MANAGEMENT OF MEADOWS. 57 



uniform shape or size ; but a good class of vines may be 

 supplied in large quantities from many well established 

 cultivated meadows in New Jersey. 



More care is needed among cultivators of the cranberry 

 in propagating valuable varieties. There is no reason 

 why we should not have a " Triumph of America," or an 

 " Early Wilson " among cranberries as well as among 

 strawberries or blackberries. Large red cranberries are 

 certainly the most valued in the city markets, and by 

 planting this variety only, upon our meadows, the profits 

 might be increased. 



But it must be admitted by all, that successful cranberry 

 culture depends not so much upon the variety of vines as 

 upon the soil in which they are planted, and the manage- 

 ment afterward. 



Attempts have been made to grow them from the seed ; 

 but owing to the longer time required for the vines to be- 

 come profitable, and the increased expense of keeping 

 them clean, this system has been abandoned for general 

 culture. 



New seedling varieties may be obtained by planting 

 the seeds, near the surface, in a soil composed of three 

 parts sand and one part muck. This should be in a warm 

 situation, and kept always slightly moist while the plants 

 are young. 



CHAPTER VI. 

 MANAGEMENT OF MEADOWS. 



After the vines are properly set out, the next considera- 

 tion is to get them matted over the ground as quickly as 

 possible, in order that they may yield a full crop, and re- 

 ward the grower for the labor and care bestowed upon 

 them. Indeed, it is no uncommon thing for the first fuU 

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