Rensselaer Republican, Volume 12, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 May 1880 — How it Pays to Raise Currants. [ARTICLE]

How it Pays to Raise Currants.

Let us look for a moment into the details of growing, say half an acre of currants, ana note what the result is likely to be. A piece of land fitted to produce a good crop of potatoes is in good condition to set to currants. To set them four by five feet will require about 1,200 bushels, and they should cost about $5 per 100, or S6O. Dur. in» the first season potatoes may be planted between the rows and between the bushes, without materially injuring the growth of the bushes or the yield of the potatoes. During the second year, beans may be planted between the rows, which, with what fruit is obtained, should pay the original SOO. And the third year should produce one and a half pounds to the bushel, which at six cents per pound, would amount to SIOB. After the bush had attained its growth, with good culture, a fair average yield would be about three pounds to the bushel, which, at six cents per pound, would amount to $216. The expense for labor and manure annually would not vary materially from that required on half an acre of potatoes after they were planted.

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