Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1869-03-13
Cultivation of Cranberries,

The high prices which continue 10
be paid for the cranberry, will induce
many to engage in its cultivation. The
following remarks furnished by CORES
! ponder: Of the ". Il. Farmer, appear so
judicious, that we transfer them 10 our
columns for the benefit of any who may
wish directions.
To the individual who desires topn
gage III the cultivation of this fruit the
first and most important question TO set.
tie is the character of the soil and the
nature OF the surroundings necessary to
secure a good crop. TO those who have
given the subject but little attention, a
tract of land which is filed with water
| throughout the season is one of the most
favorable locations. Bat this / believe
to be mistake. From observation, |
am convinced that the soils during the
months of June, July, August and Sep
tember, should be thoroughly drained
from twelve to eighteen inches below
the surface, except at such times as it
may may be necessary to flow it for a
few hours to kill the worms or protect
The most favorable location | believe
to be where the soil is peat FROM one to
several feet in depth aud where the sur.
| roundings are such that during the SUM
mer months the water can be thoroughly
drained off at least one foot below tie
surface and at the same time such
thatthe water can be let ON in a
few hours in sufficient quantity at
| any season of the year TO cover
the surface from four to six inches in
depth; and also in the vicinity of a good
sand hill. He who has location like
this, but few acres, possesses n very
valuable piece OF property, and any lndi-
vldual with ordinary capacity for bust
ness may in few years obtain from it
an income sufficient to place him in com.
Portable circumstances
In preparing the soil the surface should
be removed to the peat; it should then
he covered with n; least three inches OF
sand, or when this cannot be readily ob-
tanned, | have found fine gravel TO an
swer very good purpose.
| In selecting plants, care should be ia
ken to use only such as are known to
produce good crops ] have found that
while some varieties produce four bushels
to rod, others on the same soil and
with the same care, produce only one
bushel. The month Of May is undoukt-
edly the best time to transplant the
vines. The water at the time should be
nearly even with the surface and kept 50
for week or ten days, and then gradu
ally drawn of. The vines should be set
singly, about six inches each way. The
first season great care should be taken tc
keep out all grass and weeds-after that
if the location be a good one, and tho
plants properly set, but little labor vii
be required to keep down the grass; il
possible they should, during the winter
be kept covered With at least two feet
of water, nor should they he left entirely
out of water until all danger of frost III
the spring is over; for what is singular
while the blossom buds are able to with
stand our coolest winters, a very slight
frost the last of May will kill Il EN-, and
ruin the crop When the worms make
their appearance, the flowing of the fo
a few hours is sufficient to destroy them
If during the month of September ther,
should be any days which promice to b'
followed by frost, the water should b,
let on and the fruit thus protected. Blu
the length of this article will not premi
me to enlarge.
Cor. Ne,O England Farmer.