The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-02-22
The Future Fruit Supply Of Chicago.
The Fruit Groving Regaons Of Western Met
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The Fruit Growing Regaons Of Western Mich
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From the Grand Rapids Mich, Eqgte, Feb q
1t is stated that the receipts for fruit at st Joseph
Berren Co., in this State, the past season. amount
to 100000 The lands in that city being suitable Tor
nearly all kinds Of fruit culture, including peaches
are held at very high prices one farm having RECENT
Iy been sold as high as 81, 100 per acre one man
realized from and half acres OF STRAWBERRIES
last year $1,000 net profit, his gross receipts am
inc to 80 2 Another melted So 900 from five acres
of raspberries Peaches sell readily for from twice
to three times the price OF wheat per bushcl Wheh
they can be marketed without brulsng as they can
be from most of the places on Lake Michigan WlIie
the expense of raising them is not near as Much
and they can be made to produce from 5to III tlnes
as many bushels per acre. - .
1t has been GENERALLY supposed that the vicinity of
ST. Joseph the only district In the state where
the peach was sure crop. lhls mas Deeh Iounu 10
be great mistake, 1t does equally Wen al al
points along Lake Michigan where sufficiently neaf
the shore to get the modifying influences of the
lake winds to protect 1t from the severe cold Oh VIM
ter and the sharp irosts of spring.
From Mnskegon, fruit gathered and placed on
vessels at night can be marketed the next morning
In any OF the cities OF sheboygan. MliWauKeei IA
cine, Kenosha and Chicago as fresh as when pluck
ed from the tree vine 1t is consideration worm
from 80 to 100 per cent in marketing fruit, TO ne
able to market it fresh and free from bruises And,
although there is choice of several good markets.
Chicago alone will furnish an ample demand for the
fruit OF this region for quarter OF century, II not
for all time to come.
The above from Michigan paper shows what
llley VI property Oh lIdI sluc VI tlIO
Land worth over Shopper acre for fruit purposes!
True, they raise peaches, but the peach crop Is
not sure oftener than one year in three Their main
reliance is upon the small fruits OF which they send
immense quantities by lake to Chicago, in the best
possible order.
Kenosha has far better facilities for this business
than any place the Michigan side; as we have
here not only considerable OF home market but
daily water communication with the larger cities,
each side of us, and ready access by railroad, in
case of failure of steamboats,
The counties of Kenosha and Lake probably eX
ported more apples the past year. than any other
two counties upon the chain Otlakes. All the small
err fruits be raised to perfection, and more prof
taby in this vicinity than in any other part OF the
we st. We have excellent soil, abundance of labor
and ready access to all markets by water and rail
road.
One great advantage, in the culture of the small
fruits is, that after the land is obtained it only re-
qures a small investme mt OF time and money to re-
alize of berries raspberries be
planted cheaper than an acre of abbages, end the
best crop can be obtained the second year
Next to the development other manufacturing in
terests we should like to see Kenosha become one
of the great fruit markets ofthe State