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Atwood purchased the equipment for use on his 1,800-acre (730 ha) cranberry farm in South Carver. After the 1945 cranberry harvest, Atwood's employees built 5.5 mi (8.9 km) of track atop the levees around the cranberry bogs. Sand and supplies were hauled in to the bogs, and cranberries were transported to a "screen house" where they were dried ...
By the 1940s the cranberry harvest was the largest in the world, and today it is still a major business in town. Because of the land taken for the bogs, however, growth is limited, giving the town a rural flavor it takes pride in. [4] In 2012, most cranberry bogs are being replanted in favor of a new hybrid cranberry crop.
Middleborough is a town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 24,245 at the 2020 census. [2] The census-designated place of Middleborough Center corresponds to the main village and commercial center of the town. It is the second largest municipality by land area in Massachusetts and nineteenth largest in New England.
Thanksgiving tables are not the same without one essential side dish, but cranberry farmers across New England had their work cut out for them this year when weather put a damper on the harvest ...
The secret of the cranberry’s success has always been stealth. After two centuries of cranberry-free Thanksgivings, the fruit quietly became a holiday staple thanks to US general Ulysses S ...
In August, the Department of Agriculture predicted that U.S. cranberry production would rise 6% to 7.35 million barrels this year, the second-largest harvest on record. It didn't work out that way.
This is a list of music festivals in Massachusetts, United States, both ongoing and defunct. Amesbury Harvest Fair and Country Music Festival Aston Magna Music Festival
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