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but I can say for it as a grower that it resembles the North Star, it 

 being a very strong and vigorous grower, and I beheve it will be a 

 splendid currant for our country. I have never seen the fruit. 



The President : Does the bush appear hardy with you ." 



Mr. Nordine : I believe it is going to be as hardy as the North 

 Star. It is an upright grower. 



Prof. N. E. Hansen (S. D.) : About the Red Cross currant: I 

 saw that in the Black Hills. It is not nearly as good as the Knight's 

 Prolific and the London Market. Those two were grown under 

 irrigation. I would like to know of the currant growers, and I 

 would like the information to go out, whether any know of a cur- 

 rant that holds its leaves along in the fall, or will they all fall off on 

 account of this leaf disease? 



Mr. Frank Yahnke : The Long Bunch Holland will hold its 

 leaves as long as any. 



Prof. Green : The Knight's Prolific will hold its leaves and so 

 will the Long Bunch Holland. 



Mr. J. W. Merritt : I want to say that the Red Cross currant 

 and the London Market hold their leaves very well. 



Mr. J. L. Tiegland : I would like to say a word about the White 

 Grape currant. I have tried a number of other varieties, but the 

 White Grape is the best of all. I have tried the Red Cross, the Red 

 Dutch and the Victoria, but the White Grape did better than any 

 other. 



Mr. J. A. Shephard : I am here for information in regard to 

 raising the different kinds of fruit. Some parties state they have 

 success with a certain kind of fruit, for instance, with the Red Cross 

 currant, and say it is a good one. If they will give us instruction 

 in regard to the soil and the manner of treatment we will then know 

 how to handle these different varieties. Some will do well on one 

 kind of soil and some on another, but I think when any information 

 is offered here it should state the kind of soil and the manner in 

 which the fruit is treated, then we will get some information. 



Mr. J. W. Merritt: The location and the character of the soil 

 in a great measure determines the quantity and quality of the fruit. 

 In our locality we have a heavy clay soil. 



Mr. H. L. Webb : We have made a great success with the 

 Cuthbert raspberry. 



Mr. A. Brackett : I think this currant question is developing 

 into about the same kind of a problem as confronted the three men 

 who went out hunting for a day. They put in the entire day hunting 

 and came home very hungry. They went to a restaurant and one of 

 them ordered turkey, another quail on toast, and the third, who 

 happened to be a preacher, ordered chicken, of course. After eat- 

 ing the meal they got into a dispute as to which bird or fowl was the 

 best. The man who had the quail on toast contended for his bird, 

 the second man made similar claims for the turkey, and the preacher 

 was perfectly sure that chicken was best. They decided to leave the 

 matter to the waiter to determine. When the waiter came to their 

 table they told him of their dispute and asked him to decide the 

 matter. The waiter said they were all good. They told him that 



