New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-07
THE CRANBERRY CROP.
IT'S VALUE IN NEW,JERSEY ESTIMATED At
MILLION DOLLARS.
NO CREDENCF GIVEN TO THE REPORT THAT AN
ENGLISH SYNDICATE IS BUYING
ALL TIE BOtrS

ALL TIE BD'TS.
Mount HOLY y. j., Sept q (Spccian.-What bop
picking i, TO Central New York. peach gathering
in any year but th-to Delaware and the vintage 10
California, that i cranberry time in southern New
Icr,ov The season is now ahou' open. and in a
few DAYS the thou>andS Of of hog. level : a
house floor and carpct"d with richest huc-. Will he the
daily resort OF an active and merry army - younE
women and Young men. and the freight platforms
along the ralruads will crcak beneath the weight If
huge piles Of crates filled with the toptisome berries.
For cranberry picking the berries ripe.
mn>t he done quickly. and il calls int" rcqui~iti"n the
whole population Of the community and MANY Visitors
who come from afar. Mary enter the w0r, through
simple need of it, earnings. which form consider
able part Of heir mCacre ncomC> hut there maay
also who pick the berries largely for frulic and III
cidentay to add their not allowance Of
pin-m TO them all, whether for pleasure or for
profit the cranberry picking time j. Of the chief
events of the year. and the size and CONDITION of tn
crop arc topics Of deep interest months beforehand.
This year. fatal Ia almost all other fruits. ht>
been most favorable {" cinnbcrrc,. and the crop now
rapidly rpcnnC il ono Of the largest ana finest oil
record. The >cald" and other pests have not dis
PLAY cd their usual pcrnicnu> activity. Indeed not
a single complaint has been heard any such >c'r'.
The parasite which attacked few vines in ;hi>
county years ha, been cAtcIminaied ana VIII
doubtless stay dead under tho sway Of sa'mary
cgisatiom. 4 law enacted last winter provides that
all ancCten III any degree bN NW'h d F'>' >"'i
lie torn up by the roots and burned. and the owner
cornpcnsatcd therefor by the state cw-Jcrcv Gran
berry farmers DO not propose to have any phy"Ntr'
business repeated ~ their cXrcn>" If they can hc'p IT,
Burlington Ocean and Atlantic three of the chief
cranberry producing counties. and the LOGS are N''
tered all across the state. from the Delaware I" inc
Atlantic Near Borlent"wn j. place called Gran
lcrry Park DR.. Br9,nclcy. tho cdcnt II tho AMER
can Association ~ Cranberry Growers. j. the cher
storkhOliCr in the company which owns II. MI
RYDER, the secretary OF the association. haN large
bog III the lower part II the county, on III" A'"h''
County line. Around Mcdfolt! manT hir rii:''
tion, and from l;le boz Of eleven acres ii Cooks
town fully 5000 bushels Of tr>tca>s r'!c~ VIII d"
gathered this month. This lat named j. on" "i the
heaviest crops on record. IN AIiiic County, ar"ni
NAYS LANDING IIanm"nt own and else" hr"' ihI"f'"'
of acres of new VII! weld their fir crop inns
year. and these T. we'll a, The old b"c> III" "i"'"
i, most promising. one large -row'r estimates AN ~
crease 30 per cent over tine a',rhcc or p ana SIM
lar report, come from all over the '"uhiF ocean
County has suffered III past wears from " r'no ana
other troubles but j, now c,ti~y rid Of them. ana
will TIL, month harvest 10y far The Target an' hhr>i
crop ever known. TIA" cAi 'neVr h"tN =" DUNN
Meadow, are covered with what veteran grower a.
clare L. be- the hamdSonir- hc:r.c eve" seen ia ~"
Jersey From Ttchahoc and "thrr point IA cap"
May Comfy tales Of picn"ncra crop. ana u"
same NAY be aid Of the lower part OF Moih"uth
County and varlOli, IiI'r diSiI1ct>
Mr.. Ryder. secretary of the Association OF Gran
berry Growers think, that This VIII prov" th' bet
wear In the history Of American 'iaHlc'N '"F"T''
both in I'M state and III Ne" i-Isiaid: ne ''' T.,
The berrlc. and higher p.icc, than usual via !"ut
les be obtained. Indeed many 'ont'a'> nav, already
DrcN mai'r,aIJv in ldva;"c OF those nhrci
last year. Thi- state p":urrd in -" aln' ''" 49,,
bushels Of berries. and The closing 'oi>cLncn; "; 'h
season Brought r, a husltel IN SO" >"r"; u" '"'
estimates, founded on 'I.FHsh y',lal r'\ "a ,' :"
bushels and declare that viii '"i>.d"'"h "\