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Domestic News
September 27, 1916
Grant County Herald
Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconsin
What is this article about?
W. J. Bailie traveled to Mather, Wis., last Wednesday after the manager of Williams cranberry marsh reported a bumper crop of 1,500 barrels reduced to 500 due to frost from dry weather preventing flooding.
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CRANBERRIES GOT THE FROST.
W. J. Bailie left last Wednesday for Mather, Wis., called there by the manager of the Williams cranberry marsh, that an absolutely bumper crop of cranberries are almost a total loss due to the frost. The prospects were for 1,500 barrels of berries and this is now cut down to 500 barrels.
In June the reservoir contained enough water to flood the marsh five times over. This fall, due to the dry weather there was very little water at hand and the berries frosted to a great extent.
W. J. Bailie left last Wednesday for Mather, Wis., called there by the manager of the Williams cranberry marsh, that an absolutely bumper crop of cranberries are almost a total loss due to the frost. The prospects were for 1,500 barrels of berries and this is now cut down to 500 barrels.
In June the reservoir contained enough water to flood the marsh five times over. This fall, due to the dry weather there was very little water at hand and the berries frosted to a great extent.
What sub-type of article is it?
Agriculture
Weather
What keywords are associated?
Cranberry Crop
Frost Damage
Williams Marsh
Mather Wis
Dry Weather
What entities or persons were involved?
W. J. Bailie
Manager Of The Williams Cranberry Marsh
Where did it happen?
Mather, Wis.
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Mather, Wis.
Event Date
This Fall
Key Persons
W. J. Bailie
Manager Of The Williams Cranberry Marsh
Outcome
crop reduced from 1,500 barrels to 500 barrels
Event Details
Bumper crop of cranberries at Williams cranberry marsh almost totally lost due to frost because dry weather left little water to flood the marsh.