, 1862-12-29

ta{c by the 10Th Of June, and as the scason-l
loses in Michigan the middle of August, VIC !
ave the fruit in all its health. giving fresh
ess fora period Of sixty-f1ve days, Or nine
At present no attempt Sd making south Of
!!hicago to give this fruit field Culture. hut
his must be resorted to as the market will
emand more sure reply, and of better quas-
ty than those from the border Of the fields
nd woodland =,
We have never seen such crops Of fruit any.
Ehere as those growing wild about the fields
# Northern Mississippi !; but the perlshable |
lature Of the fruit and the long distance to
he Northern cities puts the crop beyond our
each.
At the south part of this State Thousands of
bushels can bohad annually at an average Of
four cents o quart, or, less than 81 so per
buEhcl. All that Is lacking is for dealers to /
provide the proper boxes and to attend to the
Shipping. We think the reason this fruit has
[ai1ed to reach the Northern market in good
order, is the packing in drawers and in close
cars-
The fruit is too abundant and too cheap to
be thus thrown away. It's value for wine is
well known, but Jet few persons will take the
We often purchase the fruit at twenty-five |
cents water bucket full, or about two and |
half cents per quart. On several occasions |
we have been in Egypt during the season of |
this fruit, and have sent it to our friends in |
Chicago and to our home without difficulty,
putting It il willow baskets and allowing it |
fortune out Of the native blackberry Of Egypt
next season?
Has royal claim to . place among the sum-
mer fruits. It is sent: from Golden June
25th, and our Cincinnati friends purchase
their supply from there as late :s July 14th,
the past season, again showing that for the
very early fruits, the south part Of the State
is without competition from any available
quarter. The tomato has the disadvantage Of
great weight, and the price cannot, therefore,
Be SO much reduced on that as other fruits,
and, therefore, the culture cannot be too
much extended, without running the business,
1t will always be one Of the most uncertain
classas to price, that is cultivated in the south
part Of tile State. An over crop or an early
season st the north will alTay6 affect it.
It can be grown in hotbeds md IN cold gra-
pcries at the north, in quantities almost equal
TO the demand, the glass structures oyerbal-
ancing the cost Of freight and package. We
therefore place the tomato among the least
valuable Of the summer fruits, as in this case
skill, manure and glass are match for sunny
skies.
Thus far this fruit has not given satisfaction
at Golden. Though we place it among the
summer fruits, get it may be questioned
whether it is strictly SO along the whole line
under discussion. But its importance among
the late summer and early autu1nn fruits
would hardly allow us to pass it over in this
connection.
The Catawba and Isabella are the varieties
thus far put under trial, and during thc past
three years the only ones In which vines to
any extent have been fruited. They have suf-
fcrcd severely with the rot
f. What the result may be with other varieties,
we have no reliable data upon II which to base
an opinion, but enough has been developed to
convince us that the middle Of the State is a
better grape region than the extreme south.
The basin Of Egypt and through the whole
plateau Of central Illinois, we think the grape
will be found to flourish. At Champaign the
experiments tend strongly to corroborate the
above. Many suppose that for the grape we
need steep hi11-sides and very sunny expos
ures, but this is not necessarily 50, in fact we
think common rolling ground with southern
The Isabella, the great table grape Of the
| North, does better a hundred, than three hun
dred miles south Of Lake Michigan.
The wine region will probably be found
| south Of 0din, or at least not far north Of it
and it is certain that some other variety mnsi
mate or change in culture should ward Of
the rot, which is now SO destructive to it.
Among the numerous varieties now on trfa
We haye no doubt that several Will be fount
| adapted to the various soils and shades Of eli
| mate along our faYorite fruit belt.
| PEARS.
/ This fruit has been successfully cultivated
in many parts Of the State, and when vel
sheltered, by belts Of forest trees from til
severe prairie winds, it is believed that it ca1
be grown to more or less profit in all parts Q
the State, but that part lying south Of Neog
gives promise Of being the most valuable fo
tIlis fruit. Thus far, in the neighborhood {
Golden this fruit is apparently Of as easy cu
tnre as the apple, and dwarf trees Of three IN
four years planting are loaded with tile mo:
perfect specimens of.fruit.
We are learning much that is Of value
pear culture, and unless cut short by tt
blight, can see no reason why this fruit ma
moi take its place among the other desirab
THE PEACH.
!, We must set down Champagne county
. the first point sonth from which OCCASION
crops Of this fruit may reach the market.
is quite certain that fair average crop can
grown there two out Of four years. But th
crop is not only too uncertain, but too late
: maturing to warrant us in large plantation
Yet it should ill an important plnce in evel
orchard and in every fruit garden. Trca
should be planted every year, 60 that if !:
: untowa1d winter comes along, that al vi
! uptbe destroyed. In going south wc nlu
; reach Neoga before We would recommer
peach orchards for market; and from tn
| l,o;nt on I'LL the well drained lands and tho:
, thrown into ridges, as at Tonti, Until we reae
, the Big Muddy, we consider the climate III
soil as valuable, or at least rs prof
able for peaches as those among Il
, bills Of the grand chain. We arc aware til:
: there is 4 prejudice in favor Of those hills L:
+ clusiyely. Thi$ is so as to the early crop, ar
r peaches, but, for the main crop, We thii
: That whole sections exceedingly valuable f
this fruit. At Alma, Il few miles north
l Odin, on the crossing Of the OHIO and Missi
} sippf Road, We have seen some Of the be
peaches sent IT. to market One person h:
t August, less than two weeks later than fro
:, Golden: The truth is, ill of that part Of Il
: route lying between Neoga and De Soto b
q been overlooked by persons seeking fora sui
G able location for the peach and other fruit
|. From several years Of observation we k1ao
4 this to be the true state Of the casc T
r more level condition Of the country gives
:, greater facilities for culture, its gElsScs fl
). nish hay and pasturage, which, in turn, Il
I u1sh manure, necessary element III t
e culture Of the summer fruits. We, therefor
!. call the attention Of the fruit grower to t
i part Of the route above Indicated.
t In the settlements at some distance fro
IS the railroad, large amounts Of fruits are nj
!, produced, but the long land carriage will n
;, admit Of the profitable culture Of this frr
+ which must from this cause conine it to
g narrow belt along the route indicated.
r It will thus be seen that the peach distr
l. is not so limited after all That the who
C basin of Egypt Will produce this fruit is So:
). cfently evident, but ne know that it canu
bear a long land carriage and that for mari
;. purposes It's culture must he limited to narEs
; belts along the railroads.
TIE AppLE.
a | Say what We may Of the summer fruits IL
q Individually sink into insfgni1cance rs co
Is pared with this king Of fruits, for it not o.
J. takes its place among the summer fruits,
# extends its term through the long winter q
/ curraat come to fiji its place. It is the gr
N utillitarian around which they all FeEolye
IL lesser lights, though taken in the aggreg;
:. Of no small Importance. The apple has 4 "
l. range of soil and climate and from long |
It has become an essential almost Of our TO,
10 It Il eaten ran, ,.baked, stewed, boiled, roasI
is and fried, it comes on the table in a 1undl
Ia pa1atable shapes in some Of which it is #
It come to alI
,e While peaches sell at from one to two
h lars box, this fruit is less than ha1ft the pri
II From the south part of the State Red Ju
e EARLY Harvcst aud other early sorts reach 1
le north early in July and even the last Of Ju
le At Centralia it is shipped by the middle
be July, at Champaign tie first OF August, {
ii ripe apples come into Chicago market by
is country teams BY the middle Of August, 8
\. cooking apples nearly a fortnight earlier.
ae crops Of this fruit are not certain through
Of north part of the State, only in ,farorits Il
ey tions, and the true region Of the apple &C
t. menccs near Paxton some hundred miles
n the south Of the city. Here the late fro
N fade out and leave this fruit unharm
/: | fayorite, the farmers along the Kaskas
III | ayering that it never fills. which Te can