Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-03-25
CranberrieS.

Editor, what little impression we made q
year or so ago by the exertions we both Their
made to bring this subject before the public
Why! the constituted powers, who had th'
interests of Agriculture in this county il
their keeping, as well az the improvement
Of the breed Of horses, whether "hobbies, ;
or others, looked with-no, not exactly
scorn, for that would imply some degree oil
interest,-but utter Indifference upon our
poor projects of agricultural improv ment
1t was even said, that the astuts b ard Of
Trustees, while ransacking their brains to
discover the most judicious method Of r,r
wardlng the objects Of the Society, actually
forgot that Cranberries could be grown in
this climate; and this was the reason why
no invitation was extended to them to show
themselves on the Soeiety's exhibition tables:
though some of the brave little fellows put
themselves forward ms they are boupd to do.
and appeared there on their own hook
You think. that such contempt-such ut
ter blindness t. the projections of our "IIob-
boy" should not discourage us from pranc-
ing Kim again before the eyes of your read
ers. And. that it is possible he may take
the eye Of some Of the common folks, and be
cherished and cultivated and become useful,
and enrich the people without being called
TO aplace on the tables of tn, Agricultural
Show, or participate in the rewards Of tho
Society, or that by much Importantly and
coa'iuued braying, he my compel the at
tention Of those who treated him 80 indifitr-
emily last year. Well, So be it.
Ye Agricultural Masnat,s of the County
be ye Presidents, Directors, or Committees on
fruits or on "hobbics, look into the present
Prices Current in the Markets Of New York
''Crnnberries, l. to Is d3llars per barrel
Now lo,k abroad over our county at the
thousands of acres Of the very b,st land in
the world for raising this fruit. every two
rods square OF which is capable of raising
ono of these eighteen dollar barrels FULL
Count up the AZ ,rrgate of money that might
come into the county annually if all it's
mirshy lands, that are now useless. were
cranberry beds, aud then, offer at yonr next
ono"' premiums i4r euenn perS IN Oct, or
s1otics that must be reare under Sitss like
the Tomato, AID turn our ''hobby' loose ON
the hbgs an sw tmr4
we viii iiress ourselves to those good
men ana true Wa have no such interests IN
Inc agricultural t'neo the county; but who
have iim'l'es t. teeil AMI o'idcate; with
strong arms stout hearts AMI determined
h'"a'' ana inteill5 ne and dlscerninent Tor
ihcir interests
La "a" try M: hecona an institution,
=" necessity II VAL b. had er.'n at fabulous
prices. lt' US las ostrun Ito prptucti IN
ours Is % II quality 50 superior, that Il ere
Is a great demand FIR them in foreign coun-
rs Iiere Is NJ danger oil Cutting the
market.
Experiment, "a W il AS tIe native crowtn
has shown that h..yc an a'n.nl,ncc Of tn
b'~t of Ian Tor It, cultivation; and that cul
tnre is SURF t. return L 2 eater reward for
- tn. came amount ur labor than any other
vegetable.
1t dos not { IN E, rs a riv.l to other sub
jccts of cultivation Itdl,, not drive the
wheat or ,rn or TIT ~ from their rich
fields. it takc- nothin, from the manure
heaps, it de aaais ~ annual ployin, and
To in. and ,laily ovarsi. ht. 1t wants none
of your rich lands It is hum'le and mod
est AMI is content with your ls,y.and s..mns
that are wiste anl yaiHele,S, and only eve.
s,res on your iarns ana rropos : to MAKE
them more vtlu shls ta..n Your richest acres
with not more thin a 1.-THE 9f the cx,.ens, oG
your cornfells When once planted. il asks
only 10 be let dioae-let alone by thc,ce, the
frost, and the cattle Bat it must be plant
cd in ssanpy land from which the trees aud
bushes have BEEN removed and the grass and
Pushes have b'rn far destroyed rs to give
it an equal chtnee with them in the struggle
for life. Il is a hardy an valiant ylaut.anl
fglts its way mlnfuliy and. with an equal
start, will overcome all opposition from the
natives Of the soil.
II isn't At al rarti.ul,r ,l,,, H. tram.
planting. 1t does not ,qtlire a deer, hul. To
be placed in,-thatits head should b, cut off
and its bleeding neck envelope, in q rag. as