The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-01-21
Will it Paw to Raise Fruit?

"Will it pay" Whatever subject mav be
named to the American people, this question
rises as once to the lip. Gain-thc ".\lrach-
tv olar'-Sccms to he TIE ruling idea CON
n.ct"d with almost all transactions. Il crccuS
III. even among The benevolent operations of
the day. l;fakcs shape. TOO. in the objects
that have a tendency to elevate and refine
tn" better feelings Of man. Whatever tn,
subject. the object. or proposition. the croak
in: is still heard. "Will it pay :"
Bat we do not intend wiring homilv on
the subject. however fruitful i. Is Of IDEAS
We took up our pen to urge the extension of
fruit growing among our farmin. population.
believing. if iudiriouSIv entered into and car
ried forward, it may he made very rron.i
incnt item on the side ofproGts in the farm
account And that it will iny we have no
sort Of hcsitcnrv in saving
When one lives in the immediate vicinity
of a city. fruit growing is exceedingly prof
table, especially Of the more transient s,,r,s
as Strawberries. Nc. We Enl me. via, ,,,J.
OF gentleman near Boston who raised at
the rate Of 81. 500 TO t'.o acre Of straw;n.r-
rie' al TWO shi!li.io> a box; so OF currants
@ooScberri'%. rasrbcrricS, &C., great Yields
may 'Ie obtained, and where the varieties
are of the choicest kinds the receipts swell
up to what seem almost enormous sums. We
note another instance where a gentleman
raised ~l25 for the produce Of an cicht Of Al
acre of currant>.
Other fruits are profitable. too \ DIX
pear tree IN Cambridge. Mass produced 10
worth OF f'uit IN ono scaSon-Downinc stated
that the original Dulci> Early Golden .Apr;
cot produced 10 worth of fruit in 1874, so
in 1915. and 80 in 1916. \ gentleman in
Derby. "a. had a grape vine which produced
annually - bushels. that sold 1T Il rcr bush
Ell; another near Phila'lcIphia. sold $50 worth
OF fruit in one year from WASHINGTON plum
tree. These NAV be somewhat extreme cas.
eS vet We think they can be easily SURPASSED
IN favorable wears wi;ha favorable mario,
"i'f' proper attention is given to the Guilt
VatIon ofthc trees But even with half of
such rcSnlt@. tlcv still rcmuncratc the grower
most handsomely.
4.
" Is quite as profitable raising apples
Mr Henry F. French of New Iamr>hirc in
an article on The "Cuitivation of Apples in
the Northern States" furnished the Patent
oftire Report for 1870. mentions the orchard
of Joseph Robinson. one of his nc;chbor~
that consisted of Bal,lwins and RusScts and
orcnrlcd two acres of Ground. The trees
were planted but 30 and - feet apart. and
were 50 much crown as to in.erlacc with a.
mother. From this orchard in 1919. he sold
-" barrels Of fruit at >2G2 barrel. which
n'1ht be rcckoned clear profit. as the fruit of
inferior qnaitv would pav all expense ofcarc
and catherine. In 1917 he refused 5000 for
MS apples, to be gathered by the purchaser.
Mr. French says that upon careful inquiry.
ic is satisfied that the net income Of Mr. Rob
nson> two acres has realized him $500
ear fer ten years past. and he sees no reason
Why they may not continue to do so for twcn-
Y years yet. Mr. +. adds that he has care of
N orchard of but half acre. From this
mall orchard he realized over 500 clear
'Fo:it gar j. j. Thomas mentions in an
ssav on Fruit Culture in the Patent Office
ierort Of 1911, that r. j. Hand Of tnis Co..
NcE-oe.l sold in 1889 $40 OF Northern