46 CRANBERRY PATCH.
The sand which is on the edges of the pond can be
carted or wheeled to the centre, so that you can bring
the holes to that height which is most desirable. When
this is done, you may rake over and give your patch
that degree of sloping which will carry off the cold
spring water. The object, in such a situation as this,
of making a drain, is to carry off the water in the
spring and summer; but however favorable it may be
to have your vines "flowed" in the winter, that "flowing" must in the summer be prevented; the drain does
this effectually.
2. Swampy oy bogs have been spoken of as favorable
situations in which the cranberry vine can be cultivated. In such locations, there is generally more labor
and expense incurred in their preparation than in
many others. First, the brush and undergrowth must_
be cleared off. Secondly, the top turf ought to be r§-
moved, if possible. If there is not sand in or about
the margin of the swamp, if it is not too distant, of
course you will cart it in, and " fill up" and "fill in,"
making the covering about four inches thick.
You will have to guard against, in this situation, the
" coarse wild^a^^which is the enemy of the vine.
This is done by spading off the surface, and "filling'
in" with the sand. Should this situation be liable to
be overflowed with water in the summer, the drain
must be resorted to in order to save the vines, and
46 CRANBERRY PATCH.
The sand which is on the edges of the pond can be
carted or wheeled to the centre, so that you can bring
the holes to that height which is most desirable. When
this is done, you may rake over and give your patch
that degree of sloping which will carry off the cold
spring water. The object, in such a situation as this,
of making a drain, is to carry off the water in the
spring and summer; but however favorable it may be
to have your vines "flowed" in the winter, that "flowing" must in the summer be prevented; the drain does
this effectually.
2. Swampy oy bogs have been spoken of as favorable
situations in which the cranberry vine can be cultivated. In such locations, there is generally more labor
and expense incurred in their preparation than in
many others. First, the brush and undergrowth must_
be cleared off. Secondly, the top turf ought to be r§-
moved, if possible. If there is not sand in or about
the margin of the swamp, if it is not too distant, of
course you will cart it in, and " fill up" and "fill in,"
making the covering about four inches thick.
You will have to guard against, in this situation, the
" coarse wild^a^^which is the enemy of the vine.
This is done by spading off the surface, and "filling'
in" with the sand. Should this situation be liable to
be overflowed with water in the summer, the drain
must be resorted to in order to save the vines, and
