The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-09-13
CdPE GODS CRANBERRIEs.
Pleasures OF tho Harvest for the Young
Men and Women Thereubout.

| Pleasures OF tho Harvest for the Youur
Men and Women Thereubout.
| CHATHAM. Care Cod, Sept. 12.-It will be q
| merry and busy time among the sunny sand
knobs OF Cape Cod next week. for then about
1000 berry pickers will begin to gather its
great cranberry harvest. In all Barnstabe
county. from Buzzard's Bay to the tip end. at
Provincetown. every level bog among the
hills will be bright with the gay garb and AMI
mated by the chatter OF squads OF nimbIe-
fingered pickers.
Most OF the harvesters are Cape Cod lads and
madens who have become expert pickers
after long practice and who. like the country
women OF Connecticut. yearly earn snug little
fortunes at ga herring cranberries In Septem-
bsr Some OF the bes. harvesters. though. are
Portuguese. who came years ago In whalers
from the Azores to the cape. and others are
cotton mill hands from Fall River and Nsw
Bedford, who looked forward all the year with
happy expectations to the annual outing In
the cranberry boys among the fragrant pine
woods OF the cane
Clean. sweet, and pleasant work 1t Is. that OF
cape cranberry picking. for the harvesters are
In the mild sunlight and wholesome salt air
aas sass
the bay. and tho night wind comes to them
laden with the, aroma OF pines and ocean:
After the picking selson is onded the mill
hands. most OF whom are Portuguese. either
return to the rafting looms In the cities or go
whence they return TO the cape after the win
tor is over. II Is sssy Tor young Portuguese
impels them. Not a lew Of the pickers. too.
g. wo% II all II the
world with the wake OF their whaler
sos nd 90 ns
now" Or more likely because there e Ius5 .s
and lassies u the neighborhood as there is
back among the inland hills at q huskinG ,beo
Work in III. dry irssrant boys. . the fellows
whistle and shout anu make love to the maid:
n1sn ssy :" mi
an.l i'rovincetown are made IN the cranberry
en S hs II se did ho
the cape rranterries. but henyy RI rs the othsr
day succored them In the nick OF time, 50 they
THAN sRs sS said Mr j. MaEeps aS s IT,
day. III he, drought hal continued two
weeks longer the RSrrls; wmI have been a.
crops .caught moro rain and are in u very good
condition. expect. on tho whole. TINT we
unexpected HAPPENS Tor You ace he cram
crop is an extra hazardous oneto raise NJ best.
there nr rs So many Thugs thSt may end
70 II, that Is about ~ barrel. That is what
course tho buyers will have n gooi deal to ny
about that when they get together and decide
on the price; We ship 40 many, OF our berries
cities OF the West that the iucrea ssd market
hrin % the price up to a fair standard when tho
croE Ia an average one. as It Ia likely to- be.
The harvesting is about to begin NIL along
the cape. and the uniform price OF ~ cents psr
measure OF six quarts will probably be- paid
BIZ most hog owners to the pickers. There
may he a few cases where extra Inducements
will be offered to picsrrs bat 10 cents have
come to he the uniform price all through
southwestern MASSACHUSETTS,. We have little
Difficulty In getting all the neksrs we need"
ge,hor dlspleased with late II lings from tho
, x owners OF Michigan. which laid; The
sss ont bsope tn fu eHtens he dsm"se
hal been ascertained. Tho cranberry crop,
which 4 care ul estimate DIacsd at I,0oD bar;
reis. will hardly reach l00L Tho wind Ia still
Blowing from the same quarter and another
GARY frost ia possible which would do still
greater harm to the berries."