The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1857-10-24
plant yuur Orchards.

E.r,nsrs now is the time 10 ct fruit trees or, at
least to begin think about it, Il your ground is 10
proper condition. some kinds of fruit trees 90 as well
planted in the fall as spring the apple in particular
But if you cannot plant this fall get your trees, and
have them ready for spring You know that this is
matter too often neg ected countries Oh VIII
rscollect that no investment on your farms brings
greater return Of plenty, health, and happiness, than
Your investment in fruitsrowing There is no excuse
for neglect in this branch of your business at the pres
ent time There was :use, when new cOun
tries were not filed with nurseries, ours is and,
when other circumstances unavorabe to the from
tier farmer That day has long since pa:std. just
think how mHch comfort it will afford you IN after fe
and your children, aud chdrens children, when you
are gone to gather u from the trees planted by your
own hands. How many happy winter evening will
it enable you and them to spend by the comfortable
freside luxuratng upon that fruit Aye and in drink
ing sweet cider, too if you fit 10 make It, How
many times have we, when boy, administered to the
wants and pleasures Of friends and ghbors, around
the paternal hearth, by bring ing from the we'll flied
cellar huge pan full of apples and liberal mug full
of sweet cider, end, while the wind and Storm were
raging without the little circle Of merry friends were
enoyln. themselves within Long stories were told ;
past experience in farming related, future opera
tons we've planned, the merits OF different kinds Of
stock and different crops, were discussed. The Old
women would knit, and the young women would sew ;
and the time passed prohtably and pleasantly away
What New Eng land boy has not witnessed the same
scenes lloT many farmers Of the Northwest were
raised without fruit! Not one out of hundred,
dare say. But, they eli eager to make
money that they for of the comforts of life
excep what necessary to keep and body together
Have you forgotten the nice green apple pies which
your mothers and sisters used make for you home
Do you rocoec the apple dumplngs and the thousand
and one other nice little things which your good old
mothers prepared for you, from the product of the orch
ard Wh raised the fruit for you then Your fathers
and grandathers, of Think Of the disad van
tages under which they labored to procure you those
little comforts Will yon not procure the some comforts
for your children now when you do it with far less
trouble and expense VIII you forego them all, and
compel your children 10 So for the sake of boarding
up the almighty dollar? What guarantee have you
that your money will render your family more comfort
able happy, when you gone. Then, take comfort
while you can take of the present, and let tho
future, far money is concerned take of itself
We have not the promise of
You will perhaps ask, is there fruit but apples
that we raise p Certainly there is, any quantity
of it, You raise pears plums, cherries, and many
kinds Of shrub and fine fruit, such currants goose
berries raspberres Strawberries etc. which require but
little labor and afford an abundant crop In the first
place select the hardy and pr ducve Of all kinds
In the next place. plant them properly, and take Of
them for you might well not plant at all as to ne.
gect your trees after they planted. Obtain good
sized if you can and have too far to transport
taem you obtain fruit enough to pay the diff
ferance in expense three times Il Northwestern
Farmer