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tinguishable from them. It is known only by the shape and 

 size of the fruit ; they are often found near the shore of cran- 

 berry meadows, winding their way towards the upland. 



It has been said that cranberry vines must be flowed in the 

 spring, or the frost will kill the blossoms. This cannot be true, 

 as they do not blossom until about the first of July. The 

 fruit forms very quick, and in six weeks from the time they 

 blossom, it is quite large. I have thought that cranberry vines 

 were very tender, but it is not so. I have set them out iii 

 April, May, June, September, and October, and they nearly all 

 did well. It is difficult to kill the cranberry vine, if it is set 

 out right, and kept free from grasses, and the roots kept loose 

 with sand and manure. It has been said that cranberries will 

 grow best in poor land; this is not true. The only reason 

 why they sometimes grow better on poor land, is because the 

 grasses do not crowd them out. They will bear as well as any 

 other plant. 



I have planted some seed, but the plants on their first appear- 

 ance are so small they can hardly be seen ; it would be a 

 long time before they would do much. I intend to continue 

 the cultivation of the cranberry, and shall pursue the same 

 method as on my first patch, and shall apply a much larger 

 portion of sand and manure. I will only add, that I hope the 

 attention of agricultural men in this county will be called to 

 the subject. Should this be the case, the time would soon 

 come when every family might be supplied, at a cheap rate, 

 with this most excellent fruit for sauce and pastry. 



East Bridgewater, Sept. 10, 1849. 



Milch Cows. 



The committee, Samuel W. Bates, Chairman, awarded to 

 Henry H. Whitman, of West Bridgewater, 1st premium, $7 00 

 John E. Howard, of " 2d '' 5 00 



