46 CRANBEEBY PATCH. 



The saud which is on the edges of the pond can be 

 carted or wheeled to the centre, so that you can bring 

 the holes to that height which is most desirable. When 

 this is done, you may rake over and give your patch 

 that degree of sloping which will carry off the cold 

 spring water. The object, in such a situation as this, 

 of making a drain, is to carry off the water in the 

 spring and summer ; but however favorable it may be 

 to have your -vines "flowed" in the winter, that "flow- 

 ing" must in. the summer be prevented; the drain does 

 this; effectually. 



2. Swamps or bogs have' been spoken of as favorable 

 situations in which the cranberry vine can be culti- 

 vated. In such locations, there is generally more labor 

 and expense incurred in their preparation than in 

 many others. First, the brush and undergrowth must 

 be cleared off. Secondly, the top turf ought to be re- 

 moved, if possible. If there is not sand in or about 

 the margin of the swamp, if it is not too distant, of 

 course you will cart it in, and "fill up" and "fill in," 

 making the covering about four inches thick. 



You will have to guard against, in this situation, the 

 " coarse wild grass," which is the enemy of the vine. 

 This is done by spading off the surface, and "filhng 

 in" with the sand. Should this situation be liaUe to 

 be overflowed with water in the summer, the drain 

 must be resorted to in order to save the vines, and 



