June, 1907 



THE CANADIAN HORTICULTURIST 



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Cranberry Supply 



A few cranberries are gathered in the Mari- 

 time Provinces, but they never get west 

 of Montreal. The principal sources of supply 

 for America are Cape Cod, in the east, and 

 Mich., Wis., Minn, and Iowa in the west. 

 Ontario draws its supplies exclusively from 

 Cape Cod. i 



The garnishing of the Thanksgivmg turkey 

 is said to have created a demand which aided 

 the upward tendency of prices. The American 

 crop averages about 1,000,000 bus., and of 

 those, 400,000 bus. are said to be required for 

 Thanksgiving. 



It was at Cape Cod that the cranberry was 

 first cultivated, and soon came the discovery 

 that in flavor the cultivated cranberry was far 

 superior to its wild brother. Sand and peaty 

 ground form the best soil for the cranberry, 

 and instead of fertilizing, the grower is obUged 

 to give the vines or bushes liberal coatings of 

 sand. 



The place where the cranberry grows is 

 variously known as the marsh or the bog, 

 from the fact that it must be low land arranged 

 with a system of sluices similar to those used 

 for the irrigation of arid land in the west. It 

 costs not less than $300, and as high as $500 

 an acre, to get the lx>g ready Then 5 years 

 must elapse before there is any crop sufficient 

 to give a return. But after this, it is all profit, 

 for the shrubs live and bear endlessly, getting 

 better all the time. 



Nothing could be simpler than planting 

 cranberry liushes. A small handful of twigs 

 is twisted together, and thrust deeply into the 

 sand. They need no tending, but take root 

 at once, and within a year send out runners. 

 The planting is done in rows 8 or 10 inches 

 apart. Graduallv the space between the rows 

 fills up, and soon the whole bog is one field of 

 growing cranberries. Flooding the bog an- 

 swers the dual purixjse of giving the cran- 

 berries the moisture which is an essential part 

 of its life and protecting it from the frosts of 

 early autumn. 



The old method of packing by hand is being 

 superseded by the rocker scoops, with which 

 1 man can do the work of 25. The berries are 

 cleaned and graded by machinery. At the end 

 of their course there is a drop, and the sound, 

 hard berries rebound into their bins, while the 

 soft and wormy ones, lacking the necessary 

 resilience, go to the waste box. 



With careful weeding and watering, an acre 

 will yield more than 100 bbls. of cranberries, 

 and it has been calculated that in 8 years an 

 acre ought to pay back in full the entire cost, 

 leaving all that follows as clear profit. — Cana- 

 dian Grocer. 



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