XV 

 THE CRANBERRY 



( Vaccinium oxycoccus) 



This delicious fruit is distributed over almost the 

 entire country and under favorable conditions produces 

 large and profitable crops. The entire crop of the 

 country for a single season has been over 808,000 

 bushels, of which Massachusetts produced 432,000 

 bushels, New Jersey 175,000 bushels, Wisconsin 101,000 

 bushels. It can only be profitably grown in a soil nearly 

 saturated with water, bogs and wet meadows being 

 utilized for this crop. The conditions for success are 

 wet, boggy kind, with an abundant supply of water, 

 so that the "bog'' may be flooded in a short time in 

 case of a late frost in the spring when the plants are 

 in bloom, during the summer to prevent injury from 

 the "leaf roller" insect, and in the fall to protect from 

 frost before the fruit is gathered. Water should be 

 in sufficient supply also to keep the bog flowed all 

 winter. 



PREPARATION OF THE BOG 



All growth of trees, bushes, grasses or other plants 

 must be removed from the surface and the bog made 

 level by grading. Ditches should be made at intervals 

 so that the water may set back into them to hasten 

 flooding, and to quickly drain away the water after 

 flooding. The level of the water in the ditches for the 

 best results is from ten to twelve inches below the surface 



