The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-03-20
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Cranberry Culture.


which might he made Is profitable in
cranberry culture as any other part Of our
land. The anly thing needed S proper
knowledge IL the culture. This knOul
edge s afforded in the sabjoined extract
ffoaa the Agricultural Report Of 1873.
furnished BY correspondent Of the De
partmenss IN New Jersey. where the Gran
berry has been prostahly grown for years
Farmers xeald find il profitable. We think,
% cultivate variety Of crops instead Of
combining themselves to wheat and oOrn-
when their wheatand corn fails, they have
nothing else to fan back upon. bat if they
have variety Of crops, il Is not likely that
an win fail al the same time,
The best locatians for the growth Of
the cranberry are peat or mack bottoms,
VITA adjoining baaks Of Pure Ana for
covering the plantation before the vines
are ~, and = situated that they may Be
completely a0ued BY Eving springs daring
the winter, as vel a. thaOaghly drained
At ether Seasons Of the year- Many row-
ers have PrefeEsace for eedar-sw4mps.
and lalthoagh other bottoms are sometimes
eqaaHy = good they are considered, when
favar.bly located, as rather the surest,
thoagh mere expressive to work They
also grow vel On good savansa-a mix
tare Of pat and sand-bat not 80 sbund-
snily, nor do they last % long On muck
bottoms Mr.. Crane, Of New JERSEY, ayx
In preparing plantation the surface
must first be cleared of the wood, timber,
or brush; then Il must be ''turfcd that
Is, the surface-soa aad roots must be taken
Of Eith a hoe made for that purpose
The next step Is to ditch il. by clearing
out the main wster-coarse and digging
side drains running into it--generally in /
deep bOttom-lands, about one aud a half
or two rods apart, but the distance should |
Il
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are used Cor lereling up low places where
needed, % that the surface may be slightly |
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