RED AND WHITE CURRANTS. 73 



generally, that the demand is very much greater than 

 for white. These are all such bad travellers that they 

 should be mainly grown to supply local markets, 

 although large quantities are received from abroad, 

 where they are carefully packed in very shallow, large 

 baskets, holding eight to ten pounds. They are thus 

 able to reach the market, and consumers, in far better 

 condition than similar English fruit, that is sent up in 

 peck or twelve pound sieves. 



Some of the new. sorts of red currants are very prolific, 

 on fine long stalks. The best kinds in cultivation are 

 Kaby Castle, Warner's Grape, and Knight's Early or 

 large red, and two French sorts, La Fertile and La 

 Versaillaise, and these are said to be abundant bearers. 



There is one great drawback to red and white currants 

 alike, that unless carefully kept from birds by netting 

 they are terribly robbed. If the land will grow black 

 equally as well as red, the black will, for these reasons, 

 probably pay the best. When well established in good 

 soil all sorts of currants produce good crops for twenty- 

 five to thirty years, or longer. White pay small growers 

 the best in moderation, being often neglected on the 

 largest fruit plantations. 



