The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1875-12-28

1879, 5,7S0 2S 230t S,O93L ,Sl4l
1873, 5,456 l79,543 2,1l2 = 1885,
1874 e' 5,44O ls5,S6s 11,45l 1913
Total, 27,O44 6O9,66 23,6Ss- .444S
Average, 5,4OS l2O,932 Abs SSl
Making an average of apples, peaches
and pears ofabout 231 bushels per acre.
The number of trees contained on an
acre is as follows: OGI G.y3I IE2qG0 I
Apples, ss f., apart r5zzav rsr 40 40 trees,
Peaches,1sI "arsead .yhe $50 e"
Giving each kind of fruit its proper
ton, of acres, the average number of
trees Of each kind in the county would
be as follows: - rat-e]
Apple trees, ...........hauoq Nlsl20|
Peach ..................., hareg 10, 4SO
Pear s1,S631
Total number, ............!.. 229, ,463
This would give on average per tree
oflapples little over half bushel; OF
peaches little over one peck; of pears
one bushel. baUcg iaq sgiJ2 pa
The apple crop Of 1874 vas. 1S5,S63
bushels-an average of IS bushels per
acfe and seven-eighths of bushel to the
tree. acknowledgements. EeeH ylts5.'
The apple crop of 1869 was the larg-
est crop ever raised in the county; this
was 436, ,S02 bushels-an average of "a
bushels per acre and p bushels per
tree hs.s- 7st
The crops of 1873 and 1874 were
nearly the same, and we're above, an av-
erage crop. In both these years the
crop was general throughout the county,
and great many trees in perhaps every
orchard were very full yet it is remark
able that the product does not, average
over 1 Of bushel to the tree, or 35
bushels per acre. The proceeds would
/ be about S12 per acre; the average crop
would still fall below this estimate.
| From personal observation we are in
clined to believe that the returns fall far
below the actual weld. In most cases
ltoo little attention is given in making
out the statistical report for the assessor.
4 The number of bushels sold and stored
away for winter use is perhaps all that
is returned. taking no account OF what
have been used for family use, for dry
ing and made into cider, and what have
been fed to swine: The summer and fal
apples are often entirely forgotten in
making up the reports. In this way
lprohahly more than one.third OF tht
crop is never reported 1---- : -.
| Again, there are hundreds of bushels
OF apples raised on town lots and small
homes in the country that have from
Ito 6 or more trees, which are not report
ed, because they are not orchards. Thes'
should all be taken into the account
: The fractional part OF an. scre they oc
cupy could bereadily ascertained by di
viding the number of trees in:o 40, tn
!. number of trees on an acre. Thus: {
trees would be one-tenth of an acre, j
trees one-eighth, and ght trees woul
occupy one e.fourth of an acre, DC. l
!. this way the number Of acres iE, ar o.
, chard could also be found by dividin
/. the number of trees BY 40-this bein
the number of trees. on an acre whe
planted (the usual distance) 33 feet eac
way. ,s.,i-g o. 7gg7 : ,aoI4 le az
As matter. of course the report
" 1875 will be blank-we might call
, almost an entire failure but when v
again have crop, all who have fru
], trees, whether few or many, should e
1deayor to give full report II this
g. done our county will rank among Il
first classes In the State as fruit gro'
ing countyaa 81 aoo1s sYid liennloa1o
! Perhaps one great reason for the me
=. ger reports OF fruit crops is the fact to
|. the interior Of the county has had no
q Icilities Of transportation to market I
7idlthe surplus fruit, and what was mo
80 than o. supply for home consumpsi
s,. was q, total loss or wsste.y
"a It'is hoped that ere another year 70
tc round the iron horse will carry of 9
- surplus products TO- distant mark
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