Telegram-herald., 1888-04-15
ALL THIS IS FRUIT
PEACHES, APPLES, PEARS, GRAPES
OR and Rapids the Centre of the Fruit Belt
Figures of the AeTeRge. Yield
snd shipments - Apparently
FAbulous but True.

ss-y=s. ONoNA IS The pstroDess pTe-eminent
49, Of all the goddesses over tie des-
unies Of Grand Rapids and the river
Ga contiguous and tributary thereto.
The great fruit belt of Michigan and the
horticultural hotbed Of the Northwest con-
sisis Of the counties of Barry. Ionis. Mus
kegon Newaygo, Ottawa, Allegan and
Kent, which latter county is centrally To-
caled aud OF which Grand Rapids Il the
county seat, the center Of the great fruit
be and the distributing market tor the en-
tire region.
The secret Of this wonderful development
Of the fruit industry is cue to the oiimsiologi-
cal and typographical siiustion and sur
roundnes. and the thrift. enterprise and
energy Of the early settlers IN discovering
the favorable circumstances and taking ad
vantage thereof
These counties produce annually
hundreds Of thousands Of dollars worth Of
peaches. apples. pears, grapes AMI small
fruits These products. which, With the ex-
ception OF apples. cannot be grown sncc ess-
fully more Than forty miles from The Mich
igsn lake shore. added 70 the other agriCui-
urai products Of these counties, make them
rauk higher ia productive ability than any
ether section Of The STATE aud even a. hiHh
as the much Wanted Pacific Coast regions.
There are many complaints that ihe
statistics Of the acreage and yield Of fruits
are poorly compiled and executed. bat
this IS beins gradually overcome
by systematic Efforts. Tie latest authentic
figures We have at command are i0r TIE
years Iss5-6 bat growers and dealers alike
agree that tie present cDiput is l05 por
cert ia advance, or dOuoie the figures a.
those years. while the prospects nov sre
that the crops anc shipments l0r ess viii
oyersha8Ow al former years BY - least -
per cent. r. the acreage and nu mber of
frees is known 10 be folly that niue b in sd-
vance
Prom this impsrfect but ttli reliable
data we therefore extract the following
figures for last years crop.
Kent contsios Il apple orchards ~ B22
acre.. es0.peo bearing trees yielding iu Iss7
$40 600 bushels of fruit. al markefeI ia
0rsnd Rapids AZ 50 aggregate oi 500 e9o
OF pesch orchards. $50 acres 5tg 90 bear.
ing trees yielding 11jl bushels.
marketed here af ~ aggregate value 81
$4,000 VINEYARDS 80 scrss grapes sold.
81 500 lbs. vine. 30 gallons. hurssfg
products. ls3 acre. proceeds. tf-tti.
Market -aruan proaucis sid. sl3s 80.
Total vsius of orcher3 and garden
frou8cts of al kinds 500
Nesflv tie entire frp6DCi- II he county
are marketed IN flrsn8 hspsds a. also th0se
~ Barry loHis. Dffew8 ard portions of Al
legsn aud &uskeEon making she total reve-
rte ffofn this source oi INDUSTRY ueariF So
oog.g0
Thess figures q courss DO ngs inciuas
the vast smouni ~ ffuit c0usu1Ded br s5oai
fffr fhnusand lsmilles ~ gr0veTs : thess
ccuntses nor d.ss it inciuds the $50 90
worth or fbsfes5D0is u canned. eTaTNIaie3.
6rsed ana preserved irUiss. wines. 5sillss.
etc. csc.
Ausa ~ must add 81 ieest p per cent
fre Ifeseu vesr frf netUrsI lnc'sess Ssh
as Res been Shown - fhs lasf ti4rss YeaFs
sn8 the vase ol iais iudustrg for -st wi
sss1fe ths facrn1aus proportions oi fsf
aa1 tra qsstfes u le0 aoflaF
baf = sr8sH rerfion 81 fhis immense
s-asa7f of fruif is csnssrne1 81 home f.r 10
rea - lbsf every su2l farmer sua hense
hsl8er crows e0oeza for bis ovr use. enc
it 5 oIlT t1e quests ~ ho1s.s Ana fsslfp-
rsats p 81 srs saE.p5el ifou oar isenns nssr-
spee Ibe lF31nH . senf e. ever tiss -
t-e etste sb3 rnot ~ g ~ tnt essf eTet.
~ fse al.zuiie ses .rf8. FisinK v.,n lDs isr-
ianss ,lnss'ozscst proc1eis oi Sew JERSEY
sud tat eg1taesst