, 1859-12-02
a@ress Trihut1e.
The Fruit Lands of tho West.

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Among the strongest Inducements that deter.
mine the location Of IMMIGRANT. u,er xect;n,
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'oaues IL ae" e'oa.ts 1Fe Feeoas'oeFaaoas pased
on the capacity OF the country for producing
fruit.
trnt;t With, = fe.r x..-. a.,,, Il, ~. ,or,
. -. 'ea4' nea'ty a'' tne ne"
lands oi the vest we're considered well adapt.
cd to This purpose. Far to tie Nortt in Wis
coosir nnrsar;e. and oncba,3u urros,ar.d rb.
-,.-r., -.
a-eoN''' =. 'ne eat'5 setoefs we're o1 tne "ost
dattering character It seemed that they only
had to plant 4 tree, no matter how care1ess1y or
how mucl, nep1ectea in aoc coursa or +;,,a II
.,....
"1e 3atnos. nafe ao oeas 1fult- IL eaunol ne oe-
MED that the glowing accounts giSen By them
hare contributed greatly TO win many a choice
spirit away from The confo,ta or Eastern ref;,a.
.,...* ..s .ss - ~ -A1A =. 4eAa'
ment and studded our vast sarannahs with the
homes of the most cultivated an1 ,no,at neon1c
tbat erer ao,a,aa ,,non . ,ar III. t.. r;,sa..s,e
"Poa "" 'us ~ "Aoefness
country s'totles Of pig pumpkins large pota-
toes, great grain crops, and fat hogs cattle, aud
horses confined, could not, without the other
and sill! stronger inducement, have drawn the
ders. Nor were these mc1e idle tales. That they
we're the plain recital Of facts is freely Infested
By Irlng witnesses. Here and there too we
lad the orchards themselves standing, having
attained mature age, which bear continuously
as the best orchards elsewhere do.
The same causcs which cxerted 4 controlling
influence IN early times ovcr emigration, caunot
hc accounted Of any less moment now-its intel
ltgenee advances tic desire for the better things
Of the farm and garden increases. Who Of
US III seeking location In which we proposed
to spend our days, and rear our family, would
',' os "'''ng .aAe up "N9 one IN which re
countrr - MI" VI 'ne
TIa:J'' .,.o,, f-,., r.-.;.r ,xo,,:
,,,5a a.. Lsea,,aa ei'a.aa; nno cou'
snns ,,rarad nnnara,is- tt;s".t.n,a ~. ~ 6a
orch, a. thcn sand;n, va ora .1 'es -
o-,,r 49, cr,';i Srn'arsa,,s -rn;ea .",:o VI ~
e." s;ors,- ~ s;dorod hs-dr ,sasa 'as.egs Pts
+;oe 1;tt.a-1,. .,'t ~. ~; osa.nci sone .oe,-
crx fa;r on,r aensr,Iis pos.ad nm nn,a.ad - ~
Trnes or n,,,os. snH NO 1ri;ci. ~ n;iisS
r.ars ;s;,,rad tha;, ,l3t.ft.4 ;as,I 3oI A. .t'.
,IuTa ha.itt rande,ed iass narta;, Hn T1; 'ns.
alxo tho case gancraiit IN tI,a rar;nn. a-ataf1o
most darotad H. f.,,t =, ~ ~. - Eli 80
Wast and !, ,s h. ra,rs hoSors ~ ~ ataI1 IL sl'e
that hrsnch nf .y-;n,,uro aour;si,;,os 80 nae.
Il :. M easr th;5r ~ ,at rsrfacsir sn-,a3 atnoi
from III tse nnrserT yncl, Kat nay He al 1;ui4
"a do.t-o~oJ H.. Il, ~ ,,ads s...;-ts -. ss
H.. + n:ro- .sha. I a ~ " sesas t ou., 50
Many - we1i. .d;rected effort f,;, II hrt snnso..
:. 49,. - =. " r. ~ ..,.:. ay 'A4'' '"' aoseeoe
1s"t ,1,;a W 10 ~. onIr a nnas,;on ~ .;o 1vus..
New York. Pennsyiran;ae % aud n. Oh, Ohio have III
nsssed thr1na the;- d;sas,rn"a ~uu ,asodt o ~
i;rm3t,ra rrs,ss.as- snd hars s;npe hoao fo
fr1,t sset;o1s Tla,a ~ nnth;nm see,,';sr aus
casn ~ to icrre rsnson,1ja .1-6e,rnJs ~ Ja,,,t
that tha tre;nasx Vii rs~;r S,1naa 20 ~. uoun ~
ascertain fn'iT the f,ror.ho "nd ,nfsraaehio o ~
cond;t;ons ing ,rasocn,;., ~ hs;ra ~ .ho
or;a,;as adon.nd ~ ~ st ~ ne1ls; 1asM aao '''e
'--'-'@~~ -'-.1|~~ ~ s'11 NAAA<A -Ah Ao%AAhtf<Ss
WHEN NAT FRUITS Be GROWN!
The small fruits may be grown anywhere with
the finest sucress-some of the tender varieties
require some winter protection, but more de-
peuds upon thu knowledge and skill Of tue cul-
tiyator than On tue plant cultivated; for We see
some amateurs quite astonish Us with their re-
suits. In tue vicinity of larger towns attention
is already directed to their culture Aman can
make more clear money of few acrcs of small
fruits properly managed than from quarter
section farm, tended in the usual sloyeuly man
neE-that a few years will develop this branch
Of horticulture to most prosperous and largely
paying business there does not seem any doubt.
The small fruits peyer hare failed. and we can
not have aur greater ricissitudes of climate
than We hare already nassed through. They
NAV be propacated rapitiy, so that from small
BEGINNING we 1uay hare al, extended nlantation
in few Years. The crop Of the third wear viii
par all expenses with largely increased stock
f0r tuturc culture.
The bluffs along our streams seem cspecialIv
favorable TO the growth Of the uppJc and other
standard fruits, At various t,oints near tbc
Mi:sissippi. the Rock River. the Fox and the
illinois, fc,, annie orchards bear well az also
at locations on the opeu prairie, Samuel Ed
wards, Of Lamoi1e, Informed me that bis or
chard produced ESQ bu this wear: this was on a
high pruirie 1t punt gu the Illinois below
Peoria, rood winter APPLES hare sold by the
waeon load this fall, at TWENTY-FIVE cents pcr
bushcl in tho orchard.
Missouri il often snoken of and hirhrv ]auded.
10 doubt some valuable fruit lands srs found in
that Statc-but LET us not be deceived. Are
there not extensive land &C compau;es M % Organized
for the purpose OF making SPECULATION out Of
urally arises rs to !" What extent these tales NAV
be for their special bcuetity !" Missouri is too
far AWAY from the great fruit markets to make
it desirable. The fruit grower sbould avail him
self, if possible, Of tho early market prices,
which range from one hundred to several hun
We conc to winter keeping fruits,
Missouri is not the country for this. Again,
Missouri is u Slave State. and it is io,fy to talk
about fruit culture in Slave State. Tie people
are too indo1ent or uuappreciatire to care for
the rare and beautiful OF horticulture, except
on the tinc large plantations, II mar be clairntd
that a free man can 70 there and prosecute Tie
business with tile spirit lEd enterprise Of free
mau and succeed. Admit it. for tue arguments
sake, how long will he hare to struggle against
public opinion. How long contend for the
rights Of free man! How long immcrse his
family in community Of slaye cursed citizens
aud suiItr under the ban a:ninst free speech
aud free acsiouy How long will that family. rs
the children grow up, stand destitute Of the nd
vantagcs Of common school education, and find
as they come 10 take stand upon the stage Of
action that they arc unpreparcd for the duties
before them. Considerations Of SANITARY
enataclcr also PIesent themselves US oostaelcs