. Cranberry culture. Cranberry. 70 CEANBEERY CULTURE. tensive of late, that it has frequently been found neces- sary to construct massive dams of eartli, similar to those used for mill-ponds; and where the surface to be covered is very large, it is better to incur this expense than to leave the vines uncovered in winter. Where a small head of water, say about one foot only is required, the dam may be made by throwing up against the turf fence an embankment of sand, and sodding the. Fis:. 29.—EMBANKMENT SUPPORTED BY A TURF FENCE, face of it with turf, to prevent its being washed down. (See %. 2
. Cranberry culture. Cranberry. 70 CEANBEERY CULTURE. tensive of late, that it has frequently been found neces- sary to construct massive dams of eartli, similar to those used for mill-ponds; and where the surface to be covered is very large, it is better to incur this expense than to leave the vines uncovered in winter. Where a small head of water, say about one foot only is required, the dam may be made by throwing up against the turf fence an embankment of sand, and sodding the. Fis:. 29.—EMBANKMENT SUPPORTED BY A TURF FENCE, face of it with turf, to prevent its being washed down. (See %. 29.) A dam of this character may be seen at our twenty- acre meadow, near Nevv^ Lisbon, rendering efficient ser- vice where a head of two feet is required. The same rule applies to this as to other barriers for holding water, viz.: No muck should be used in its con- struction, and, if possible, allow it to settle thoroughly before raising a permanent 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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