, 1869-08-13

cur We nay contlier the Mtchlgan fruit region :
fixture for Ill tune. To be nod11ed hy cnttiaG
awsJ the old forest BY the planting Of sheltei
belts on the shore when this u Ion, In the deer
culture Of the heas5 cls5s and the dressing Of ct
sands With The mnck that borders the 1sserx
TIE ToFoGRAF1E.
{2d and sd} The country Is rolling, nul
has the aprearecc OF being Of the same
>aSe Of that Of our prairIes, ard like
saem Of driit. Near the shore The sauda
hare blown over a1d covered this diff more OF
less deep, IN some places more than hundred
feet The shore Is higher than on the ives. side,
aad bea<s Evidence OF haTtng Leen elevated more
above tGa lake. Aa au the groves aud beta Of
tiaaer on The prairie are projected on the west
Of streams Qr sHaUpy grounds, II is not surpr1s.
tnc that Lake Michigan should have protected
this part Of the COUNTY, On III long lne OF shore
from annual dses, ami thus hsd iis continuous
forest In advance Of the country 10 the west OF
the lake. II Iua1 be possible that the eastern
Eho1e might hare been drzt elevated 0bore the
Wafer, but the laAe and the tnnau1erable rivers
fed iron tts eFapcEntton easily accounts for Its
having been co7ers4 with continuous forestat a
nosc carly day than the country to the west
Beech. maple, hlckarS, walnut Pine and poplar
are the lesdtng forest tees The hearS pine for
ests are Eore Inland, and the poplar Is tna!alY
coaGned 10 the s,yrama
TuEso11-
tith> The original surface Of the country hsT1ng
been prairie, It Is greatly rolling. unless cut
through By sGme stream, or when the lake has
.ncroachcd agajuSt some 1ktge anu thus presented
h'gh blnh When the ehpre Is low, sand pre-
-.ils inland for some dltalre, bur the ridges are
Of the general character q our clay praitirs.
Some OF The Intervals appearto hare been nl1cd
with sand. As general 1hing the soil Is easily
r"fttvated, especially the sandy 1oants on which
auost Ct The present orchans4 ART s,tusted. Al
Benton uarbor the river bottoms present an mex
hausrthte Eupply Of muck, f11ed with fresh water
ahel.t, that VIII be Of the nIst importance on ali
these orchards, yfuey arls and gatueDs
TIE SEASONS.
tcth.s The winters are long, SNOWY and With chill
~ winds iron the lake The Thermometer seldom
goes below zero soath Of 43 degrees ot autude but
tue mir is chilly. 1IleI with frost, and as the Or
cha1ds ecroach on the forest this stnss Of thiugs
Wilt not improve. The sumner heats arc nlso
modified By the lake winds, making the average
temperature mcch below that o. tho same latl1nde
on the west side Of the lake. The average rain
fall Is tight, but then It Is In genter showers, and
the air always bt1rg charged with abundant mols-
ture 1r0m the corporations Of The lake. The dewa
arc constant nEd Ecnyy. and thus Vegetation is
subject to no great changes, and makes isure aud
steaty progress. Occasionally season IS favored
with moro or less south wln3, that hns hor been
Influenced ty the lste, and u timely ralhs Occur
the sclscu VIII present wonderful stsoE.
tctt.1 More properly there ARE but two seasons-
suDucr and winter. The " winter t,nGerA In the
lap Of spring." and vegetation nake8 buS Alow
progress until late in My, and early s:ofms Of
saoT ecl p1 the autumn.
TIE DAIRY
t7tb, The climate is favorable for eTass an.iJarge
crops OF lag may IL grown Ia all parta OF the dts-
r.ct; but the sandy Ro,ls will ID. stand pAstrase
as well a. the more tenacious soilA Clover DOES
remarkably we'll B1re grslss {lta l'ra:<ri.is,; Or
June grass Of New York, males good pas:rsscc,
hut cannot be fed as In Kentucky on account Of
the RnOW covering. NO one thinks Of keeping
stock In this country with guud housing for thetn.
So long IS ftult, vegetables aud winter wheat will
pay better Than the dairy, thes wilt be the :ra,liag
objects: but the time L. not distant whea each
lndlrldual Will md It to his advantage to sros nB
own meat, c1..k, butter, and ha3 aud grain fer aB
teams.
grpTn at pEo1t
wnEEE 10 LOCATE.
pth. This viii depend on many other condition. /
The man With slo,K1 can purchase atcn or nfteen:
acre fruit farm, With good nui!!lngs; or this l.
wanting, he can 20 stu2lc-handeI with h!s axe ID
10 the forest, in the autumn, ray Ills ten TO nrE
dollars an acre for one, tYo, ten ostEentE acres,
put up his log cabn cut couple acres Of the for
est into cordwood; In the spEHg burn uI the
british and plaut etEaNberHes, uni set /. with
pcach or n1rIe orchard, or, which Ii almost the
insafiabe practice. onc.fourth to apple and three
fou1thB 10 peaches. The treea will then stand
twenty feel apart, each way, apl when the mora
8hoEt-3!rcG peach trees {twenty-dve to thirty
years} Gtye way, the apple orchard will he lett o,
forty feet each way-or eerenty-one peach ard
twenfy.sesen apple ttees to the acre. The next
liza 1.I,
fan1fJ use. and In workng out among the orchard
lists, thug acquiring practical knowledge Of tue
business In the winter the axe Is aSa!u resumed,
and thus, With strong muscles, little money, and
de ernluatton to wlr with a resolution not TO
pat1ouize the s2!oop, he MIL BOON caEye out
home, and surround himself ard family wt.n tie
comforts Of life.
!pth. The man with capital may locate at any time
that he can rnd home ready made to his liking
l}nl with The man OF stnall means, with family
% his hands, ami whose willing hands wust carve
cut home from the deep, tangled forest Of tlls
Erult region, the earlF autumn vii! he the most
for this will g!re h!n, time to put up hi.
cabin before winter, when wood choppIng wnl
give hin steady employment, lie Htli neei no
team, for the wood can IL. sold on the spot 10 men
who make it \ business 10 haul Hpod 10 the har-
Dor Or suilFoad station.
Al countries With damp CLIMATE Ike this ere
more or Icss subject to Rsue and fever. and This
Irnit region IL no exception to the rue Avotitng
oscrwork. wet feet, the heavy sumner dewe, and /
he corner grocery, With IN abundant supply OF
ripe fFutf even this hasn teHofa Ague and fever
Is scEy simple disease, unless complicated !
sith patent medicines crude drugs and unskiItul i
loctors, more than thirty years OF contact with
has proved 10 my satisfaction. On the whole, /
here Is rothIpE In the general health that would
'revent any person who desires 10 settle In tht3 |
Ir+p1 Frntv
This being the northern limit Of the fruit region |
# the Northwest, all Of liz fruits come into mar
;et later. 1t IS hut tic extension Of the ercat |
Iut belt OF Snuth Illinois, the Ohio, Wabash. ILL
lois und Mississippi MFeTs, and OF the watershed
Il Central lntnotk Each has lts place In the |
march Of the season; each point Ias It's pecula,1-
les and lts attractions The feld Is wide o4c, |
nd the nan Of Industry, steady habits aaI per !
eyer2nce, can make hin comfortable hone al
most anywhere In The Northwest A petson
hou!l trst select that branch OF rnral cnploY- |
nent that best aecorIs with bis taste aan expc7t-
nee, and then seek his hone where The q,ctl.-
lcns arr most favorable to those ends.
FAE.T-GEoEIS6,
busInefR ia Jet In Its Infancy, but L. destined
. furnish the world With tarse percentages Of lis
3od. The business, therefore, no longer depends |
n the rich for It's support, tu, drnws from all
lassea- Improved varieties cheaper trsospots.
oupctt!on with other food
Apples stand king Of The E:t for ihttr gc.e:n
hearuess amt food gare, followed oytne peach,
ears and cherries, which make up fne orchard
ST. Among the small fslits VIC maj count the |
blackberry aul grape as tthe ieaA!nx |
taples, Raspbszztes do not pay 80 fell ami tue
e1aod FOL gocseaer1its sud curran}s Is limited.
VEGETABLES
1t il not rrl liable that the growing Of vegetables
4,Sa of h..t taS l.f T,x7- I
r that there will be demand pr them. The
easoD is too late for this purpofe, nor Is there |
1ch an abundance OF cheap mf1nse and chenn |
Il,or IS Ine cities on the east 4le can furnish,
I'd We may dismiss This as ole OF the induces
.tnts TO locate IL the Mlch!sa4 fsut, belt. Eas.y
rRcta:sles mnst come from thy South. while the
utrnn aud Winter supplies must be grown near
&c place OF consumption.
There Is en- lI1nensc area II cauntry sE4nalary
cn,caso that cannon growjtru tba: nnst t1rsw
! supplies from thy grea, cc7,ra!
point, sYl!ch begins TO
t.lye Strawberries q.r1y IN MAY from
g great :ruIi region that jLes Along the Illinois
ent,al Railway AL clcac the scascn or this f,u.t
te tn Ju!y from points Th the rortn. So Of yes.
ahies,-cheap transportation aaA opea culture
-e lore than matcn y the tacs against glass
,e growing G. Vegetables. L the Michigan lru,5
IL At lever pr.e tptnu being later In The month,
leJ hare The advantage Of beng grown cheaper.
al have cheaper aid better transportation 70 |
alle:, and theiF sfts nertrlle.s ts t-o II ntrap-
Sc. for they uay r. picked tni'y Epe, Hn,:e thuse
ON The sontheE5 part Of the State u'ast be only
lly g.uwo. - "a 10 nrea IN the tra1s:t to nar-
=
-EE WEATHER
7n!tnEes EaYbFabie. On the sth We hl.t II sea+oa-
Die rain, aEa the com Is mating rsn!d progress
he spr1nf Wheat Is turning oct le=, than anuc:-
He'd, tf all other crops In this part or the State
e good. Go 10: except corn. for, while II tue
oThTest razt ct the county It Is roor. n other
srtA 4 Is better thAn nsusl. The great danger ts
m from tts large growth, that IT w11 r7pe1 !ate
ID thus be lsablc 10 injury frum early fnost The
!: crop is very ta1ge, aEl potatoes fus the FIRST
", nav ~ nf ha }afA 1,r I