, 1877-09-21

years. or till the trees come into htnsing.
Next the fence, ari In the fence corners can lie
act rasphcrEict and hlackrrrics, which tlo we'll
and hr'ng rernuncratiyc prices. Tho cost Of
buildings Is left nut, M that will depend on
ta:!c OF tncnns Of owner.
VIC VIII EtiN cAtinlAtG
THE PROFITS or Tnrs Farm
from tue ttme the trees come into bearing, st,n.
posing the owner 10 tlnvc tccn ahls 10 make
living tn thu meantime from Ills strawberries
nt,ti Ear1lcn truck:
], 1,oa9 peach trees. three ycars from setting,
aiaspps trset .o1en ;caf: from settling, Il wv
,;opear !;ee. sishi Y:sfs from setting, 1t o'o
695 plum .rse', font yoars from settling, ii =. :,
ri nercs strawberries At $50 pcr aets.. 'S Sa5
Total annual Income n,e....................37 s., eeo
While the estimated returns a. al0vc given
are much less thau those nus being received,
would a.lylse nny ono contemplating coming
iiefa to engage IN the fruit business 70 divide
the results b. three. anu allow tno.thirtls Tor
would nut hc likely to be disappointed, and
would still be In receipt OF an income sufficient
for comfortable support.
Fruit shipped irt'n Austin at o'clock In tho
evening hy cxprcts Is OIL tue market nt st.
Louis BY o'clock The next morning. Tho cx-
tress charges arc l.S1 pr 1U pounds ordinary
freight charges being 80 cents per lvO pounds.
When Tie buelne:s has Increased to such
ll!rnl.l 1rutt-cars, a. tho Illinois Central
now does, 'nnru favorable rutcs' 'mny be- eccuretl.
H. viii b. Noticed TINT ~ YET no attempts !laso
ia Gseh ihaho to grnw AZ! sllir vegetables from
pfoit rcrhnps caua 10 early fruit, tlsnics grow
crs might not he able to compete With The New
Oflsans truck gardeners. But III the early ami
persltable fruits tlIis State has an advantage III
early production and dlrrct anl speedy ship
mcnt to the markets Of tito Northwest which
y seems to me no other country poascssea unlcHs
i !. the pnc-l 1ants Of Southern Mississippi,
,t wl.icl' llsyo rsccntly attraetcd attention tor
bc pnrsucsl hero would 10 TO plant an,l grtw
only tho cartest varieties Of peaches pears, at,-
plct, ETC., as later varieties cannot co!npeto
with Thy fruits nf southern Illinois and Mcl.~
Ean. FiHe peaches arc now III tho local market
ol lloslie growth, anil other varieties nut ret
ripcnctl. In lact, tho peach season hero can be
tna1e To Inst from Juno TIL November by &C.
lcctin9 tl!osc tl'at rIpen In succession. Not-
Fatalities Of this State, venture tho assertion
tilat tho family of tic average lahoring-n,an
in ChhaIo consumes more fruit every year than
tho average Arkansas fartncr. Taking tho
pcac'i-trccs, furnishing fruit for frum ono to two
weeks, are all that can be fnunl growing
upon The place. Tic woods and fenec-corners
lnrnish MI abundance Of blackbcrrlcs In their
season, but there Is ITO apparent appreciation OF
the value Of fruit as mn artlclo Of dct, nor any
attempt IT, supply tho sa1ne. Such ~ tiey may
have In tue cotFsu Of tho ycnr ID rather acaldont-
al thai The result Of Intelligent foresight
NORTHERN MAN COMING TO THIS coukrnr
70 engage IN fruit-rultufG would do bettur,
thlukt to tako at least eighty acres OF chcap
land Which Gun be get eufliclcntlJ near rallroud
stations for all practical purposes ut minimum
prices, than to take sinntl tract OF Eay ten 10
twenty asres q htgh.priectl land to 10
put entirely into Iruft. In tho for
i1cr case he could Ito moro or less
Of general farming, aMl would haru something
to fall back upon In case 0f failure OF fruit
crops or Ut prices gOluR down so a. to pay no
profit, which do not tlink likely to 10 tho
caHe.
sonl0 practical experience in tho sal1r, who Is
able and willing to work, T1o cail command tho
llle.iils necessary to start tn n small way, wtv
with luis family Is willing to put Ut, with pr;ya-
tioils aiid dlaconfort for few years in tho lupe
III a better tinia counting, who would mt DO dis
pcctat!ons should not be rcalizc,l, but gould b.
eontcnt With moderate suetrss, think that fruit
growing it this country oilers better ok,rniuw
thuli iii my otlIcr with which am acquainted.
Such q nan could reasonably expect to in a few
ycars rcalizo a condition OF comfortable tndc-
pet,dence ln which Ito could surround hit,tar1f
With a'1 tbs NECESSARY comforts and convcn-
leEces Of HE. While, as bellows, all rcasot-
able and rational expectations could bc real
lied, u ho scanlc expecting To lind an earthly
paratitse he would bu sure to meet With dtsap!!
pOnt1nent. $.
There arc many partics tn tho vicinity Of Lit
tic suck Hho are growing fruit to some cxtcni,
which thcy sell In tho markets Of tho city. hut
their frutt-Erowlng Is 80 fnlxcl up With truck
Cardcnine that havo been uuable to get dcil,
nitc statements OF profits realized us nj Austin,
a a et wcro et H. IT, hs 1ssn sappca to St
shipments, aud thr,r receipts from tho snme.
o, G. GfuDB.