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Cranberry Pioneer Doctor Franklin Wins Industry Fame
Dr Henry J Franklin a Massachusetts scientist devoted 43 years as chief of the cranberry experimental station guiding the crop from 165000 barrels in 1905 to 700000 this year. He taught growers to combat pests and later mastered frost forecasting saving bogs and boosting spreads to New Jersey Wisconsin Oregon Washington and beyond. Now retired but active with an office near the lab he recalls early insect damage and the long effort to perfect cranberry cultivation.
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Cornelius F. Hurley
Wareham
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Henry J. Franklin
Massachusetts
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