The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1860-07-19
Profits of Fruit Growing i'm South
era Illinois


f under date of July 1st 1860, gives som
account Of the fruit products at Sout
Pass, on the line of the Illinois Contra
Railroad in Lower Egypt:
''South Pass, July LIST, 1860.
Mr.. EGitor:-I wish you to make
note that South Pass belongs to AM
forms a portion of Union County, anC
that this place claims some attention
from you as the publisher of a count,
paper. | will mention few item,
which perhaps may astonish some of the
denizens of the north.
First, we will state that, now the
wheat crop is all harvested, and an abun
dant crop has been realized by the farm
ers. Wheat is now being sold at from
1925 to l,35 per bushel; the streets are
full of teams loaded with wheat for mar.
ket
Tomatoes, of which probably 10000
bushels will be shipped from this station,
are now being sent to Chicago at the
rate of from 40 to so boxes per day,
and within two weeks the probable
Shipment will be from $50 TO 800 box
es per day, They bring from 81 to So
per box.
An immense quantity of apples and
peaches will be shipped from here this
season-apples are now being sent for
ward to market.
Col. cambridge has now on his farm,
peach trees of an early kind from which
he has already gathered the fruit.
Col. Is. has one farm of 100 acres with
In 80 or 100 rods of the station upon
which he has about 1000 apple trees,
5000 peach trees, 5000 grape vines and
most all loaded to their utmost with
fruit. This place being situated upon
an elevation of from l75 to 200 feet
above the road, and in full view from
the station, it is certainly one of the
incest and most beautiful places, which
1T has been my fortune to behold in a
long time. The profit from Col. BIS or
chard this year will probably be from
So, 90 to $4,000.
From this place we cross a ravine
through which the Railroad passes, and
we enter upon the beautiful farm of
Messrs. Newhall e Clark.
Messrs N q G are paying considers
able attention to the cultivation of straw
berries, large amount of which they
shipped to market this season. They
can send them from this place to Chi
cage from to 10 days earlier than they
can be raised in Cincinnati or st. Lou
is, and consequently being the first OF
the season, bringing such a price as
leaves a large margin for profits
Messrs. n & G are setting out large
field with the choicest varieties of
strawberries which are to be found in
the United States.-They have about
5000 peach trees, about 600 apple trees,
most Of which are now in bearing.
They have so arranged their fruit
trees that they have a nice riding course
of about half q mile round, upon which
they can spend leisure hour in exer
cisinn their fast nags. This place is
about the same height as Col. B's.--
Next to this is The orchard and farm of
@. H. Baker. Mr.. Baker came to this
place about two years since having be-
come disguised with the result of seve
raj years trial in Wisconsin. Mr.. b
has been in the fruit growing business
for many years he informs me that
this is the best point for fruit growing
that he has yet seen in the northern
States.
Mr.. B. has II acres set with Toma-
toes, and they are now ripening very
fast, and he is shipping daily to Chica.
go from 10 to 90 boxes, which bring
from 81 to Sc per box He has about
1000 apple, 500 peach, so plum, so al>
mond, 100 large English cherry trees
now growing finely, and many of them
now bearing fruit. l have to day seen
the finest specimen of the Red AStican
apple which he picked from a tree on
his place that | have seen for many
years, and the same lie now ripe and
mellow. Anothe season, Mr. B. antici-
pates having large quantity Of this
kind of apples. Mr.. B. has probably
the choicest election of trees of any per-
son in the vicinity. His long expert
ence in fruit business enabling him to
select with more taste than those less
experienced, and has now for sale 3d.
600 trees from two to three years old.
Mr.. B. has over one hundrep different
kinds of flowers and ornamental shrub
berry set out upon his farm.
AN EGYPTIAN