Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 277
tored before the first drop falls. And how many currants do you think are gath-ered from these curing grounds every summer? A train load, perhaps ? More than that. A ship-load, then ? Still more. In a single season there are gath-ered nearly four hundred million pounds ! That is only a big number… … A HUGE BIN FILLED WITH THE CURRANTS. do. So when you think of currants, you mustthink of vineyards. And such vineyards! They cover the land.You may drive for miles along roads borderedwith them. They nestle in the valleys. Theyclimb the hills. The boldest of them even clam-ber up on the rough knees…
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