Currants are fast becoming an important commercial crop. 
CURRANTS 
CURRANTS should be planted on good soil, 
which must be kept rich and well worked. Few 
plants will live under such neglect as these 
generally receive, and very few so thoroughly repay 
good and proper treatment. Trim out the old wood 
as soon as it begins to decline, and shorten all the 
young shoots to keep the bushes in good shape. 
The currant worm may be destroyed by sprinkling 
the bushes with powdered white hellebore while they 
are wet with dew. In some instances it may be 
necessary to repeat this process, but the trouble and 
expense of exterminating the worms are trifling if 
the powder is applied as soon as the worms appear. 
Cherry This variety has the largest berry of any of the vari- 
eties. Thp bunches are short but full, the plants make a slow 
growth and do not i)roduce the yield that Fay or Wilder will. 
The Cherry currant should be picked within 10 days after 
ripeninK else the berries will turn dark and not bring so high 
a price. 
The Cherry is an upright grower keeping the berries well 
up out of the dirt. 
Fay's Prolific— Is a popular variety. The berries are almost 
as large as the Cherry and the bunches longer, usually yield- 
ing a heavier crop thsin that variety with which it ripens. The 
plant is a slow grower and bothers somewhat by the berries 
getting into the dirt, but this can be helped by keeping the 
lower branches pruned off or by mulching. 
The same precaution in regard to picking should be taken 
with this variety as recommended for Cherry. 
Perfectittn— This is a comparatively new variety ripening 
earlier by 10 days than Wilder and is one of the earliest to 
ripen. This is an advantage as the fruit can be marketed be- 
fore the main crop comes on and while prices are at their 
highest. The color is a beautiful bright red, large in size and 
of better quality than' any other large currant. The plants are 
good growers and bear large crops of fruit. 
Wilder— This variety is without doubt more largely planted 
by commercial growers than any other. The Wilder is a strong 
upright grower and produces a big crop of fruit, that will hang 
longer on the canes without shelling or turning dark and bear 
a good crop a year sooner than any other standard variety. 
Sometimes there i-s complaint that the berries aie not lar^e 
enough but if the new growth is cut back about one-half the 
Wilder will give a satisfactory sixe berry and yield a larger 
crop than either Fay or Cherry. Wilder is one of the latest to 
ripen and should be jjlanted by every grower of currants. 
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