TPIE BLUEBERRIES 



soil only; they may need considerable modi- 

 fication elsewhere. 



This same blueberry is very common in 

 portions of New England, where it thrives on 

 moist, well-drained hillsides. Numerous small 

 plantations have been set with improved va- 

 rieties from Whitesbog, to test their possibil- 

 ities in many places. Some of these have 

 come under observation and their promising 

 start gives rise to the feeling that perhaps the 

 cultivated blueberry is not quite so exacting 

 in its requirements as was indicated by the 

 first experiments. 



The large plantations in New Jersey are 

 tilled during the summer. On some soils it is 

 evident that a mulching system is as success- 

 ful and perhaps more satisfactory. Various 

 mulching materials are being used to good ad- 

 vantage, among them hardwood sawdust, pine 

 planer shavings, and oak leaves. Annual ap- 

 plications of these materials seem to maintain 

 the right soil conditions. 



Fertilizers 



The soil in which blueberries are grown 



must be kept acid. The land therefore should 



not be limed, and such lime-bearing materials 



as ashes are likely to prove harmful. After 



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