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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE 
Fig. 5. Vines Planted May, 
Production and Disposal 
There will be no cultivation as in many 
other plants while producing a crop, but 
there will be some weeding and the 
ditches and dams will have to be kept 
clean and there will probably be some 
spraying required to prevent insects and 
diseases. 
The water and drainage will have to be 
carefully looked after as the quality and 
yield of the crop will depend greatly on 
the control of the water. At times it may 
be necessary to flood the bogs in order to 
protect them from frost, insect and plant 
diseases. It may be found advisable to re- 
sand the bogs to a depth of from one- 
quarter to one-half inch every three or 
four years. After the crop has been har- 
vasted the vines should be pruned. This 
keeps the bog in better shape for scoop- 
ing and also benefits the quality and 
yield of the berries. Harvesting gener- 
ally lasts three or four weeks during the 
later part of August and September. The 
berries are generally picked before they 
are fully ripe and allowed to ripen in the 
storehouse. They are harvested either by 
hand picking on the younger vines or by 
scooping on the older bogs. 
After the berries are harvested they 
are taken to the packing houses where 
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they are cleaned, sorted, graded and 
packed in barrels or boxes and then stored 
until time for shipment to the dealers. 
At present practically all the berries 
are sold as fresh fruit, but there is an 
unlimited opportunity to increase the con- 
sumption by canning and evaporating 
them which is done at present to a very 
limited extent. 
The total production of cranberries in 
the United States is about 500,000 barrels 
annually which is only about one pint per 
capita for the United States. It is con- 
sidered that the cranberry industry is 
only in its infancy. 
Enemies and Hinderances 
Like all other organisms the cranberry 
has its enemies and diseases as well as 
other hinderances, but by proper care and 
management these enemies and hinder- 
ances can be controlled or prevented. By 
flooding or spraying the grower can pro- 
tect his crops from insects and diseases 
and by flooding can prevent loss from 
frost. He can also control weed growth. 
Wind, rain, hail, and extreme heat and 
cold are elements over which he has no 
control, but can be avoided to a great 
extent by choosing a location where the 
damage from these sources will be very 
light. 
