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cranberries to stand in anything but earthen or glass dishes. Granu- 

 lated sugar should always be used, as the poorer quaUties of sugar and 

 molasses destroy the flavor of this delectable berry. 



God bless the man who sows the wheat, 

 Who finds us milk, and fruit, and meat; 

 May his purse be heavy, his heart be light, 

 His cattle, and corn, and all go right. 

 God bless the seeds his hands let fall. 

 For the farmer, he must feed them all. 



Estimated Cost of building Cranberry Meadow. 

 Cost per acre for land, ...... 



Turfing, grading, ditching and sanding. 



Six barrels vines, at $5 per barrel, .... 



Setting out of vines, ...... 



Nothing is allowed in this estimate for tools, building of dikes, 

 flumes, roadways, or for buildings. The cost will to a great extent 

 depend on the conditions which exist naturally, the manner in which 

 the bog is built, and the foreman having charge of the building of the 

 bog. The estimate given is based upon labor at $1.50 per day of 9 

 hours. 



It is not unreasonable to expect that a good piece of bog, properly 

 built and vined with good varieties, receiving proper care, will give an 

 average yearly yield of 60 to 75 barrels of cranberries per acre. Esti- 

 mates, based upon statistics gathered from many bogs, for a term of 

 years, have been given by a large grower as about 32 barrels per acre. 



In the cultivation of cranberries, there are many things which will 

 interest the thoughtful and diligent man. The author has made no 

 attempt to write a glowing account, but his purpose has been to en- 

 courage the intelligent cultivation of waste places possessing great 

 fertility, which, under right management, can be made to produce 

 paying crops. 



