The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-08-08
N. Y. HORTICULTURE
Difference of Climate in Livings-
ton and Wyoming Counties.
A New Variety Of Raspberry-Beans Here,
Beans There, Beans Everywhere
and Sometimes Hops.
LIVINGSTON Co., N. Y, July 30, 1883.

LIVINGSTON Co., NY, July 30, 1888.
ED. MCGREGOR:- believe / am under
promise to write to the Horticultural
Society of my own Molly Stark, some of
the little items of interest which come
under my notice here, and will do 50
through your columns, If you please.
This county lies about midway be-
tween Lake Erie on the west, and Lake
Ontario on the east, being few miles
near the former, and contains much of
the lovely fertile tennessee Valley.
Though joining Wyoming county on the
east, there is a decided climatic differ
ence-vegetatiOn being from ten days
to two weeks here in advance of WyOm-
ing-the latter, however, having snow
aud generally good slei Ching all winter,
when there will be perhaps only week
or two of sleighing here. Storms visit
ing both counties at once, will bring to
Livingston county, sleet and hail; to
Wyoming, snow. Seasons being later
there make horticultural and agricul-
tural products harder there, the same
varieties having finer flavor and better
keeping qualities than those raised here.
This UivingstOn) is sandy soil with
now and then belt of yellow clay, ex-
cept the valley, which is deep muck, but
=
perhaps, cereals, wheat especially, not
vet all harvested, and which is not ra ised
in sufficient quantity for State cOnsump-
tiOn; the crops are much better, how
ever, than was expected. | think this
county ranks third in the State in hOrti-
cultural products, though there are but
few apples this year in any section
have visited. There are perhaps barely
| enough for home use. Peaches are more
/ "a N nj oil
most breaking under their weight of
fruit. The DamsOn variety being now
| almost extinct, is a source of much regret
| to the Inhabitants the curculiO having
| destroyed them. Pears, some varieties,
are very abundant, but not yet matured.
A friend in Monroe county, east Of here,
has two orchards of the Duchess" which
he picks in the late fall, lays them away
to Tipen, and in the holidays puts them
into the market. Small fruits are very
abundant, and have sampled" a new
variety of raspberry, "Shaffer," having
been discovered by farmer of that
name in Monroe county. The berry is
| large and daTk-cOlOred, purplish black
very prolific, and having the flavor like
that of red and black raspberries mixed
very fine. Am sorry | cannot send q
sample to the Society Tasting commit
| tee," but will they please take my word
Il
to do, though greatly against my incli-
nation.
A source of revenue to those tiIlers OF
the soil here, Is bean raising. They are
raised in such quantities that am con.
tinually expressing surprise and saying
rs this immense tract really devoted tC
bean culture2" My question has been Sc
frequent that, am sorry to say. few Of
my friends have almost concluded that
/ Hun hut / do
conditions; |. g.: when ready to eat. They
yield from twelve to thiTty-fve bushels
to the acre, and command from $3.50 tC
$3.50 per bushel. The varieties grown
in this immediate neighbOrhOOd are
Medium, MarrOw-Fat, and White Kid
ney and Pea-bean; are sOwn in rows
and cultivated as we do potatoes, and arr
threshed or hulled by machinery, thu
parties owning the machines go
ing from farm to farm, as oul
threshers do. The hulls and stalk
are carefully housed, if possible
and are considered the very best sheeI
fodder. The bean warehouses through
out the country employ professional
bean pickerS throughout the year, wht
separate the bad from the good, and ar
paid by the barrel, some women employ
ed making in certain qualities as muci
as two dollars per diem. New York cit.
gets the largest proportion Of thes
beans. Here 1T is customary to rem
lands to farmers and fruit growers a
from SO to $40 per acre, money rent pc
year, at the expiration of the cOntrac
the renter removing berry vines, sc.
Hop culture obtains to a considerable
extent here also, but Is the most fickl
of all crops, as regards price. Changing
from fifteen cents to one dollar pc
, pound, pressed and dried. 1t is claimet
. that ten cents per pound barely pay
, cost of raising, hence, when selling at
dollar, yields a handsome profit. M!
uncle, who is my informant, thinks tn
yield is sometimes thousand pound
to the acre.
l have not been able to discover il
, any county have visited, HOrticultU
raj society, though L have made FIRE
I quent inquiries, though there is a con
! ference of several days duration o
fruit growers once year, in Rochester
and a sort of farmers club in Variou
vicinities; they are suspended durin
midsummer, hence my inability to in
vestigate. The streets and country road
here are very wide, and usually delight
fully shaded, mostly by maple, thOug
T, often by fruit trees, which are yer
grateful to the thirsty traveller, man
/ cherry trees being abundantly lade
+ his year. The enclosed newspaper iteI
being one impetus TO the culture alOn
: the highways. 1 have no time nor spaC
r to devote to flowers, which are largel
cultivated here, but will do what is be
ter, viz, send specimens to the societ
through Miss Bayliss. Among them al
several varieties new to me. Shall
'' with you all in spirit Oh the first, an
+ hope to be there in ''avOirdupOis by II
9 next meeting.
n HOrtioulturally,
LIBBIE JONES.