372 BUSH-FRUITS 



200 to 400 bushels per acre of native sorts can be 

 grown. 



PROFITS 



On the whole the gooseberry is one of the most 

 reliable and generally one of the most profitable small 

 fruits grown. The price per quart is not high, but the 

 yield is large and the loss little. The average price 

 in the New York market seems to be about $2 per 

 bushel, though fine fruit sometimes reaches double 

 that price. A. S. Fuller once said* that at $1.75 

 per bushel they paid him well, and there is no reason 

 why they should not. Although one of the most 

 satisfactory fruits for shipping, they often pay 

 unusually well in the home market. If people could 

 be accustomed to the use of the ripe fruit, there is 

 no reason why the consumption of the gooseberry 

 should not be immensely increased, with correspond- 

 ing benefit both to growers and consumers. 



ENGLISH GOOSEBERRIES 



Although frequent mention has been made of the 

 English varieties, it may be well to say a word 

 further regarding their culture in the United States. 

 Like all European fruits, they have been tried again 

 and again, yet they have only succeeded here and 

 there, when meeting peculiarly favorable conditions. 

 Benj. G. Smith, of Cambridge, has successfully cul- 

 tivated them for years, and occasionally other growers 



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