The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1900-08-14
In the Cranberry Boys.

Thursday was hardly day that one
would select to go to the pines and Gran
berry bogs, but those who accepted the
invitation of Joseph J. White to be at his
cranberry boys were not subjected to an
noyance from heat. A strong northwest
wind blew all day and not only kept the
company cool, but also prevented mos
quitoes from putting in an appearance.
On The arrival of the first shore train
from Philadelphia, carriages were at Han
over station and two mile drive brought
the party to the first bog Here they were
joined by Mr.. White and friends from
Pemberton and drive of about seven
miles was taken, going around all the
boys in bloom and under cultivation.
In the party were several cranberry
growers, all Of whom expressed surprise
and delight at the perfection reached by
Mr. White, who is the peer of cranberry
growers in this section of the country.
He continually improves his property,
and his system of dams is one of the most
perfect to be seen anywhere. From one
pond to another water is conveyed by ca
nails and it is no trouble at all to flood any
bog. This system has been reached after
considerable labor and expense and the
recent Improvements made in this direct
ion could not be duplicated for $40, 900.
After inspection of the Dogs and discus
sion of the annoyance to which cranberry
growers are subjected the party went to
the store house property. This is small
village with building capable of storing
thousands of bushels of berries, with many
houses for the colony of pickers, without
whose aid the crop could not be gathered.
This village is on the original bog set out
by Mr.. Fenwick 40 years ago, and as an
illustration of the life of a bog, there are
many vines on this spot in bearing. They
are called Jersey naturals," and are the
product of the vines that grew wild near
ly half century ago. There are several
acres of this fruit.
Notwithstanding there seems to be a
sufficient number of buildings on the
place, Mr.. White has lumber for more
that must be erected. A statement was
made by several present that cranberry
grower never has enough buildings, and
when looking over the vast acreage of
berries, one would think that statement
nearly correct.
The general opinion prevailed that
while the eastern and western crops are
likely to be short, those of this section are
fully up to former standards. From some
of Mr. Whites boys he expects to get 200
bushels to the acre.
About one o'clock the ladies joined the
party and all sat down to an elegant
lunch prepared by the host. The long
drive had put all in condition to do ample
justice to the good things set before them
and to lead to the decision that life in a
cranberry bog is not so bad after all.
Mr.. White has 375 acres in bearing,
with 1873 acres more under cultivation,
and the visitors were of the opinion that
the energy and interest he devotes to his
work entities him to the greatest success.
Among those present were: E. q. Col
ling, Laurel Springs; Rev. E. H. Durell,
Woodbury.; A. J. Rider, Trenton; Richard
Harrison, CHESTERFIELD Joseph Evans,
Marlton; Joshua Wills Medford; John
Forsyth, Joshua Forsyth, Theodore
Budd, Clifford Budd, Isaac w. Budd,
Anthony J. Morris, DR.. Hollingshead,
Henry r. Lippincott, Pemberton; John E.
Darnell, Mount Laurel; Alfred L. Black,
Jobstown, and G.. w. Wilkinson, of Phila
delphia. The latter is commission mer-
chant who handles one fourth of all the
berries grown in the world