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to the shade and pick it. The other canes coming on will make a 

 good crop and so forth, right along. So pick your gooseberries in 

 the shade, whether or not they are in the shade themselves as they 

 grow. 



Plant in rich well-prepared soil either deep or shallow. You can 

 not kill them if you will cultivate well after planting. 



The Houghton gooseberry although it is small will produce more 

 berries and better berries than any other variety. In England where 

 tlie large varieties are very successful, the best authorities recom- 

 mend planting the small varieties for what you gain in size, you loose 

 in quality. I have had good crops from Downing, Red Jacket, Smiths 

 and others but consider the Houghton the best all around berry. 



A Member: The Smith is not very large? 



A. The Smith I got was larger than the Downing. But I do not 

 know of anything better than the Houghton. 



Q. What variety of currant did you have? 



A. Fay's prolific is a good berry, but it is or has not been very 

 good with me. I haven't raised the Perfection, but is there anyone 

 here who has grown it? 



A Member: The Perfection is the best currant I have ever triecJ 

 It is very large, but it is of good quantity, although it is not of as 

 good quality as the Victoria. The Victoria is the best currant I ever 

 grew. As a standard I took the Victoria. 



A Member. I will say this, in regard to the varieties. Victoria 

 has always been my favorite but I found a variety this year for the 

 first time, called Wilder. It comes from New York and the growers 

 there recommend it very highly. This year, I was more than well 

 pleased with the way that behaved. I think it was worth the trial, 

 and I think it w^ould be a good substitute for the Victoria. 



Mr. Yager: The Wilder and the North Star up in Dodge County, 

 we think are better than Pay's Prolific. With us, the Fays is not pro- 

 lific. We have the Wilder and the North Star and think they are 

 the best. 



Mr. Christy: I believe that the reason that people get skinned 

 so much and accuse the nurseryman of being wicked fellows, is that 

 If they would stop to think one minute, they would know that the 

 claims of the catalogues are impossible. Now 1 always make a rule 

 not to send to any catalogue house, or order from a nurseryman that 

 I know is a 50 per cent liar. Because if he will lie that much, I find 

 it will be easy for him to go the full 100 per cent. 



In planting the strawberries, April is the month to plant them, 

 and it is very essential that you plant the same depth they were in 

 the nursery row. 



They should be planted early before spring growth starts. The 

 plant stores sufficient plant food in the crown to start spring growth 

 a,nd if this plant food has been exhausted your chance of getting a per- 

 fect stand is seriously interfered with. 



