The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1895-02-21

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been demonstrated that apples, pears,
peaches, plums and cherries viii yield
large crops OF excellent fruit, and
dat
ii the people would engage extensive.
~ in the growing Of these and other
fruits, it would bring into use much
untitled and Otherwise unlillabIe.l Land
anu you 49, ~-tos Key -~N 50
not haan for h'~ o.
TO their great p%ecuniary gain.
1t seems to be agreed among
Urchardists that the best, as we'll as
the cheapest, lands for the cultiva.
lion OF tree fruits are the wooded
bluffs aud hills along our streams
and the uplands of similar soils that
lie between them, Cole county is pc.
sessed of these in greater extent and
variety, perhaps, than any other
county in the state. The Missouri
river extends along It's northern
boundary Il distance along OF thIrty
miles, the Usage for a like dstance
along its eastern and southeastern
/ borders, while the Moreau flows mid
way between them. These streams
and their tributaries form many heau-
tiful and fertile valleys, skirled by
hills and bluffs of greater or less Gle.
walton, stretching away in many
places into eXtents of tableland suf-
ficicntly unduiating to afford excel
lent drainage. Whether viewed from
the standpoint Of the scien III: and
L expert UIchardists, OF in the l,ght of
the limited practical experiments of
the past, it may safely be said that
almost the whole o the 2i0,0O0 acres
comprising the area Of Cole county is
we'll adapted TO the growth of all of
! the fruits known to this latitude.
Ihc.c lands may be bought at prices
ranging from $500 or less TO $50. 0C
an acre, their being many tracts Of
land not suited to general tiilage tina,
would make fine orchard sites anC
grow the best of fruit that could
la. l,.nrlt 60. l.-g ttun ti,n ,,;,;,-,,
price named.
In addition to these facts, the ex.
cclIent transportation facilities en-
joyed by this county commend il In
the highest degree to the favorable
consideration of the commercial
orchardists and fruit grower. AS al.
ready stated, the Missouri and the
Usage rivers border the county on
two sides for an aggregate distance
of sixty miles, both of which are
navigahle during Il large part Of each
year,furni iing cheap and easy trans
portation for the products Of the
orchard AMI thI farm. The Missouri
Pacific railroad passes through, the
entire width Of the county from east
to west, giving rdpit transit to ST
Louis and Kansas City aud thence 10
the market, OF The world. The Lub-
mon or Sou hwySlcrn branch of The
Missouri Paojir railway ruGS a dis.
lance of twenty live tales southwest
erly through the county and the Cal.
cago & Alton and hlissougi, Kansas
& Texas railroads on the north side
of the Missouri river aft transpor.
tation directly TO CltcALo and points
east, west and southwest.
1t becomes apparent; therefore,
that il the cultivation Of the arbori
Il fruits can he made profitable
anywhere it a. be mlie 50 here IN
Cole county. Ii cannot he doubt,d
that it has becn proved remureraLive
where int%eIligentIy engaged in ualer
favorable conditions OF soil and eli
mate, bringing no. op'y good returns
for labor h%estoaei aUd upon capitai
invested, but i, nAny instances al
fording comfortable incomes 10 the
producers. Ii is not believed that
the business is now oveIdrne or that,
even in the near future, intelligent
effort will not b rpgarJed with rea'
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