The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-09-14
OHIO LETTER.
CoNNEAUT, ONO, Sept. 8, 1888

4 ~ se. iNONNNEAuT, QHIOs oept. o, 1000.
\ EpToR UNION: am in doubt
whether it is best for you or the public
TO- take up your space and time to give
.my;impressions and experience in mat
tiers foreign to your locality. But here
I'VE are down near the state line of Penn
..sylvahia, but still in Ohio-called by
some people the Buckeye state. So far
i've have been well: and found great
ideal of enjoyment in our family re.
sunion, but the rosy-cheeked Crawford
peach has added much to that enjoy
ament. The peach crop in this vicinity
iassnot a, large one, but a few farmers
snearthe lake shore have plenty for.
home consumption, and we were fortu-
nateseneugh TO take in a.few Of those
] farmers. Back from the lake few
males peaches are not at all common,
sapaare aslhighin> price or higher than
in Wisconsin; even here two dollars per
sbushel for the best varieties is readily
obtained. We find that we have two
reasons att.least to be economical on this
peach question one is the high price Of
Epeaches, afId The other is the capacity of
Our ttoonachs. Eve confess the latter has
been tested, but no fatal results have re-
Sulteds -. see-.s
.sWes found Ohio covered with quite a
,drputh as well as a cold wave, which
resulted in, bringing two or three pretty
smart frosts. We have not yet been
back in. the country, but are told that the
effect of the, frost is. plainly visible on
.yihes and corn, but hopes are entertain
ed that the corn crop is not badly in
jured. We almost trembled while pass
ing through this cold wave for fear the
fine fields Of corn in Wisconsin would re-
'oeive its death-blow. Corn is here, as in
my own state, two to three weeks late,
and a Warm September is needed to
fully perfectit Corn has large growth,
but the hay crop was light one. Wheat
and oats are said to sbeya fair crop, but
when I hear farmers talk about the
yield of oats as being good at forty
bushels. to the acre it causes a., smile
when, Iremember that farmers in Bris-
tol often speak Of sixty to eighty bushels
per ACRE. This, Yhite,faced sandy land
IS a great deal more productive than one
would Judge by its looks. We went up
on Fort Hill at Conneaut--a hill of pure
sand and gravel---and found as fine to-
Inhtoes' growing as T eyer, saw. This is
especially a tomato country, and many
farmers make this industry their entire
Business. "A. large canning establish
ment IS now at work. paying 25c per
bushel, delivered. They also can corn
and pumpkins. This canning establish
nent IS a great help to the small farmers,
and they are much more numerous
| than the large ones. We saw as we rode
along after passing Toledo many acres
Eofgrapes, but on inquiry I found that
no great amount of wine is manufac-
\ tured from them. 1t does not seem
possible for. 3 stranger that these grapes
Ecou1d BE- disposed Of before they would
spoil. Cows are largely handled here,
sbut some are feeling that the cow bust
ness is not a paying 4one, and are turn
iiin1lg some attention to sheep, because of
Hhe' less hb0or sheep call for.
\ ~" w l. haze Heard 'but. a little. said on
Aolltics4 The papers seem to have about
all To say. while the common people
are thinking. It looks as though that
The word projection will be looked upon
about in the, same light that the word
slavery. used to be looked upon when I
WAS 3 boy-in fact, it is slavery to the
mass for the benefit of the few. and yet
some of this. mass is the most fierce in
demanding their own and others, en-
sAvement. But I must not touch on
this subject in this connection. We
hope to visit other parts Of this state,
but we must find something more glow
ing than we. have. yet seen to make us
wish to exchange our own Bristol and
Wisconsin. -
] We long to hear from home, but no
word has reached us, but if friends want
70 reach, us it may be. done by sending
to Pierpont, Ohio. A. D. G.