The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1849-05-19
AGRICULTURAL.

| SUCCESSFUL GRowTH OF CRASBERRrEs ON Up-
LAND.-An experiment of Mr.. Winthrop Low.
Of Essex, on the cultivation of the common
marsh cranberry on upland, is one Of great in
terest. Ii establishes the fact, so far a. il can
be done in one year, that eranberries nav be
raised in perfection upon a dry upland soil,
without artificial watering. The soil selected
by him was, most Of il, sandy loan II vas
perfect lndian-corn land. The soil is poroas.
and would not retain water. even II the ground
were level.
As evidencs Of the completely upland nature
Of the soil, IL may be stated, that row Of vhita
beans was planted between every two of cram
berry vines; and although it has not been a good
year for white beans, Mr.. Low has harvested
nine bushels from the one hundred and twenty
rods-a fact showing, also, that the land s not
lost TO the cultivator even the first year, indeed
that the bean crop has betrayed large part Of
the expense.
The cranberry vines lad put out runners in
many cases, from three to four feet long, and
have all the marks and numbers of health and
vigor. Sand was applied to about one half Of
the hills, but without any apparent advantage
whatever. The attention Of the COMMITTEES was
called particularly to this fact, because the ex-
periments in Barnsiabls county seem to have
been all made with sand, and il is there thought
and declared to be indispensable. There was
no artificial watering. The cranberry sods
were taken up, as appears, On the 18th Of May,
and set out on the 10th, 18th, and 18Th.
Ii should be borne in mind, however, by WAY
Of caution, that there had been more wet wealh-
er during the following six months, than The
average Of the previous four years, or indeed
any one Of them. The whole quantity during
the months Of May, June, July, August, Sep
TENDER, and October, lS47, was 251 inches;
while during the same months in ls46, there
was but ISL inches; though in ls45 the guam
tity was as great as this year, wanting 2l<
inches.
IL should be recolleeted, too, that this is the
first year. and what the effect Of the winter will
be without the Indispensable presence Of uoatsr,
as the Yarmouth Register would say, remains
10 be seen. The fact, that the roots could be
taken dripping from their native meadow bed,
on the 18th day Of May, put into a corn field
soil, and then, with nothing bat the rain Of
heaven upon them, in five short months to take
root downward, and bear fruit upward, Is mOst
extraordinary. A specimen Of the fruit appear
ed to be as good as the nneultivatsd fruit Of the
meadows. The quantity was one bushel and
thirteen quarts. The land was carefully mea-
sured, and found to contain 100 rods. thought
to be added here, that the field exhibited a case
Of clean culture; weeds and grass having both
Welded to the hoe.-C0Rdensed from TTansla-
lions Of the agricultural Societies Of Massa-
ehHsstfs.
MkNUREs FAVORABLE TO THE PoTAro CRoP.-
Mr.. j. Cuthill, florist, Camberwell, used 30cvt.
Of salt and 80 bushels Of SCOT per acre on light
sandy land. planted in February. The crop en-
tirely escaped.
Mr.. C. Jeffsry, farmer, Antony, states that
Mr.. Peel, at Trenant Park planted his potatoes
in October, MANFRED with salt, SCOT, and chap
coal, and had an excellent crop, without one
single diseased potato.
The Bishop Of Carlisle reports from Cumbsr-
and that no disease appeared in October plant
ed potatoes, when the throws at the time Of
planting were busted with a mixture Of SCOT,
salt, charcoal, wood ashes, and gas tAr.--GaFd-
ners' Chronicle.
GRAFuso GRaPE ViaEs.-This operation may
be performed precisely a. In The case Of apples
and pears, provided the following precautions
are attended to: The wood on which yoa wish
10 fit the GRAFT may be one or mole years old
Let the buds push into leaf, then grant, and allow
the bud opposite the graft to grow tn the buds
Of the scion begin to swell; then stop the other
above the fra Joint. and cheek Il entirely a.
soon as the scion pushes into lsaE-6ssdsers'
Chronicle.
Drinking water in moderation. neither makes
man sick, nor In debt, nor his wife willow
Spanish Prsserb.