New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-06
CRANBERRY CULTURE.
To tls Editor If The ". Y. 7SibSns.

To hs Editor eJ The ". Y ribS"s.
SIN. notice the revival OF the American Institute
Farmers Club in whose discussions have heretofore
taken much interest l should hAe TO be present a.
some of its meetings and take share 10 sdiscuseons
but az this is not convenient avail myself OF the pen
as an alternative send another specimen OF my
rrsuberries and also another article which has peeh
prepared with the hope Of supplying, In some Degree
The demands mace Of late for Information on the SUB
ject Of cranberry culture.
Sod beat adapted 10 raising C'dH6errHs.-A low,
svampy piece of land lie, IN my opinion, beet a'ap'ed
a. the rowth of the fruit aud 10 question. Nature
herself seems TO teach this lesson. rrse mo Maine
70 Minnesota, and, 20 far as my knowledge extends
you wi fno the cranberry growing in state OF ma
ture. only in some swamp on It's MARCIA You VIII
also End that it is located 10 some swamp wh'en Is
key to be moist throughout tue year, tnus evdencne
its affinity for water. Assu, the swamp commends
t.ef TO the woud-be cranberry cuvstor, for the rea-
,op that is generally useless tor other purposes aud
IN ft il for other purposes would require greater
outlay than to fit it for cranbeHy raising for tue
latter YOU need only sufficient punber OF drains 10
rsmove snrface water More not only unnecessary,
lint think detrimental Still further, the ease WITH
vhiob most sxanps can DO fo~ea during FALL Winter
and Spring gives the cultivs,or an advantage over
weeds which, on dry land are not only more annoying
bot which can be kept in check by psrseverns use
of the hoe, or something equivalent. 10 accomplish
This one has only TO olose his drains IN the fS a.
oot AZ the fruit ia gathered aud leave them coSed un'
iii the return of warm weather In toe SPRING course
which l would recommend Wherever PrseucSo'e'
Where this cen be done, very little, if any, wedding or
bocing will be necessary.
Mode of CukUre.-Having drained the land "a a.
ready ntated those portions on which the water re-
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manned most Of the year. will Usually Do suiheien'ly
clean for the introduction OF the plants Ii
ANY portion is covered ~th toick sod 1t should De
n,ysa of and thrown into heaps for decomposition;
the result forms an excellent masunA preparation ior
frn;, tyses In the new surface thus exposed make
shallow parallel trenches ghteen incaes or TWO 'ee'
ansrt and 10 tnese trenches place my vines, varying
from two 10 eight feet in length slight covering
every ak or eight inches etss tie work Of traas'
pl.pt,ny AT zach point 80 covered roots will be
formed and new vines will shoot of. Set 10 suoo sol,
no Ices from drouth need b spprshsnded. In two or
three years they will cover the grouOd. Beng an
evergr.en the plants m.y Ne late IN the Spring.
AS FOR transplanting, prefer Spring to Fa
plants set in the latter have DO time TO take
root and consequently liable TO be thrown out by
frosts.
Prehfe QEalities.-My variety, the Low Land
Bell OIycoccus mscrocArpus lie AL ANIMAL be srer, and
will produce fruit the year in which the plants
are set From few rods Of ground get IN crsnOernes
Las, May gathered half bushe, come OF which are
In the package send you. Ny crop has increased IN
four years from seven TO sixty bushels TIE readers
Of TIN TRIBUNE, especially those ~ho observe TIE
price current Of this fruit need not DO to!a thA IA
outlay Of fifty dollars on a swamp "niea was oe'ors
useless, was bad investment. Many HuhH
swamp, which now dis6gures usny mso i"m'
might, by similar ou,lsy, be msde 20 yield san ar
or even greater profts. Drain them, We say, ana
transplant TO the cranberry and the desert, IN sam
ner, viii "blcsscm a. the rose" ssd in Autumn wear
the crimson OF dessert which not only ali good 'a'e-
wives but even kings msy well eovet.
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