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SUMMARY OF CRANBERRY CROP CONDITIONS. 



Blanks, returnable June 30, were sent to cranberry cor- 

 respondents which contained the following questions : — 



1. Have there been any damaging frosts since date of 

 last report (May 28) (give dates, temperatures and per cent 

 of blossoms killed) ? 



2. What was the bloom compared with normal ? 



3. Give crop prospect at present date, compared with nor- 

 mal. 



4. What insects are doing most damage? (a) What fun- 

 gous diseases are causing damage? (h) What percentage of 

 the growers in your locality have sprayed their bogs this 

 year? 



5. Are the vines on new bogs doing well ? (a) What per 

 cent of vines set this spring took root and are now alive ? 



6. How does the water in the ditches compare with nor- 

 mal at this time ? With last year ? 



7. Are the growers in your vicinity becoming interested in 

 the value of bees as pollenizers of cranberry blossoms ? 



Replies were received from 33 correspondents, and from 

 these replies the following summary has been compiled : — 



More or less damage which was done before the date of 

 the last report. May 26, but was not apparent at that time, 

 has become evident during the past few weeks. Since that 

 date the most injurious frosts occurred on the nights of June 

 9 and 10. !N"o damage was done on bogs which could be 

 flowed, because warnings were issued and growers were pre- 

 pared. Probably about 75 per cent of the bogs are equipped 

 for such emergencies, but the remaining 25 per cent, which 

 are dry bogs, suffered an injury of from 15 to 20 per cent 

 as a whole, more in some sections and less in others. 



While the date of reporting was a trifle early to accurately 

 estimate the bloom in some sections, it was in general far 



