70 CRANBERRY PICKING TIME. 



year of gathering the berry, has been the plan adopt- 

 ed. The rake has pulled the vines in one direction, 

 and it is always in the direction in which they lie that 

 they are raked from year to year. Where this plan 

 is followed, it is not likely to be so injurious as it 

 would be in the previously mentioned case. 



The packing of cranberries is of some importance. 

 It is usual to spread them out so that all the dew or 

 moisture may evaporate. Then they are winnowed or 

 picked over. The rotting or defective berries are re- 

 moved, and they are cleaned over in such a manner 

 that leaves and straws are not to be found among 

 them, when in a marketable condition. 



If the market to which they are to be forwarded is 

 not very distant, they are packed dry in barrels, and 

 thus sent off. But in sending them to Europe or Cali- 

 fornia it is deemed best to pack them in water. Small 

 kegs are usually secured for this purpose. When they 

 are thus treated, the good ripe cranberry can be sent 

 on the longest voyage without being injured. 



