Archive image from page 431 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches cyclopediaofam01bail Year: 1900 prices are higher than tho received by Mr. Hayden. In the third (1841) and subsequent editions, it is said that 'an acre of Cranberries in full bearing will produce over 200 bushels ; and the fruit generally sell
Archive image from page 431 of Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches cyclopediaofam01bail Year: 1900 prices are higher than tho received by Mr. Hayden. In the third (1841) and subsequent editions, it is said that 'an acre of Cranberries in full bearing will produce over 200 bushels ; and the fruit generally sells, in the markets of Boston, for $ per bushel, and much higher than in former years.' It was as late as 1850, however, that Cranberry culture gained much prominence. It was in 1856 that the first treatise appeared : B. Eastwood's 'Complete Manual for the Cultivation of the Cranberry.' About 1845, Cranberry culture began to establish itself in New Jersey. In the Cape Cod region, the bogs are 'turfed.' The surface covering is cut into small squares and hauled off. The object is to obtain a uniform surface in order that all plants may liavc cfiiud opportunity. The bog is then'sanflrfl â¢â i;nti' r .-nr . . clean sand is spread over the ciitiri' an a ' â ' ; 1 'f about 4 inches. In this covcriiiL'. Ill' I II I, III. The sand keeps down weeds anil iln i labor; it affords a moisturu-holilint,' iniili h I'l-the muck; it renders the plantation easier to be worked in wet weather, and it pre- vents the too vigorous growth of the vine. Every four of five years a fresh sanding, to the depth of an inch or less, is given. This keeps the vines short and close. Formerly, whole roots or ' sods ' of Cranberry were used
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