Milford chronicle., 1883-06-01

The dtihes are made aboH one and half fee
D., w,dih. and Of a depth corresponding with th
depth Of the muck, the bottom Of the bitches be
,ng sand, with which the muck sunderlaid. Tni
depth will usually be from six inches to two feet
but wien the muck is to1 deep to admit of reaeh
Ing the sand at this depth the bitches are made
about two feet deep. Sometimes a black sand J
found beneath the turf. in making bog, and thi
makes as good bottom as muck.
When the squares are made, the surface is Gov
cred with about lour inches Of clean white sand
Earthly or oamy sand does not answer, as the
vines do not grow we'll. Still. it is sometimes a
question OF necessity and economy of labor to use
such sand ascAn be procured the sides or banks
| Of the swamp where the bog IS made. To iacii-
ltate operations a tramway and car is sometimes
used. When sanded, the bog Is ready for mark
ing and planting. The marking is done with any
suitable MARKER with teeth set Twelve inches
apart Tns is run both ways the plants are Sci
in the intersection OF the rows. The plants-or
what pass for plants ara viRes taken from Thrift
" plantations sometimes having roots and
sometimes not. They are planted five or SIX iu-
ehes deep, or deeper-the depth being immater-
ial, so long as they are deep enough small
buuch to each place, say about four stems.
II there are roots on the vines plant them ia the
usual way; if not bend the vines over the end
OF the stick. and press them into the holes and
pack the ssnd and mack around them, when
they will rsot Planting is done hOm about the
middle of May to the first Of June. After plant
ing, the vines must be kept free Of grass, which
is apt 10 be very troublesome in swamps Of this
kind.
Ths construction OF the dam to flood the hog
in winter is a matter Of great importance. VA
ter is hard to hold, and leaky dam is the source
OF continual annoyance. The dam must be
made strong in proportion TO the amount OF wa
Ter to be supported. For strong dam for
large bog the dam should be eight feet wide at
the base. Ia order to make the dam tight, the
muck must be eXcavated, where the dam is TO
stand, down to the sand bottom. Ga escn side
of the excavation, walls are butt Of the sOds
which we're taken from the surface ofthe swamp,
and the space between is filed with sNnd. For
a dam eight feet in width, these sol walls should
each be somewhat over two feet thick at the
base, and il desired, the dam may be made
lltte narrower at the top. With walls OF these
the space between, to be filled with
sand, should be about three and "A half feet. A
smaller dam would be made proportiouately
smaller in all its parts.
A full crop may be expected in three years, if
the rot or scald do not destroy the berries; but
that disease has made the cranberry business
very uncertain during the last ten years. Alter
the ground is well covered with vines, the grass
will not be troublesome. When the vines be-
come old, and the stems long aHd exposed, the
boys are sometimes re-sanded.
The water is kept on the bogs during the win
ter and early spring, to protect the vines, aud is
used to destroy the worm, which is
often destructive. At the point where the dam
intersects the main ditch or stream. substantial
aoOd.gates should be constructed for the passage
Of the water.-N Y. Examiner.