CRANBERRY GROWING 



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dark red. Some of the wild berries are white when ripe, and some cultivated ones 

 get so dark red that they are almost black. The different kinds of berries vary 

 in form, being pear-shaped, fusiform. o\d\, or round. The round berries are 

 most easily sorted. 



No flooding area should have more than one variet\ . Some of the leading 

 varieties have insect or disease troubles which are especially bad with them, and 

 planting other \'arieties on the same flooding area complicates controls. 



Fij>. 16. Growth of Cuttings Set Two Years Before. 

 Few roots have started from the part of the stems in the peal, most of them growing in the 

 sand coveryig. The two inches just above the bend were in the peat. 



Vine Settings 



The sanding should be done in April or Ma\-, 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. 15A). The vines may be planted in late April, May, or early 

 June, early May being best. They should be set eight to ten inches apart each 

 way (Figs. 15B and 7A). With this spacing it takes seven to twelve 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. Fairly close planting seems to 

 favor high yields. 



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

 mixtures, firewornis, gypsy moths, rose bloom, and false blossom, 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 May or later, 

 they should be cut about Ma}- 10 and kept cool and moist 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 the>- may be spread out well in a stream or pond. 

 They will lose their leaves and may die for want of o.xygen if they are kept long 

 in water in bags or bales. 



