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ing the required amount of sand to the surface, instead of 

 hauling it from a distance. The sand should be pure, and 

 not mixed with clay, loam, or other soil. All of these cir- 

 cumstances should be taken into consideration when select- 

 ing a location for Cranberry plantations. 



Often one set of embankments, flood-gates, etc., will an- 

 swer for several parties, if they can agree and join together 

 in the undertaking. The size of the bed is immaterial; it 

 may be one acre or one hundred, provided it can be made 

 level, so that one portion shall not be covered deeper than 

 another, when flooded. The embankments should be at 

 least four feet high when first made, for they will settle 

 some ; besides, it is best to have them a foot or more above 

 high water mark, to guard against breaks. 



If one is in no hurry about planting, and is disposed to 

 wait, the embankments may be formed and the ground 

 flooded, and kept in this condition until the weeds, bushes, 

 etc., upon it, are killed, after which the water may be 

 withdrawn, and the preparation of the bed continued as be- 

 fore directed. 



COST OF PREPARING THE BEDS. 



There can be no reliable estimates given as regards cost 

 of preparing Cranberry beds, inasmuch as no two will be 

 situated exactly alike. It will cost as much to remove the 

 brush, trees, and logs, etc., from one piece of land, as to 

 fully prepare another for the reception of the plants. 



The estimates vary from one hundred to six bundled 

 dollars per acre. 



A thorough preparation will always be found to be the 

 cheapest in the end. 



PLANTING. 



The usual time of setting the plants is in the spring, but 

 where the beds can be kept moist, the operation may be 

 continued during the entire summer. Sometimes the plants 



