CRANBERRY GROWING 



Fig. 14. 



Berries of Cranberry Varieti 

 D. Bugle. 



Vine Setting 



The sanding should be done in April or May, for the vines set easier 

 and grow better if they are put in before the sand packs. The bog should 

 be marked for uniform planting in hills by drawing a marker with four 

 or five teeth across it both ways (Fig. 15 A). The vines may be planted 

 in late April, May, or early June, early May being best. They should be 

 set 9 inches to a foot apart each way (Figs. 15 B and 7 A). With this 

 spacing it takes 7 to 12 barrels of cuttings to plant an acre, according to the 

 condition of the cuttings and the efficiency of the setters. The closer they 

 are set the better they will anchor themselves against the pull of picking 

 scoops. 



The cuttings should be taken from a bog in good condition, free of 

 variety admixtures, fireworms, gypsy moths, rose bloom, and false blos- 

 som, and with a record for producing good crops of sound fruit. If it 

 failed to yield well the year before, all the better. The vines should be 

 cut with a scythe and planted, if possible, soon after they are cut. If 

 they must be planted in late Ma}' or later, they should be cut about May 

 10 and kept cool and wet till they are used. They may be stored loose 

 under a tarpaulin in a cool shed and turned over and sprinkled every few 

 days, or they may be spread out well in a stream or pond. They will 

 lose their leaves and may die for want of oxygen if they are kept long 

 in water in bags or bales. 



Bogs from which vines are cut recover much faster if the cuttings are 

 taken before growth starts. Experienced growers often refuse to cut 

 vines for sale after the new growth appears. If the cuttings have a lot of 

 new growth, much if it is likely to die and further growth will be slow 



