Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-08-02
Cultivation of the Cranberry.

CULTIVATION VI Uu0 VcduU0Tlys
MEssRs. EDITORS. the inquiries
in your paper in regard to the cultivation
OF the cranberry, infer your readers are
not generally aware If the valuable treat
sc on this su jcct by Mr.. $. b. Phinncy of
Barnstahlr. Mass. published in the agri-
cultural Report for 1863, copies of which
:.rc ~ doubt IN nearly every town. Mr.
Z. concludes his article by saying:
Il have cudcavored to sift GU from vol
uiniuous Statements the facts that they are
of value. and will now recapitulate them
III iOr.m easily retained in the memory !:
81. The cranberry c nnot be succrss-
fully cultivated on the drift formatioa-
that is. "n ii soil cotnpused of clay or loa,n.
=. There must he means Of draining
the hog eighteen inches below the genera,
surface.
3. All bushes. wild grasses and roots
must be pared of aud removed.
4. II the soil does not naturally con-
sist of sand aud alnxture of p-aty mat
ter, it must be artltcially corrected; il
peat, by putting on beach sand. or sand
CONFUSED Of fine particles of quartz roci.
and if pure sand, by adding pcaty matter.
D. 1t is desirable. but not essential. to
have the command If water So tina, the
water III the di!chrs can be raised to within
II inches of the surf,cc at any time. aud
also in sufficient quantity TO flood the bog III
winter and sprius.
Having had several years experience in
trying to enlarge Il natural bed of tiHc
n.ri,uc,. ,,f ,th,.rs wnnl,j ,Jj ,I.,, b,y.
ful,.d m t,I .ny yar;..tv ,L ,.r,,l,.rrr
that w,uld su,.c,..d mn INLAND ALTHOUGH
1 h.v. purchased tr,u s.v.,,l nf tI,,.
mast roii.hl.. ,dv,r,;s.rs ,f ,u,.b a r,,;.tv
several nf my frirnls who tr;,.J In. Sam.
w.,,. ,nu,Ilr ,lis,n,,,;nt,.J
Th,.r,. ,r.. L,st,n,., yar,a,;.. of fr,;. ,;f.
f.rinr in siz.. farm, aud ,,Ior rh... ara.
frequently found in separate Watches in
| th. s;,,. ,u.,ul,w. un1 tb.v w,ll maintain
thar ;I,,;,, y.n,,, sni;.,,t., - ,h..
,.nl,,v,,,nn i, o,n., In.,l;,,.s snn,,. ara
M / .ry.r tLan nrns whrl,. n,b.rs arr. !, .
l,rg. y. rh.rr,,s AJv.rtis;nr da,l..rs
.c,I ont snn,I. of men, wh, On mto
.y,,,ns win ,,,,,, ,or., ,,J ,,1h..r th..
Itv.r v,r;'.,..s ] ,"y..,h.r wi rIn,, % ,r. ,,N y,
k.., ,,,,. Lr,.h,.L a., ,,,J ,I...u.1 ,,i,,,r-
re-. h,il mr. unl,nd ,,r,r,I,n. ~ tl,,. ,r,l..r.
on hand. whit, th,.y know u, u,.,re ,f I'm.
variety ,f t,ui, lh,n ,in,s tn. n,,tnrtnn,s.
n,,r,.I,s,r This g,,,. t,us, - ,luW
ulayrd ont. Diners. lik. ,uyseH hay,
h,iyht wit and pla,ts -, IN. st,,,,, finn. :.
n,,v,. maj h..,.,, ,hl,. II, f,,d ,,.,v d,.,l..
who culticated plants to sell
do nor brli.yr il viii nav tn oo int,
H.. cultivation of cfanberrics on lanJ tha,
,.u,,,ot b,. Ho,eJ
/ II nr,.v.uts tb, nI,nts heinr thrown,
out bv frost IN. frs; winter The most oy
MINI set IN - ,,y land oltl,nnrl they ,rr,.,,
we'll the first summer. were co.upletrl,
throvu out the. .nsui,,r hard winter. AN,
had tn Ia, reset.
, Elowiuy from October to .i,ue rive,
the. plaut. AN advantage over the wee,
and Wild grasses in y,iniuy possrssion n
th. ground. the rirat obstacles in tl. wa,
,,f ,,rttlr.r the yr,,u,d coy.rcd AIR. phin.
u,v saws bors ~ flowed are ..rareh troub
led by insects, and lastly, slo ID iii.
weeds co..e IN, or plants ~ruw to,- -luxuri
ant for hearing. sand ur rravvl can he
s,rrad on the Ice in winter. when il can.
l,,,; i,,. cart.d over the yrouud. and fruit.
Irss,l,ss Restored.