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ways, same as corn or potatoes, six feet apart. Cultivate in all direc- 

 tions thus eliminating as much hand work as possible. We cultivate 

 just as late as we can and not injure the fruit. When the plants are 

 smaller one can cultivate longer because there is more room between the 

 rows. But later when the bushes bend over one is liable to do more harm 

 than good and it is time to stop. 



Question — What kind of cultivation would you recommend? 



Mr. Munson — Plowing and cultivation. You can plow with a gang 

 plow for a year or two, turning the manure under. What kind of soil 

 do you have? Rather heavy soil, some loam. 



Question — What about the Perfection, is that a good variety and will 

 it keep on the bush? 



Mr. Munson — You can keep anything on the bush if you keep the 

 direct sunlight from the fruit. 



Question — Have you the London Market? 



Mr. Munson — Yes, we have the London Market, and the Prince Albert, 

 and like them very much. 



Question — How long will most of the currants hang on after getting 

 ripe before spoiling? 



Mr. Munson — They will last a long time. The only thing that is 

 against them is the hot sun. If not covered up they will burn. They 

 are like gooseberries in this respect. 



Question — What causes the mildew on currants? 



Mr. Munson — Hot weather and damp are conducive to mildew, I sup- 

 pose. 



Question — Do you know anything about the Wilder currant? 



Mr. Munson — Yes, this is a good currant. It yields well. 



Question — I would like to know if this first spraying would have any 

 effect on the mildew which comes on the berry later? 



Mr. Munson — Yes, I think it would. We have not had much mildew 

 on ours since we sprayed. We like to keep the leaves on as long as pos- 

 sible. 



Question — Do you not have to prune your Wilder more than the 

 others? 



Mr. Munson — I have not noticed that we do. 



A Member — How do you renew them when they get old? 



Mr. Munson — -We prune them every two or three years. 



Question — Don't you have new ones coming on? 



Mr. Munson — Yes, sir. 



Question — What is your rotation? 



Mr. Munson — About seven year's rotation. However, we have cur- 

 rants that are fourteen years old. We cut them out severely, allowing 

 new canes to come up. We prune in the summer time after the fruit is 

 off. 



A Member — W^e have a currant patch in our locality and the owner 

 carries on a scientific system of pruning, so I consider it, running over 

 it seven to ten times. He heads that in at two feet high, and forms a 

 head there, and then prunes back to about a bud every year. He fur- 

 nishes nursery men Avith his prunings, so that in reality he gets two 

 crops a year.' He makes .|400 an acre— 1200 for the cuttings and |20() 

 for the fruit. The fruit is the very finest. He resorts to severe ])ruuing. 

 In this case I speak of, they have no branches and he can pick eight 



