. Cranberry culture. Cranberry. 52 CRANBERRY CULTURE. directions (see fig. 19); dead bunches are tlius avoided ; but this plan is not generally adopted, it being more ex- pensive and less satisfactory than some others. 3d. Planting in Drills.—Upon all soils which require no sanding, but are susceptible of being prepared with. Fig. 19.—PLANTING IN HILLS. the plow, the best method is to " strike out" the ground with a plow in rows, three feet apart, and scatter the vines thinly, but evenly, along the farrow, putting only one or two in a j^lace. They should be leaned up against the &quo
. Cranberry culture. Cranberry. 52 CRANBERRY CULTURE. directions (see fig. 19); dead bunches are tlius avoided ; but this plan is not generally adopted, it being more ex- pensive and less satisfactory than some others. 3d. Planting in Drills.—Upon all soils which require no sanding, but are susceptible of being prepared with. Fig. 19.—PLANTING IN HILLS. the plow, the best method is to " strike out" the ground with a plow in rows, three feet apart, and scatter the vines thinly, but evenly, along the farrow, putting only one or two in a j^lace. They should be leaned up against the " land side," projecting four or five inches above the surface, after which the hoe is required to fill up the fur- row, and thoroughly cover the roots. (See fig. 20.) Care should be taken to pull a portion of sand upon the vines, in order to bend them down upon the surface, as shown in fig. 21. This causes them to sucker up and grow more luxuri-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original White, Joseph J. New York, O. Judd and company
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