. Cranberry culture. Cranberries. 34 CRANBERRY CULTURE. of the soil, but it is necessary that it circulate freely through the ground; as stagnant water is fatal to the growth of the plant. Therefore, in choosing a location, though everything else may be favorable, if you cannot drain the ground at least one foot below the surface, re- ject it at once. This drainage is required to enable the water to pass readily through the soil, and avoid anything like stagnation. On true " Cranberry ground," although the ditches may be cut one or two feet deep, the soil rarely becomes dry. 5v Fig.
. Cranberry culture. Cranberries. 34 CRANBERRY CULTURE. of the soil, but it is necessary that it circulate freely through the ground; as stagnant water is fatal to the growth of the plant. Therefore, in choosing a location, though everything else may be favorable, if you cannot drain the ground at least one foot below the surface, re- ject it at once. This drainage is required to enable the water to pass readily through the soil, and avoid anything like stagnation. On true " Cranberry ground," although the ditches may be cut one or two feet deep, the soil rarely becomes dry. 5v Fig. 8. — SECTION OF MILL-POND. more than half an inch below the surface, and this is as it should be. Water is essential, but it must he under con- trol. Small living streams are quite valuable for the purposes of winter flooding and summer irrigation; hence, they should be duly considered in selecting the location. Uplands are always to be avoided, whether of alluvial or drift formation, the objections to them being numerous; for instance, the vines upon dry lands are short lived, blossoms are blasted, and the fruit is dwarfed or badly worm eaten, the ravages of fruit worm being greatest upon dry soils; of the fruit worm we will speak more fully in the chapter devoted to " Enemies and ;. 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. [from old catalog]. New York, O. Judd co.
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