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CAPE COD CRANBERRIES. 



manner in which the cuttings are set, at the corners of the 

 squares formed in marking. About four uprights in a 

 bunch are set in each corner. If more are planted they 

 are apt to heat, and not take root at all. 



TREATMENT AFTER PLANTING. 



After the vines are planted, the bog should be kept 

 moderately wet for two or three weeks by shutting down 

 the dam, and keeping the water back in the ditches to 

 within eight inches of the surface of the bog, until the 



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Fig. 7. DIAGRAM OF PLANTING. 



vines show some signs of growing. After they have 

 started, the dam should be raised and the water let out 

 of the ditches, so as to warm the ground, and let the vines 

 receive the full benefit of the rays of the sun, when they 

 will grow with great vigor. 



If during the summer there should be a dry time, then 

 the water should be occasionally raised in the ditches. 

 But, if we have a very wet season, the water should be 

 kept low, and the bog as dry as possible. 



