AND WHERE TO FIND ONE. 14:3 



About 18 to 20 acres are drained by side ditches 

 discharging into a main ditch, all being open no 

 underdrains. The top soil of the meadow was re 

 moved to the depth of eight to eighteen inches, and 

 about six inches of coarse gravel was put in its 

 place. The cranberry plants which were growing 

 wild upon the spot, were necessarily removed by 

 this operation, but they were replanted on the gravel. 

 The principal meadow of 12 to 14 acres was pur 

 chased at $12 per acre, and the cost of reclaiming 

 and planting was about $500 per acre. 



The work was begun in 1852, and the next year 

 a small quantity of fruit was gathered. The suc 

 ceeding crops, for eight years, varied from 200 down 

 to 7 barrels. The crop of 1862 was the smallest ol 

 all, and was lost by the neglect of a workman ; that 

 of 1863 was the highest, and amounted to 1030 

 .barrels. Dr. Miller says, &quot; I have no doubt that 

 when my meadows are brought to a proper con 

 dition, they will yield, some seasons, from 2000 to 

 2500 barrels.&quot; 



He says, moreover, that his example is followed 

 by others to a limited extent, owing to the want of 

 suitable meadows as to flowing, gravel, &c. He 

 thinks he could now do the same amount of work 

 (with labor at the same price) for 150 less per acre. 

 It was to get rid of the multitude of roots in the 

 ground that he removed so great a depth of soil. 

 All this was taken away by wheelbarrows, the 

 ground being too soft to sustain the tread of cattle. 

 It was finally burned, and the ashes used on other 

 land. The larger meadow had run to waste so long, 



