. Fruits, vegetables and flowers, a non-technical manual for their culture. l developthe following spring. The ])runing causes the main stem of the sho«)t tothicken and stilTen and (juently make it better able to carry a largecrop of fruit without a trellis. The lateral branches which are induced todeveloj) on the pinched-back shoots should be shortened to 10 or 12 inchesIxjfore growth starts in the spring. Harvesting. The fruit should be harvested as .soon as well colored. SMALL FRUITS on and only firm, sound beiTies should be sent to market. A few over-ripefruits in a box will shorten
. Fruits, vegetables and flowers, a non-technical manual for their culture. l developthe following spring. The ])runing causes the main stem of the sho«)t tothicken and stilTen and (juently make it better able to carry a largecrop of fruit without a trellis. The lateral branches which are induced todeveloj) on the pinched-back shoots should be shortened to 10 or 12 inchesIxjfore growth starts in the spring. Harvesting. The fruit should be harvested as .soon as well colored. SMALL FRUITS on and only firm, sound beiTies should be sent to market. A few over-ripefruits in a box will shorten the marketing period of the whole box, as willrough handling in picking cr transporting the fruit to market. Quart boxesare as large a receptacle as blackberries can be successfully marketed in,but the crates may run frcm 12 to 36 quarts capacity. THE CURRANTThere are three general groups of currants cultivated to a greater orless degree in various parts of the United States. In general, however, theculture of the currant is confined to the northern half of the country,. Currants Should Find a Place in Every Home as none of the forms are able to withstand heat as well as they do the three types represented by the common red, the Black and theCrandall, the Red is by far the most important from a commercial stand-point and is the form most generally cultivated. The other two are spar-ingly grown for special purposes. As currants are in little demand as freshtable fruits, but are almost universally used for the preparation of jellies,jams, preserves or for canning in mixture with sour cherries or red rasp-berries, they are restricted commercially. This should be borne in mind inplanning a small fruit plantation. While the currant should be found inevery home fruit plantation throughout the northern tier of states on Courtesy of The Pennsylvania Farmer. 91 SUCCESSFUL FARMING account of its hardiness, and oar ly and pprsistoni fruit production, it wouldl)c an easy
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