The Grange advance., 1874-10-14

kept cool and away from insects, are charm
ing. They are absolutely insect proof.
Every housewife will want one. His sign
simply reads in plain bold letters "113
J 1ohn Mansfield 1l3." Do not forget the
place, No. 113 Main street Red Wing.
CLOSING OUT.-Simmons, Olson &
Bush announce their determination to sell
3ut their large stock of goods at greatly
reduced prices in order to close out their
entire business. Mr.. Simmons commenced
business in Red Wing over eighteen years
ago, and Messrs. Olson and Bush about
eleven years ago: These gentlemen all
commenced business in this city bare hand
ed, and by constant application have built
up neat fortunes and have decided to re-
tire from trade. They have the largest
store and by fourteen to fifteen thousand
dollars the largest stock of goods in the
City. The store and goods belong to them
and every cent paid for. The goods were
all bought for cash and bought by men who
from long experience understood how and
what to buy, and when they say that they
propose to throw their immense stock of
general merchandise into the market to
close out. it means very low prices to all pur-
ehasers. The goods being all their own,
they can do with them as they please,
and they propose to get rid Of them. Ev-
cry body is invited to call and examine
complete line of samples with prices at
tached and satisfy themselves.
One day last week Mr. Levi Lewis
of Wacoota brough4 to our Office varieties
Of Minnesota apples. The apple seeds were
planted in 1858 by Lot Lewis the father of
the present owner, and the trees have been
bearing since 1864. There were bu. two
kinds Of two kinds Of seed planted, the
Baldwins and the Golden Russetts, but
there are now nearly as many different va
rieties Of apples in the orchard as there
are trees, ard what is unusual nearly every
variety is Of the very best quality of
fruit Certainly the varieties brought US
could not be excelled in flavor, varying
from sweet to as strong tart as any one
could desire. The apples are as large and
fine looking as will be found in the average
grated orchards of the East. Mr.. Jewell
Of the Lake City nursery visited the or
chard last year and recognizing the very
desirable quality Of the fruit obtained a
large number of twigs for grating and had
the varieties of the apples which he took,
named by the State Horticultural and Pom
illogical Society. These gratis will of
course bring the same variety Of fruit as
the trees from which taken, it being we'll
known to every one couversant with fruit
trees, that this is the object in grating,
and that it is the only sure way if obtain-
ing good fruit, apple seeds nearly of not
quite always producing different variety
of apples from the tree on which they were
raised.
This orchards planted on . side hill that
slopes tothe north northeast and northwest.
There are now about one hundred trees
bearing to q greater or less extent, there
havfag been Is high IS five bushels on one
tree while others bear but few apples.
This year Mr.. Lewis has about twenty-five
bushels Of apples. The trees hsve not been
touched by the fire blight and are every
way in = heslthy condition. We did not
understand that the trees had received any
unususl care or attention, further than 4
wise choice Of location. aud proper cultiva-
tiou aud protection from injury. An or
char1 that stood the test Of the severe win
ter Of 1928 stands as proof conclusive
that Minnesota can raise apples. The way
to accomplish is to plant the seed and raise
nstive tree, 80 to spesk, enured to this
climate, and then graft from this. The ex-
psrimeat Of shipping CRAFTS from other
States has been tried long enough and it
has cost the State too many thousand dol.
lars to be longer persisted in (
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