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in the water like some other poisons ; it is cheap, and a pound 

 will go farther than twenty pounds of hellebore. I mix a pound 

 of purple to about two hundred and fifty gallons of water and 

 use it in a knapsack sprayer. One or two good sprayings will 

 put a stop to their bad work. You must keep a sharp lookout 

 for the worms or they will strip your bushes in a short time and 

 the fruit will be small and poor. 



Some of the later kinds of currants and gooseberries are the 

 ones to raise, I think, but many others are good. For market 

 we must raise that which sells best, and brings the most money 

 with the least expense and labor. Of the currants, for market, 

 I think the Fay's Prolific takes the lead ; but for family use we 

 like the White Grape. This variety is nearly as large as the 

 Fay and very much sweeter. 



For gooseberries I like the Downing. This is a heavy bearer 

 and sells in the markets as well as any kind that I know of. 



Currants and gooseberries come into bearing at three years 

 old, and will bear fruit for many years, with good care; but I 

 can get what there is in them in from six to ten years by dressing 

 them heavily. We get the best fruit, and largest crops, from 

 young bushes. 



In propagating currants and gooseberries by cuttings, take the 

 tips of new wood six inches long and stick them down in the soil 

 the whole length in a rich place in the fall. When the freezing 

 nights come, cover them up with some coarse dressing or boughs 

 for winter. In the spring take off the boughs, but leave the 

 dressing. Gooseberries will not readily root from cuttings, but 

 you may bend a cane down and cover it with dirt when it soon 

 takes root. After one season's growth transplant it where 

 desired. 



DISCUSSION. 



Question : What time would you spray the gooseberry for 

 the worm ? 



Mr. Eastman : Just as soon as you see the worms at work. 

 It will do no harm if you go all over the bushes. Give them 

 a good spraying. We find the worms at first, on the lower 

 parts of the bushes. As they grow larger, they go up. 



Question : What is the best currant for home use, and what 

 the best for marketing ? 



