138-1 THE FRUIT INDUSTRY ix XEW YORK STATE 



CULTURE 



Strong one-year or two-year-old plants may be set either in fall 

 cr spring. The buds start growth early, and for this reason fall 

 planting is preferable. The distance between rows and plants 

 depends upon the richness of the soil and the habit of growth of 

 the variety. The usual distance for most varieties is six by four 

 or five feet, the wider distance being preferable. Six by six feet 

 is none too far for some varieties. Black currants should be given 

 more room than reds, on account of their vigor. After marking 

 the ground both ways the plants may be set rapidly by plowing a 

 deep furrow one way and setting the plants at the intersection of 

 furrow and mark, placing them slightly deeper than they stood in 

 the nursery row. 



FIG. 472. CURRANTS ON FARM OF WILLIAM HOTALINO. KINDERIIOOK, X. Y. 



As the root system is shallow, cultivation should not be deep 

 near the plants. For family use, currants succeed fairly well 

 mulched with coal ashes, >straw, or coarse stable manure. Thor- 

 ough and frequent cultivation is preferable. After the crop has 

 been harvested, the soil should be put in condition for a cover crop 

 to be sown in late July or early August, using about fifteen pounds 



