The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-12-21
Cultivation of the Cranberry.

correspondent OF lhe ". 4. ITiOuHe
gives the following statement Of the pro-
cess Of cultivation Of the cranberry, which
has been pursued with marked success on
Cape Cod. Those who possess swampy
grounds may turn them TO good account, in
The cultivation Of this excellent vine,
Three rods Of land in Dennls, Barustable
Co., have yielded the past season in the
crop OF cranberics an income a, The rate OF
two thousand dollars per acre.
/. Ia tho Management, Of the cranberry,
respec, must be had 10 particular pant Of
the year IN which the vine ought to be re-
moved from their beds, and planted in the
yards Some, whose experience is no,
extensive, are oi opinion that the vine ought
to he sci ou, in the Spring. This has been
tried by noyices in the art OF cranberry cul.
tiva,ion, but ecuerally these plants have
failed, because they have been unable to
withstand the severity Of the suns heat,
anl the consequent dryness Of the soil
Practical eSpeIimen, has therefore, decided
that the Sp'ing Of the year is an unfavOrable
time for laying out, and planting yard.
The Fall is the mos, suitable pari Of the
year fOr transplaniing, and the time en- Cape
Coo that Is considered tho bat ioi this work
is IRON the middle Of October to the latter
part Of November. \ gentleman who owns
a iour.acre yard Informs me that this has
been his method for the las, twenty five
years, and that he has never had vine fail
or die, and what his experience in this res
pee, is, ii is supported by tha, OF others who
do not cultivate on so large scale as him
SELF The reason why the Fall is the most
seasonable time for this work Is, that the
young plant is submerged during the Win.
ter; the roots dccend into the cew soil, and
before the following Spring is pas, !, is pre-
pared to sustain itself by the moisture the
leaves deprive from The atmosphere, and
the ou,spreading roots from the earth. Let
those farmers who have contemplated turn
inc their attention practically to the growth
Of eranberries do j, a, once, for this is the
mos, favorable opportunity. lfyou neglect
it now you will have to wal, for the return
Of another Fall before any thing can be done
to advantage. will repea, the caution civ.
en- by old producers "By no means
"plant in the Spring il you doyOur work
"will have 10 be done over again, or you
may conclude ,ha, your soil is not adapted
Z" for the growth Of cranbeuies, when The
error does not lie there but in the limo Of
E" setting ou,.n
l. The mos, eligible paris OF land for the
cranberry claims our notice, II isprobable
that many farmers have desired 10 own n
small patch Of vines but not knowing
where and how they grow, have decided
,ha, 1t would be useless TO attempt anything
in this direction, when, at the same time,
nature has provided for them all they need,
with the exception Of making and planting
a yard.
Are there no swamps or miniature val
leys on your arms' Swamps which in the
Summer are died up by the hea, and the
absence OF rain the little valleys which in
The Winter are covered with water. These
are the very places you require the best
possible positions for the planting Of vines
you can have. Why, then, are no, those
hitherto useless, spongy places turned 10
profitable account, There is scarcely a
farm 10 be found, Of any importance and ex.
tent. but are situated on some mar, Of i,s
places OF the above description which the
acute former will no, overlook.
Iassume, ,ha, the reader has all the nat
ural facilities for the cultivation of cranber.
ries, he oush, 10 reasonably to wish and