The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1854-04-19
THE CRANBERRY.

FELLOW CFrIzENs As much as has
been said on The subject Of the cultivation
oflhe Cranberry, and as many |communica-
lions of inquiry on that subject are daily
received by me, | propose giving such in
formation 10 The public as my experience
will permit. % .a.
|. Select a situation for your Cranberry
Geld on a clay soil, on such as is not liable
sOibake or on a dark loan soil, or on all
moist soils where there is a mixture Of
sand, mostly Of reclaimed lands such as
can be made moderately dry, are well ad.
apled 10 grow the Cranberry. In fact,
most all soil that is natural To grow the
polatoe. is well adapted to grow The Gran
berry. yei the first mentioned soils would
De pseierred.) think there are portions
on most Of The farms situated in the Mid.
die States, and their vicinity, that are well
adapted 10 grew the Cranberry, and |
should proposselo all DESTROYS of commen-
cling the business, 10 put their plants on
different paris Of their soil, and by so do.
ing the better soils may be asertained.
As lar as ! brve ascertained, there are three
varieties Of Cranberry viz:--Ihe Barber
ry, The Cherry, ant. the Bell have never
known Of any other variety Of the berry
that would naturalize TO dry soil except
ihe Bell Cranberry this species of the
berry grows much in the form of an egg,
\ is inclined TO grow in the wild state, on
the borders of Cranberry boys, sprea ling
Ms way to upland soil this species is much
hrger than the others, in its wild state
Persons engaging in the cultivation of the
apiGle, should with the last
mentioned species, and by commencing
with those that have been cultivated and
naluralized in a dry soil they will much
sooner accomplish their object and with
much less trouble and expense, as the
the plants multiply and increase aboundanl.
ly. Persons commencing with one or
two Thousand, will be able 10 obtain plants
Of their own raising sufficient 10 trans plant
acres, in two or three years.
.. Prepare your soil the same as for
sowing grain, b plorghing, narrowing and
making your sol even-ihen mark it out
in drills, ls or 90 inches apart, putting the
plants in The drills, s or 6 inches apart
hoe them slightly at first, ill The roots be.
come clinehed, and afterwards no other
cultivation is needed. The plants may be
expected TO run together and cover the
whole soil in two or three years. The
Cranberry grown by cultivation usually
yields from $50 TO 400 bushels per acre
It's fruit is Two or three aimes as large as
the wild fruit, and of a beautiful flavor ; il
readily Keeps sound from The harvest time
Of tito The time Of harvest again. The
fruit is generally gathered in September
il Is gaihered with wire-leelh rakes, made
Cor the pnrpose-one man will generally
gather from 80 10 40 bushels per day, with
The aid Of a boy to pick up the scattering
fruit.
Persons wishing for plants can have
their supply Of the subscriber-price 81
per thoussnd; for less quantities than one
thousand, the rate Of eight dollars per thou.
sand will be charged. The plants will be
carefully packed IN meadow moss, and well
hoxed, which will enable them to go a
greatdislance in a fresh state.
The proper time for fall transplanting is
October and November; for spring, from
the, ~openiDg Of The same ill about tie 9th