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larly tlie first year, and perhaps the second. A friend 

 of mine cleared a peat swamp the same year I did, but 

 could not flow it in consequence of its location, the 

 whole of his vines were thrown out, and had, of course, 

 to be reset in the spring. Last year, the heavy fall 

 rains flooded it, and they have since done first rate. 



I prefer fall planting, particularly on peat, as the 

 flooding in winter settles the soil round the roots ; and 

 in spring as soon as the water is let off, say about the 

 middle of April, the vines set at once to growing rap- 

 idly ; very much faster, and come into bearing sooner 

 on peat bottom than any other. 



I set my vines in the fall, say in August and Sep- 

 tember. The following autumn I only had a bushel 

 or two ; the next year, about twelve bushels ; and last, 

 the third year, seventy-three bushels of the very finest 

 quality of fruit, and I look for a large increase the next 

 year. It cost me, I think, to clear my swamp (about 

 one acre and a half), including the cost and setting of 

 vines, about three hundred dollars, then the turf that 

 was taken off I consider worth half the money for 

 manure. Kespectfully, your ob't serv't, 



C. Hall. 



[Note. — This is one of the most beautiful yards we 

 have seen. Before Mr. Hall appropriated it to the culti- 

 vation of cranberries, it was a useless, worthless swamp. 



