Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-08-21
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La times of hot weather look out for
frosts. While the weather reports
are often faulty they are in the long
run worthy of confidence. 1t is my
purpose to give the weather condi
tons on the. marshes my special
attention and study. We will try in
the future to give cranberry men the
best kind of service so that frost can
never occur without previous warn
ing.n ~
Short Address by Prof. Sandsten.
Prof. E. r. Sandsten spoke briefly
on Blossom Blight" He said that
blossom blight was a bacterial disease
| which occurred mostly during warm
and moist seasons. Often blossoms
are set which are not destined to bear
fruit, but their disappearance is not
due to blight. The death of blossoms
is often due to sudden changes in the
temperature.
| Prof. Sandsten believed that the
Wisconsin growers attempted to cul-
tivate too many acres. "Fewer acre S
and better cultivation" should be the
watch word.
Remarks by Judge Gaynor.
Judge j. A. Gaynor was called upon
to make few remarks. He said that
Senator Wipperman and Assembly
man Cady had fulfilled ali promises to
the cranberry growers, made before
they were elected. The result is that
the cranberry culture in Wisconsin.
because Of the aid it receives from the
state, has begun a forward movement.
He advised the cranberry buyers
present to place the price of cram
berries SO low that most of the crop
could besold before March l. Last year
the price started too low and conse-
Iquently the berries were quickly con-
sumed. On this account berries were
sold at SIG barrel in New York last
March. Although only two barrels
were sold at this price, the point was
made that starting the price too low
the result will be that the price
becomes prohibitive.
| Prof. Carlysle's Address.
| Prof. w. D. Carlysle, horticultural
editor of the Chicago Packer, amused
those present by relating his expe-
rience when he stepped off the train
at Cranmoor. 'sYou know" he said,
II had been led to believe that Gran
moor was a great place. 1 received
Mr.. Fitch's Cranberry Grower and it
was dated at Cranmoor. l was the
only one who got off at Cranmoor and
noticed that the trainmen looked
queerly at me. / began to look around
for postoffice and the printing office
| but found none. [ asked someone
where Mr.. Fitch lived and the answer
came, 20, he lives five miles down the
road!' [ thought of taking the first
| train back to Babcock. [ reached
Mr.. Fitch's house at length, however,
| and l am not sorry for my trouble.
| Talk about your Virginia hospitality
you have it right here. Mr.. Fitch
| is an embodiment of hospitality"
Mr.. Carlysle then explained the work
Of the Packer. He pointed out it's
| mission of showing up dishonest COM
mission men and aiding the growers.
There are now 2, 100000 who take the
paper. The paper recently eStab-
lished an horticultural department at
an expense of 100000 and engaged
Prof. Carlysle to take charge of it.
| His work is to investigate the juices
of fruits. He is now going to take up
the study .of the cranberry, 1t may
be that his Investigations will bring
out the fact that the cranberry can be
used for medicinal as well aS culinary
purposes; if the former, it will mean
| millions of dollars in store for the
cranberry growers from the by-product
OF the cranberry.
Addresses by Cranberry Buyers.
Brief addresses were made by the
following cranberry buyers: Mr..
Coyne, of Chicago; T. E. HoSkinS, of
Kansas City; A. w. Cheney, of Chi
cago; Ernest Peycke, of Kansas City.
Prominent Cranberry Men Present.
Among the other prominent men
interested in cranberry culture from
abroad were: Prof. III. J. Cox, T. E.
Hoskins, Robert Cobie, of Chicago; G.
E. Plumer, Fred J. Hoffman, G.. Fl.
Baker, of Mather; TT. @. Lang, D. r.
Burr, Howard Howe, of Berlin, Frank
Hoffman, of Des Moines; III. Fl. Geb-
hardt, of Black River Falls; Richard
Razor, Steven A. Warner, Fred w.
Gebhardt, of Warrens; Haskell Bick,
of Wausau.
| Dance in the Evening.
A large number of the guests remain.
ed to the dance whichtook place on the
A. G. Bennett marsh. The Big Four
orchestra furnished the music
Maccahee Social.
The ladies of the order of Macca-
bees desire to announce that if the
weather should be rainy and bad on
Saturday they will hold their lawn