New-York daily tribune., 1856-03-22
I The N. Y. Tribune.


CAPE CoD, Mass, Friday Feb. IS, 1886.
In nv previous letters which have appeared in The
Tmpusr have treated upon SOILS locations and the
methods of preparing them for the reception of the
youne plant; and may not be amss TO point out
the best methods of setting the vine. AS many of your
readers at this time taking considerable interest in
the subject, and are seeking from me by letters for
further information you will indulge me with brief
space in the columns of THE TRIBUNE, that may IN
some measure peet their demands
7 assume TIM the reader has followed the directions
which have been presented and that location rs now
reaay for the vine to be planted. The first question
which an intelligent man would ask Is, " How shau
." set out the vines that may depend upon them
"succeedlng at least with reasonable degree o GER
tainty ~ , So.
You can plant in snch way that you may insure
failure; and you can on the other hand proceed IN
such manner to calculate upon success following
your efforts. A.. ..,. Al. ,,;ra all
of which have their individual merits. L will state
these and then point out that particular method whch
successful experience mostly iavorS ana spPrSSve. S
Planting in the sod has been resorted TO oy many,
and IL deemed by some as excellent plan Ihe
ward may have been selected from which the vines are
10 be taken and particular extent measured OH On
which the plant is thrifty. The purchaser proceeds 10
,vork bv cutting out a sod of from nine to twelve
inches square. When he has obtained the quanuty
he desires he measures off on his own patch such an
extent of land he thinks these sOus WIZ Pion'' ~
hole is to be dug into which the sod mustioe placed,
and then stamped upon, to fix it somewhat hrmy
10 the soil. These generally placed at from TWO 70
three feet apart, but the distance OF course, WIN DC
detemned by the quantity of vines the cutlvaor mas
AZ his command The nearer they can be placed 10
each other the sooner will the yara be matted over.
Doubtess this is good ana safe method, but there
n one serious objection lying sgainst II, wneh & Sns
liability of wild stuff being introduced with the s9d
into the new location If the grass gets start OF ,ne
vines in the first year, there will always be some d
Guilty in keeping it down, and 1t VIII most cetany Iiy
retard the process of mating. IL Is TINS pIouap!?
,hch causes this plan 10 be looked upon with niue
shypess Could the vine be obtained IN the soG, nee
f1m grass and other foul stuff, this method would be
the safest and most reliable.
The second plan is to bury the vines, separating
syom their roots earth and any grass which may be
found among them, thus relieving them OF those ini-
pediments 10 their development which nave peiote
snsci6ed. These vines are generally planted closer
tfan in the sod allowing but fifteen OF eighteen lnches
a. the createet distance The culvaor places thein
n bask et and suspends il over bis neck by means Oh
strap, so that he may without any uiIe do the
measure Of distance, by means of which he makes he
hole which receive the yne around the roots 0,
which the earth is to be closely pressed hs nethoa @
N excellent, as the vines are thereby renewed Hs"
veeds or anything that might retard their growth 49,
Recent experiments have proved the pracucaDlhy
sf forming a cranberry patch by means OF cuttings
which designate the upright cutting planting. nne
nlan Il as follows: Cut with knife from the matured
ZINE the upright spens LET these be from three to four
inches IN eagh and put three or four Of them together
INTO hole not than an men deep, pressing the
oil around them Roots will start out and form from
the base of the leaves, and thus good vine: IN nme
can be bad. But il will be well to state that ya<u
nIanted on tht plan will not come TO thGt maturity IN
four or five years which is obtained by the otneI
methods | have described, and eonSequenUy 0AN"'N
be no remuneraiNe -, -. .h.ro INTO
Some have obtained vines aud have cut mem INTO INTO
two or three-nch lengths by means OF common na!
cutie. These are taken and scattered ON the pre-
pared patch. as you would wheat or rye ana are ain
sterwsrd narrowed into the soil From these VIZ, va
sprng youpg spens and vines, but much time required
70 mature them. ..- a.. -,
Again, take the common runner, cut It up INTO aeon,
four.pch lengths plant in the center so that tne TWO
ends will stick ont, pointing IN different dreesons
the center win take root, and thus You viii have the
advantage OF two runners one.
The vine can be raised from the berry or seeu' oul
experience has proved that though it Is cneap way
10 goto work, yet in the end is most exPesve oe
cause the panis are apt to be killed by the weatne.
from oeler eausee, and could they be saVeI
would still be dear way Of raising cranber1es pc
many years required TO bring them 'oa
perfect beanpg condition.