Suggestions on Planting 11 



rally form hedge-rows. These are inconvenient to keep 

 clean, but produce more fruit than the smaller number of 

 plants which will be left in hills. Currants and goose- 

 berries adapt themselves readily to hill culture, in fields 

 of sufficient size. In dry climates plants should be farther 

 apart than where moisture is more abundant. Too close 

 planting in a moist climate, especially in a sheltered loca- 

 tion where the wind cannot have free play, may favor the 

 spread of fungous diseases. When rows are placed six 

 feet apart, it may sometimes be worth while to set the 

 plants four feet apart in the rows and line them the op- 

 posite way so that the rows may be crossed with horse 

 and cultivator when the plants are small and when the 

 old canes are first removed after fruiting. 



If plants are received from a distance, the sooner they 

 can be set the better, but if conditions are unfavorable it 

 is better to wait. Heeling-in is a simple process, and if 

 carefully done the plants may be safely kept for some 

 time. In the shade of a building is a good place to do this. 

 A shallow trench should be opened, with one side slightly 

 slanting. Loosen the bunches enough so that the roots 

 may all come in contact with the earth, then lay them 

 against the slanting side and cover the roots carefully, 

 pressing the earth firmly about them. Tier after tier 

 may be packed in this way. If too dry when received, 

 placing the plants in water or covering them entirely with 

 earth for a time will help them to recover. 



The most convenient method of planting is to throw out 

 good deep furrows with a plow. If the plants are to be 

 set in check-rows, the field should first be marked at right 

 angles to the furrows. It is the practice of some growers 



