, 1862-07-30
SOUTHERN OIS-COBDEN-
THE FRUIT CROP


~~0AA13 July %t9 Alo<s
When Visited this place three years ago, It
Was then known as "south Pass" the name
which 1t now hears having been bestowed
more recently and IN honor Of Richard Cob
oen' the great Engllsh 1betaist
oast az present. much attention Is directed
" tn1n sec1on VI county, ana tnls more par
ncula11y oeeause OF irs peeaAae aaaptaaon 10
1fnlt growing. Ii you examine the msp you
VIII zee That 1t Is as tar south as Richmond,
IN virginia, and must therefore have almost
monopoly IN supplying our market With early
hufts and vegetables. During the present
seaaon, strawberries have bean sent from this
fully fortnight In adyance Of the berries
o,,.., =, ~ J,o,,oa,sto -.,.1ho.hoo5 ~
Eto"A ~ @Ao nA ae16 "
thoee clt1eS. Ills the eardy market thAt gives
the greatest profit to the fruit grower, and
tnovino +tis r v7aa mt aurnr,aa5 at hearing
1afmeI Say tnat ne n9o ne1teo tn1s 1ear sooo
from half an acre Of strawberries, and almost
as much more from less than an acre Of tom4-
+oao 0na ~ +ha o1a6s+ o,a 1s.rort o,ch,-d.
.oso' ons y. .4e o4s.1 ,1.Ut,p ~ { ~, e1&].a
nele Is tnA @ me.ale.. Nenaan ~ g. ela.A, VINO
peaches to the Chicago market this season.
Th.,x 10. +,oa. ~. fa,,1. 1o.aoa t. -,,.t,
ne. 70. Aeso a.o 41'45 toet49o uo"1 WIN
Inc bartett, seckle, ana otner choice Vas1e-
the annie and the prane- The nrodnce ~ tbfs
- 'tNeo
o1cnafo WILL ylelo 70 tne owners round sum
of money, and get the great majority OF their
trees are less than fonr yeara old. Mr.. Colby
- w ss.. ~. .As W. - - 80. o'
~ auo.nef ia.ge ifa' e1o 1o"et, ana -mr' oaAef'
Earl, Davis, Freeman, Cow, Evans, and many
Others whose names do not remember, hare
enoapad IN the busfne.a m an evten a,v- acs1e
- .~ o1o ,1 w. - - ~. "a ~ o~>1-o.
In the course OF conversation with some OF
the gentlemen have named, gathered these
facts. that not less than 150. 600 fruit trees
- - ~, 1T.
, VET pAntea N anu soont Eopuea anu Mar
ta aanua .ase ePatg' t17 ana .nas w nats eteP "
HE esn n0o pa1see WI au1 q oz6 nnn ~
aeoucung o !ie'gat g caalEea ana tne eommia, TIE
9luus paiu ~ Glie Tno!s1ale =. .ue!cat dn
ttaots Ceutlal tau.uat - 1.a tau.anns epsa3ef
.a-r 80 ~ 49,. .aI th;s ++;n, f11sa r1ith
1oaases 49, Eth LIE 1o,7 a., sn1;n1V vo1r
RresEfas+ % 4shie T tn.moi1ow 2r Here fan 10 =
hnT a. eranes' es1 patbered to.d.yNrTanes groTn n
~ ~ t % gaapes; ne "a ~ ch
a. "a .iis @ eRead ~ r!nc3nnsti ar o"7' o" A''s'
a1noeat 49, ~. d.1 sn1na nov .oroer o--,vea
har. eaa-cbfnG tor lax nnnn ~" ,sh;nh ~ n,al.e
ee+t3enaol,t sn1 a. ~ 1A ;na+.nces ~ no1eh
a. sevtn4r1e az do,ara sns an scre aa hsen ~ n;ven
1 aona.a ~ asse a .o nae pGsn sNfe4 NJ
fa lan 4hs na5ogia sta+as % 5.ar, % ieh'
sann.t, un .ue ~ Nns+benn 9i;nn;s iu 6na
~, i5Gonsan auu - Sfa3 g4 ~
~ NY II hsa hea Inn;n ~ ahn4t fi1naie ~ ~
eighteen years, and have only just now found
he spot to settle upon"
~ th7e ,,at+ - "a a+ata t,,11 w
tobdaa o ai.snaa ~ LIZ a2aah - msnn3.
thn.a Itona. 1-hinh 81 ;4oirdad ~ ~ fr,;t
reeionFhaye % a cons;derahla % eIevation M M ahove h M
| the surrounding country. Hers are high hills,
| Lodges Of freesfone with their caves and grot-
grant Of the home he left behind him. The
Western tourist has generally turned away
fom ''Egypt," and it he gives 1t passing al
| lusion it is generally coupled with sneer.
Even the Eastern newspapers, as ignorant OF
the country as any foreigner who bad never
| aftixirg "darknesB" " aud holding ua 10 to the
world as set OF barbarians- always giving us
black words and black looks Ali this comes
from their ignorance, not ours, aud am well
convinced tf1at Southern IllInofs-ssEgypt.' II
| if you choose-will, ere mauv years 70 81. be
State.
Many Of the country farmers visited would
be distinguished anywhere for affability, 90.
litenees and hospitality. They have Their IGbra-
ries, and their pictures. and exhibit every evi.
dence Of fine taste. And their influence i
working wonders with the native population
This is visible in the improved cultIya
ton Of farms. the general neatness Of tht
dwellings, the tid1Hes5 aud cleanliness O.
the inhabatante, and In the taste for reading
which is growing with wonderful rapidftT
Where only q little while ago not single
newspaper was taken in considerable neigh
borhood, now almost every house takes In :
psper. 1T will either turn Yankee myself, o.
turn ny farm over to q Yankee I viii worl
my land on Sucker principles no longer
I ~ A. III
who had just learned that his Yankee neigh
bor had pocketed $500. HE profit from half b
acre Of straw berries, He saw and appreciated
the necessity for change in his syBtem Of cul
tiyation: for this sum was Iorper than the pro
duct Of bis whole farm, and that not q sma]
one neither.
That which gratihed me as much as an
thing else was q visit to the farm Of Dr. Beck
Station. The doctor came from way dow
Enst- IN ths n+.te - ata1ae, ana i. thozonghl
lmbued with the 1dea that whatever land
man ttis should pc well TILED. Ae has me1
tai aversion 1or stumps; and TO the end ~
Inc nuisance snen!a oe enectaally put ~
slgot, mas arranged some ingenious maca
y ING ~ o. Hucn ne mas removed every =
5'ge OF me !oiest Wnleh ne undeflooR 70 SUI
oie. ~ us Ausoaousy ne m3kes USE OF fol
c1s anu oiher cEnlrvnnces, tne Fofk o1 n
o1n narosi ana MS llttie 1afm lsno" moaf
Of neatness and! good tlllage. !hree YEA
ago It "as tract Of unc1!t,Vated Woodians
, We 1nlhk lbat THIS Will BECOME tae gret
, fruit region OF America, aud that IN this r
eFect it has advantages ever every otaer se