Nebraska advertiser., 1878-10-31

we nave tue pIedsuIe vi IayinS oS-
| fore our readers the following full and
forcible notes of observations made by
editors and fruit-growers from other
states at our recent state fair:
ADAPTATION PROVED.
Chicago Western Rural.
The state horticultural society made
| asuccessful attempt to show the adao-
tatiun of Nebraska to growing fruit.
Nearly all the leading and older coun-
ties made an exhibition. AS last year
Mems aha took the lead 7shelves, each
IS feet long, were filed by this county
alone with very fine specimens of ap-
Piles. pears, peaches, plums, crab-ap-
pies, grapes aud several kinds of wild
fruit. An apple of the Fallen walder
variety measured Is inches in trans
verse and one foot in longitudinal
circumference Gov. Furnas had a
great variety of apples and pears. The
ex governor Is worthy Ofspecial praise
for his zeal in producing fine fruit and
ne has sold an immense amount of
peaches this year. Burt and Wash
ington on the north and all the coun-
ties down the Missouri valley did we'll.
In the counties back from the river.
Pawnee and Lancaster deserve notice
The quantity and beauty of their fruit
was of the highest order.
Surprised at our Progress
Coleman's Rural World, st. Louis.
But / wish TO speak more particu-
larly about the fruit, of which there
were nearly 1000 plates on exhibition.
The state board offered premium Of
$50 for the county exhibiting the
best and largest collection ,aud the
large space aIlottedwas scarcely sufii-
cient. All the fruit on exhibition
was grown in Nebraska, and when il
is borne in mind that such distinguish
ed horticulturists as DR.. John A. War
der, of Ohio. DIR. Furnas and Mr.
Coffin, of Indiana, were at the fair
and were surprised at the advancement
already made by this young state in
fruit growing, sOme idea may be form
ed of the progress made and the mer-
its uf the pioneer hnrticulturists III
their ebdeavor To make the whole
country see that Nebraska is most eX
cellentIy adapted to fruit growing.
The collection consisted Of nearly L.
600 plates of apples, over 100 of peach
es, nearly 200 of pears and nearly 100
of crabs, grapes aud plunIs. Many
visitors ami eXcursluHlsts were here
from states east, and " ere SD complete
Iy taken back that the question WAS
often asked whether the fruit was act
ually grown in Nebraska. One all
swer was amusing at least: Where |
else could you grow such fruit p The |
FROM Indiana TOOK bar |
rel of the specimens home with them !
and said they were going To exhibit
them at the coming Indiana State |
Fair, to surprise some of the Ho0s- |
iers. III flowers, there were over s.
900 plants in place, giving the appear
ance of a tropical regiOn-all by Ne
braska florists and amateurs.
When it is remembered that Ne
braska is yet quite young state, with
none of her capabilities fully devel
Oped, this exhibition is all index of
" hat she is capable of doing, and in
ten years hence she will demonstrate
the fact that there is no state in the
Union that can raise fruit superior, If
equal, to her.
Genuine Surprise.
In indianapolis Farmer.
Speaking of their own fair and fruit
the Farmer dOve-tails the
following compliment to Nebraska:
In addition 10 large displays by
home fruit growers, there was II large
of grapes exhibited by Mr..
Ricketts,. of New burg, n. Y Il lot OF
splendid grapes from California, So
nora Vineyards, and a collection of
apples from Nebraska,
sent by Gov. R. w. Furnas, in care
IF our DR.. A. Furnas. The last dis
play was a surprise to all our fruit
men, we think, both heeause 1t was
unexpected. and because it vas not
known before that such fine fruit
could be grown in that state.
Fruit In Perfection..
Prairie Farmer, Chicago.
The grand show of fruit at the re-
,ent stale Fair u1 Nebraska more than
the capabilities of the
oil aud climate of this young state.
or raising fruit not only in quantity
'ut OF the highest quality and great
st perfectiOn. NeDaha county got
way with the premium of $50 by an
OF 435 plates of apples, con-
istipg of 27I varieties /; 48 of peaches,
ii Nebraska seedlings except two,
many of them even larger than ordi-
Iary Duddeu sorts; also l2l plates OF
eaIs, Varieties OF grapes, D varieties
t plums, and 3 varieties OF Gratis
QuIle portion OF this exhibit was
ahen from the Furuas Farm, and
tainted and grown by the governor,
D " huse Zeal, kuoWleuge and indus
ry i'll this direction NebTaskai is latye-
y indebted for the advancement made
u fruit raising. The governor has
ever been satisfied with anything
hort of complete success in all his
tforts at showing tie people of the
ntire o,untry that Nebraska
J capable of raising as fine and
5 perfect fruit as can be raised in the
Inion. DR.. John A. Warder, of Gin
lnnati, who was present at this fair.
that he never saw such un-
Orml y large Seeding peaches as he
NV recently at the Gov. Furnas farm.
ut the governor is not done yet; he
roposes spending the balance of his
fe in propagating and perfecting
ew fruits and doing what he can to
low that no state can produce better
uit than Nebraska.
What an Expert Thinks,
DIR. Allan Furnas, of Danviile, Ind.
riting to the indianapolis Journal
om Lincoln, October I'd, says:
/ wish to say in the outset that my
sit here Is not for the purpose of