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power, but that a fair and only a fair profit has been made by the 

 grinder, and that the article is whatever it claims to be, Nor is it 

 farmers only who are interested. The price of fertilizers must 

 regulate the price of food, except on fresh soils ; the price of food 

 regulates comfort, prosperity, virtue itself, for virtue is largely 

 dependent on thrift. It is of prime importance that the deception 

 alluded to be investigated and the truth made known. 



Cranbkrkies. 



Mr. R. Tucker, Princeton, Wis. — I wish to put out two or three 

 acres of cranberries, "What is the best time of the year for setting ? 

 Will the vines grow when there is no root attached, properly covered ? 

 How far apart should the rows be set ? Is it best to take the turf 

 off or cover it with sand ? Should they be overflowed in winter ? 

 Should the sand be put on before setting or after, or not at all ? How 

 near the top surface should the water be kept during the season of 

 growing ? 



Mr. A. B. Crandell. — It does not make much difference as to time 

 of the year ; spring is safe ; fall is more convenient. The vines 

 will grow without roots, but not as well. Eighteen inches or two 

 feet apart ; the turf should be taken off and the black muck be well 

 covered with sand. Overflowing in winter is important ; in summer 

 the ditches should stand half full. The sanding is done before the 

 vines are set. The whitest and most barren of sand should be used; 

 such as masons select, or such as glass-blowers buy, is preferable. 



Making Hot-beds. 

 Mr. P. T. Quinn. — Those who enjoy the luxury of home-growo 

 and early vegetables, should not fail to make the necessary preparations 

 Ml full time, so that the kitchen garden will be well stocked with 

 such kind of plants, the seed of which have to be sound, under 

 glass. The intelligent market gardener seldom needs reminding, 

 noT specific directions how to make or manage a hot-bed, for this is 

 one of the first lessons that every gardener has to Iparn, before he 

 can pursue his calling with any hope of success. Farmers as a 

 general rule, pay little attention to this part of their business. It 

 should be the business of every farmer who is alive to his own 

 interests, to have a well kept and well stocked kitchen garden. The 

 only outlay will be in purchasing the sashes, and these will last a 

 dozen or fifteen years, if they are kept under shelter when not in use. 



