. The effect of the station on the cranberry industry has been enormous." Said Dr. David Knapp, president of the University of Massachusetts: "This experi- ment station at East Wareham is what a university is all about." The school, he added, is proud of the link between the station and the growers. Deidre Ling, UMass vice chancellor of university relations and development, summed up her impression of her visit to the station with the word, "marvelous." She said she thought the station is "a perfect example of cooperation between a land ^f s t Cranberry Mass. SERVICES r e h a m SANDING WIPING 2 Applied \ HARVESTING WET Mowing Includes Hydraulic Arm Mower R2 • 1 9 c k 5 5 1 5 8 CLIPPING MOWING 10 grant university and citizens." John Barrus, a lobbjristfor the Farm Bureau Federation, said cranberry growers were "hurting badly" when he was serving in the Massachu- setts General Assembly. Barrus served two terms as a representative and three as a senator out of Goshen. "There were several problems with the industry at the time," he said, citing the aminotriazole scare as one of them. "This fear has since passed and the cranberry industry has developed a marketing system second to none." Barrus said the station "has worked in helping toward the development of a quality product and served the growers in a way that only an extension service can do." , Due to residential growth, there is a concern aooui water supplies in many areas, particularly around Cape Cod, Barrus said. He said he has told legislators not to hurt the cranberry industry in the search for more water supplies. Associate Dean Richard Rohde, who heads the UMass extension service programs, said the industry generates $11 million in revenue for the state. "It's (the cranberry industry) a big business," he said. "We're number one in the country." Pump All Types Sales Field Service & Shop 20 years experience AAA INDUSTRIAL PUMP SERVICE INC. 66 Lake St. Plympton MA 02367 Bruce Sunnerberg (617) 585-2394 STATION STAFF: (standing left, 1. to r., front, then back) Gloria Schiappa, Dr. Robert Devlin, Dr. Frank Caruso, Dr. Charles Brodel. (sitting) Philip Bailey, Carolyn Demoranville, Sherri Roberts, Gisele Parent, Dr. Rohde warned that cranberry- ing must compete wisely with home building, recreational use of fresh water and industrial development. He praised the station for having as its priority working Zdislaw Koszanski, Deborah Cannon, Michael Ramsey, Yvonne Foote. (standing right) Prof. Irving Demoranville, Dr. Karl Deubert, Cecil Foote, Charles Amaral. (Photo by Theresa Devlin) with the industry. Hailing the station as an asset to both growers and the state, Robert Light, associate director of the UMass Cooperative Extension Program, said the school was attempting to be as Niemi Electric Co. ROBERT NIEMI ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS HEAT, LIGHT and POWER WIRING • RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL TEL. 295-1880 Robert Niemi Pinehurst Dr. Wareham, Mass. 11 integrated pest program was station to effect pesticide supportive as possible with a resource base. He said an management started at the highly controlled spraying. "It's designed to handle the insects and cut back on the use of pesticides," Light said. "The program is 67 percent funded by the growers, indicating the support the station gets." To help future scientists, the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers Association has created two grants for college students in related programs at the station, according to Jean Gibbs, chairperson of the association's promotion subcommittee. The School of Food and Natural Resources is the largest on the UMass campus and Jean Cooper serves on the Dean's Advisory Council, a group that helps decide how money is ♦ » divided among's the school's three agricultural stations, at East Wareham, Amherst and Waltham. She indicated her support of the station and spoke of its importance to both the industry and the university. Aside from those mentioned above, some of the others at the anniversary observance were: Dr. Richard O'Brien, UMass provost; Dr. E. Bruce Mac Dougall, dean of the College of Food and Natural Resources; August Schumacher, state commissioner of agriculture; Charles Dowse, president of the Massachusetts Farm Bureau; State Sen. Edward Kirby, and Wareham Selectmen Lisio Mestieri, John Kelenosy, A. Clayton Fuller and Phyllis McGraw. 23 Staff Station By GISELE PARENT The Cranberry Experiment Station was established by the Massachusetts legislature at the request of the Cape Cod Cranbery Growers Association in July 1910. With a present staff of 23, the facilities include: a chemistry lab run by Dr. Karl Deubert, responsible for fertilizer research, soil and water residue tests; a plant physiology lab directed by Dr. Robert Devlin, responsible for research with plant growth regulators and experimental herbicides for weed control on cranberry bogs; an entomology lab run by Dr. Charles Brodel, responsible for studying control strategies for cranberry insect pests; a plant pathology lab under Dr. Frank Caruso's direction, responsible for diagnosing diseases of cranberries and (continued on page 23) 3 Specifications MK II una POiniERSCREEN POWERSCREEN of America Inc 72S BeanbloMom Road Lnuisville. Ktrntucky 40213 (502)367.0196 Telex 0021.312^ Ouiiide KY IH0O-64H-6480 Standard Hopper Belt Feed Hopper Length 48' 3" 51-3' Width ST ST Towing Height 13' r 13T Operaung Height 18' r 18' r Hopper Opening ll'x5' irx5' Hopper Opacity boj yds. 8cu. yds. Weight 10.000 lbs. 11.000 lbs. 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The purpose of this short article is to provide information about its basic tenets, including references to the cranberry industry wherever possible. Definition of IPM One definition of IPM might be the following: A strategy wherein viable control methods of all kinds are employed in a unified way to achieve economically acceptable pest populations without causing undue harm to the environment, society or growers. This definition encompasses three major points: (1) the objective of successful management of pest species, (2) the requirement that many different types of control measures be used in an integrated, planned way, and (3) COVER PHOTO WILD caribou and humans share cranberries in Canada's Northwest Territories. A story on cranberry picking around Yellowknife, the seat of the territorial government, starts on page 14. the concern that pest control measures be implemented in ways that do not create conditions detrimental to other living things. Regarding the first point, the goal of IPM becomes manage- ment of pest populations rather than their elimination or eradication. Researchers and extension workers have learned that pest populations can rarely be eliminated from an area. The measures needed to do so would have side effects harmful to many living things. In most cases, low pest population levels are beneficial because they enable other organisms, which consume or otherwise use the pests, to multiply and exert a marked degree of control. Examples of such organisms are spiders, ground beetles, parasitic wasps and flies, predatory mites, fungi which attack insects and other plant- damaging fungi, and insects which feed on weeds. The second point, in part, stresses the multiplicity of control measures to be considered as possible compo- nents of any IPM strategy. Too often, the only measure that comes to the minds of professional as well as lay people is the use of pesticides. The following list is presented to indicate the diversity of measures available to prevent pests from gaining access to agricultural sites, to slow the increase of pests, and to decrease numbers once outbreaks have occurred. Antagonistic plants Barriers Biological control agents Burning crop residue Crop rotation Cultivation Feeding deterrents Flooding* High or low temperatures Host plant eradication Insect growth regulators VINES FOR SALE Order Now For Spring Delivery Pure Prunings Of Blacks Howes Crowley s Stevens SOLD OUT SOLD OUT $4,000 $4,000 FOB Massachusetts MORSE BROTHERS, INC, (617) 699-2588 EIL hi w lei Fig. 1. Fluctuations in the population level of an insect species relative to the general equilibrium position (GEP), economic threshold (ET), and economic injury (EIL). Irradiation Microbial insecticides Pesticides Pest-resistant crop varieties Planting time Quarantines Repellents Sanding* Sound Tissue Culture Propagation Traps Trap crops Both the second and third points necessitate that professional people in many disciplines cooperate in developing a management strategy for all types of pests on each crop. Disciplines that should be involved in coopera- tive planning, research, and implementation include entomology, weed science, plant pathology, agronomy, horti- culture, plant physiology, vertebrate zoology, agricultural economics, plant breeding, toxicology, chemistry, and biochemistry. In the past, workers in each discipline independently studied pest problems on specific crops. Generally, they issued reco- mmendations for control without taking into account negative impacts on beneficial organisms and plant develop- ment. Neither did they consider how their recommendations might complement or conflict with recommendations made by workers in other disciplines. •Peculiar to the cranberry industry WISCONSIN CRANBERRY HEADQUARTERS FOR SEVINXLR DEVRINOL 10G • EVITAL ♦ GUTHION DIAZINON 14G • PARATHlON ♦ ETHREL Cole Chemical Supply DIVISION OF -^OpA/ftM AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL CO. P.O. BOX 7211, MADISON, WISCONSIN 53707 608-221-1581 Pest management under the ;PM concept is somewhat analogous to the orchestral performance of a symphony. If the symphony is meritorious of a rendition, the performers in each section of the orchestra do their best to make the outcome as pleasing to the ear as possible. The result is less than satisfactory if the brass section plays at a different tempo, if the strings cease playing in the middle of the piece, or if individuals in different sections start playing out of key. From this analogy, it might be stated that cooperative, purposive input becomes the cornerstone of the IPM concept. At this point, it is appropriate to examine how the IPM concept is exercised on a daily basis in an actual agricultural setting. Emphasis is placed on situations where pests have gained access and multiplied to outbreak levels. Detection and Monitoring of Pest Populations Before management strate- CRANBERRIES □ Th« National Cranberry Magazln* Send correspondence to: P.O. BOX 249 Cobalt CT 06414 (203) 342-4730 BOB TAYLOR, PU BLI 8H E R/ EDITOR CAROLYN CILMORE, ASSOCIATE EDITOR CAROLYN LABAN, MARKETING DIRECTOR Advisors, Correspondents MASSACHUSETTS — Irving E Demoranville, Director. Cranberry Experiment Station. Steven Hail, Falmouth; Carolyn Gilmore. Roctiester NEW JERSEY— Philip E Marucci. CranlMrry & Blueberry Specialist. Cranberry & Blueberry Laboratory. Chatsworth; Elizabeth G Carpenter. Chatsworth. NOVA SCOTIA— I V Hall. Botanist. Research Station. Kentville. 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With such knowledge, one can select from among the above mentioned management methods, choose pesticides based on toxicity level, hazard to applicator, cost, effects on beneficial organisms, or a combination of factors, improve the timing and effectiveness of pesticide applications, and, in most cases, reduce the amount of pesticide introduced into the environment. The act of looking for pests, or the injury or symptoms they cause, is known as "scouting." Growers who are educated about the appearance and life cycle of pests on specific crop plants can usually do a good job of scouting their properties. Many growers prefer to use the services of professional consultants who are expert at identifying and monitoring pest populations. In the cranberry industry, scouts require familiarity with insects and mites, plant diseases, weeds, and several large animal species. As an example, the table below lists insect and mite pests which regularly or occasionally occur on bogs in southeastern Massachusetts. Cranberry Insect and Mite Pests Moths Cranberry fruitworm (L) Sparganothis fruitworm (S,N,A) Gypsy moth (N) Fireworms (S,N) Spanworms (S,N) Cutworms (S,N) Cranberry girdler (S,A) Beetles Cranberry weevil (N) White grub (S.I) Cranberry root grub (S,I) Flies Tipworm (S,I) Mites Southern red mite (S,I) Scouts use a variety of sampling methods to detect and estimate pest population levels in an area. These include visual inspection of plants or plant parts, visual scanning of areas within a field or planting, sex attractant traps, sticky traps, spore traps, sweeping with a net, soil core sampling, shaking and beating the crop plant, and vacuum trapping. The most common sampling methods i»»«»a!ai!a!»«»«»«»»!g»aMa!»igaE»a!»»»a»»»»; H H H H H H N H H H H H H H H H Big Wheel Truck Sales 42 Quanapoag E. FreetoMTii, Mass. 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In agricultural settings, the population level of an insect species tends to fluctuate about a given level called the "general equilibrium position" (Fig. 1, GEP). The GEP for the same species changes depending on the crop plant, the variety of crop plant, population levels of natural enemies, and the climate. The greater the GEP, the more likely it is that the species will be noticed by growers and classified as a pest. Summarily, the GEP relates the average population level that can be expected to occur for a given insect species on a given variety of a crop plant in a given region. Informed scouts know that the population level of a species, as it fluctuates about the GEP, must be considered in relation to two other levels. The first is the "economic injury level" (Fig. 1, EIL). It is defined as (1) the lowest pest population level that will cause economic damage, or as (2) the pest population level at which the economic loss caused by the pest equals the cost of available control measures. The second is the "economic threshold" (Fig. 1, ET). It is the population level at which control measures should be implemented to prevent an increasing pest population from exceeding the economic injury level. Economic threshold values currently being used in the cranberry industry are presented below. Economic Thresholds Pest Species Cutworms Spanworms Cranberry weevil Gypsy moth Leafhoppers Cranberry fruitworm No. of Pests* 9 36 9 9 3 J** When a pest population level equals or surpasses the ET, a decision should be made to implement control measures. With insect pests, the most frequently selected option is to apply an insecticide. Insecti- cides generally act quickly to drop pest numbers below the ET and possibly below the GEP. The timing of the application is not critical as long as no more than two or three days pass after the population level reaches the ET. The situation differs somewhat for disease and weed pests. Many fungal pathogens have GEPs which exceed their EILs during a part of the growing season, which means that control measures must be contemplated and implemented on a regular basis. Fungicide applications often coincide with weather events that favor the reproduction, dispersal and reestablishment of a fungus. *Per 50, 180-degree sweeps of 11-inch- diameter, long-handle net **Viable egg per 100 randomly picked berries in late July and August The objective is to proted susceptible living tissuij from being infected, for onci tissue has been colonized, theri is little that can be done to y reverse the process. Regarding f weeds, not much research has been done on ETs for crops grown in temperate regions Herbicide applications art usually timed to coincide with specific growth stages of weeds Application methods are! selected which afford the leasl chance of affecting crop plants along with targeted weed species. Conclusion In summary, this article has defined "integrated pesi management" and explained several of its constitutive concepts. As a result, readers should have a better under- standing of the theory on which current pest management programs are based. With thisj hopefully, will come a greater appreciation of the complexity and challenge of pest manage ment. This article was presented by thei author as a paper at the Nationall Cranberry Conference in Hyannisyi Mass., on May 31, 1985. 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Pete exclaimed, pulling out "Bog in Moonlight with Canadian Geese Flying Upside Down." "Had to wait a long time to snap that baby," Pete said, oblivious to my boredom. "You don't see geese flying upside down in front of a full moon above a snowy cranberry bog every day," I agreed. "See this goose, the one in front?" Pete asked, handing me photo 1,101 -A, a blowup of a portion of the other. "Yeah. So what?" "He's flying upside down at the front of the V with his eyes closed. Closed!" "Perhaps your camera caught him blinking," I suggested. "Blinking? BLINKING]?" Pete roared, deeply offended. "Sorry, Pete," I said, "I was just . . ." "That beats all!" Pete huffed, preparing to leave. "No one appreciates great art, every- body's gotta knock it. Every- body's gotta find a flaw, a minor mistake, something wrong. Well, I've had it with your attitude, pal. Had it! Goodnight, sir!" Pete said, slamming the door in my face. I felt terrible, so guilty that I'd made my friend feel like that! With Christmas coming, I felt even worse, for Christmas is a time of friendship, not feuding. Right then and there, I decided that I A CRANBERRY Christmas greeting, arrayed in the snow. had to do something, something to show Pete exactly how I felt. The next day, 1 bought three bags of whole cranberries and brought them home. Although the temperature hovered around 0 degrees, I smoothed out a section in the snoAv and began writing, one berry at a time, the greeting, "Merry Christmas '85." I had a hard time placing them properly with my gloves on, so I did most of the work barehanded. My hands shuddered with pain, but I continued on, because this was for Pete, to pay Pete back. Once done, I called him up. He 12 wasj reluctant to come over, but finally agreed to visit. "Pete!" I exclaimed, "look what I made! I made those wonds one berry at a time, but I need your skill to photograph it. Ton^orrow there's gonna be a warjm, spell, and ..." I wanted Pete to feel important. And I was trying to keep a friend. "Don't worry," Pete said, "I'll shoot it for ya. Got a ladder? I'll need one to get above the words." I set up a tall stepladder for Pete, which he climbed to the top. He started snapping photos like mad. He worked like a whirlwind. "Great!" "Wow!" "Great!" He kept repeating those worlds, snapping photo after photo as he twisted and turned. I hated to interrupt Pete, but I hadlto. "Pete," I whispered, "you're holding your camera back- wards. You're looking through the lens!" P^te stopped shooting. "Oh, yeah," he said. "Thanks for noticing that." CUck, click, click. "Great, wow, great!" Pete exclaimed. "Super, great, super!" "Pete," I whispered, "take the lens cap off." "Oh, heh, what do you know?" he said, the volume of his voice down a notch. "Sorry about that." All in all, Pete shot 47 rolls of film. I got to look at 970 photos the next night. It didn't matter though, because Pete was my best friend once again. "Without dwelling on flaws or mistakes, Pete, I'd like to ask you something, if I could." "Shoot, buddy," Pete said, his smile as big as a banana. "Why, Pete, did you snap 470 pictures of the ^vord, 'Merry,' 470 pictures of 'Christmas '85,' and none that say, 'Merry Christmas '85'?" "Because I am an artist!" Pete asserted, "And my artist's eye and artist's ear tell me that those words do not belong together!" "Merry Christmas!? Those words don't belong together?" "No," Pete assured me. "It simply wouldn't work." "Merry Christmas," Pete said as he left. "Merry Christmas to you too, Pete! "I chimed, not daring to mention that 'we'd just put those words together twice ourselves. That didn't matter. It was our friendship that did. 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Yellowknife, founded during the 1934 gold rush, is the seat of the government of the terri- tories, a vast expanse that covers a third of Canada and is bordered on the north by the Arctic Circle. Tempera- tures in 12,000 population Yellowknife dip as low as the sixties; 60 below, that is. David is a government official, in charge of approving mining permits. Marianne operates a 24 hour day care center. Comprehen- sive Childcare Services. David gives her an assist with the books. Both love life in Yellow- knife, Marianne saying that a resident of the territories must be someone who depends on her/his own inner resources. The Molls are heavily involved in the sport of speed skating. Cranberries in the Far North are more succulent, have greater pucker power and are our chief source of the Vitamin C needed to stave off the multi-virused common cold. Our favorite cranberry bog is also a favorite bog for the Kamanuriak Caribou herd which grazes its way from the Arctic Ocean in a kitty-cornered fashion, down along the tree line to the borders of northern Saskatchewan and Manitoba, in the fall, and then back up again in the spring. So, whatever we don't pick off in late August is 14 left for the caribou. A typical cranberry picking day starts off with us preparing ourselves and our transpor- tation for the outing. We dress in jeans, with our socks coming up over the jeans to keep the black flies from creeping up our legs. We wear turtleneck sweaters, kerchiefs, and down vests, and we also take along our winter parkas and mittens, for the boat trip can get mighty chilly. Then we "muskol" our exposed skin thoroughly, hoping it will deter the mosquitos and black flies for the day. We spray our clothing with Cutter too, to make sure, doubly sure, that we don't get eaten alive by the insects. Then we — our physical bodies — are ready for the adventure. Into the car we have piled our camping kitchen: a rucksack tilled with all the utensils and dry goods needed to enjoy eating outdoors. We don't need to carry around a barbecue because we have millions of acres of forests in which we know we will find dead trees and dried underbrush for our campfire. Our canoe, a 19 foot freighter Grummon, is loaded on our car, the 6V2 horsepower goes in the trunk. Our lifevests, oars, fishing gear and survival kit are packed, and we are off. We drive to the end of the road, about 30 kilometers (18.63 miles). All roads end here and from this point you travel on foot and by canoe in summer, skidoo in winter. We launch our canoe and load it and head out over the waters of Reid Lake. Finally, we sight our cranberry bog, just before the waterfalls, and nose the canoe onto the shore. We get out and secure the canoe. (Once we forgot the securing part and the canoe began floating out towards the falls, forcing us to ; rush into the water to retrieve it.) Our first task is to set up our campsite for the day. We carefully select a bare rock with no brush or trees on it and lee side to the wind. This ensures that we will be relatively insect free because the wind will keep the pests on the move. Next, we need to collect the wood and build ourselves twc good campfires, leaving space in between the fires for us to spread our canvas for the table and to set up our camp kitchen. When the tasks are completed, we gel out our sacks into which we will put our cranberries and begin the mouth-watering picking we have come for. Far from civilization, we can be our primeval selves. The ducks, the loons, the falcons, the lapping water and the sighing wind: they are our observers and it is with them we share the day. The sun shines on in its friendly way through the 19 hour daylight while we pick and rest, eat and rest. At 10 o'clock at night, we decide to call it a day. We dismantle the campsite, pack up our gear, load the canoe and begin our long ride across the open waters of the lake, back to the place where we have left the car. We sing on the water, listen to our echoes, watch the fish leap out of the water, imitate the loons' call and enjoy the privilege of being a part of this vast, untamed north. Finally, we reach the car, unload the canoe, hoist it onto the car and begin the drive back home. We have the sun in our A LONG WAY FROM YELLOWKNIFE: David and Marianne Moll were photographed earlier this year in Orlando, Fla., where they were attending a convention of the National Association for Child Care Management. (Photo by DAY CARE CENTER) eyes all the way home: we are driving into the sunset and it is quiet and elegant, vivacious in color, and nature's grandest spectacle of all. By the time we reach home, well after midnight, the sun has set, too. We are tired, relaxed. We smell like muskeg, poplar tree fires and insect repellent. We shower and fall into bed. The sun will be up around 4:30 a.m. and we'll have another glorious day to fill. This time it'll be cleaning cranberries, cooking our jams and jellies, freezing some berries for Thanksgiving and Christmas specials and giving some away to friends who can't go picking. And as we eat our cranberries throughout our long, dark, cold winters, we remember the joyous times we had picking them. We can almost smell the stuff out of which they were made — almost. Come north someday . and pick with us. Our cranberries, and such else-berries as you 'd like. Below are some of the favorite recipes of Marianne and David Moll. Cranberry Jam Fill the saucepan with cranberries. Add about 2 cups of sugar and just enough water so berries will not stick to pot. Put on to boil and boil until all the berries have burst. It will then be thick. Cool. Put into jars. Cranberry Stuffing 1 cup cranberries Vi cup chopped celery Va cup chopped onion 3 tablespoons sugar 3 tablespoons butter or other fat 1 cup soft bread crumbs 1 teaspoon grated orange rind '/j teaspoon salt '/k teaspoon pepper '/2 teaspoon marjoram 1. Cook cranberries, celery, onion and sugar in fat until fruit is cooked (1 to 2 minutes). 2. Combine fruit mixture with bread crumbs. 3. Add orange rind and seasonings and toss lightly. Wild Cranberry Pudding Put 3 cups of cranberries into a saucepan and cover with water. Add '/.; cup sugar and boil until the berries have all burst. Add enough custard to make it thick. Cranberry and Carrot Jam 1 quart cranberry pulp 1 Vj quarts diced carrots 5 cups sugar 1. Combine ingredients in a preserving kettle and cook, stirring frequently, for 20 minutes or until the mixture reaches the thickness desired. 2. Remove from heat, pour into sterilized jars and seal. High Bush Cranberry Jelly 2 cups berries 3 cups water 2/3 cup sugar for each cup of 15 1. Simmer berries and water for 10 minutes to start the juice extraction, then let boil rapidly from 3 to 5 minutes. 2. Strain through a jelly bag. 3. Measure strained juice. 4. Add 2/3 cup sugar for each cup of juice. 5. Bring juice and sugar to a boil, stirring constantly, then boil rapidly until liquid will sheet from the side of a spoon (not drip off in separate drops). 6. Pour into sterilized glasses and seal. Cranberry Raw Relish 2 cups cranberries 1 cup sugar 1. Grind cranberries. 2. Add sugar. 3. Stir well. 4. Serve cold with meat. Variations 1 . Add 1 orange, V2 lemon and 1 apple to the above recipe. Wash and grind the orange peel and apple. Slice pulp of orange with sharp knife. Mix well. 2. Spiced— add 1 teaspoon cinnamon, V-i teaspoon cloves and 2 teaspoons grated orange peel. 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CAT backhoe Bog Construction Land Clearing Canal Work Flume Setting Pond Construction Ditching Contact: Peter K. Meier 63 South Street Halifax, MA 02338 (617) 293-3218 Grower references available Equipped with swamp mats DeCran Ag Supplies Inc Serving Massachusetts cranberry gro^rers * * * * •X- * * • All cranberry chemicals • Aerial pesticide application • Frost protection equipment •Chemical application equipment •Culverts — all sizes — steel and aluminum CONTACT John C. Decas DECRAN AG SUPPLIES INC. 219 MAIN ST. Wareham MA 02571 office: 295-0147 evening: 763-8956 (William Chamberlain) :¥^:¥^:l/i^:¥^T^^T^^:^il^Tlliilliilti^iiliilliil^illiilliilliilliilliil(iil^illi^ 18 Bandon Wants Some Attention CRANBERRIES is on an exchange basis with a number of weekly newspapers from cranberry growing country. They are fine community journals. One of them is the Bandon, Ore., Western World. In her recent Comment column, co-publisher Melody Gillard- Juarez took a verbal whack at Ocean Spray for what she perceived as limited participation in the Bandon Cranberry Festival. "Where's Ocean Spray?" hollered the headline. Said Gillard-Juarez: "The Cranberry Festival is Bandon's oldest, and its sole purpose in the beginning was to publicize and promote the growing cranberry industry. Ocean Spray's missing a ripe opportunity to do so. "Ocean Spray's PR firm supplied us with some cranberry recipes, for which we're grateful, and supplied juice here and there, but, hey, this is a S5 million industry in Bandon alone. It seems like the company, a grower cooperative, would jump at the chance to be a major force. "Who sponsored the Cranberry Food Fair? Ocean Spray? No— Celestial Seasonings came all the way from Colorado to do so. They flooded the Food Fair with recipes, information and free tins of Celestial Spice tea. Cases of cranberry tea arrived at the Visitors' Center for passing on to all who dropped in there. "Beyond the giving of products. Ocean Spray could give out information- organize bog tours, ask some of the growers to give talks, have plants on display, illustrate the growing and harvest cycle, talk about new uses for the berries and the equipment invented right here. A lot of people still think cranberries grow on trees." Well, we think GiUard-Juarez's points will be responded to. One thing the folks at Ocean Spray know about is the importance of good public relations. i Electric Co. ROBERT NIEMI ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS HEAT, LIGHT and POWER WIRING • RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL TEL. 295-1880 Robert Niemi PinehursI Dr. Wareham, Mass. IHMWUWIIIIUUIIIIIIIIINHmilWHIIIIIIIIIMHIIMtE I regional | I news I i notes ii ■MIHIIIIHIIMIIHIMIinmimHIMI miiiiimi J Massachusetts By IRVING DEMORANVILLE Some dry harvesting about Sept. 15 but water harvest started the week of the 23rd. Color was a little slow to develop but came along nicely in the latter part of the month. Howes were light colored at first b ut giving every likelihood of being better by mid-October. Early Blacks were a little small but by month's end were average or better. Quality not bad but not outstanding either. We were about 25 percent harvested by Oct. 1 . Too early to assess the total crop yet, but at or a little under the August estimate. Only one frost warning in September. CRANBERRY GROWERS REALTY Listings of buyers and sellers welcomed on cranberry acreage and upland. Appraisals DOUGLAS R. BEATON E. Sandwich, Mass. 02537 (617) 888-1288 The CHARLES W. HARRIS Company 451 Old Somerset Avenue North Dighton. Mass Phone 824 5607 AMES Irrigation Systems RAIN BIRD Sprinklers HALE Pumps Highest Quality Products with Satisfaction Guaranteed 19 ^^^^f^" IN AN ERA when the trend is in the direction of wet harvesting, Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Silva still employ the cranberry scoop and a dry harvesting machine on their bog off Plymouth Street in North Carver, Mass. (CRANBERRIES photos by Robert B. Fitch) V-^P-^^^^P-^^^^^^^^^V^i^if-if^^if- >^ 20 Bog Sand For Sale Call now for delivered and picked up prices. We also excavate water holes and build bogs. Byrne Sand & Gravel Middleboro, Mass. 947-0724 J}- J)- J}- J}- U.S. SALES TO CANADA COULD TOP $2 BILLION By DAVID P. McGUIRE and GEORGE C. MYLES Foreign Agriculture With more than 80 percent of its 25 million inhabitants living within 200 miles of the U.S. border, Canada could not help but be one of the most important markets for U.S. food and agricultural commodities. Last year, U.S. agricultural sales to Canada reached $1.9 billion, 6 percent greater than in 1983. In 1985, exports are expected to top the $2 billion mark for the first time. U.S. exporters may have reason for continued optimism because Canada's recent economic performance has been encouraging, despite the fact that it has lagged behind the U.S. because of slackening world sales of its natural resources. In 1984, gross national product(GNP) rose 4 percent and is expected to be in the 3 percent range this year. Inflation is currently less than 4 percent annually. U.S. and Canadian agriculture share a number of things in common, not all of them good. For instance, Canadian farmers, hke those in the U.S., have had to contend with low commodity prices, high input costs and high real interest rates. Despite the difflculties, both nations can boast of extremely efficient, highly productive agricultural infrastructures. Canada's farm production, valued at $15.1 bilHon in 1984, is roughly proportional to U.S. production in terms of per capita output and contribution to the GNP. As a percentage of GNP, Canadian and U.S. agricultural constitute 4.8 and 4.1 percent, respectively. Canada's farm cash receipts in 1983 were roughly 13 percent of U.S. farm sales, while its population is about 10 percent of the size of the U.S. population. Because of a short growing season that limits the year-round farming of perishable fruits and vegetables. Canada turns mainly to the United States to satisfy a per capita demand for fresh fruits and vegetables that is among the highest in the world. CRANBERRIES gives yoc news and views of the industry. 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ALBERGHINI - SPRAYING RFD 5 PLYMOUTH STREET, CARVER, MASS. 02330 TELEPHONE: 866 4429 For further information, call evenings after 5: 30 AGWAY , 22 KOREA: NEW CHALLENGES IN AN IMPORTANT MARKET By DAN CONABLE From Foreign Agriculture Korea was a $2 billion market for U.S. farm products in fiscal 1984 and ranked as our sixth largest customer in the world. Still, it is a country whose markets remain inaccessible to many U.S. agricultural exporters, as much through the workings of an elaborate system of permits, approvals and administrative supervision as through conventional tariff barriers. The huge Korean agricultural market is primarily a bulk commodity market, with grains and cotton, fats and oils, oilseeds, hides and skins and logs accounting for most of the imports. Despite some superficial similarities between approaches to doing business in Seoul and Tokyo, U.S. exporters should realize that the Korean marketplace presents very different challenges. Korea's economy and national wealth are still no match for those of Japan. Per capita incomes in Korea average about $2,000 a year. Recognizing that domestic buying power is not enough to sustain an acceptable rate of economic growth, Korea's leaders have committed their country to a development strategy which emphasizes exports of manufactured products, although it does not directly subsidize these exports. As a consequence, Korea is far more dependent on trade than is Japan. The total value of Korea's imports and exports equals three-quarters of the country's gross national product, compared to less than one-quarter of Japan's and about 15 percent of the U.S.'8. The Koreans themselves present a very different face from their neighbors in the Orient. Often hospitable, frank, combative and quick to display emotion, they nevertheless are not an easy people for outsiders to understand. A casual American interpersonal style is not generally appropriate for most business dealings. The U.S. Agricultural Trade Office in downtown Seoul serves as a starting point for many U.S. agricultural exporters in their exploration of the Korean market. The trade office and the agricultural staff at the U.S. Embassy respond to over 700 written and telex inquiries from U.S. businesses and export promotion agencies each year, and a variety of written materials on topics of interest to potential exporters are available from those offices or Washington sources. (The author is the U.S. Agricultural Counselor in Seoul.) CRANBERRIES is read by more than two-thirds of the growers in the U.S. VIb don't ignore $99,999. Many large brokerage firms really aren't very inter- ested in you unless you have $1 00,000 to invest. Too often the small investor ends up getting pushed aside. We don't have that attitude at Gage-Wiley and Com- pany. For more than 50 years, we have been serving investors throughout New England and we give each the same careful attention. We take time to learn about your personal financial goals, and then use our experi- ence to select investments which will best fit your needs and resources. Whatever the size of your portfolio, even if you're just getting started, call us at Gage-Wiley and make an appointment to talk with one of our experienced investment counselors. Small investors have always been important to our company. We don't ignore them. After all, at Gage-Wiley we want to help small investors reach their own $1 00,000 goal. .v\iNT ■^/^m^'^ Gage-Wiley & Company Incorporated Village Landing . P.O. Box 3507 . Plymouth, MA 02361 617-746-3322 . 800-242-0263 Open Weekdays 9 am. to 5 p.m./Sat. 9:30 am. to Noon Member of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation ^ CORP. ^ CRANBERRIES BOUGHT & SOLO Cranberries Bought and Sold Screened Bog Sand Available Vines for 1986 Early Black Hooves Crowleys Lawrence W. Pink Office 934-6076 Cordwood Road Duxbury, Mass. 02332 23 weather watch MASSACHUSETTS September was slightly warmer than normal, averaging 0.4 degree a day on the plus side. Maximum temperature was 87 degrees on the 4 th and minimum 40 degrees on the 12th and 15th. Warmer than average days were the 4th- 6th, 8th, 20th and 21st. The only cooler than average period was the 10th through 14th. Rainfall totaled only 1 .29 inch or about 2'/j inches below normal. This was the driest since 1980 but not an unusually dry September. There was measurable rain on eight days but with 0.86 on the 10th, there was precious little other rain the remainder of the month. However, after the deluge in August, we were in good condition for water. We are 1 inch above normal for the year and about 3- 1/3 inch below 1984. I.E.D. NOVA SCOTIA I am pleased to report that we had one of the best Septembers on record, which has helped greatly to overcome the problems created by a very cold and wet June. At this writing, cranberry harvest was well underway and plenty of locally produced cranberries were available for our Thanksgiving (Oct. 14). We had a good crop on our cultivar trial, which we harvested Sept. 24 and 25. I.V.H. CRANBERRIES gives you news & views about the industry Statement of Ownership. Management and Circulation. Required by 39 USC 3685, 1, Title of publication. Cranberriee. 2. Date of filing: Oct. 2. 1985.3, Frequency of issue monthly 3A. No. of issues published annually: 12 3B, Annual subscription price: $10. 4 Complete mailing address of known office of publication; Wellwyn Drive, Portland. Middlesex County CT 06480.5. Complete mailing address of the headquarterB of general business offices of the publisher same. 6. Full names and complete mailing addresses of publisher, editor and managing editor publisher. Robert Taylor. Wellwyn Dnve. Portland CT 06480; editor, same; mana^ng editor, same 7. Owner Robert Taylor. 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(Signed) Robert Taylor, Publisher/ Editor L. to r.: Virginia Weston, Joan Peltola, Joyce Mazalewski and Ann Kallio were staffing the cranberry exhibit at the Big "E" in Springfield, Mass., in September when CRANBERRIES happened by^ TTt A r^TM/"' WTT'H products. This significantly restricts the EAST GERMANY By WILLIAM P. HUTH From Foreign Agriculture U.S. agricultural exporters shouldn't overlook the German Democratic Republic (GDR) market just because it is state-controlled. But they should be prepared to work for long-term potential rather than quick sales and to take the time to develop contacts with key government buying officials. The GDR is a centrally planned economy run by the state and is reluctant to spend hard currency for food 1 range of products bought and the likelihood of sales in the short run for U.S. firms, LAND WANTED MASSACHUSETTS In cranberry bogs, on hill, 1 or more ' acres. Must be secluded, quiet, and i overlooking bogs, swamp or water. 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Below is one of the questions and the answer: QUESTION: Have you found, in your experimenting with the black vine weevil and girdler, when is the best time for application of insecticides, morning or evening? ANSWER: This probably is not so important in the control of cranberry girdler because chemicals are aimed mainly at the larvae. Also, this is true for application of Furadan gran- ules for black vine weevil. However, if we are successful in finding an insecticide that can be applied to the foliage for control of the adult weevil, the evening sprays would be advisable because the weevil is most active then and, therefore, is more likely to receive a lethal dose of the chemical. { ATTENTION: Massachusetts Bog Owners With Expansion & {Maintenance Projects EQUIP RENTALS-D8L—D8K—D6D-235— 225—966D. Screening plant, screen your own sand. Also complete projects: BOGS— PONDS-ROADWAYS— SAND GRAVEL & FILL Also interested in purchasing surplus sand & gravel from your expansion projects. P.A. 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