UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

 BULLETIN No. 334 



Contribution from the Bureau of Plant Industry 

 WM. A. TAYLOR, Chief 



Washington, D. C. 



PROFESSIONAL PAPER 



December 28, 1915 



DIRECTIONS FOR BLUEBERRY 

 CULTURE, 1916 



By 



FREDERICK V. COVILLE, Botanist 



CONTENTS 



Special Requirements 1 



Importance of Superior Varieties ... 3 



Propagation 3 



Stumping 4 



Soil Mixture for Blueberries ... 5 



Tubering 6 



Winter Cuttings 8 



Propagation — (Continued) 



Root Cuttings 11 



Treatment of Young Plants .... 11 



Field Planting 11 



Yield and Profits 15 



Conclusion 16 



WASHINGTON 



GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 



1915 



