The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-05-01
ITEMS FROM A,rERIcUs.

ALLEN CREEK, April, 18th. 1868.
EDITOR NEws.-R. Freeman, who lives just
south Of Americas, bought some small apple
trees at Abraham's nursery year ago, several
of which blossomed after transplarting, and
one OF them perfected its fruit last fall. He
told me he had never before known of an APP
pie tree retaining its fruit till ripe the first year
after setting out, IN any country. Mr.. Free
man is deyoting considerable care to the cul-
ture offruit aud other trees, and gave me some
hints worth passing around. He had recently
read Of a test being made, which proved that
the box-elder would produce greater amount
and better quality of sugar, than the
true sugar maple. Max Fawcett has since
told me that he had tested the matter here
with like results. The box-elder is almost
equal TO the evergreen an ornamental tree
the bark assuming a bright green hue very
early in spring, while 1t is one of the first trees
to leaf out. Its growth is rapid and no tree
will form more beautiful grove. Young trees
for setting cen be found in the timber along
all the streams, and the seed can be gathered
with little trouble early in the fill. The seed
Of the soft maple viii be ripe in few days
now. Gather the seed early, plow your ground
deep, and plant at once, keep out the weeds
from them, and they will soon pay for all the
trouble. Trees grown in the nursery have
more lateral roots, more tibres than those grow
ing naturally IN the woods, and are better for
transplanting. The rabbits had done Mr.. +. a
good deal of injury, destroying many Of his
young trees. Other persons where have been
have suffered the same way. Experienced
fruit-grOwers say that to rub the body of the
tree with bacon rind or other grease, will
protect them. Americas is improving some,
mainly in the way of fencing lots, setting trees,
and otherwise ''fixing up" Mr.. Robert Rich
ardsen has lately built himsefa residence. and
two families have lately moved in, intending
to buy or build soon. The merchants say bu-
siness is good, and the mechanics appear TO
have plenty to do. J. +. Gibson was success
full in the manufacture of brooms last season,
and is this year growing six acres of broom
corn for his own use. DIR. Thornell and lady
are to start next week for summers visit in
the East.
The Americas cheese factory resumed opera
tions last Monday, three weeks earlier than it
did last spring. This promises to be more
favorable season for this business than last.
The cows far, doing much better. SIEVE
raj new hands starting out in the dairy bu-
siness this spring. 1t pays better than most
people are aware of, and will most certainly be
extensively followed i'll Kansas at no very dis
| tant day.
Considerable has been doing up here in the
line of surveying this spring. Mr.. McAuley
the county surveyor run half dozen county
roads week before last, and don't know how
many more last week.
His duties altogether for the county and foI
private parties are crowding much that he
thinks he will be obliged to appoint an assist
ant. So far as have heard his work commented
upon, he is spoken of as competent surveyor
and the fact that he laid out a road last weeI
chained, marked and all, from Americas Il
Allen on the Santa Fe Road, distance Of ovel
fifteen miles, with numerous angles and varia
| tons, in two days, attests his energy.
| 4 brother of Mr.. Jonathan Smith arrived
here from Maine the osher day. His family o
fourteen, (including son-in-law) will all be il
this week, making quite an addition to the pop
ulation of Allen Creek. They expect to settle
permanently in this vicinity provided they
can get farms to suit. r.