CHAPTER YI. 



CRANBERRY PATCH. 



How TO MAKE WHEN TO MABTH. 



IN the foregoing chapters of this manual, locations and 

 soils best adapted to develop the cranberry vine have 

 been pointed out ; it may not be unadvisable now to 

 describe the different methods of making a patch. 



1. On some farms, locations and soils are all that can 

 be desired for the above purpose ; in such a case there 

 will be little demanded beyond labor. Should the 

 situation be that of a shallow pond, with a sandy bot- 

 tom, in which the water stands deep in the winter, and 

 in summer it almost dries up, the first step to be taken 

 is, either to construct a drain or ditch, by which 

 you may draw off the water from the pond. Should 

 the bottom or surface be uneven and irregular, you 

 must endeavor to make it more level. It is not an un- 

 common practice with some growers, to make their 

 patches flat, but this is rather passing into disrepute x ; 

 the incline plan of construction or formation being 

 preferred by most cultivators. 



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