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of cranberries. Coarse light sandy soil is best adapted 

 to the growth of cranberries. The ground should be 

 low and moist. The best mode for planting is by 

 transplanting the vines. Sometimes I set them in 

 drills, sometimes in sods, say twelve inches apart. 

 The best time for transplanting is in October or No- 

 vember. I also think that great advantage is derived 

 from flooding although I have no means of flooding 

 mine, except the rains, but when they are flooded I 

 am almost certain of a crop. It likewise keeps the 

 vine from frost during the winter, and kills the many 

 insects that inhabit these places. I think they should 

 be drained about the first of May. It usually takes 

 from four to six years for the vines to get properly 

 run together they then yield the largest cranberries. 

 The yield per rod, as average, is from one to three 

 bushels. Yery respectfully yours, 



December 8$, 1855. HIRAM HALL. 



LETTER VIII. 



DEAR SIR : In reply to your inquiry concerning 

 the cultivation of cranberries, I will say, that three 

 years ago I set out in May about one-half acre with 



