, 1870-02-22
MICHIGAN.
The Frutt Region OF Western uichI.
Eon-Aunfysls OF the soil by Judge
Ramsde1i-ChfcnRo d Michigan
LnAe Shore xkAl1rpao.

Enn-Auatvsss OF the soil By Judge
Ramsde1i-ChfcnRo d Michigan
LnAe Shore skailrand.
Correspondence q TAs Chicago Tribune.
--.... 81. JosEru, Mich, Feb. 10.
The question = often asked, "Why In tae soil Of
Western Michigan 60 peculiarly adapted to tbs
cultivation OF frn!s7" It Is vel known that tho
peculiarly Of climate for thu pospase u owing
sLtifel5 10 the presence Of &ucn great body OF
Tstef. But the peculiarly OF soil is not 90 sell
utoerstood, esen 10 Sestden'a OF this sec Ion.
From recent lec'u1e OF Judge Rams1elI. ut Grand
Haven, upon the '-Frnlt Belt u Michigan, Ne
Lake The following extracts:
Bat the soil II ~ marked aud peculiar AZ the
Climate: a1o 80 total!y unlike the uu vial sos of
tne great AlRaks1ppf falIeF in 1ig ortgfu, fofus-
tou sad Iertl,zlux inRsed,snts tn 1t sttan1est afe
n = loss 10 looKe OF its qualify.
nv. cAEnarRE 0R TIE SOIL.
VT confRlLs lille, atum!na, mag .ese and
potAen OF the uap atd R:nni,e; the allicatea and
s'l1clops hIiceI OF The f'o4dan md Catcfetpue
~ - assoos; ne ma1nes'a, potAsb, ifon, and sodA
Irshton group: tne cla3eJ esrths and p1osp astss
and cAfoonates Of hue OF the Hudson, Cilotop,
pIAster} und Ara!lactn1s earns OF the Onn, deus
sttt grtup; a.a the abundant clay AID CARBONATE
ADO phosphate OF hda iufLlshed ~ the uttdaf-
berg ala Harlon geou y. and tne1F vas! d. pasi.s
Of fosal II ma!Es; while tne Huron etoJp, tae lsst
oi tie se1ies, ctopp,nQ out OF TIE noss1, taral,h
kh1l+e.
"Such SOL canr6t be otherNtse than rich. nor
can y be othefWtse than noroas, ano suicep io:e
" s!1otpnerc lniiusIce to great depth and 70
. ahlsh ceRfee- 1t " thla pofoslsy InAs eaa 3.e9
or crops 70 be2r drouaht 50 a7mlfsp;T-c1pillus
Attiact on and atDospnerlc condensation 6uppl1
them nth no's'nTc III ine aosepce OF ehoWef1
ehtf ttRt Affords s0ch Rrgonuc Ggowtn to our ft,y.
est treee-tass Sloca All nap eB fnur feet In
S:a1 40 flus t* enry. Owe ieet IN rcnnier-
eStc. Il 1s th1s Abuuaant supply o. the casoon.te
phofpha'e ~ nRe ihR. gives s2opt4neooeprowtH
70 The a1tufooa fIusta indigo oaa 10 tne region.
Ine tau cot orion Of soil aud cAua,e Il tavarA-
Die IN the h'sleat degree TO t1e growth and pr1-
duct1on OF The h'KneT order Of acIduIous yuita,
"Ihc ssc' nf tne auperof sdapt1on Of this so'l
90 me 9foWlh o. fruit dec. not resr upon tpotn.
eEcat dtdnctons alone. but ike the Rd patton
experiment -
o. Eet 4tssurte- When she faisttl up the itou
aEd copper mluea Of Lake Superior, and &ufge1esl
oct The NhtA. Zelda Of Minnesota anu Uakosa,
s0d 90 me sa1oTs ~ o.
and cart her golden fal d. emouR tue fuountaina
o. ioaho nrd Montana. she holio <ed ont tue bed
q Lake MicniRap. and totst IN tae CT sta, dsod
ihs1c gathering together. her choicest maieftsIs
abe plated heE tIuis gardens nere.n
II A through such region as this that or Chi.
csgo and r.chtgan Like Shore Railroad ia located.
snd fhe nrat section Of which Ia NOW In operation
from st. Joseph to New Buffalo, on the Michigan
Central. The route Is hetpg surveyed from this
posnt north 10 Graud Haven, and the Intention u
to coUPleta 1t 10 that potnt before 1871.
II to The Lon. A. o. Morrison. Of this place.
that We ne indebted for snla entespr,s., ard but
Tor hla irdonlsAole zeal nuaucial atillty, AID
skil IN Overcoming obstacles 1t almost eyery
hfeP, Fe ahould have bcen obliged 10 wait many
1eafs Tor this great necessity 10 our fnl Develop
Hent
AL that We lacE now IL tuitab,e hotel accou-
q nodasions fos families. These eould os supplied
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