American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-07-17
Getting on the cars at Centralia, going

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succession of peach orchards, ranging
from five to one hundred acres. These
have been nearly all set out within the
past five or six years. You would sup
pose that you saw enough peaches from
the car window alone, to glut the markets
of half the world. It Is from this re-
gion that Chicago and the entire north
west are supplied, and there is not half
enough yet. From tive to four car loads
will be sent daily from this station
Shipping will commence in about two
weeks, Other stations viii ship more,
making train of from fifteen to twenty
five car loads Of peaches alone. g t0
MORE FRUITS.
Besides the fruits here particularized,
Egypt has apples, plums, pears, cherries,
and, besides, hundreds Of acres Of grapes
that have lately been set out. Two va
rieties of which seem to be at home in
this soil. ,hbaNt4DA CIV
The early variety of apples are being
shipped now. The wheat crop this year
was very heavy 1t has been harvested,
and much of it already made into flour
and gone to market. an ,,a.-.
SWEET POTATOES.
The sweet potato is another staple ar
tiele of Southern Illinois, and is reliable,
yielding about $50 bushels to the acre,
and are generally worth one dollar bush
Ell. In the spring of the year they crawl
up to two dollars and fifty cents to three
ri oil o1
to keep them through the winter.
Cotton was extensively cultivated in
this county during war times, particular
ly in the Mississippi Bottoms. These
bottoms lie six miles west of us, and are
from four to six miles in breadth soil
from five to twenty feet deep; drainage
imperfect, and mnlarid in abundance. 1t
would takea page to describe them. The
cultivation of the would be-king is aban-
doned.
vRAiETY. 't @ flJa.
The producer here, then, has a variety
of hoary and semi tropical products from
Witch to choose, cultivate and till his
purse. He can have his strawberry,
raspberry and peach all growing on the
same piece of ground. If one fails the
other will hit. Neither one of them re-
guire much labor afte,ss being set OUT
lie has plenty nf leisure 10 cultivate
wheat, corn, potatoes, or any thing else
he may fancy. N8aN
l see no set Of men that look so fat
and sleek as the fruit growers in this re,
gion. They paid out their money few
years ago. in what seemed an experiment
patiently waiting for their trees and
vines to grow. Now they have the sat--
isfaction of putting it all back into their
pockets, with four-fold increase. rEt
From two to three thousand dollars
will buy farm already fruited in close
proximity to station-say from 20 to 40
acres. This may appear to be a small
farm. For fruit alone tits plenty. Some
think ten acres enough, The country is
rapidly flling up with Northern and
Eastern people, all in quest of fruit
farms They are generally go>ahead
enterprising class OF people leAsuch as give
society healthy tone, and assist in the
march of Improvement. to g.Bs
The impression prevails TO some ex>
tent that Egypt is low, swampy, sickly
country As this article is getting long,
| will merely say that it is great mis-
take. .2g9vs iafrsj! 7ss
Should any one be favorably Impress ;
ed, and desire further Information, it will
be cheerfully given by addressing the un,
dersigned, at Anna, Illinois. oog az
v.4g % se., FORD s. DoDDs.