The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-01-09

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more than three-fourths Of an acre
These ditches should be deep enough
70 drain the swamp so that II is dry
enough 10 work on. The surface Is
then cut into squares two feet, each
way, with a broad -bladed az. ana the
squares turned bottom up to dry. The
hummocSs are leveled on and the hol-
lows filled. and all surplus turf carried
on 70 the upland. The large stumps
and roots are now carefully removed.
The large stumps standing four feet
tail are easily taken out BY digging
around them and pulling them over
with a block and tackle
Having got rid Of these. the swamp
Is ready for grading. II Is Important
that this work should be carefully
done. The whole surface should be as
level as house moor. There are two
reasons for this: nrst. 10 enable the
builder to put the sand on evenly, and.
second, 70 make the harvesting easy
There Is generally water enough In the
bitches 70 get the level right. and It
should be set as high as possible. 80 az
70 Keep all the good material on the
swamp. There Is much more danger
OF getting the swamp too low than too
high. swamp that is low enough 70
be wet in summer win grow nothing
but weeds
Having carried out the above direc-
tions, we are now ready TO put on the
sand. Spread II evenly. about three
inches deep. and throw out an stones
as large as hens egg. In fact. It Is
better 10 screen the sand. II possible.
for then you know just what you are
putting on.
The best time 10 set the vines ls dur
ing the month Of April. and II there
is rain. so much the better. The vines
are set In hills about eighteen inches
apart each way. with about hve pieces
OF vine In each hill. One end OF the
vine Is showed through the sand into
the peat leaving the other end to stick
out an Inch or two above the surface
There are many varieties that are
good yielders. but Il your swamp Is
located where frost comes early and
stops late, the Early Black Is the best
berry to grow. II your section Is free
from frost as late as October, try the
Howe. There are a number OF others
mat are good. The average price for
vines is from s. 70 81 per barrel. II
takes three barrels to set out an acre
OF vines
Many powders and liquids are ad-
yertised 10 Kill insects on the vines.
Poison win not injure the fruit unless
put on when vines are In flower. and 4
each grower can safely use what he
prefers
The cost Of making a bog In the
described IS about 81 a square
rod.
The bitches should be kept cleaned
oNt 50 as 20 let the water flow freely.
md the surface Of the bog kept free
rom weeds. A little guano spread
around each hili soon after setting, "a
great help. Il takes four years TO
SET a full crop, but the vines viii bear
lome fruit the second and third years.
bog properly made should, al the
ma OF four years, produce on an aver
lge, 100 bushels per acre.
n scoops are used IN harvesting aud
separator In screening. Il ought not
Q cost over 81 per barrel to market
he fruit. outside OF freight and COM
some growers are preiu-
Iced against the scoops. claiming that
hey inlure the vines and waste the
ruit and that Il Is better to harvest
y hand. We think they are penny.
iise and pound-foolish. For example.
uppose a grower had a crop OF 100
'arrels. and By using a SCOOP he
ropped or wasted per cent. which IL
large average, he would lose nve bar
els Of berries. which. at a net profit
+ IS per barrel. would be a loss OF
>. To harvest with a scoop costs 50
ents per barrel. and by hand. $3.50. a
iference OF 81 between the cost Of the
70 methods. He. therefore. loses Just
. BY harvesting his crop by hand.
he scoop does not iniure the vines al ,
j. and is an up-to-date and strictly
r"etical method.
II you want a profitable bog. take
bod care of H. Don't neglect Il. Pun
AZ all weeds during the summer. and 4
ter harvesting. rake up an the loose a
lnners ana carry them away. Ten d
res well cared for win give any man
Tough 70 DO. and II viii bring him Il
Irer and larger income than thirty n
res Of the best farm land.-F A. D
akeFeace. IN Wisconsin Agricultur-