The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1878-06-06
FRUIT RAISING.

It has always seemed strange tina
more attention was not given in thi
country to the raising Of fruit, that Is
making it one Of the important indus
tries of the times. With the variety o
climate and soil that we have, alEnOst
every fruit known could be grown
and in these days of "DOthing to do, ,
which is the cry OF so large a number
Of people, many hands might be en-
ployed In turning some OF the unem
plOyed land, found everywhere, into
orchards and gardens that would
blossom and bear in plenty what
would find ready market at profit,
able, or at least living prices. People
must and will have fruit, for it Is not
only delicious to the tsste, but health.
ful to the body.
Years ago there was more dan
ger of an OYerstOcked market
than exists now, for what were
termed luxuries then are now
deemed necessities. Our fathers
enjoyed the apples, pears and peaches
of their own raising, and the luscious
berries that grew upon the hillside
OF the home farm were sweet and
palatable, but they would have
thought the purchasing OF such
things from others q great and sinful
extravaganza. Now, however, all
this is changed. The array of tempt.
ing fruit visible in passing along the
streets of our cities tell the story OF
what is demanded for family uses
each year. And yet there is a market
for much more than is furnished, Es
Is shown by the prices OF much that
is exposed for sale.
One Of the most tlourishing, iIRdIR1fr
tries i11.iJn. Tue great peach garden
Of this continent is the broad penin.
sula lying between the Chesapeake
Bay and the Delaware river. The
climate Is mild and the soil is fertile,
and thousands upon thousands Ol
trees yearly bend beneath the
load of velvet treasures. Some
estates have as many as twenty
Thousand in one block. When there
is q good crop, six million OF baskets
will be gathered for the enjoyment Oi
the people of the United States, from
all these fruit orchards. Besides
sending the peaches fresh to market,
immense quantities are dried, canned
or preserved. The process by which
this is done Is now something won.
derful, because Of the rapidity with
which the result is obtained and the
amount Of labor accomplished. The
peach crop is over in about 40 days,
and the whole work must be finished
within that time. One town in
southern Delaware dried by evapora.
ton, last season, 100000 pounds.
Upon this same fertile plain, apples,
rsspberries, currants, plums, black
berries, grapes and cherries are pre-.
served in the same manner, and find
q ready market.
1t is true that this Is an exceptions
ally productive region, but there are
lands about Toledo which might bC
made to yield fruit of some kind Of q
good quality, and in .suffi cient guam
titles To make an Investment prOtita'
BILE. One great hipdrsnce to the
growth OF our city Is the large tract;
OF uncuItivated land lying around It,
which ought TO be the home Of 6
large and thriving population who
would find their selling and purehas.
ing market here. II those who are
wondering what to do with their few
hundred dollars which they cannOt
invest to their liking will 60 out and
buy q few acres of land, and set them
selves bravely at work, 1t will take
but short time for them to become
pecuniarily independent, by frui
raising alone. Try 1t and see.-TOledt
Commercial.