Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1860-07-06

Hay improperly cured, and its nutritious pro
perties lost, induce debility and desease in
animals to such degree, that a great many
die or are reduced 70 D state u extreme
weakness And we feel well assured that
such things properly brought before the
notice 81 the farmer win make him reflect,
which Of ITSELF eanD0t but lead es to alteration
,eqAo Guiana
We give you this week valuable informa-
tioa on the subject of tile Currant from the
doings Of The Cincinnati horticultural Socie-'
ty. The discussion is interesting and we
hope all that are raising this fruit will peruse
"The Culture Of the Currant; the lind
most approved for ertended cultiration."
Mr.. Cary called upon.
q Mr., F. G.. Cary has not had time to write
anything upon the subject. lie would how
ever give his opinion he had cultivated the
currant until he had become an enthusiast in
it.. A friend of his cultivated the Dutch
Red" He had done SO with profit; the
Cherry Currant and the White Grape Cur
rant were doing well--as well as any recent
ly introduced Currant; the only fault he had
found with the Cherry Currant, was that the
young wood was easily broken down, being
of vigorous and succulant growth; it was in
ferior to the Red Dutch in this respect; the
latter would stand better; he knew Of none
that would stand so well. The Red Dutch
grew the most luxuriantly; he thought it
would best pay cultivation. He thought that
the Cherry, Currant, and White Dutch and
White. Grape ought also to be cultivated -
cultivate by setting no nearer than 6 feet
each, apart; the ground should be kept loose
on the surface; and the mulching that was
spoken of, rotted logs, etc., was most grateful
to the Currant.
Mr.. Cary's experience was opposed to the
tree mode of cultivation; the currant was
properly bush, and so would yield the most
fruit in a given period of time 1T
Mr.. HEAVIER gave testimony against the
tree mode, the currant had great enemy
here 1.-THE tree borer., 9GoSJ g.
Mr.. Cary, corroborated this idea. =.
Mfr. Foote inquired how it was regarding
the growth in the shade: < 4 / -
Mr.. HEAVIER said that all he grew were in
the shade of trees. s7fs 3 CRITIC
Mr.. H. said the Cherry Currant would re-
pay cultivation, as Mr.. Cary had remarked,
though they were liable to berbrolren down
by the wind; chiefly, he thought the young
shoots.
The wood Of the Cherry Currant must be
fonr years old before a good crop was pro-
dnced. Dppn ! question, he said that no va
riety produced, any thing under three years.
Mr.. Ii. said that Mr.. Cary had not said a
word to much in favor Of the Red Dutch
The specimens shown, proved that Currants
grounds. 4,
Mr., Cary said the currapt was well adapt
ed to prairie soil. -
Mr.. HEAVIER in reply to another question,
said the crop Of the currant was perpetual,
until the weed died, but diminishing in quail
ity anf. quantity, ater four years growth.
Mr.. Picrson said that his experience was
opposed to the tree mode Of cultivating the
curTant. szB HAT = f. gf gEsst
Mr.. VIM. Staddon, said he had grown cur,
rants for twenty years; during the last three
years the bore" had completely destroyed
his currants; he had raised fine tree currants
the finest fruit he ever saw, he had raised in
this way; the Black Naples had suffered
most from the "borer," the borer" begins
near the top of the stem and cuts its way
down. InconSequence Of this destruction,
he had dug up all his curfants and burned
them. M ga ssfrtJgt,,, assa9 "a
President Orange yielded the chair, and
stated that he had seen the Red Dutch at
Parnelrs Garden, in very large bushes, from
three to four feet across; those on single
stem, the bush growing out hut few inches
from the ground, were very full of fruit,
large sise and fine flavor. To grow them on
q single stem, he cut the eyes out, TO prevent
the suckers from coming up. It was Mr.
Orange opinion that any person Wishing to
sec the cuf1ant in 4 perfect state of cultiva-
ton, would do well to visit Mr.. Parnel's
garden, Walnut Hills. s.saa fe&sG %
Mr.. Recmelin had not had much expert
ence in currant culture !. but in his study of
the grape, he thought single treatment Of
the currant would be proper. He had tried
it for period Of ten years; andiwherever he
had provided for = complete removal Of the
shoots, from the ground, then he had always
had vigorous growth and. good fruit !. he did
not practice summer trimming he trimmed
in the spring. Each year he removed all the
wood more than five years old.
DR.. Mosher wished to say word, and he
would remark that Mr.. Reemlin's theory in
reference to the cultivation Of the Currant
was perfectly correct. In the old way, in
two or three years, the bushes would decay,
become stunted, dry up; his experience was
for renewal in three or four years. Every
year, if you observe the Currant, you win see
the old wood drying, and young shoots
springing up. He would save several young
shoots every year for renewal
DR.. Mosher wished TO say some thing in
reference to the kind Of currant About
twenty years ago he had seem. in addition to
the common red currant, white currant
sometimes appearing. He had tried several
Of the new varieties; had not succeeded wen
with them; the genuine White Dutch, and
the Red Ducth were the curnnts hsshsd sue
ceeded with best.
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