, 1869-07-29
MICHIGAN.
lhr E'FMIt ItNpRlHn-H'tStecn In Twenty
1'hONrHNIf Acres t4tMheF EutitSmtfOtt
-ff0FIts Ut Fruit ENrMls-A t4uuM
fsttCe to Rttt1ps


Ctrs,"ntfrntr " 71t Ehfraao 7+,hHn..
1,BH1hH IAnRun, Mich, july qn, 1853.
ffuw many u lhr muIlltn1n ut iiet AMI wgHInl
who tste th'cs hE.h Uf eltrfiIea " peanhea I.
EHftEIsh thnt iH,,M NJ ere,H nleR lla~e atr itlsa
VI htn they LAu'u 1fes, tF u tia Astery NJ tp'l
rlsu1u'llnt7
anss Ast''a. tia 'lna ~arts os Lain ttiaht2at.
"ttt pleasant ral nf Rrt,lu iuuf hnt,ta if"h. tN
t#pa. Il l"t',pl ihs lath1iy ',ptemp1s4 ftA ,rutu
vi l'a #il1masI, traf'sM whl'Ht. hal lnH faart
sE',, VIVA t'nthap4 AZ Will AAI NpIHtillna \ hIs.s
NJ thsrt f"ln.t, s~sH4p R,rt saul lutnalina IN
RHihtr, hs rnbt Will tlasn tanl4 fyuInt, iuA ,,6w
now eI'ahgs.i. AMI asltl law Rapidly elaAhatUv,
N"t mhltl lnhR tusfa attnr lta selllatnetlt a,,t
partial Improvement waa tia Interesting facl Et4l
iked pr established, tlIRt sp many Ut tau
fhrr flnlti r,d ba grDHA Asra tslIh cot.pA1a.
l,ve tntsty. holMa ten 10 twelyp years ago tl!a
fsct hrH4h to l,B Tai!Rtd att to excltn atttntan-
alow ut nGst Aul claGVcd with many ,touhta: hut a
few good cfopp VI psaehes hero, Wills they falosi
generally elsewhere, established tho faet Of thu
lako protection beyond ali question u great anI
tHl'oItant fact. i.
Inntnes weru not allow to appreciate 1t aid 10
ERuru tho proota that could he worked out Of Il
Etw Ind extensive orchards were runltly pro-
{rctcd md planted. Landa lJ1lg about the laIo
HhoIo, 50 light OF soil A. 10 have bern conatdctetl
alniust .hless, at oncc went up IRON IS and 10
~ 2%lI W Blu cluHs run ILL "a Aspt VIII
tncpt3 and forty ncrcs sprung Into being With
drcat rapdty, and With itue or no abatement,
unti ut tic prescn. time uttcen to twtnty thonsa nd
acres n1p brought Into fruit cultivation In tho
ue!ghborhoo,ih Of tho ,ilages Of St Joseph aud
Benton 1iarbuf.
We DOUBT II an5thtns IN this country shows
more rarld development, either IN beauty OF utl.
ity than, this GANG fruit rcgou. -
That much OF this development Is ouing 10 Tho
aatl = pLk- ~
Chicago, with i.t thousands Of ontsido market
connections. Of courtc, cannot be douh.ed. Hero
The fucst frults can be gathered In perfect uutur-
y and rpeneAs. pu. On ooarl the evening boats,
md quietly md cooiiy transferred 70 tho hnn1s OF
che dealers IN Chicago, ~ cafly in tho morning n
desirable, pud thence to tho sahlea Of tue good
people of tho great city.
What could bo moro convenient, short Of pick
ing from thcir o~n Eurdeus. sozely this MlcaIgan
hutt rcGtou Il great thing for Chicago. and Chi
tagu equally grent for Il
.Wen, ali OF this very nice, says the business
man, tut the mhln question, after Ill, IL, whether
rncTo Il any money Ia It for those
taat grow the fruts Does It ray !:
AitcT carefully looking over the matter tor
month OF no, m outsider, With no Especial In.
tcrcxt 10 bias our judgment, Nc arc decidedly Of
The oilnlon that II does pay, and lage1y, too, lor
I'll we'll directed effort.
AulVDE 2II WE uECA Win p1IIEd Ql
i'll sldcs who came hero very few Jcats nzo WITH
nt.ic or nothing 10 Commence with, and took up
ANAL trnuls Of lands on credit mostly, bu.lk caou
TO I've IN, cleared on timber IND hrush1s, and
planted tho trees nnd Gu1nl fruits among them.
Enug tlncz and shoft tco.ituons for a uhtle, may
be, but nne bea1I0R orchard now, loaded With
peachcs, rlntns, pcnfs and Epplea, and between
then rows Of ktr1wbttrIas, Fnspbeeics, biacther-
r,cs, e14pea, Ac. Flva CT ten ac1aS, vnrJ lIksfJ
fielding n much product and value a1 IN eighty
or ono hundred aud Bi1sy aero farm upon tho
pralsies, and adotdlng light aud aInplo summer
WORK Tor every Mnn, WOMAN xhd eblId about The
premises.
During n1l thc picking season even the children
arc u greal demand and can earu iron, one dollny
TO two dnllnrs per day II this pleasant ho.1e cu,-
ploy Ment-a iauch more useful aud profitable
leasou than ldIenefA
The growth and Improvement Of orchards rcd
gardens tnpidly enhance theft rAluts. The Taniy
that ktatts:upon new land nt frum f5o 10 tioo rtr
Eere, ntids ty the time good bearing orchard IL
gr0nu ujon It, That 1t Il worth from t5oo to tiop
per acre 30 they not only have made living. In!
have bull Up homestead and property worth
sulre thulsanhs Of d0llArs Al the shtne time, ilps
nieielJ 10 look At, hut raylDg = Jearly tncoms to
support the family.
Throughout unr rnn,evhst exfenaFe Scjuhlnt-
hf1ce atA observation In the Nt7t, we hate fhrc'y
Feet rtaee nr hlsfinres, s1seIe We thsuxht therd
wffe better opportunities fer the fight klni Ut
people t' tui'h ar pheasant anti paying hunles thsn
herr. Etnafi fueene, tnurled With Industry, viii
tnsl,le Fend commencement Hp, stt.f that rum.
n,eB,e.ntnt |. uurs inats IN. r'k1t pf Hing AMI
th~ artrth Ut ttees Il tett, Hr luua tla VI walt
NIT NE tt"ntt'1 teNf "tiIts At tHa,t fiUi lhld
hss'lfA III Frtiet ticf. Abh thtrH I" i've fss,s
tusk+~ ths ~pst sLahteh AMI tai..r Etai tmarH
p'N',nt.ss t'',st'1 mi tttta I" ~sN
Nxhf hew t+n't,hh't iaRke theft A'nt,t ttntts
ttltt ttt lht,H NhiH sks4t iets tt,tnu ir ts.ttt4s
w frtt, sis*tettaea. taatd'ettIea and iAwt4H
tta hb-sstra 0ttth taB NJ ths 1ats 1T ea1 10 tI.1
per n, hit1t iattstlz GllHAthkt sAts. ai,i tUty
hrstS sstl Ut as!f UP xtstl rfuf'trly ta,t fnt,
iS..s IT, oS, '"s "s.3 's liz = ;Ss s.s.f. " H @
u I'M vts<t,. Mtrarirs altogether about one-
an. 1 X II !. s' \ ss' % " " Co. a..: e..
and rteRrat Hrrtatahnea lAdfcsie th4' u tsnhOt
fall fllur',, siy. sptt Of mt1tlonl ina present
seas n: IL H. W.T.. a,h o.
tho1 LETTER resul!si 1Mft usJ b. InsnJ. but VIZ
aGHbs T.; and IL Il i &c ny y ~ green what
c s ~ y as. ass j ,sr sv e,s @ s1s
Naw trf u sie mptsI u tni, sos,e rhat rambling
Gu, II Food rai,nr .i,i inrruS'us ts,,slts, ~,
altttt Chtrgn md e'tiJ elsr. who rvull
etat:b ur l'.!ie v niuet nran. Y es'ne ters "
h!sr tccatf"c. ahi Eu tn rrh 81 so'nesGns ttat |.
rl"s.tnt aud u.eful and viii tRI ~ tou Fu alnn4.
ard Alett re DEe little furtHMe tJ .atrGrt Wlltit
ficusr ftpl Nn'l sUhl anl becetsafy slyle Mfn nut
trt,ktTn. all 1uuf tAfhtnFt ANIL tnatls tenru 10.
taH imagine rIsny haf'l.9mllpE tAstts Aisl
f+tts tttP1sp and tDuitnettA1 &ta1A Nhp hra
striving ltft tvf psst h 1ttIhp. .nl1A t,alhIax i'F
tsltsii NH ~ lpts Al slts IN tip lAt " i1e I,ls
Rnt y. nj inhe}. ~ all ~, *ita. fte ~ aAy, i,nl.
tn nthp trAl Ut ttpnf XII altt sYhe tt1e huyftss
!, II 10 4. IT,. aud i.st4# ut h"I ttss& ~H'ss tnH
til nst hf lHD fHttta tb# thtset " VI Fte+ h
Ut. klis %a4tt te a t.stA ks,. tatHk sI.,sf tha
Vita n sap th rttAs AsH ESQ Nl.Al t1a ihiHh nfl
5Al u ~ Aat tsRt Mnfa lha ffAs 1&t.tas tfufn
iA htfh tif itDast{llsa AIM thAt h.tat ataH &sl
rAGfa IT. Dt,HsAt ~ jus!4 5uu Nnl nan - !ste4lxa
Md guIt Ats.l tIsts u s,t!s ~ ths ffatttk{ust.a
t4stht4a ~ etef }lu A4I fu4lt1 Ah5 kA.ts t'e.EA
AAo nltrf iisAt vii! lhtElEa1 aaat ~ tvu W. the
trtp, heatte1 plsntJ IT f1alt ~ e4L
iAhdA ara still comparatively cheap ahd abundant
he!e md htteAbout, AAl tha LuslnGe4 u uult.
gruA lug, alrrAl, 10 g1uaI u 10 tact only jast ho
gun ~ Cuura1e.i with nra 70 1en jean heaeo. and
inc etancks iur good paylRz locations ate aual -
good Al eVc5t ali thugs ooRAiaeEtds Tot snn paal-
ness u nov well Qt.dnFstood aud proved, eAa
new tegiuner even III not 70 sstssJ u bsglnoinz
now. Lei thata In pursuit. OF I.lEs+aht paJ.
inE heuta md future means Of lSeilhQods te41cAd
OF EntrQ 10 Ytual1pd, =. J., q e!st"ncts remote
IN The South of NsSi loot this KsJ 1FsL aca Y
iheJ md Just what they wani f12ht d tne ao1r O.
1he gIcat commercial city and naFket OF INC W
Nty Hnudet &Eay tTum 1t and houe- T.