RESEARCH FINDINGS FROM OTHER AREAS 



The Blueberry Industry in Nev; Jersey 



The Proceedings of the 25th Annual Blueberry Open House held in New Jersey 

 in January, 1956 published by the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station 

 contained an article by Gordon G. Butler, Statistician, New Jersey Crop Report- 

 ing Service, titled "Acreage and Production Figures from the 1956 Blueberry 

 Survey". The information obtained in this survey should be of interest to the 

 blueberry growers of Massachusetts. 



In 1956, New Jersey grov^ers reported a total of 6,266 acres of blueberries, 

 bearing and non bearing, which is nearly four times the acreage reported in the 

 last complete survey conducted in 1944. Burlington County accounted for 54 

 per cent of the 1956 total and Atlantic County 35 per cent. The townships of 

 Pemberton and Hammonton accounted for ^-,879 rcres of the State total. 



Production records for 1955 indicated thai 1,619,000 trays (12 pint trays) 

 were harvested from 5,125 acres. This was an average of 316 trays per acre. 

 Yields as high as 850 trays per acre were reported but 1/3 of the growers had 

 average yields between 200 and 300 trays. 



Nearly 1/2 of the growers reporting harvested less than 5 acres of 

 blueberries in 1955 and 70 per cent harvested less than 10 acres. "While 

 small acreages predominate, large operations are an important segment of the 

 Industry. Nearly 1/2 of the 1955 crop was produced by 59 growers, who harvest- 

 ed 20 or more acres each." 



W. J. Lord 



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^ WINTER FRUIT MEETINGS 



The 65th Annual Meeting of the Massachusetts Fruit Growers' Association, . 

 Inc. in cooperation with the University of Massachusetts Extension Service vf , 

 will be held in the HAlVOn Armory, Hu-daen, Massachusetts on January ^.^'an^^ 9 i^ 1959'. 



The Following is the tentative program: 



Thursday Forenoon, January 8", l°>^ 



This Apple Maggot Situation 



Prof. W. D. Whitcomb, University of Massachusetts Field Station, Waltham. 



Research and Grower Experiences in Ohio with Mites, Codling Moth and Aphids. 

 Dr. C. R. Cutright, Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station, Wooster 



Some Business Aspects of Apple Production 



Dr. A. B. Burrell, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 



