The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-07-05
FRUIT GROWING IN KANSAS,

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We clip The following extracts. on fruit
growing in Kansas, from = communities.
ton in the Ottawa Journal.
Our. country has been settled 30 recent.
" that We have no old orchards, and but
few of bearing age; so that We cannot
speak of its fruit growing qualities with
the same confidence that We could Of old
er settled districts, but think enough
has been done 10 show clearly that most
fruits that grow In tbs eastern and middle
States will succeed we'll here. Eastern
Kansas has a soil and climate almost id0n-
teal With western Missouri. which grove
nearly all .he choice Gruits in great AbnB.
dance and Of superior quality. The frat
settlers Of Kansas planted some orchards.
mainly Of apple trees, but during the
troubles OF later times most OF them we're
neglected and of course failed. some
have also failed from being planted on
low damp grounds, and in otherwise bad
situations. But so far as / have ObsGEy-
ed, all that have been judiciously planted
and had reasonable care have bssn q suc-
cess.
The apple makes a much better growth
here than have ever seen in any part Of
the country east Of the Mississippi-treO
of the same age being larger than on the
rich prairies OF Illinois, with clean gol.
den bark and well ripebed wood.
Perhaps the trees do not begin to bear
| quite as soon as In some parts Of the east,
though l have seen trees Of the ''Missou-
ri pippiD," and some other early besring
sorts, loaded with fruit four and Eve years
from the graft. l think the hardness of
trees in bearing is often more Gancied
than real. An orchard here four years
planted will be as large as one In the east
at six or eight or nine years with the
same care, and We are apt TO look for Is
u UGH fruit on our four year old orchard
as We would look for upon the older one
OF the same size east, and to be disappoin.
ted if We don't get it.
The few orchards in this section that
have been planted six to ten years are
now bearing heavy crops of fruit, equal in
quality and superior in size and appear
ance to that grown in the east.
The peach is lees certsin than the aD-
pie, and except in favored localities We
cannot depend upon crop of,snsr than.
one year in three or four; yet some grow.
era 10 franklin county have had large
crops nearly every year.
The pear has been tried but little in this
section Of Kansas, but it promises well.
and have seen some fine crops Of a.
handsome fruit as I have seen any
where.
Cherry, the tender sorts. are not rslisz
BILE; but the hardy sorts, as ''early Rich
mond, . "Euglisb, IS "MArsllO," de-, pro-
duce abundsnIly.
Blackberries, raspberries, and small
fruits generally succeed we'll, bat should
be planted in rather cool, partly shaded
situations.
Grapes appear to be at home 10 Kansas
and seldom, if ever. fail to produce i'm
mense crops Of the finest fruit, not 3 WIKI
inferior to that grown in the bsst gTaps
lands Of Missouri. ....
With proper care in selecting varieties.
planting, and tending. no one need be
many years without q supply OF coed
iruIt ioE bis family and friends. sad some
to spare to the thTiftless neigbbOfs Who
would not plant because they could not
wait 30 long for the fruit. To make IL
pay we'll for growing. IL only requires .
good market. The rapid settIsnnent Of
Kansas by people from the east, attracted
bither oy ouE cheap prairie lands, will 10.
s1re good home market for some years
while our railroads are opening communi-
cation with the north, south and west.
which must mske market for us sousI
TO any 10 the United States.
The Junction City Daily Uoion, las
the following item: Reports ftOm al
parts Of the country indicate that there
viii be but trifiing opposition to The issue
of bonds to the Union Pacific. Southern
Branch. Those whose interests run in
another direction, and those Who went to
sleep fifty years sgO. are the only ones
who are shocked st the proposition. We
met an old gentleman from the country
the other day, who Tsmarksd-''vots for
the bOnds by all means; believe God
made this country to be cut up By EAil-
roads; encourage them 10 The Isst dollar"
Although that man is ssvspty 6Vs OF
eighty years old, be has Bsad the nswsPa-
pers. and has never IOsl nisUts. He ID
ambitions that his boys shAn Be somsihiOg
more than be Vas a thsiE age. That's
true psOgEsssioD.
1t is estimated that Moataus viii yish
Q Sc. 900. 600 worth Of precious SaosAA
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