The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-03-05
horticultural,

HORTICULTURAL,
The horticultural Society, organized
: short time ago in this city, has already ha
the effect OF turning the attention of number
to fruit growing, who have heretofore deyC
ted no especial effort in that direction. VIVA
fare termed the tsmaIl fruits" more particE
larry invite attention, as promising the mos
sure remuneration to the producer. Nor
than double the capital and labor viii proba
bly, be expended the coming season, for gro
ing strawberries and other small fruits. tha
has been expended for that purpose in an
previous year. 1t has been demonstrated
THAT the ridges of sandy lands bordering o
near the shore Of Lake Michigan both nortI
land south Of this city. are admirably adapted
to the raising of strawberries. During thu
last season, and previous seasons there wer,
no Strawberries in the Chicago market O.
larger growth or of better quality, brought
l1rom Southern Illinois, Michigan, or any 9th
, er quarter, than were grown by Mr. Gault and
Others IL the vicinity Of this place. It fur.
thermore appears that the size and quality OF
the berries, were not only equal to those.pro.
duced in any other latitude, but the yield on
a given area of ground, was as great az in any
other locality in the west.
gentleman who has had experience in
growing strawberries and other small fruits
on the east side of the Lake, informs us. that
he considers the Wisconsin side better adant.
! ed to the raising Of Strawberries, than the
Michigan side. Among the reasons assigned
for this opinion. is the fact that the prevail
ing lake winds on the west side keep the
plants back, making o difference of from two
to three weeks in the blosseminp season -
Hence the plants are less liable to be dam
aged by late frosts on this side of the lake
While, therefore, Michigan, especially in the
region about st. Joseph, has deservedly a
widespread reputation for producing peaches,
and other tree fruits, it is perhaps no wild pre-
diction, that the western shore of the lake is
destined to1a like reputation for the small
fruits The climate of the western shore of
the lake differs essentially from that in the
same latitude a short distance in the interior.
What effect this peeuliarity of climate has up
on different kinds of fruit, we are not pre-
pared to discuss Different climates have
different adaptations to fruits and vegetables
Whatever may be the true philosophy, the
fact may be safely asserted, because the truth
has been tested, that in no region of country
within distance of five hundred miles, can
strawberries be more successfully grown than
in this vicinity. OF the other kinds Of small
small fruits, it cannot be asserted so conf
IDENTIFY, because no experiments on a large
scale have vet bean made
The facilities afforded in this vicinity for
conveying fruit to market, are unsurpas sed.
Situate between Chicago and Milwaukee,
with railroad accommodations, also water
communication on the Lake, during the sea-
son OF navigation, it affords the choice of wa
ter or land transportation. Judging from the |
interest now manifested in this matter, it |
would not be surprising if the lands bordering
on the lake shore, which have hitherto had
only nominal value attached to them for
agricultural purposes, should soon be bought /
up for the purposes indicated in this article I
II is hardly suppOsable case, that the stra W |
berry market viii be overstocked Wiscon- |
sin fruit would not be the first of the season |
in the market, nor the second but owing to |
the popularity of our lake shore climate, al |
ready referred to, would come in after the |
small fruits from other fruit growing districts
had disappeared.