Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1858-03-27

FRUIT TREES-sUEDRY o2gEEVA TI0ES.
From the doubts, fears and uncertainties
in the minds.of farmers, arising from the
effects of past winters, as TO whether tins
region is adapted for fruit, we notice that
eftain conclusions are quite generally M
mot unanimously arrived at, and generally
favorable. SLch conclusions are about a.
ollows: Land, not over rich, facing the
| north, north or northeast, tolerabiy
protected by forests or brush and of-rather
|cornpact condition, is well adapted for or
Ichsrds; also, that certain kinds OF fruit
known as the northern varieties, Will IN
questionably stand cur severest winters and
lilo az well as in New York, New England
or the middle States. The further con
illusions are, that about two-thirds of seed
ling trees will stand our climate and per-
haps about half of the grated fruits; of
1.-The latter, the hardest kinds are known
and can be had Of our nurserymen, who are
giving their attention only to the kinds
adapted to our climate.
| For time after the severe tests of the
winters Of 1855 and 1856, we scarcely ex-
pected that such favorable conclusions
could be arrived at by those owning or
chards. So far as fruits are coneer ned, we
are now very glad that such testing win
tiers occurred, as the lessons taught mus
be of yaluabls service in guarding against
damage by similar winters in future
People will select kinds Of trees with the
view of successfully meeting severe winters
again.
r. The profit Of one or many apple tEees
aud of a small or large orchard, is mat
ter of calculation, taste aud motive in a
variety Of ways. In 1856, Of the great
number of farm hunters for homesteads,
over half would have paid a fourth or a
third more for land having orchards. Or
chards were the chief objects Of inquiry.
If our country had more orchards, there
would be more and higher bidders fol
property, more emigration, &c. Grant
County is now taking the lead IN fruit
aiaiup over anv Of the western counties OF
Wisconsin and is largely in advance Of
iowa
We are near the season for planting ;
Iapply to home nurserymen, as you cannot
depepd.,o n the trees of nurseries brought
from other parts Avoid tree-pedders as
YOU would counteIfeiters, for their trees are
merely apple limbs grated into bits Of
roots, and of no reliable kind. Apply to
men you know and who will stay in the
onntry till their trees bear, when you can
confront them if their trees turn out bo
gus.
SPRING iyGRA,Fror- THE WAVE CT EEIl-
GRATIOE CHANGED" WE'LL WAIT FOB
TEE WAGON"
However unpleasant the thought, that
emigration to the northwest is to suspend
in great measure, and that the emigra-
ton movement will be towards Missouri
Kansas and southernIowa, for many months
at least, such is nevertheless true. Pre-
yious engagements and arrangements tt
move to the northwest only can account
FOR the small proportion Of arrivals that we
shall see during the spring of 1858 and
for some months thereafter. We of the
north west must await our turn. Hur-
raining aud letter writing and newspaper
contributions in aid Of emigration, when
The star of empire lies in another direc
|tion, can amount to nothing Let there
be calm, after which another storm may
arise and the popular waves swell and
march as before. The people Of the north
west are the most contented with their
homes Of any in the Union. In some III
stances we have known few to fancy a
better country away to the south or west
or north; sacrificing property and time,
they pulled up stakes aud moved of. The
sequel is short: with scarcely an exception,
they returned to their old homes in less
llan year, never more to depart. We
expect to see the like again, for there are
those who never can see pleasures except
in the distance. Discomfort originated in
iParadise,and SO long as men live some Will
! be disconnected, even In the heart OF per-
lection. Perhaps upon the entire face Of
creation, a more healthful spot is not to BE-
found than Grant County, nor one better
watered Or more productive of a larger
portion of the elementaries of life, happi-
ness and wealth.
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