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Show profitable, unless they lire given through thr-ough cullivation and fertilizers. Til-fertilizers Til-fertilizers should always be applinl lis the full and worked Into the soil -i-.t... the first cultivation In the sprirji Gooseberries require (he same trvit-ment trvit-ment as currants, as they hiivo live same fruit habits. PRUNE ANYTIME DURING THE WINTER Where Work Has Been Done Between Be-tween November and May Little Difference Seen. The main reason that currant nnd gooseberry bushes do not yield satisfactory satis-factory crops from year to year Is due to the lack of proper pruning. Both currants and gooseberries produce pro-duce their fruit on canes that are at least two years old. the first season being generally utilized for the growing grow-ing of the canes, the second for the formation of fruit buds or spurs, and the third, a full crop may be expected. expect-ed. These canes will bear for two and even three years, hut each year after the third, they begin to show a decided decline the fruit becomes smaller nnd less valuable. In order to keep the production up to the standard, stand-ard, the bush should be placed on the rotation basis, that Is, each year n few new strong shoots should he permitted per-mitted to grow. All the rest should be cut out, and also each spring a like number of the oldest canes should be removed. In other words, we should grow the same number of new canes that w take out in old canes. In this way we eliminate the old and exhausted ex-hausted canes end keep the hushes In strong, vigorous growth. Further, as the season progresses, all shoots beyond be-yond those that we wish to use for fruiting later on should be removed and not permitted to utilize the food supply that should go to the fruiting cunes. Currants and gooseberries are not |