Telegram-herald., 1888-04-12
ALL THIS IS FRUIT
PEACHES, APPLES, PEARS, GRAPES
Gr and Rapids sie Centre of the fruit Bell
Figures OF the Acreage. iieId
and shipments Apparently
Fabulous but True


<svu-. OMONA is the pstrOness pre-emincnt
- Of ali tae goddesses over The des-
Z; TIMES Of Grand Rapids and the river
s-A> contiguous and tributary thereto.
The great fruit belt of Michigan and the
Horticultural hotbed Of the Northwest con-
slsts Of the counties Of Barry, iouiS. Mus
kegon. Newaygo, Ottawa, Aneean and
Kent which latter county is centrally lo-
Gated. and Of which Grand Rapids i. the
county seat. the center Of the gseat fruit
be and the distributing msrkei for the eu-
tire region.
The secret OF this wonderful development
o. the fruit.ndustry is due TO the cjmatoioGi-
csl and Typographical situation and sar-
roundinrs, and the thrift, enterprise and
energy Of the early settlers ~ discovering
the favorable circumstance and taking al
vantage lhereof
These counties produce annually
hundreds of thousands o. dollars worth q
peaches. apples. pears, grapes and small
fruits. These products. which. with toe ex-
ceptiou of apples. cannot be grown success
fully more than forty miles from the Mich
igsn AXE shore, added 10 the other agrlcli
ursi products 81 THESE counties, maze them
rank higher in productive ability Than aur
other section @. ihe State and even 90 hieh
as tbe much Wanted BaC &c Joasi regions
There are many complaints that fae
statistics 81 The acreage and giclG ~ yuHs
are poorly compiled ard executed. Hut
this - being gradually overcome
bT systematic efforts. Tie latest authentic
figures We have at command are i0f The
Years lSs5-e. bui growers aD0 dealers alike
aSrcc taat the present ouiput ls lHH Ifr
ceDt 10 advance. or double The fEurrs 0i
thce YEAR while the prospects now are
that tie crops end shipments fef -s- viii
o~ers0a0ow al former yean rs 80 least 30
Per cent. IS the acreage and To nhef ~
trees Is snown t. b. fully that muc h iu sd-
vance.
From Ills imperfect bu' snll reliable
data We therefore extract the ioho0iug
figures ioT lsst year crop
Kent contains q apple orchards - 911
ecrss g, 9N1 besung Hees yielding iu i.tf
Bio S1 ursbeis Of iTpit, oil mafse'ed fn
5rsud Eslds ~ su aggregate Of $40 n"H.
Ol peach orchards. 800 scres 513 .sa Deaf-
ing trees F.ei5lne $1,000 bushels.
marketed here 81 81 sggffgats vslus oI
$4,000 Nine sros. 80 acres. grapes s1id
s. 500 lbs vine. 7te gallons. Nursery
pro81c.s LA acres procescss at'siA
asrkel gsrdeu PRODUCES s5ld. si-t lsl.
Tofsl value of orchard snd garden
proructs of sn KINDS $4,000
Nearly be entire produces - ihs county
sre usfkffsl p Grand Es1dds 81 also those
al Barry. I0uia. offswt sra portions - A.
lrrsn ard Euskeg0n. nssinr the tvtai reFe-
rre fr-re tas soB7ee O iooustrF nearly So
eDnH
gnsss fr8rez ri coUrse d. n9i inc'uos
fle fasi sfaounf - lf1if consumed fT sugut
fffv fterssud sizes ~ rT0weF1 tsess
co.ntsfs. uor does 81 iuc zoe fhe H '@l
eaffh or tlefss sorLs ~ canned fFaTrrEtef
d ed preserved fruiis. ne. Is.iiet
e.f. ffr-
krs1 - mnst ED st ieasf - f'er csnt
TIE present yesr iof netursi increase sfca
g. las aean s1oHu for fae issf tfes Fftrf
f-s a ~ 30 a3 fa.s fndufrT tc- M TIl
assrras tta eaorule1s proportions e fef
oea 20 nfi.of ~ uf
Aet sfrsu portion 81 lhis immense
srrenri n f-rlt - c-r aue1 So hofee ~ re
Tfsson lfzt every sus farmer sna n1se-
10 der rrE eaoale ior a.s oTr zee are
f Is a-r tae goests q bote.s enc restsfi-
rsrts rer srs $3.50 e .Fou ntr nH,ae mar
srts - I~ae1rf ~ ssHf ? cFer 10 ~
fI-e Nfsfe sn rs8ra 0f tr taf sa@a ever
~ tie tsof.f - s0r1 flsnG tae is-.
famed rsrsoiogios yroo9efs d sf~ srse
I'D fns scyt1ess-