CHAPTER Till. 



TREATMENT OF YOUNG VINES. 

 "WsBDisa — ^HoEuiQ — Flooding. 



When the vines have been planted 'their devek^ 

 ment depends much upon the treatment they receive 

 jfrom the cultivator. If they are neglected, or not 

 noticed, they will have to contend agsdnst wild grass 

 and £>ul weeds, so that it will be impossible for them to 

 be very thrifly. • 



If the patch which is but moderately cared for is com- 

 pared in appearance, <X)ndition, and fruitfulness with 

 the one that is neglected, the advantage will be found 

 to be with the former, over the latter. Cranbenies do 

 not need that amount of labor bestowed upon them 

 which is given to the cultivation c£ corn ; but never- 

 theless, they must be watched and attended to, in order 

 to be saved. 



In patches of land converted to craQberry cultiva- 

 tion in which there is an abundance of jreed, it wiU 

 be necessary to destroy it, or keep it down in such a* 

 way that the young vine may have few obstacdes 

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