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MASS. EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETIN 332 



DISPOSITION OF THE 



MASSACHUSETTS CRANBERRY CROP 

 (1919 - 1934-) 



500 



FRESH 

 FRUIT 



V77777\ 



RAIL SHIPMENTS 



TRUCK AND BOAT SHIPMENTS 



CANNED 



OTHER UTILIZATION 



1919 20 21 Tl 



Figure 8. 



showed a small relative reduction in 1933 and 1934. From a small beginning 

 in 1919 of one half of one percent of the crop canned, the utilization of cran- 

 berries in this way increased steadily until 1928 when 12.7 percent was canned. 

 During most of the recent years, 5 to 10 percent of the crop has been canned 

 for later use. 



Table 13 gives the numbers of cranberry growers who reported selling through 

 the various marketing agencies. Local independent agents handled the berries 

 of many more Barnstable County growers than any other kind of agency; but 

 in Plymouth County, the New England Cranberry Sales Company led some- 

 what in the number of growers accommodated. 



In the State as a whole, considerably fewer growers sold throujh the New 

 England Cranberry Sales Company than through either local independent 

 agents or Boston commission merchants. As only slightly over 20 percent of 

 the growers sold through the Sales Company and this Company handled 56 



