The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-08
UNDERGRADUATES
Preston County Girls Have Learned
the Value OF an Appeal To Eoeal
Pride-son,e Interesting Facts
ia About the Culture Of the 81
Frait-;;An Acre Prd-
duced s152. Il. 4 n

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peared in the New Dominion IN re.
gard 10 The cranberry culture in the
Glades Of Preston county. Varieties
OF the fruit were exhibited at the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition. and
a gold medal was awarded on the dis.
play, says the Morgantown New Do
mlnion. The cranberries which won
the gold medal, were grown by John
w. Guseman, on his Glade farm. near
teedsyille. He sent three choice
varieties TO the fair. The Experiment
Station has been greatly interested in
the culture of the fruit in the Glades,
and in this connection, the following
articles, from the st. Louis Republic.
will he read with considerable inter,
est:
The real cranberry tart. TO be 9up
thoroughly, TO the fastdious caterers
standard, must be made from West
Yir4inla cranberries. Also for Cape.
So"' it1 10 uooi'ieu " INC Sialii u!E
gers. Al
II Is news TO the world at large to
hear that the slades OF Preston
county here on the ridges drained by
the picturesque Cheat river, are pro.
ducing as flhe cranberries as&can be
found anywhere in the country.
Ihey TOOK prizes at the worlds
FAR ana are SO large and red that
they are used by shrewd commission
men ana hucEstcrs TO spread in thin
layer over the tops of their crates
placed on display.
Ihls little trick OF the dealers Is
considered a very great compliment
10 the Preston county fruit growers.
and naturally West Firginians arc
proud OF It,
Inc cranberry industry Is more
closely restricted by natural condi-
IONS than any other iruit industry of
equal economic Importance in The
United States.
Inc peculiar requirements of the
plant limit It's culture TO regions pos
sesslns cool climate. rich alluvial
SOL ana where an abundance oil easily
afallaDic sand, together with an al
most unlimited water supply, are
aVallable.
Most oLher economic plants are less
eAactiilS' lhey thrive ana prove
prohlable IN localities where one or
more OF me factors Tor the highest
success IN their culture are wholly
or IN part iacNlilS. Win the Gran.
perry hiSh success can only he gain
Ell Whefe every one oil the essentials
Is present III n marked degree.
fof these reasons cranberry cul'
t'Fe IN thc Gniled States is at pres
eht cohilhed TO threc or four re-
s'rictea areas
| me cniei OF these Is located In the
cape Cod country OF Southeastern
Massachusetts, where thousands OF
acres OF low rtcll alluvial lands have
peeh ditched' dlked. covered with
SAM ana mus converted into ideal
cranberry meadows. These lands
mat refused the early settlers the
necessities OF life. have been made
one oil the most remlnerativc areas
III me state.
what is more remarkable, the in
dustry is purely American. and the
plant from which 1t has been built
up IS found wild In these same lands
AT present the plants are thorough
~ established and three of them arc
OF bearing age. The product from
!, the named sorts is of large size and
OF superior color. The vines bear
} abmdantly and regularly and SO fai
have been remarkably free botl
from insects pest and diseases.