Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1885-08-07

wnaJ Is adapted to the climate ana SOIL
where they are situated. They COM
plan that they are not in Il land OF
c der and apples. They long for the
pear orchards of Central New York fog
the great peach trees of Mary land. and
Ike VINEYARDS of Ohio. They dislike to
i've where fruit can not be produced in
abundance. They talk of the apple
bees they attended in boyhood. They
s,ng of the old cider mill, They praise
the apple butter made by their good
granlmothcrs. They wish that they
were back on tho old WORKOUT farm
among the hills in the East or South
where fruit can be raised on trees and
where grapc-vines grow year af;er year
without protection. They are weary
OF living without fruit.
1t does not seem to occur to many of
these persons that they can produce
excellent fruit where they are, and that
they can have their tables abundantly
supplied W tn it during the YEAR Such,
however is the ease. Many of the
small fruits do best in places whore APP
olel, pears. and peaches can not DO
ra,scd The finest OF all fruits pro-
Iuccd in any climate S the strawberry.
It VIII grow anywhere within the boun.
lar.eS of the country, but is produced
with the least trouble and expense in
regions where snow affords protect on
10 the vines during the winter, The
'tr&wberry VIII flourish anywhere that
grass does and soil and climate that
re su ted to grass are also adapted TO
he strawberry. This most dos rable
Of all the fruits can be raised rs cas- ~
Is any of the common field crops.
With very few exceptions, every year
IS "bcaring year" for the strawberry
plart. 1t is necessary to wat but Il
single season to obtain full crop from
Giants. Vines set ont this spring VIII
10 in their prime next summer, and
they VIII produce in addition to n crop
of line fruit a sufficient number OF
Young plants to occupy the area Of
land originally set out. The cost OF
obtaining plants for the first start is
very small
RaSpberrics and blackbcrr,es are
raised almost rs easily rs Strawberries,
and new plants are propogatcd very
readily. They will afford fresh fruit
from the time Strawberries commence
to fail til September. 1t is very easy
TO secure and keep in proper condition
n plantation of gooseberries and of red.
white and black currants. All these
bushes will I've us long MS peach trees
do, even in favored localit cS, and VIII
'roduce good crops every year Al!
rct,cS of currants and gooSeberricS
DO best in regions where the cl mate is
quite cool and the atmosphere tolerahll
moist. They are admirably adapted to
places where the apple, pear, peach
and the best varieties Of grapes can 30,
be produced. A half acre of land APP
propr ated to these bushes VIII produce
not only sufficient fruit to supply The
wants Of IL large family during The
period they can be used in Their ire h
state, but enough for use during the
entire winter and spring. They can
DO converted into preserves, jam and
jelly, or preserved in cans or glass Jars
so that they will retain almost all the
excellent qualities OF ripe fruit recently
picked from tho stem. The small fruits
are by nature very pcr'shabla, but
science and art have contrivcd WAYS 10
preserve them in excellent condition
for Years.
The production Of small fruits has
one great advantage over the produc-
ton of large fruit. 1t requires but a
very short time TO bring the vines and
bushes into condition for bearing.
Many years are required 10 raise an
orchard of pear, apple and peach trees.
Several seasons will pass before the
first blossom makes its appearance, In
the case OF vines and bushes producing
berries, we have to wait but short
tine for blossoms and fruit. Some OF
them Will produce full crop the year
after they are set Chicago Times.