The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1868-03-06
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Cultivate and use more EruiL
wish 10 addnmy Testimony to that ol
the laree putnber who have spoken tligough
the colnlnps OF the RUroi ia favor Of Az
abundance ofripe lrnil II haply that lest.
luony may moiie ahyenow destitute OF fruit,
TO ftS eaFnest cult visiiou.
NV present nge is 62 Eight years ago,
IN ordef that the young people might have
more room to swing around the circle
buils cottage horse barn, &c, and fenced
of from my farm seven acres for my own
cultivation. Ny FIRST aim was TO surround
our new domicile with great abundance
and variety Of Irujt--Snumer, Fell and
Winter apples avariety Of peachee Flwarf
aud standard Pears Cherries Of various
kinds; Concord, Delaware and Isabella
Grapes Lawton Blackberries Gooschor.
ries 0urrauts StrAwherrcs and ndded
TO these, an abundance OF garden products,
All these the past season wero IN good
bearing. so that family OF three adull poo.
pie not only laid up rich stores Tor winter
use, but through the summer aud fall lived
largely on ripe, frosh-ga gathered fruit. Ex.
duisite peaches, of which wo never tired,
eaten with bread, sugar and cream, at the
table we had in abundance from the middle
of August till past the middle Of October
---beainning with lIdo's uatly, aud ending
with CFawtord's late. Ono cherry tree
alone, Welded bushels, was IN ripe bearing
two weeks The yield OF currarts aud
Cooseberries we estimated by bushels and
raepberrics VIC had for six consecutive
weeks fresh from tho canes A dish pilcd
with grapes, always graced our table dur.
ing the season of grapes, 1--WE give our
vote emphaticaIly IN favor ol the Concord,)
and, Lawton blacliberries, albeit Nth plenty
of-saodr, gave tartucss, aud spirit, aid
favor, 10 many meal
Our apple trees, under much garden cnL
tivation, have grown hngely--so much
wood that wo had TO apply to tho old farm
for about ten bushels OF wiuter apples to
fll our apple bin; in future we shall ex.
peet them to DO better. Now, we have
not been strictly vegetariNus, tor we have
occasionally partaken 'oi beef steak, mutton
chop, Gsh, fowl aud oggs---no pork but
very largely our diet has been of fresh
gathered fruit, bread, butter and tea
which last. with all due respect for D..
Snodgrass Of tho 7riduHe, fsr aged people
! approve.
Iureview of the years diet We car say
lsf. that II has been delicious; III, lhat 1t
has been economical -al emphatcal. Vile
and I have not taken ANY medicine Tor
twelve mouths past, aud during the ireest
uss, of fruit we have had no dyspepsia CT
bowel trouble. Every meal was least -
good Things, crowned with conviction
that there was no encrvatOn in It's lnNny,
and with the satisfaction that 1t wOs the
frijtof oar own inlustry When we Iulli
our house it stood in plowcd field, with
auta fruit tree or shrub Of any kind on !'s
premises ,g w. Us |
Inoonclusion Iimay say, that NJ the ANAL
fruits, tho Concord Grape affords an nm
fa;liag. supply OF fruit. with perhaps The
leantiabor Of any Kind of fruit we have
triel--tho raspberry ncxt--oml strawberry
with ua tho most dthoult The currant
however, has OlwOys been ahunda'iti
treated with ashes, aud all the SCOT q! our
establishment, Standard I prefer to dwarf
rearR,I Tor term of seven years or more
But with ALL as DemosIheressoid OF action
cultivation is the main. thing. ~
haaAf's'' rrrEB III