The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-02-22

Fruit Frees, Vines, &c The season is
rapidly approaching when farmers should have
matured their plans for filling up their orchards
-thinned by accidents and decay-and COM
pleted their lists for new ones they contemplate
setting out the coming season. good maxim
for the fruit-grOwer, in this climate, is to repair
the old and make an addition of hundred or
more trees of the best varieties each year. the
experience of the past year has convinced many
farmers that we may now and then look for a
fruitful year for our orchards, and it is our inn
preston that when we get orchards grown OF
the right varieties, suitable to our soil and c~
mate, the apple crop will be as certain with us
as it is in Michigan. We well remember when
the early settlers Of western Michigan thought
they weuld never be able to raise apples Tor
their home consumption, and the first orchards
that were set out almost always proved failures.
But since they have learned the varieties suited
to their soil and climate, and acclimated others,
Michigan ranks among the first fruit-growing
States Of the Northwest.
And as the season for setting out trees comes
around, the inevitable truit>tree pedIer, repre-
resenting some great nursery in some other State
will be around. The west has been swindied
tor more than quarter OF century by unscru
pelous dealers, who have named their trees as
they dug them TO suit the selections of their
customers.
We take the following from tha Farmers
column" of the Rockford Register. 1t is just,
and just as applicable here as in Rockford.
r
chards why so many have abandoned fruit
growing as Improbable, and given this locality
and climate an underservedly hard name, is for
the very reason that over one half of the trees
that have been set al false to name and recom>
mendatiOn. They are swift growers in the
nursery-they become merchantable in two
years, or three at most, because they make TIM
Der so fast but they barren of fruit and
men might as well expect 'to gather grapes of
thorns, or figs of thistles,' as 10 receive a de-
cent revenue from such unproductive kinds -
+ armer have been swinded, and they contin-
ue to offer themselves up as wiling victims up
on The altar of villaiuUus deception, aud pray to
be sacrificed by travelling tree vendors and
grape vine pedders, who perambu iate the couu-
Try with highly co ored fruit plates thus apeais
Ing 1" the admiration tnd cUpipuS OF iarmers
tempting them 10 give orders Tor free. and vines
Ihey have no seen, aud know nothing OF their
size, condition. or quality. Our advice is to farN
mers, everywhere, neVes TO buy fruit tree or
grat re vine If unknown irresponsible persons.
Shun them as you would cunfagiun! Ii YOU
give these lmpostors your orders, your fruit
trees may arrive too late, III damaged condl-
ton, and Inferior to what was recommended"
The best way for everybody wishing to OBJ
tain good and desirable varieties is to buy on
y Of those who are known and who can be truss
ted, and far as possible, buy western grown
trees.
Mr.. Stephen Gait, practical frrit grower,
who raises more aud better fruittha any other
gardener or nurseryman in this vicinity, has is
sued his circular for the spring of 1866. He Of
ters tine stock cf apple trees of Wisconsin
growth, of the best hardy varieties, Pears
Piums &c. His Grape vines are also of the best
varieties. The strawberry Mr.. Gait makes
specially, and he is certainly very successful in
their culture. He advertses pants OF eight va
rieties all tried, and proved to be in every re-
spect suitable for This portion of the State. If
You purchase OF Mr.. Gait you have the assur-
ance that you get just what you pay for.