The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1878-07-11

| HIGHLAND, July 8, 1873.
Mr. EDlToR:-I wish, through the columns Of the
Chief to say few words to the farmers of Donphan
County in regard to fruit raising Some % years ago
Kansas was yet Territory, with here and there
few early settlers doubtful yet whether thew would
be able to maintain foothold in this borerland Of
the Great American Desert The ST. Joe and Wathe-
m Railroad track was laid to wathena the 18th of
| july 1860 and train, the only one for many n
long year, came out to wathena, with the great St
Joe orator TO celebrate the event SO wonderful i'm the
| history of Kansas
Such men as W. ID. Becier, George Logan. George
jesse John Dillon Horatio Tutflc, Darwin Lindsey
Daniel Chapson, and Others all gone their rest
| all tried and true men, with others, yet alive and
ut work. were here, earnestly striving to solve the
great problem.
The CHIEF was yet in its infancy, at White Cloud.
few saw-mils along the river were making lumber
for the fencing of the prairie. The year 1850 will he
remembered while the oldest inhabitant is yet alive
as 1.-THE dry season." Nothing raised on the few
acres that were under cultivation In 6l the Spring
was favorable; the farmers again planted That
season, the crops abundant But fruit fruit
Can raise fruit r WIS the question: all important
to the fruit lovers Of the settlers from the New Eng
land and the Middle States. The generally expressed
opinion was that could raise it. Climate SOIL
seasons everything against it. But few such men
Glenn p Sampson, Darwin Lindsey, Daniel Graves,
Daniel DERRICK. VIM. II. Bayless. " X. Stout S. ID.
Gilmore, Thos. j. Vanderslice Martin b. Bowers, DIR.
Macy, and others, said We will try. With these, try
was to succeed. The result has proved the wisdom
of their decision Fifteen thousand dollars worth of
apples sent out of the County. and enough left for
home consumption, last season, proves that we can
raise fruit in Kansas. The orchards of early planted
trees have been bearing for ten years. Apples for
for the tbous.nas az neu-comcrs ,nn,.s Kan.os
grown. for eyervbodx Is what VIC aim =, Dry sea-
sons horrors NEGLECT Of trees s,ock have boon sn,rc.s
of destruction 10 ,he early orchard, S.;a NJ IJs
lev six wears ago in answer IN the oue.,on whether
nm IN that time THAR orcbar, had Maid AZ, b, vail
maid ms already With as GOOD rasu,,s :, the nov,
ten wears "a The mast ton. with IN. GROWING trees
plant.d and We ca, increase the rccc,ts 10, fold
from the frut Epb,v trees to the acre 81 per tree
y;x,s 80 ner ,cr. rem. The sale of ,raes amou,t.
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