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destination, the salesman will keep it until it will bring in th^ 
utmost value. 
Cheebies. 
The foreign Cherries are so poor in quality compared with 
home-grown ones that there is every prospect of this popular 
fruit maintaining its value and paying well in the future. Con- 
sidering how remarkably well Cherries succeed in most parts of 
the kingdom where fruit can be grown, it is strange that Kent 
should practically have a monopoly of them, for though many 
trees are distributed throughout the country, they can be only 
found in any numbers together in Kent. There are thousands 
of acres, especially in the West of England, that are admirably 
suited for growing the finest Cherries, which would sell readily 
in the manufacturing towns of Wales and the busy centres in 
the Midlands and the North of England, with which there is 
generally a good railway service. 
I have urged the importance of only growing a few varieties 
of any kind of fruit. This holds good wdth Cherries more than 
with any other kind, because of the trouble with birds. For this 
reason only one variety, or varieties which all ripen at the same 
time, should be planted in an orchard, thus enabling a man with 
a gun to guard the fruit for the comparatively short time it is 
necessary to protect it. Fixed objects to scare the birds are of 
little use ; we have tried windmills arranged with clappers on 
tin, which make a great noise, but birds quickly get accustomed 
even to these, and will calmly eat the fruit close to the apparatus 
while making its loudest din. 
Very early or very late varieties, as a rule, are the most 
remunerative, thus escaping the gluts and consequent low prices. 
But even when the markets are flooded with Cherries, fruit 
of extra large size and good colour will sell at reasonable prices. 
Amongst early varieties, Early Bivers holds a high position, 
and is sure to be extensively planted in the future. The tree in 
cither bush or standard form is a great bearer, and the fruit is of 
large size, jet black in colour, and of a very pleasant flavour. A 
cottager in the western counties this year (1895) had a brisk 
demand for all her fruit at ikl. per lb. The Cherries were very 
fine and fit for sale before other sorts wore ready, and no doubt 
she made a handsome sum from her tree of Early liivcrs. 
