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half dozen have proved superior in all particulars to the old 

 standard sorts, yet there has been considerable progress as 

 to quality and size of berry. Some varieties succeed in one 

 locality and not in another, and some on one kind of soil 

 and not on another, so that it is very difficult to give a list 

 of varieties that will succeed under all conditions. The best 

 way for one to decide as to the best kinds to grow in a given 

 locality is to consult successful growers in his own immedi- 

 ate vicinity. The list suggested that will probably give the 

 best results under a great variety of conditions is as follows : 

 Bubach (pistillate), Haverland (pistillate), Lovett (stam- 

 inate). Leader (staminate), Clyde (staminate), Brandy wine 

 (staminate) and Parker Earle (staminate). 



Annual Cro2Jping. 



It has now become the practice among the best growers to 

 grow but one crop from a planting. The advantage of this 

 is that it is easier to grow plants set in the spring up to fruit- 

 ing, than to renew an old bed, the fruit is much finer and 

 more of it, and a second crop of cabbages, beets, celery, 

 etc., may be grown after the strawberry crop is harvested, 

 so that two crops are produced in the two years. It allows 

 also of more frequent rotation. 



The Currant. 



No fruit is more highly prized during hot weather, is more 

 healthful or more easily grown than the currant. It is a 

 perennial fruiting shrub, and with proper care will continue 

 producing fruit for a quarter of a century or more. 



The Soil. 



While the currant can be grown upon almost any soil, it 

 succeeds best in a deep, rich, moist loam. It also succeeds 

 under the shade of fruit and ornamental trees, provided an 

 abundance of manure or fertilizer is used. The value of the 

 fruit for market depends largely upon its size, and to pro- 

 duce large fruit a vigorous growth of the bushes must be 

 produced. 



