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BULLETIN 1434, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
Table 11. — Weather conditions on cranberry bogs in Clatsop County, Oreg., dur- 
ing the months of September and October in the years shown 
Day of 
September 
October 
month 
19221 
1923 
1924 
1925 
1923 
1924 
1925 
1 
Rain 
Partly cloudy 
Clear 
do 
Clear 
.. .do 
Clear 
Rain 
do 
Clear 
2 
do 
3 
Clear 
do 
do 
do 
do 
Partly cloudy 
Cloudy 
Clear 
Foggy 
do 
do 
Cloudy 
Cloudy, wet . 
do 
do 
do 
Do. 
Do. 
Do. 
Cloudy 
4 
5 
6 
Rain 
Rain 
Partly cloudy. 
Rain 
Clear -.,.. 
do 
Clear 
...do 
—do 
Cloudy ... 
Rain 
—do 
Clear 
dn 
8 
Cloudy 
do 
do 
do 
Partly cloudy 
Clear 
do 
do 
Cloudy 
do 
Clear 
Cloudy 
Clear 
do 
9 
10 
11 

Clear 
Cloudy 
Clear 
12 
13 

do 
Clear 
do 
Partly cloudy 
Clear 
Partly cloudy 
Misty 
do 
Cloudy 
do j Rain 
Partly cloudy.!.. .do 
Cloudy, then 1 .do 
rain. 
Rain I. ..do 
do 1 Clear 
■ 
14 
15 
Partly 
cloudy. 
Cloudy... 
Partly cloudy 
Cloudy 
do 
..do... 
do 
Rain 
16 
Clear 
do... 
17 
18... 
Misty 
—do 
Clear ...do 
do .._ L.-do 
do Partlv 
19 
Clear 
Cloudy 
Rain 
do 
Clear 
do 
do 
do... 
20 
Clear 
do 
...do 
21 
22 . 
Rain 
Rain 
do 
cloudy. 
Rain 
Clear 
Rain 
23 
Partly rainy . 
Rain 
do _..„__ 
do 
do 
Cloudy 
Clear 
24 
do do 
25 
26 
27 
Rain 
...do 
...do 
Clear 
do 
do 
Partly cloudy 
Clear 
....do 
do 
Clear 
....do. ... 
do 
do 
do 
...do 
...do 
...do 
28 
29 
Clear 
do 
do 
do 
Cloudy 
Rain 
Rain 
do 
Clear 
do 
Partly cloudy. 
Misty 
Clear . 
...do 
...do 
Cloudy ... 
Rain 
30 
do 
31 
1 
i When condition of weather is not shown the bogs were dry. 
The harvesting of early varieties usually begins soon after Septem- 
ber 1, but picking does not become general before the 15th or some- 
times still later. As a rule the harvest season extends well into 
October. The year 1924 furnished an illustration of a rainy pick- 
ing season. Berries were late maturing, picking being started on a 
large scale after September 20. Reference to Table 11 shows that 
on the average not more than two days a week were classed as dry 
after this date; that is, a considerable portion of the crop had to be 
picked in the rain, and it was very difficult to dry the berries before 
storing them in the warehouse. In addition, from 1 to 10 per cent 
of the unhar vested berries were frozen on October 10. As a result 
of these two factors the 1924 crop kept poorly. Berries picked before 
the rains kept unusually well, this being especially noticeable with 
the Sear Is variety, which often rots badly, and with Bennett when 
picked early. Table 8 shows that the Bennett in the experimentally 
sprayed plots also kept satisfactorily, although they were picked 
after the rains started. The entire bog on which these plots w r ere 
located was very carefully sprayed twice with Bordeaux mixture, 
yet some shipments of this variety from the same bog rotted badly, 
the only difference in handling being that the experimental plots 
were picked on one of the few dry days while some of the crop had 
to be stored wet. Storing berries wet invariably causes a decided, 
increase in the development of rot. 
