Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-12-28
CRANBERRY GROWING ~ sEw.
IERSTY.

I II that flufual an article On tnl- ~ 80
| from wbica ws make ihc ioll0"ins th'
i, !. probably kpo-u 20 ou, oonp.rs-
lively f.~ luvtrs 10 cfanosrrl ssuee that
ths euhivsiiou % The poPulsr htile rsd
hsrry from Which 10 l. msde vss o,Euu
lss. than thlfty yesrs $50. sud IN ihis 'eft
sii sge ~ F.irssd River FfsNioos 10 that
um. th~ .upgly 90 crsuhsrrlss came from
ihs Mid vints Ia the svsmps ~ THIS state,
NssssChasstts, aud f,~ other state
/ lat a. N. hucklshsrfy snpplf l. oh,sio~d
i Nut more thAu one tsuth 80 ths quantity
i th.t Ar. nov .sut a. mafk,t v,rv pat 90
.sis whsn Jshu WEBB b.gsu bis sxpFfi.
mat. iu issT. ani the price wss 80 high
thst orly people with loug poCkstnooks
I couif aIy cfsrhsffy ssac. ~ith their
/ tefksy. Jan Ws1n, q ous-legg,d dosn'
easter. cst.- 10 Ocean Couniy many lssfs
go. srd Glr var. msnsgvi ~ make Nv
/ lrg plckiug cfanhAffiss aui doirg Other
fafm surk lls ~ss 90 poor that hs huss
/ hettsr than % ssk for suy crscn Ia ths
r.fshNnfhos.i. - b. cout not have on
islusd iL a. fosly managed ~ ev, pos.
..s.lon of smsll piece 90 ios sssmp land
whsrv M ~ili crsnhsrry Ers~, ani u Sss
1hIis rsthsftug tts hefris- ffum he stfAg
sHrr vln.s 10 the IN % iss7 Mat w,hb
mss. thr discovery hat iu glscss ~hsr,
ssrt hsf hssn ssshe'i from TIE hish Efoaui
sud carried eosu uPuu ~ pet bottom ~
ihe crsubsfry msfsa 'hv vines gfsS ta'fe
funurIautiy. aud thr hsrfis, ou thsm ~er"
larger. % bsitsf nssof' aui more p'enu'
fal
..oss.lssesd John webb coat see no
res.ou ~ ths TIE tment ~ an sutlru tox
II a ~ f.H.N wTII
great r,salis. sud The usxt season Dc mAfe
ne piaus.r cuitiv.tsd crsnberry oog lie
pulsi the stamps and other foreign sao.
stance. oui 90 hl. small swamp. lcvslisi
its psaty cotton. ard over it spr,ai sCOF'
stius % saud thfve inchss dep. lie cus
dltch.s 90 ths msfsh. which divided u IN
10 uumhsr 20 ohloug hsds his nsigh'
/ hors thought D. wss cfsfy. webb Wa
worklus wliho1t prcrieut, nai fv ~As an
observing nan. sud thc fssut 81 tis ~ofk
that In thrrs years b. hsd such = crop
OF eraubsrrirs IN he marsh a. hai nsNsf
/ hen sssu 90 heard % nsiorc. TIE fsnc
of J1hn Wsbt's snprfimsut spreNi To N"
r,uoiest crsnh,fry msf,h from Ma'sseha'
sstts % Wisconsin. ard his usme l. nos
/ boss hoi surd wherever cranneftie- AZ
sfosu TIE pioussr cuitlsstof OF cfsn-
b.friss l. uow one % The SsNihiesi msn
| La S1uthsru NsS trrssy, " uoi To the STAT,
arf su hls mnusy sas made tarVaSh D.
discovery % he n csCy ~ sArd To sol
uhsrs crannsr-iss gfo~
"A cfauh.ffy maf,h % tie prsssui day
IL - hsudsom- plot ~ 'srvsn thluS'
grosirg =. Toe sy- cuui vel ffsi Poe
rut th~ fsarlug ~ vluss on . us~ pos 10
a. A.. of D. sflug l. attended siih uo snd
of ~.rs auf toll SlnCv ths cnltisAiiug oi
rr.rh.fflr. n-gsu ihsfv have aqpeAfv'i IN
an. psrt % Ssw Jersey thrvc suvmiss oi
Az. ni.rt that never bothered 10 its viii
st.ts These arc . sharp edged, sNu,
i..v,d rfas.. called The thrvs-sq qlsre stass
/. r,-r.i.t.ut and hariy ballfu.a. aud de
.tracilrs iittle Insect csllri ne ScbNofm
An.rnmar.h or ssamp hss brgn clcArsed
.rd .srt.i. 10 d. pisntsd ~ tskiug fuihnSs
of lilo. from oil vinv. And in.srilng one
sri of thsm iu ne ssni on thc PrAt lhc
sol \. pushed ughuy About tae slips
Cr.rbsrry v.nss suou tab ruui In The geo
,ruu. pest aud b-gln gfoSlus slmosi AZ
once They spread rapidly Over the
rroaut. but thry have nos ben fvaehln<
out manv dsy. fore he planter nni.
I thsm sufrOuudsd Ani crosd'd ~ ihe bar
~ aud rapii thfvs-curusrri EfNss Ahl -
/ ffivud aud cosfiatof, ne buiifa-n. Toe
rr.s. ard tar ra-hrs have q De- removed
/ foot auf hrauch. by means or roas,- Ani
PECULIAR looking hoss and Other imp.r'
mrut- Tnvss pestifrfous weeds hA'v 10
I %. CONSTANTLY watched aui upfootri es'f1
4 week or - fof tso seasons, 80 iali uots
| sou seen 20 nc impfegusied ~iih ihsif
g.fms snd - rapidly 90 th"y gfo~ ~
I IL sud of he sscunt yvAr the crsnp-fft
vloss hsse ubtslusd such hssd"'l tlN
th.y cover the gruaud al over ihv 20 -.
- lmmsU-s FslgVty mat oi vnef.il' abl
Z have choksd ne sutsfpfislug gas Aul
ru.h~. out ofsKi-trucr. IL i thv common
/ s.iImst- that - foster crAnn~'', o"g 70
/ al. stage cosi. tbv osusr sloo an scr,
and The vAluc u; The property Oil o. wv
a. scrr. ,,.
rr.rn.rrv vine. hiu-som. which i AslguAl
for the sppsAfancs Of me "sosofm- h'
.ru..r.rc. 4. entirely unhersldsi. and toe
..,.r.r "a . cr.uh-rfy marsh may 40 10
b.t A. uight without hsviug heen anle -
40. 4. sisu ofa wvnworm on bis vines. ati
s.t 90 he n.xt morning - see The maf-h
- sslf 10 wefv covered with miniature
b.rks of FOG. atd The tops oi the tin's
tra.n together 80 tightly that tNihe
tsd arouui them could hardly mate th'm
.pv closer. TIE little banks OF i0s are
ths wsh. of The dreaded worm thai have
,.,n constructed during the nighi, Ani
they are wbsi pail The tops OF Tie 'lnes
together The vines oegin 10 iufn leAos
In day or 90, aud The blossoms crop On
TIE worm oftsn ruins bog after bog ou'
som.tinss will Courne bis rASages - obe
or two particular MARSHES 10 neighhof-
hoot When = msn discovers Tie Neo-
worm Ia hls crznbvrry bog he uoe- ho'
make any very large ealculaiioos on P'V-s
that year. ,.-
The growers we're puttisd i0 nai so~s
Way % protect the vines from ,he lIvss
srd severe Wsaihsr from NoSrmnsr unVh
Nav. aud ths Only sutirvly suece-siei pisn
90. tbe oue uos in uuiVersA usc-lne
.obmsrslng ~ the Woe. uoder ~sisr h1sr
tb. rf.t of Sovvmbsr. The water j. drA"h
q .noat th- middle of My, aud the vines
CONE a. view as green snd fresn as pas
:. Ts,r- .re about 200 acres Of marsh
urdsr cultivation win crAhbvrriss ~ tals
/ Stst- thi.y.a The other priuelph eisn-
n.rry.growlsg Stats az Wisconsin. Mss
.,rbu..tts. .nd C0nnecticut Wiihiu the
- - ysars tbe iucrssse In The crop has
- 500 p-r cent IL 4. thought that th.rs
-. 90 OOl oushsl. picked In The dlncr-
"a, SIT. to- past fall. isrge percentage
| ~. .hich w,rr exported 20 EsgiAnd, where
m. Am.ric.n cfanbsrry has become sh'
essdlugy Popa'r
ADVANTAGES OF TnE JERSEYS.
I.,..y. make more butter annually.
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