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plantings pinch at about a foot and keep them down as low as you can. 

 This makes less wood and larger berries. Take the old wood out every 

 year. 



CURRANTS AND CHERRIES. 



(By John 0. Ouifman, Maryville, Mo.) 



I do not think I can add to what I said on the subject of cherries at 

 a former meeting, but will give you my experience and observations of 

 a cherry orchard in our section of State. In selecting the ground for 

 orchard, it should be dry and well drained,, as cherry trees will not do 

 well in wet or sprouty land, as it is not agreeable with them to have wet 

 feet (or roots). Prepare the ground by breaking it deep, and would 

 advise to subsoil. Plant trees in rows, north and south, i8 feet apart, 

 and east and west, 22 feet. While trees are small, plant to corn, potatoes 

 or any crop that requires to be tilled. After the trees become large, sow 

 the ground to red clover. As regards trimming, would not advise too 

 much, but cut out all dead limbs and twigs and limbs that do not look 

 healthy. Where you cut off a large limb put grafting wax on place where 

 limb was removed. Time of training is after they bloom. Varieties 

 that do well in this section of State are as follows: Dyehouse, Early 

 Richmond, Large and Ordinaire Montmorency, Olivet and some of the 

 Morellos. Sweet cherry trees are short lived, and shy bearers. The 

 crop here is a failure this year, owing to cold rains and freezing when 

 they were in bloom. 



CURRANTS. 



No garden or truck patch is complete without a few bunches of 

 currant bushes. They do exceedingly well in this section and do not 

 require much attention. Plant in good rich soil about 4 feet apart in 

 rows, and the rows about 8 feet apart; keep well tilled. If they are 

 shaded some portions of the day, think they do better. Cut out close to 

 the ground all dead and decaying branches. Keep trimmed up in a sym- 

 metrical bunch. Varieties that do well here are Red Dutch, Pomona, 

 Fay's Prolific and other red varieties. The bushes are loaded with cur- 

 rants this year. In my judgment. Fay's Prolific can not be excelled. 

 If a person desires to enjoy an appetizer, let him take a good-sized saucer 

 filled with Fay's Prolific, add to them some granulated sugar and a good 

 quantity of Jersey cream, and you will have a dish that will tickle the 



