The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-10-19

FIR UT GROWING INN0BLks COUNTY.
EDITOR ADVANCE: For the encour-
agement Of those who are in doubt as
to the successor fruit growingsfn this
part of Ainnesota, I would briefly state
what L saw and heard from reliable
sources concerning the result'in Mitch
ell, Floyd, and adjoining counties in
Iowa, counties lying in about our own
latitude. In the first settlement Of that
vicinity people planted the usual varie-
ties grown in Ohio, Michigan and ILL
nOis, and in almost every instance they
died out. These efforts were made
repeatedly by many of the early settlers
with the same result, until all hope Of.
raising fruit was abandoned.
But great change has taken place in
regard to this subject. :. It is only a few
years since the introduction of the
hardy varieties, the Iron Clads, as
they are called. Now everywhere YOU
60 you will see young orchards just
coming into bearing.t Many have an
abundance for their own use and a large
surplus to sell. A dealer in fruit in
Charles City said to me that for many
years he had imported apples from
Michigan and Illinois in large quanti-
ties to supply the market, but now he
thought the market would he supplied
from their own county for the first time.
l WAS agreeably disappointed to see how
large and beautiful those iron clads ap-
pear growing on the trees, and how ex-
cellent in flavor and every quality that
| constitutes a good and profitable apple
to produce for the market. came
home with Il far higher appreciation OF
my own little orchard composed of six
different varieties, ten If each, as fol-
lows: Briar Sweet Crab, Transcendent
Crab, Tetofska, Plum's Cider, Duchess
of Oltlenburg and Wealthy. Every one
of these varieties are regarded by those
hest acquainted with them rs just as
hardy and natural to this climate as
the cottonwood. The Briar Sweet il
not generally known, having beer
brought into cultivation very recently
The tree is a very symmetrical, upright
grower, very hardy and productive
fruit larger than the Transcenlant
tlesl, yellowish. JUICY, rich and sweet
fine for preserving, many prefering i
to the peach. Every farm in thi
county should have from five to ten o
these trees planted on it without delay
and in a few years they will have a,
abundance of good sauce without TIN
expense of sugar.
/ want here to call attention t
the advantages of purchasing trees o
our own nurseryme1 ut home. We Az
highly favored in having good careful
and reliable men in that business, ant
who will supply you with what yo'
want ut one-llalf the regular price
charged by other nurseries, and you Gil
take the trees fresh from the groun'
and transplant them in a fresh, lively
healthy condition without any expos
nre, and they will he sure to live. MI
Hoffman has the finest stock of tn
Briar Sweet three and four year oil
trees 1 ever saw, and his grapes are tn
largest and best rooted Of any l eve
knew offered in market. am glad t
be able to testify to his merit as Il nul
: seryman, and doing all his own work
nothing intrusted to l'irelings, it is We
and skillfully done and no chance fo
mistakes. You are sure to get the kin
of fruit you order. am confident d
} a service of value to the people of tn
Southwestern Minnesota if succee
, in convincing them of the advantae
of buying their fruit trees here &
. home. J. A.