Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-05-09

Editor PhaHi1 In your issue OF April Is
I find an article on Fruit Culture in Yer
mont" I take exceptions to Mr.. E. G. Hunt
He says he speaks with assurance; so do /
l was born and raised in WindhRm county,
Vt, and think, with the late Stephen a. Doug
lass, that vermont is a good state TO emf
CRATE from MIR. Hunt says that in the West
fruit trees are short-lived and markets poor
We have older orchards in Michigan than car
be found in Vermont. Look at the old In
dian orchard on the banks of the river Rails
in. The Jesuit missionaries found them, il
1920 eighteen inches in diameter, and they
are sound to-day. Look at the large pear
trees now standing in the city of Detroit. In
1920 they were 80 feet high, and they now
show no sign Of decay Look at the man
moth apple tree of the world at Fort Defiance,
o., now five feet in diameter, and which four
years ago bore 40 bushels of sound apples
besides load of culls. Now compare Yer
mont. have reports from Putney, Wood.
stock, Randolph. BrRintree, Windsor, Pawlet
and Rupert. The highest comes from Ru
pert Corners-12O bushels, culls and all When
Fort Defiance was established by our govern
ment (it was then Northwest Territory the
Indian chiefs begged of the pale face, 'If
we bite the dust, spare that tree Mr.. Hunt
says that in the West markets are poor I
take it for granted that Mr.. Hunt means the
Boston market, as he mentions none. l can
prove to him that Chicago H., Is the best
In 1888 I had an order from Boston for fancy
red apples They sold for S. 70 per i pecks
one dollar more than Vermont apples were
selling for. The freight from South Haven
Mich, to Boston was 40 cents per barrel Of
IL pecks from South Haven to Chicago $50
miles by water, II cents, and the apples sold
il Chicago for $3.50. Choice fancy red
Michigan apples will sell for 81 more per
barrel than the same kind raised in Vermont
Why Because our apples are larger and
higher colored Mr.. Hunt says Vermont ap
pies are better favored and keep better. Last
summer / sent apples TO the Massachusetts
pathological society. There was not a single
apple from Vermont there ! have shipped
apples to Boston more or less for the last %
years, all on orders Compare reports with
Boston and Chicago. Chicago supplies the
great Northwest where apples cannot be
EIONl IOhlOu WIS tue uub CITY over 1Uu
years ago 40 years ago Chicago consisted of
few huts, military post, and an Indian
burying ground. To-day the latter city beats
the former by more than 200, 900 population.
Mr.. Hunt says the reason Vermont farmers
do not succeed is from want of the Western
qualities of quiekness to perceive and energy
TO act aLn glad he gives us that praise
but I take exceptions to that, too. I still TO-
tain my Yankee wit, and Rm proud of having
been born in Vermont. In conclusion, vii
say hope Vermont will start q pomologica
society. will send them samples of my fruit
l handle no fruit but what 1 raise. have
1900 trees in bearing, mostly winter fruit
At our last fair exhibited 90 varieties-fa,
too many for profit. Should these few linei
fall into Mr.. Hunts hands, I hope he vii
take the same a. have written them-witl
the best of feelings and hope for future pros
perity. Truly yours, L. H BAILEY.
South Haven, Mich, April q, 'S4