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year after year was tlie case. The upper part of the 

 yard remained untouched. To account for this it is 

 difficult, but we will give the opinion of the proprietor 

 of this patch and of another experienced cultivator * and 

 leave the reader to draw his own conclusions. That 

 part of the yard in which the berry rots is a little lower 

 than any other portion. It is supposed by the owner 

 to be too wet, and that this is the cause of the rot. 



The vines on this patch are exceedingly well matted, 

 they are thick, and it is supposed that in consequence 

 of this, the sun cannot fairly shine upon them, and 

 hence the rot. 



If it is the first, then, the remedy is to raise the soil, 

 and bring it to the level of that part of the 3''ard in 

 which the cranberry does not rot ; or, if it is the second, 

 there is nothing more required than to thin out the 

 vines, so that the sun may shine fully upon them. Is 

 there any remedy for the worm ? No remedy has yet 

 been discovered for that insect which attacks the vine 

 and the young spears of the plant, should it reappear 

 in yards that it has already visited, doubtless the pro- 

 prietors will try some experiments which we trust will 

 be successful. 



To meet the case of the cranberry worm^ flooding is 

 resorted to. It is well known, that those yards which 



* Joseph Hall, Esq. Thomas Hall, Esq. 



