Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1875-09-11
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER II, 1875.
SKETCHES OF CHEB0YGAN AND vICIN
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NO. III.

The natural advantages OF ChebOygan
and vicinity have been,. of late, so thor
oughly canvassed that it only remainsin
this series to notice its detail, the varie-
ties of vegetables, fruits and grains. which
may be successfully produced.
The spring opens out here at n some
what later date than in the central and
southern parts of the state. A compen-
sation for this exists in the fact, that, in
this region, the depth of snow remains so
constant and uniform during winter that
the ground seldom freezes to any extent.
As a consequence, it quickly warns in
the month of May and crops grow rapid
ly until matured.
In the line OF vegetables, nearly all
kinds grow abundantly. AS being prom
inent, we notice potatoes, beets, turnips,
carrots, parsnips, cabbage, lettuce, celery,
pie-plant, asparagus. onions, cauliflOwer,
squash, peas, beans and cucumber. Mr..
VIM. Smith, who has resided on the Che
boygan River for about eighteen years,
says: GAIL garden vegetables do well
here and are more tender and crisp than
those grown in the vicinity of Detroit
and same latitude" Mr.. Smith is Sue
cessful gardener and horticulturist, and
kindly presents the following list of va
rieties of fruits with the information ap-
pended. His experience, with an en-
thusiasm for the culture of fruits and
| flowers, entities his statements to ready
acceptance. Respecting fruit trees and
and small fruits, he says: "The follow
ing is a list of the different kinds of
which feel confident will endure the
severity of our northern climate. L will
name none which have not tested. OF
apples the following can be successfully
cultivated here: Red Astrachan, Telof-
sky, Calvert, Duchess of Oldenburg,
Gravenstein, Jersey Sweet, Dominic
Fameuse or Snow apple, Red Canada
Ben Davis. All varieties of Siberian
crab apples are hardy. The following
named varieties are among the best, both
for ornament and for use: Transce. .Id,'nt,
Hystop, Yellow Siberian, Red, Golden
Beauty, Oblono.
OF plums, the following are reliable
Green Gage, German Prune, Hulling's
Superb, Smiths Orleans, Onlin's Golden
Gage, Yellow Gage, Columbia, Purple
Gage.
Or cherries. the following are approved
varieties: Bell Magnl.ique, Early Rich
mOnd, Late Duke, May Dixie, RENE Hor-
tense.
Summary of varietics-Of apples, ten:
crab apples, six; cherries, five" Con-
cerning other fruits, Mr. Smith says:
'With pears have not had much expert
ence. but some varieties will do well
here. have tested twenty-six varieties
of strawberries within the past nine
wears. All stand the climate we'll except
one, the Agriculturist, which sun-burned
believe we can raise as good strawber-
ries here as in any part of the state
Five of the best varieties in my collec-
ton are the Jucunda, Wilson. Russels
Prolific, Triumph DeGrande and Ken
lucky. In this connection it may be
well to remember that our crop of straw
berries mature at the time when the sup
ply is running short in our large cities
With the completion of railroad facilities
/ there seems no good reason why the
strawberry crop of this region may not
find a profitable market in Detroit anc
Chicago"
Mr.. Smith also raises fine collection
of flowers. He says: "Roses of every
description flourish here to perfection
4 Of the annual and per annual flowers,
have tried about two hundred different
varieties which have thrifty growth.
think the time is not far distant when the
hardy sort Of grapes will be successfully
raised on the shores of our inland lakes
Red raspberries and black-cap raspberries
are hardy and produce well. ~ Raspber
ries, strawberries and blackberries
abound in wild condition which is
guaranty that they can be successfully
cultivated. ''- =
The following varieties of field crops
: grow well with, as nearly as can be as
[certained, the following average per acre
Wheat, % bushels; barley, 45; oats, 80; po
tatoes, 200; peas 3d.. Rye<win probabl.
sustain its proportionate average. TIL
earlier varieties of corn are easily brough
to maturity in favorable locations. A
illustrating the remarkable growth of pc
tatoes, the writer would mention the fielt
belonging to Mr.. Allan Smith, located OF
Mackinaw street, in the west part of tn
village. The ground was formerly coyerel
and filled with cedar stumps, logs ant
brushwood. The hills look as if ready t,
burst, and will probably average eacl
from 20 to 30 good-sized potatoes. Eacl
hill has but one stock which is very
: thrifty and is grown from a piece of pota
toe containing but single eye. In pre-
pairing potatoes for seed, this fact is wortl
remembering, as it is claimed that NOR,
perfect potatoes can be raised from sucl
sets. With these facts and results befor,
us, is it not safe to predict that the raising
of cereals and grains will ere long become
leading pursuit in this region? s.
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