. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. -"â¢â ftTr Fig. 11. A. A Bulkhead and Sewer Pipe Water Gate. B. An Open Gate. The upright timbers extend well above the top of the dam to permit building the dam higher if this .is found desirable. The early bog makers on the Cape put on 5 or 6 inches of sand before planting. Some still do this, but the more experienced use only 3 or 4 inches. The vines grow fast- er with this smaller amount, the bog getting vined over and reach- ing full bearing sooner. Small stones in this sand do no harm. A sanding rim may be made around th
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. -"â¢â ftTr Fig. 11. A. A Bulkhead and Sewer Pipe Water Gate. B. An Open Gate. The upright timbers extend well above the top of the dam to permit building the dam higher if this .is found desirable. The early bog makers on the Cape put on 5 or 6 inches of sand before planting. Some still do this, but the more experienced use only 3 or 4 inches. The vines grow fast- er with this smaller amount, the bog getting vined over and reach- ing full bearing sooner. Small stones in this sand do no harm. A sanding rim may be made around the margin when the bog is built if the upland is mostly sand. This makes a good roadway and gives shorter hauls for resand- ing in after years than do scattered sand holes. The sand helps check weeds and moss; it gives the cranberry roots a medium to grow in which can be drained and aerated far better than peat, so promoting their growth; it serves as a mulch and so amelio- rates drouth; and it gives out heat at night so as to afford some pro- tection from frost. Its pH is about on most bogs in this State. Varieties Early Black and Howes are the varieties most grown on the Cape, together making up 88 percent of the whole acreage. They are pro- ductive, well known to the trade, good keepers, and usually can be picked easily with scoops. Early Black berries make fine sauce, but Howes, unless picked very late, are only fair in that respect. Early Black berries are preferred for. Fig. 12. Wheelbarrow Used in Sanding Bogs. canning and the variety will keep its lead a long time for that reason. Howes berries have a higher pectin content than those of any other cultivated variety. Howes ripen late and so interfere with proper fall flooding. Bugle, Centennial, Centerville, Holliston, Matthews, McFarlin, and Smalley Howes are all fancy ber- ries and prime for the table. Mc- Farlin and Smalley Howes have found more favor than the rest of these varieties, the former being grown wide
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