The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1891-12-09
PRODUCT OF OUR SOIL.
IMPOSING FACTS OF INTEREST
TO ALL.
Census Figures Relative to viticulture'
Horticulture and Agriculture that Are
Both Great and Surprising OF
the Fruit Production.
American Husbandry.


1t took 60, 900 cars to move the grapes
of the United States to market the sea-
son before the census man made his
rounds The vineyards of this country
represent an investment OF S155, 661, $50,
furnish employment to 200, $50 people,
and cover 401, S6l acres OF ground. Last
seasons product from about three
fourths OF tho planted area-the other
fourth being ia vines too young 10 bear
was 527, 1870 tons, nearly half OF which
was consumed as grapes and nearly
half OF which went to make 2i,-
306, 905 gallons of VINE. There are some
figures for tho temperance people to
ponder over. The small fraction Of
Al, 1875 tons went into raisins, filling
1879, 1915 oXes of twenty pounds each.
The vines now growing will In three
years make from 81 90, 900 to 10000, 900
pounds of raisins, and the smaller esti-
mate Is 100000 pounds more than this
country now consumes.
Vegetable growing, truck farming the
census people call it, now requires 534,-
440 acres Of land and employs 216,765
men, 1884 women, 14,S74 children, and
rs, sec horses and mules. The garden
sass" raised on these truck farms pays
$40, ST., 1876 year, besides freight
charges and the commission mans gen.
erous grab There Is 500, 900, 600 in
vested in the truck farming Of the
United States, and $S,971, 200. 20 is in
tools.
The investment I'm the 507, acres OF
peach orchards is 500, 0JO,C COZ The last
peach crop sold for $40, 100. 400 That
was more than a dollars worth Of
peaches for each man, woman and child
In this glorious republic. The people
who were employed in the peach or
chards numbered 226, 90.
Eut great a. are these figures, the real
surpr SEES of the census appear in the
figures which forecast the near future
of fruit production in the United States.
There are growing in the nur cries 240,-
570,6t6 young apple tree. Old Johnny
Apple'eed," the missionary who went
through the Mississippi Valley States
half century ago polk 'ng apple seeds
into tie oil with his toes, would zee the
near approach of the m llenDium in the
fruit census. California has 336, AGA al
mond trees now bearing, but she Las
also 40 ,46i almond trees not y, t. old
enough to bear, so that in two or three
years her almond product will more an
double. Florida has 474, $50 cocoanut bear
Ing trees and 79l ,007 young tree WA CHI
will soon triple her cocoanut crop. Take
lemons, of which Florida has %, 425
trees bearing and 41O,25s trees which
will soon be old enough to bear But it
is in oranges that this country will soon
reve. The yellow fruit will be within
reach Of everybody. Florida has 1924, 621
orange trees now bearing and 1902, Os0
trees which will bear in short time.
California Las 523, 400 orange trees bear
ing and l, Gal, 400 young trees. The new
planting of oranges in Arizona is 2O0,-
900 trees. And with all the acreage in
the citrus fruits, but e-thirteenth of
the land adapted has been utilized. The
prospects of fruit raising for the coming
decade are marvellous.