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bogs are drained in order that the picking can be 

 done. 



The oval red berries are less than an inch long, 

 thin-skinned, with small seeds in a corky white 

 pulp. They look very pretty on the branches 

 of the evergreen bushes that stand close, a foot 

 or so in height, and look like a level, green velvet 

 carpet. 



The bog is laid off in strips by the stretching 

 of ropes, and the pickers gather the berries by 

 hand, or with rake scoops, that comb them off, 

 wholesale. 



Cape Cod is the biggest cranberry region in the 

 East. Wisconsin and Michigan have large areas 

 from which this crop is marketed. 



Huckleberries, whortleberries, blueberries, and 

 cranberries, all are names that call up memories 

 of delightful berrying expeditions into the wilds, 

 and delicious tarts, pies, and preserves made of the 

 fruit at home. It is hard to believe that culti- 

 vation can add to the value of these wild species. 

 Some attempts have proved that great increase 

 in size is to be expected, when the work is seriously 

 taken in hand. The only way to improve them, 

 we think, is to multiply the available supply, 

 and bring them where everybody can have all 

 he wants. 



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