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Marketing. The strawberry, raspberry and black- 

 berry are largely grown for market in some localities. 

 They generally prove profitable where the business is well 

 managed. To be most successful, they should be .grown 

 in 'a location where labor and manure may be had cheap, 

 and where these fruits may be sent to market without 

 having to be carried far by wagon. They are commonly 

 sold in quart or pint boxes, which are packed in cases or 

 crates. The picked berries should be removed promptly 

 to a cool, shady place, and should always be handled with 

 care to avoid bruising them. The yield of berries per 

 acre is usually larger than that of grain. 



The raspberry, in some places, is dried in large quan- 

 tities, and the dried fruit brings a good market price. 



THE CURRANT AND GOOSEBERRY (PI. I.). 



Planting and Care. The currant and gooseberry are 

 less popular fruits than the strawberry, but they are 

 easily grown, and at least a few bushes should be found 

 in every garden. The bushes may be planted from four 

 to six feet apart each way. They are very hardy and 

 fruitful. They are multiplied by planting cuttings of the 

 stem in moist soil, or by covering the stems with earth. 

 As the bushes become old, the oldest stems may be cut 

 off. 



A troublesome insect, called the currant worm, gener- 

 ally appears on the leaves rather early in spring. If this 

 is not destroyed, it will consume most of the leaves and 

 the fruit will not grow well. It appears first on the lower 

 and more central leaves of the bushes. To destroy the 

 currant worm, sprinkle the leaves with water that has 



