serving only. As an article of diet in its 
season, few fruits are more healthful. 
The growth of currants should be in¬ 
creased in the State. They can be profit¬ 
ably cultivated as a common farm crop 
where pickers are available.” 
“ What is a fair price for picking ?” 
“ Pickers earn good pay at three-quar¬ 
ters of a cent to a cent per quart.” 
“Are commercial fertilizers desirable 
for currants ?” 
“Yes; potash and phosphoric acid 
only should be applied in the fall and 
this very late. In the spring, nitrate of 
soda may be used—100 pounds per acre 
if needed.” 
To the inquiry whether currants can¬ 
not be grown satisfactorily among fruit 
trees, Mr. Hale replied that he did not 
like the system. He would give the 
entire surface and plant food to one or 
the other. granger. 
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NEW 
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ARE NATURES 
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We will send FIFTY PLANTS each of the Straw¬ 
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Shuster’s Gem, 
Bubach, Haverlaod, 
Michel’s Early, 
Burt, and Warfield No. 2, 
all for *2.50, and with each order we will give. 
FREE, 25 Parker Earle Plants. The best late 
Strawberry In cultivation. 
Li. MITCHELL, 
Riverside Fruit Farm, Pulaski, N. Y. 
P. S.—If you don't want this collection, write mo 
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Supplied by Rail on short notice. I can 
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other Information, address 
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Napanee, Ontario, Can. 
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Sharpers are now practicing a new 
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we learn from the Allegan (Mich.) Jour¬ 
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cheap. Address for price, 
O. II. WHITE & SON, Miller’s Corners, N. Y. 
“ Thrifty yearlings. Cultivate some 
other crop among them the first year, but ^se in g reat ^asteand gives him a 
, , telegram announcing the serious illness 
nothing that will shade them. of som e relative. On the face of the 
“ How long will they bear before they envelope the charges are $3 or $5. He of 
must be reset ? ” course pays the charges and takes the 
“One of the strong points in favor of fir f t + rai ^ * or the home of the relative, 
,, . ,, f ... only to find on arriving there that he 
currant culture is that they will occupy h as been duped. The stranger is miles 
the land during a man’s lifetime, and, if 
taken care of, prove a perpetual gold 
mine.” 
“ What is the best method of cultiva¬ 
tion ? ” 
“ The currant begins its growth before 
the frost is out of the ground, and culti¬ 
vation must start as early as the soil will 
permit working, and continue steadily 
until August, when growth ceases. The 
best season for applying fertilizers is 
late in the fall. Nitrogenous sorts should 
rarely be used. A large crop of fine 
berries can never be grown without the 
liberal use of plant food. Each bush 
should be trimmed in the fall, and a 
large, open head should be encouraged. 
A second trimming or pinching should 
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wood has got two or three inches long. 
This will stimulate a heavy growth of 
side branches and fruit buds, greatly in¬ 
creasing the productiveness. No single 
thing is of more importance in the cul¬ 
ture of the currant.” 
“ Why do currant bushes so generally 
drop their leaves in August ?” 
“ It is due to disease and to a weakened 
condition. The loss of foliage is a detri¬ 
ment to the following year’s fruit. Its 
destruction by worms is a different 
trouble with a like bad effect. But this 
is easily controlled by poisons.” 
“What currant is most profitable in 
market for large cultivators ?” 
“I know of nothing that will equal 
the Victoria. I prefer it for its produc¬ 
tiveness and habit of clinging to the 
bush better than other sorts. This 
allows the grower to put it upon the 
table after the main rush of currants is 
out of the way, when people have become 
aware that they want currants and the 
season is nearly done.” 
“ How do the size and price of Victoria 
compare with those of other varieties ?” 
“It is not so large as many varieties 
and consequently sells for less if put on 
the market with them. But, selling later, 
it usually commands as much. ” 
“ What large currant do you recom¬ 
mend ?” 
‘ ‘ Fay is probably the best, but is fickle, 
Cherry or Versaillaise comes next.” 
“Can 100 bushels be grown on an 
acre ?” 
“Currants may be made to yield 125 
to 150 bushels per acre. The fruit is 
delicious for the table, a fact not gener¬ 
ally remembered. Housewives are too 
much in the habit of using them for pre- 
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