CRANBERRY GROWING 



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but railroads with gasoline locomotives and cars (Fig. 13) are often used on large 

 areas. In Pacific County, Washington, where the sand underlies the swamps and 

 is not available elsewhere, growers pump it up in water with a centrifugal puiip 

 and send it through piping, in some 

 cases over half a mile. 



The early bog makers on the 

 Cape put on five or six inches ot 

 sand before planting. Some still 

 do this, but the more experiencetl 

 use only three or four inches. The 

 vines grow faster with this smaller 

 amount, the hog getting vined over 

 and reaching full bearing sooner. 

 Small stones in this sand do no 

 harm. 



A sanding nm ma\- be made 

 around the margin when the bog is 

 built if the upland is mostly sand. 

 This makes a good roadway and 

 gives shorter hauls for resanding in 

 after years than do scattered sand 

 holes. A bulldozer is very useful 

 for opening sand holes, making 

 flooding canals, and building roac's 

 around the bog. 



The sand helps check weeds and moss; it gives the cranberry roots a medium 

 to grow in which can be drained and aerated far better than peat, so promoting 

 their growth; it serves as a mulch and so ameliorates drouth; and it gives out 

 heat at* night so as to afTord some protection from frosr. Its pH is about 4.5 

 on most bogs in this State. 



Fi>>. 11'. 

 Wheelbarrow Used in Sanding Bogs. 



Fig. 13. Sanding a New Bog with Gasoline Engine and Cars. 



