&■« THE CRANBEKKr. 



cuttings are planted the vratcr should be raised in the trenches 

 sufficiently to keep the surface land a little moist to encourage the 

 rooting of the cuttings. The after cultivation consists in keeping 

 the soil moist and giving clean cultivation. 



Picking. — If the berries are allowed to fully ripen on the vine 

 they will keep much better than if picked earlier, but where there 

 is danger of frost before they are ripe the berries should be picked 

 as soon as they commence to color, though when picked thus early 

 they will seldom keep well after the middle of January. If severe- 

 ly frozen the berries are ruined, but they are not injured by a 

 "white frost." Picking is generally done by hand, though some 

 few growers "rake" them off the vines. The berries keep well in 

 a dry, cool place, but they are more easily kept if covered wltt 

 water. 



