Telegram-herald., 1891-05-14
WEST MICHIGAN FRUIT
Probably one-naif the buds ora
the Trees are falarea.
But THERE ARE JUST ENOUGH LEFT
To otvs "a. rs~ss . Sasase 80 n.ss a.
s~xlsas ss-ts zee III sesassss 90
Az sAss. s.asts~s ss~s Rlsh~.
Apple rs~saest..

MrsApaaS. May l3.~-rhe conflicting
rsporgs fsem Westesa Michigan IA 10.
gard Il fruit prospects, and wa.eh ap.
pear 50 much "a eoasliot, are. when
carefully Investigated. found "a &c true.
II it q lorne IN mlad that tbs fsalt
tell. whiea extends along the shore ut
Lake Michigan from south Havea
north - Traverse Ray. varies IN climate
aad altitude % orchards, these con.
Acting reports will 20 better under
stood. Orchards IN the southern part
of this fruit belt we're further advanced
IN blossom, SAY south oi Grand Haven,
than in occana county and Grand Ira
verse county. and Orchards planted
upon high hills have suffered lees from
frost than those on low, level lands,
Experience has proven tn the fruit
grower the same truth that prevails IN
Virginia and California, that or
chards planted OF hal sides facing in
the right direction are moro successful
than low or level ground orchards.
Profitable rruit Growing,
Those on the hillside have better
drainage, are kept back more in the
spring IN poisoning and seem 10 es-
cape frost better. Oceana county re-
sembles Hilisdaie county IN being hilly.
and II Hillscale county was situated
within tue fruit belt on Lake Michigan
II would prove 10 be equally "a good a
fruit county as Oceaua. Oceana county
IS the best orchard county in Michl-
gau, and each year the number OF buy
ers who come into 1t from Chicago and
other points to buy up the orchards and
do their own shipping, increases. This
is found t. DC exceedingly profitable TO
the fruit growers, as they get their cash
IN hand and are not bothered by mar
kets and commission. In the county of
Oceana the frost has not injured the
fruit To any great extent rs yet, but III a
very few orchards, where some of the
trees are on a southern slope and are n
little forward. probably one-half the
buds are injured, but there are left
more than the trees ought TO bear.
Trees On north slopes and on high
grounds are backward, the buds not lie
ing open, and these are not injured IN
| the least. Plums are all right, cherries
are very little injured, but few of the
early peas are badly injured. Apples
hot pS4liS AaA elOuSu SuNauSeu oiC uos
| touched.
Many Trees Planted.
Last season the apple cropwas largely
| injured by June hot wind storms. Elk
perts III the Agricultural Department
at Washington tnlnk that the York i'm
perial, q new apple for this season, is .
| good one for this county and next
season q good many of them will pro-
| baby be planted. 1t is difficult 10 tell
how many carloads of trees have been
shipped into Oceana county this spring
but eight or nine carloads came into
Hart one day and into Shelby SIX car
loads III one day. One person estimates
from thirty.five to forty carloads OF
| fruit trees set in Oceana county thu
spring. The wild lands with high hills
seem to have the choice, and in q short
time they will be all brought up and
planted with orchards. The number OF
new orchards that will be coming into
bearing for the next three years will
make Oceana County one of the
greatest fruit markets for the worlds
fair. 1t Is the same old story thai
occurred in Maryland and Delaware
| When the farmers there went into fruit
they got rich, and the light land that
WAS thought to be worthless soor
reached high value.