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ket is filled with carefully assorted fruit, every imperfect 

 specimen being taken out, after which they are faced by 

 placing the stems downward so that the cherry shows in 

 regular rows upon the face. Girls and women do this work. 

 The Eastern fruit grower must bear in mind that he has to 

 meet hi his market the competition of the Pacific coast 

 growers, who excel in fine packing; and although our 

 Eastern grown cherries are of a finer flavor, they are sent 

 to the market in such a crude manner and in such unat- 

 tractive condition that they sell for much less than the Cali- 

 fornia fruit." 



Regarding bush berries, he says, you will get a small crop 

 the second year after planting and for the third and subse- 

 quent years a full crop. The important thing is to keep the 

 dead canes well pruned out, as the cane borer is one of the 

 worst insect pests. When they appear they can be stopped 

 by cutting off the shoot several inches below the puncture 

 as soon as it begins to droop, and burning the part cut off. 

 Again, Mr. Powell says, "Currants require rich soil. A clay 

 or heavy loam is better than a heavy dry soil. They should 

 be planted in the fall. The average from ten thousand 

 bushes should be about four quarts each. The cherry currant 

 is perhaps the largest in size, but not so prolific as some 

 others. Currants are shipped and sold in thirty-two quart 

 crates and have to be carefully packed to get to market in 

 good condition." 



Gooseberries are raised by the acre. Mr. A. M. Brown, 

 Kent County, Delaware, in The American Agriculturist, 

 tells of a plantation in Central Delaware where over twenty- 

 four thousand pounds were gathered from a scant four acres. 

 The product was sold to the Baltimore canners for six cents 

 a pound, making $1440 in all. In addition to the goose- 



