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Table 3. — Classification of Cranberry Bog Acreage in Massachusetts 



According to Flowage Protection 



1924* and 1934 



*In 1924, Barnstable County had 146 acres and Nantucket had 52 acres of bog not classified 

 but included in the State and County totals. 



Massachusetts cranberry acreage with different flowage facilities by towns. 



The percentage changes shown in Table 4 indicate clearly the improvement 

 that has taken place in flowage facilities on Massachusetts cranberry bogs 

 from 1924 to 1934. 



Barnstable County made a relatively greater improvement in its flowage 

 facilities from 1924 to 1934 than did Plymouth County; but the great lead 

 held by Plymouth County in this respect prior to 1924, together with its very 

 substantial improvement since then, gives it a much greater proportion of bog 

 with improved flowage facilities than Barnstable County has. A similar de- 

 velopment of flowage facilities in the other counties during this period is 

 shown in Table 3. 



Table 4. — Percentages of Total Bog Area with Different 

 Flowage Facilities 



Percentages of Bog Acreage in — 



Barnstable Plymouth 



Type of Flowage Protection State Total County County 



1924* 1934 1924** 1934 1924 1934 



Full flowage 45.3 48.4 24.7 31.0 55.0 54.7 



Winter and two spring flowages 1.6 9.0 .5 3.3 2.2 9.5 



Winter and one spring flowage 6.2 12.8 2.3 16.4 8.5 12.2 



TOTAL of the better types of flowage... 53.1 70.2 27.5 50.7 65.7 76.4 



Winter flowage only 34.6 24.5 47.7 39.9 28.0 19.6 



Dry bog 10.9 5.3 21.4 9.4 6.3 4.0 



TOTAL, dry bog and winter flowage only 45.5 29 . 8 69 . 1 49 . 3 34 . 3 23 . 6 



* 1.4 percent of the acreage was not classified. 

 ** 3.4 percent of the acreage was not classified. 



