The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-10-11
from the Leavenworth Times.l
KANSAS-A FRUIT REGION.

those NeTbeu IN Tug 6CiouCc VI OLAOIO9JB
conclusions based on the character of our
deep, rich, warm, porous subsoil, and dry,
genial, cloudless autumns.
The display of fruit was not extensive,
nor the com petition great; nor could else
be expected in a community 30 young as
ours; yet the conclusions were very sat
isfactory.
r' 80. PEARS.
The entries consisted of some twenty
FIVE different varieties by two competit-
ors. In point Of size, flavor and every
other consideration desirable, this dis
play could not be surpassed in any eoun-
try.
This fruit was grown on dwarf trees,
a method adopted to bring them into early
bearing. Such trees are sometimes plant
ed 30 that the graft can strike root, which
increases the size of the tree, yet does
not interfere with early bearing.
APPLES.
OF these there were about eighteen va
rietIes- on exhibition, and, like the pears,
equal, and in some instances superior
variety with variety to any grown in
the older States.
e. In this opinion, as we'll as our remarks
on the pears, we are corroborated by Mr..
Burr, a retired veteran in the Pomologic-
al art, whose scientific and practical ex-
perience is not surpassed in the West, and
we might here observe that the above
fruit on exhibition does great credit to the
competitors, DR.. Housley and w. Tan
ner, for the care in the management oil
their establishments, for all the varieties
we're correctly named but one, and that
was only doubtful.
If the fruit growers of Ksnsns patron
lied such men, instead of irresponsible
strangers, they would avoid harassing
disappointments for years.
BY importing trees from abroad, they,
too, introduce the germs Of all the trouble
some and destructive insects known to the
older States, when they have destroyed
several species of fruit, and rendered
worthless others.
By the kindness of Mr.. Howsley, we
were furnished with list of apples tested
by him in Kansas, and are worthy of Gull
tivation. Of these he says:
''Those that we're finest in Kentucky,
proved to be much larger and fner-fa
vored here than there"
SUMMER APPLES.
Summer Peruvian, Early Harvest,
Maidens Blush and Summer Queen.
FALL.
Porter, Fall Queen, Lady Finger,
Rambo and Northern Spy.
WINTER.
Ortley, White Winter Peruvian, Wine
Sap, Janneting and Striped Winter Peru,
Wan.
PEACHES.
But one lot of this fruit was on exhi-
5ition, aud this was nothing extra. This
does not initiate against the adaptation of
the country for producing this popular
fruit.
We bad previously seen peaches from
the garden of Col. Hunt that were incom-
parable in size, beauty and flavor. No
place in the city can compare with Ellen
dale in the choice collection Of the differ
ent species and varieties Of fruit.
No large lots were entered. One by
William Tanner Of fourteen or fifteen va
rieties; aud another by G. Ponner, of Don
-iphan county, sixteen varieties.
These were all choice, but many were
HoOOSoaAAiy BaLueioO OolOio hAOy "eIo iui~
ly ripe, consequently they appeared to
disadvantage.
The Iona, 10 Mr.. Ponner's collection,
though NOT fully ripe, was fine in bunch,
and in flavor good. Mr.. P. thinks highly
of this variety.
All the varieties sustain their good
points here, to as full an extent as they do
elsewhere, but as table grapes, the Con-
cord is the favorite. This variety is the
hardest, and endures, with impunity, all
the Vicissitudss that are injurious to vine
and fruit generally.
WINE.
The wine on exhibition was made of
four different varieties of grapes; Della
ware, Oatawba, Clinton and Concord, and
one bottle of Clinton and CataW ba. mixed.
A premium was offered for the best
Catawba of the vintage Of 1866. This
was awarded TO G. Ponner of Doniphan
county; yet the wine of the Delaware
grape was regarded not only by the COM
mittee, but all others Who tested it, as
very decidedly superior to the CataWba,
and all others on exhibition; but the YER
dict went further-it deemed il superior
to any wine they ever tasted. Though
still W a., yet the life was such as would
almost rank it with the sparkling vari-
cites.
Great hopes are entertained by our vine
growers, and many are enthusiastic over
the prospect of the ultimate success OF
this branch Of horticulture.
We would then say to the people of
Kansas, plant fruit of every species; the
market cannot become gluItsd for years
to come. The great West is opening up
to Us. Shipments even now have com
menced. Open up Colorado by railroad
communications, and her population will
douple in three years.. These will draw
their supplies Of fruit for many years TO
come, and il is yet to be tested whether
fruit can be grown there to any adYAn-
tags.
1t early fruits our markets need.
The early planters of Platte and Clay
counties, as we'll ss Kansas, planted, TOO
fsWof these fruits, consequently those of
any species sell ct high prices, while wine
ter apples have always bssn abuuds1t at
moderate rates. - - = - i
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