CURRANTS AND GOOSEBERRIES 
Plant four feet apart. Sawdust should be used as a mulch. 
They flourish in almost every kind of soil, but to have the fruit 
in pertection, plant in rich, deep soil, and give good annual 
pruning and cultivation. Every year, as soon as the fruit is picked, 
cut all wood 3 years old. Allow 5 to 6 new shoots to form each 
year. When plants are grown as stools or bunches, the older and 
feebler suckers should be cut out, such as crowd the plant. 
‘ STRAWBERRIES 
Plant 1 to 3 feet apart each way. Plant with a spade. Push 
spade to its full depth into the ground. Press spade to one side, 
insert roots, spreading them out like a fan shape. The crown of 
the plant should be set at surface level. Remove spade. Press earth 
against roots with foot. Remove all dry or bruised leaves. Newly 
set plants should be watered copiously every morning for the first 
ten days. They do best on soil of light sandy loam, retaining the 
summer moisture easily is best. Old soil, may be improved by the 
plowing of green crop, wheat, clover or vegetables. If the soil 
is not already rich, it may be made so with well rotted manure. 
The hoe must be used freely, not only to keep the weeds out, but 
to have always a layer of finely pulverized soil as a mulch on the 
top. In early winter when the ground is frozen, cover the whole 
with long straw, which should be removed from the plant in 
the spring but allowed to remain between the rows as a mulch 
to keep the berries clean next summer. By planting alternate rows 
of two different varieties, one will enjoy a larger and better crop 
of luscious berries every year. 
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