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are " The Howe," and "The Guild." The first may be 

 described as " poor," the last as " fair." Neither is equal 

 to the "Early Black," nor, in my opinion, is any better 

 variety than this grown. 



CHAPTER VIII. 

 INJURIOUS INSECTS AND WEEDS. 



Weeds and bushes of all kinds should be kept out of 

 the bog, and nothing but the cranberry vines allowed to 

 grow there. Thorough and careful weeding is necessary 

 in the Spring, after the water is let off ; and in case any 

 of the ditches need to be repaired, or cleaned out, it 

 should be done at this time. Furthermore, in the Fall, 

 after the crop is gathered, the bog should be weeded 

 again, and then flooded, as heretofore stated, to prevent 

 damage from the frost and sudden changes of tempera- 

 ture in winter. 



THE FIRE-WORM. 



The moth or miller which produces the Fire-worm, ap- 

 pears as early as the twentieth of June, and when flying 

 looks about the size of a house fly. In about fifteen days 

 after the miller deposits its eggs, generally on the under 

 side of the leaves, the Fire- worm hatches out. It is abso- 

 lutely necessary, if the bog is visited by this moth, to let 

 water on the bog within twenty-four hours of its appear- 

 ance, or the crop for the season will be destroyed. If the 

 eggs are once deposited, water has no effect on them ; but 

 they will hatch out within fifteen days after the water is 

 let off. I have seen the moths as late as the twentieth of 

 June, and have known the worm to appear by July fourth. 

 I have never seen a bog that was troubled with the Fire- 



