Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-11-09
CUMBERLAND NURSERIES,.
GPrOsperous Business.

4 visit 10 the Cumberland Nurseries at
Fdrefield junction, IIamlin * BTnum,
proprIetorS. gave us an idea Of the large
. and DrOsperous establishment. These nur-
series are located very near the station at
the junction Of two railways, and soon TO
DE three. near this city, has satisfied us
more than ever that Nashville Is fast be
coming the centre for the production ahd sale
Of fruit and ornamental trees, shrubs, small
fruits. flowers and choice plants OF every
name. second to no other in the United
States. We found some forty or fifty hands
actively at work packing trees; and the
business appeared so large and systematic,
7hat we suggested that for the credit
of Davidson county, they might
Get lis see their sale books for this autumn.
(which was done The bills show SCOOPS
30. This business has been builtup in six
wears, and it has much larger trade IN
prospect. DIR. T. b. Hamlin has 200 acres
of arabic land mostly rich limestone soil,
admirably adapted to this branch of pro-
ductive industry. with the Kentucky rail
road running through it, and possessing re-
qnarkable facilities forpacking and shipping
north. south and west. At present there
are only some fifty acres actually planted III
nurseries. Trees have been sold to nuI-
serymen i'm New York TO the amount Of ten
thousand dollars within a few months.
We have frequently called the attention
IF on- agricultural readers to the fact that
as muci, food for any kind of farm stock
will GROW on three acres in Tennessee as
ON fonr i'm New York. the land in both be-
jnu of the same quality. This arises from
The fact that grass. clover, corn, potatoes
grain and tobacco will grow weeks earlier
an the spring and later in the fali in the
Southern States than inthe Northern. FOl
the same reason, our apple, pear, peach
DIum. cherry and ounce trees make the
same growth in twoyears, thatthey do The
North in three. Here is a vital and fruitful
mower of both certain and inestimabe value
It's fair and permanent development IS Whal
we aim to foster through the UNION AMI
ANTERICAN. To do this, i - proper to say
chat Messrs Hamlim X Barnul have tella
ale agents selling trees in East and Yves
Tennessee. North and South Carolina
Georgia. Alabama, Arkansas, and othe
States. In this way thousands OF acres an(
millions of dollars are employed IN tho tree
business near Rochester, Geneva, syracuse
B0ckpOrt Canandaigua, Buffalo ana IRE
donna, ina the State Of New ork
Our climate naturally ripens all kinds o
fruit before II gets ripe ia the more ucllSelN
nominated Northern States and in Grea
Britain. Why, then, may not our earlieS
summer apples, pears, plums, peaches
zyrapes and cherries, be sent by rail to al
these inviting markets? Diversified indus
gy is SO plainly for the interest Of th'
South, that MeSsrs ). =. Bill. q. W. Feka
men. II. c. MintOn, J. w. Hawkins, Il. {
Smart, J. c. McCollUm, ID. b. league, }
George. G. X. Greene, {. O. Justin an,
others. agents Of the Cumberland Nurseries
are cultiyatiug most Temuner'lhg field
4; is true their trade is IN its infancy
gser. germ Of 4 future business. Th
ayritey SnOws apple orchards in the Notl
of one ipi+]red acres that pay good inter
.,st on a va uaii2n OF one thousand dollar
income from one hundred acres Of land
Put the worst side in front, 2nd apples ar
worth more TO feed to stock thar 4 costs Il
raise them Even wild goose plums are
profitable crop. At present, much OF on
dried fruit is miserable, and our art "i can
ming limited and defective. When can w
have a better time to begin any needed re
form and improvement? Progress invite
ALI so Join the work.