50 PROFITABLE FRUIT-GROWING. 



above directed, freely and regularly, caterpillars 

 seldom trouble the trees. 



CURRANTS. 



Estimating the crop of even a fairly well-grown 

 Currant bush at the low weight of ten pounds, 

 and the value of the fiuit at even a halfpenny a 

 pound, the crop will be worth at the rate of nearly 

 40 an acre, with the bushes five feet apart ; but as 

 all experienced cultivators know, the yield is often 

 much greater than that stated, and the price is 

 distinctly below the average. It follows that the 

 growing of Currants might be pursued with advan- 

 tage by persons who have good ground at disposal. 



There are three kinds of Currants Red, White, 

 and Black. The two former require identical treat- 

 ment as regards propagation and pruning, but the 

 latter is wholly different in habit, and must be 

 managed accordingly, in the way that will be de- 

 scribed. The White Currant is more of a "fancy" 

 than a serviceable fruit, and one bush of it to fifty 

 or even a hundred of the Red and Black will suffice 

 as a rule, apart from personal preferences or special 

 local requirements. 



