PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION. 



In view of the rapidly increasing demand for a reliable 

 guide, or text-book for the cranberry culturist, we have 

 attempted, with the liberal aid of some of our most suc- 

 cessful growers, to prepare such a work. 



Our aim has been to t^mbody, in a plain and concise 

 manner, all the useful and practical facts which study and 

 experience have yielded to the inquiring cranberry grower 

 of the present time. The business has increased enor- 

 mously within tlie last ten years, and knowledge and ex- 

 perience have kept pace with that increase. The insuf- 

 ficiency of the works upon this subject, which we have 

 hitherto taken as books of reference, is very apparent. 



We have endeavored to make this Avork as comprelien- 

 sive as possible, and we trust it will prove an efficient 

 guide to all who may have cause to consult its pages. 



J. J. W. 



JuLiusiowN, Burlington Co., N. J., 

 March, 1870. 



