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CRANBERRY CULTURE. 457 
Some desirable characteristics of the cranberry are outlined in 
the proceedings of the twenty-fifth annual meeting of American 
Cranberry Growers’ Association, held in New Jersey in January; 
1895, by Rev. E. H. Durell. The primary features are productiveness 
and soundness. Cranberries should be prolific and uniform bear- 
ers. They should be free from rot while on the vines and long 
keepers after harvest. 
Secondly—the size, color, luster, shape, development of vines and 
culinary qualities. The fruit should be medium and even in size, 
deep and uniform in color; a clean, smooth, pure, bright luster; ap- 
proximating roundness in shape; vines should have a strong up- 
right, grow rapidly, mature early and not swamp too much. Fruit 
should cook quickly and tender and have the best flavor. 
YIELDS AND PRICES, 
Fifty barrels of cranberries per acreis a fair yield, but over one 
hundred barrels have been picked from an acre. The costof pick- 
ing the berries is estimated at from one dollar and sixty cents to * 
two dollars per barrel of thirty-two quarts. The cost of screening 
is about twenty-five cents per barrel. 
NOTICE TO MINNESOTA BEE-KEEPERS. 
HASTINGS, Minn., Nov. 9, 1895. 
Notice is hereby given that the 7th annual meeting of the Minne- 
sota Beekeepers’ Association will be held at Minneapolis on Thurs- 
day and Friday, Dec.5 and 6, 1895. I would like to have every bee- 
keeper who reads this notice to write me and suggest such questions 
as they would like to have discussed. Programs will be sent out as 
soon as possible. This will be the most important meeting ever held 
by the association, and itis very necessary that every member should 
be present, and all beekeepers who are not members are invited to 
attend and become members. Don’t fail to write to the president at 
Hastings, Minn. 
Wm. Danforth, Secretary, J. P. WEST, President, 
Red Wing. Hastings, Minn. 
DRAINED MARSHES FOR CELERY. 
Speaking of drained marshes, Prof. Henry Snyder, in a recent 
bulletin from the Minnesota Experiment Station, says: 
“On account of the usual abundance of lime, there is but little 
tendency for sour mould to form, hence these soils are quite easily 
reclaimed. When dry they have a very light weight per cubic foot. 
They all have the power of holding large quantities of water, in some 
cases as high as 125 per cent., hence, in their usual condition in the 
field, they are quite heavy on account of the large quantity of water 
which they carry. Many of these places have nearly the same com- 
position as some of the best celery muck soils. There is a great deal 
of reserved fertility in these soils, which should be placed at the dis- 
posal of growing crops, either by drainage and reclaiming or, when 
rich enough, as muck, in the way outlined in the preceding article 
of this bulletin.” 
