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known to attack the blueberry. If any of these become serious, 

 consult the local experiment station. 



Birds are very bothersome on small plantings. The only 

 satisfactory way to control them is to cover the bushes with 

 cheesecloth. 



(N. J. Agr. Exp. Sta.) 



Fig. 250. Rubel in its fourth summer in the field. 



5. Harvesting and Marketing. Pick the fruit once a week 

 under normal conditions. The fruit must be blue for about a 

 week before it is ripe. The ripened fruit is blue close up to the 

 stem. The clusters ripen unevenly and therefore the season 

 lasts from three to seven weeks. The average yield for New 

 Jersey is 1600 quarts per acre. 



