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much space left for cultivation the first 

 two years, and this space allows the 

 scorching sun to beat so directly upon 

 the young vines that they are often 

 weakened. Under favourable circum- 

 stances, if plants are placed two or even 

 three feet apart they will completely 

 cover the ground in about two years. 

 The spring is the best time to set the 

 plants or cuttings. 



Usually the j)lot should be flooded 

 about the first of December, and the 

 water drawn off gradually the following 

 spring from the first to the middle of 

 May. After the ])lants or cuttings are 

 set the water should be kept near the 

 surface and gradually drawn off as they 

 strike and grow. 



If a stream runs through the marsh 

 so much the better, as in dry weather 

 in midsummer, when there is any 

 appearance of insect enemies, the flood- 

 gates can be closed and the plot thor- 

 oughly saturated for a cou})le of days so 

 as to destroy these enemies, while at 

 the same time supplying needed mois- 

 ture to the plants. 



Sulphate of iron is an excellent top 

 dressing for ci'anberries but it must be 

 used sparingly. If dissolved in water 

 a liberal sprinkling will be sufticient. 



There are several vari(!ties grown, 

 but I think the favourites are the 

 OheiTy and the Bugle, although the 

 foinier is rej)orted as being tender in 

 ])arts of the State of Maine. As a rule, 

 a full crop need not be expected until 

 the foui-th year, although a small crop 

 is often reaped the second year from 

 ))lanting. 



TIk; yield \;;ri 'S Ironi (me to two 

 hundred bushels per acre. Ljirge grow- 

 ers reap the crop witli rakes s[)ecially 

 adapted for the purpose, but hand- 

 ) ticking is preferable, as the berries are 

 not injured, and hence keep much better 

 in transit and bring a higher figure in 

 the market. 



As soon ;is the crop is picked and 



barrelled, it should be sent to market if 

 the grower wants to make the best 

 value out of his crop year after year, as 

 by keeping, the shrinkage will more 

 than counterbalance any possible advan- 

 tage in awaiting a rise in the market. 



HOW TO MANAGE THE CUTWORM. 



Professor C. V. Riley believes that 

 the onion crop can be grown success- 

 fully, even in a marked cutworm season, 

 by adopting the followiiii;- nioasures : — 

 As a preventive treat tlie land early in 

 spring with a mixture of lime and ashes, 

 preferably wood ashes. This mixture 

 should be lightly spread over the land 

 after ])loughing and harrowed in. If, 

 after the seed is sown and the plants 

 begin to come up, the worms appear and 

 threaten damage, employ the poisoned 

 ball system, which, in brief, consists in 

 placing along the rows, at a distance of 

 fifteen or twenty feet a])art, small 

 bunches of fresh cut i^r.iss or other 

 green })lant; cab]);ii;(' loaves uiiswci- ,i 

 good purpose. These bunches of gi-ass 

 or green plant should be })reviously 

 sprinkled with Paris green or London 

 j)urple. Shoidd the worms still apf»ear 

 in great numbers by migrations from 

 surrounding fields, sprinkle the ground 

 at night, while the worms are at vork, 

 with a dilute einulsiou of kerosene. A 

 Goshen growci lia tr^i /i i)ure kerosene 

 for killing tlu' wonn,^, simply blaokon- 

 ing, not killiiii;-, tlic onion lijis. Tlio 

 free use of pure korosene may injure 

 the i>lants, honce an emulsion is recom- 

 mended as safiu- and cheaper. Tli<' 

 kerosene is emulsified with soap or milk 

 in order that it may readily dilute with 

 watei-. Thero is little doubt but that 

 by spraying .••!■ tlif lidds at ni^lit 

 with this mixiiiii- tlw woi-ms can l>r 

 destroyed by wIioIcsmJ.'. h s1i.mij,| l.c 



used "x.^f (1 M;;hiy at i-hc; points iu 



the the worms are first 



notic.u Hi >\.UK, and from which they 



