CHAPTER III. 



PROPER LOCATIONS FOR CRANBERRY 

 PATCHES. 



Uplands not Suitable — Keason Why — Stagnant Water not 

 Suitable — Best Aspects — Situations — Shelter Eequieed. 



Just at this time tliere is considerable excitement 

 on the subject of cranberry cultivation. It is proba- 

 ble that it has to some extent been created by the very 

 high prices which this fruit has been fetching of late 

 years, but more especially in the fall of 1855. It is 

 quite proper that a practical farmer, who is aware of 

 the fact above stated, should ask himself if he cannot 

 cultivate the vine ? if he cannot turn some portion of 

 his land to some account ? if he cannot appropriate 

 a small patch of low meadow land to be planted with 

 cranberries ? It is believed that many who are keenly 

 alive to this subject, would at once begin to make a 

 survey of their farm to ascertain whether any part of 

 it would be, or could be made into a good profitable 

 cranberry patch, providing they knew what kind of 



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