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near trees, a person must look out for the roots, as they 

 will grow for an incredible distance and will get into a 

 tile drain in a very minute space, and after once there will 

 fill the drain, and choke it so that it will be useless. He 

 advises Portland cement to be put over the joints, and to 

 be careful that they are made perfectly tight. 



At the afternoon session, President Appleton intro- 

 duced jNIr. Edmund Hersey of Hingham, who spoke on 

 " Cranberry Culture." He began by saying that it is 

 only known very much about in the southeastern part of 

 Massachusetts. He commenced years ago in an experimen- 

 tal sort of a way. For years he allowed the matter to rest, 

 but twelve or fourteen years ago he looked the matter over 

 again and found out he had made a mistake in not going 

 into it more extensively.- He immediately began to take 

 steps to increase his field of area in his part of the state. 

 The berry does not like to grow in too wet land, al- 

 though some people suppose they require a great deal of 

 water, but this is not so. On the contrary a good sand 

 hill is preferable. There are three things necessary for 

 success; first, drainage, you must be able to drain your 

 meadow; second, sand, that is coarse sand, not the very 

 fine variety, and if this is not obtainable, use fine gravel; 

 and the last condition is water, that you can command 

 at all seasons of the year, so that you can let it on, or 

 drain it off when you like. This proper condition of 

 things he illustrated by a chart, showing a good cranberry 

 lot with its proper drainage, and water supply. You must 

 have good conditions to start with to make it pay. If you 

 strike a spring in your meadow, you must drain it off in- 

 to the nearest ditch, and in time it will stop of its owd 

 accord. You want a sufficient depth of sand on your 

 meadow, if you do not have this, the grass will grow and 

 choke out your vines. 



If your sand is handy, 3 or 4 inches is about the right 

 depth and if some grass comes up through this amount 



