Middletown transcript., 1898-03-26
OF Interest
to Farmers

REPORTS On FRUlIS In 0ENEhAL
MADE AT THE ANNUAL MEETING
OF THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
1t is well recognized fact that our
Peninsula produces for market as
general and exten.ive Ii t of fruits as
any other section, of an equal area +,
east of the Rocky mountains. It is a
fact equally we'll recognized that some
OF these fruits are grown to greater
perfection here than else swhere, and be-
cause of this fact, the full merits of
many fruits have nos yst been fully
tested on our Peninsul4, for market
purposes. Our people are confning
themselves too much to few kinds II
fruit, and sometimes overstocking
nearby markets with thase few favor
it's.
Our nearness to large and rapidly
growing cite. makes it safe for us to
extend fIuii culture largely along
any undeveloped line where expert
lnents b We shown adap.abilitY IN our
soil and climate While ens man has
fondness for and faucies tree fruits
and another is more at home with low
growing fruits and vegetables, each style
greatest success of man will iind that he
makes the ard profit with whatever
kind Of fruit his inclindtion5 and fancy
fit him bes. for regardless of what his
neigbor succeeds with, provided his soil
aud marketing facilities are suited for
the fruit he fancies. WheS the man
WHO has been making a success with
low growing fruits, because he loves
tha which produces large remun-
erative crops, in one Or Two years
from planting, attempts to change to
tree fruits as specially, he is likely to
get tired waiting three, four, six and
eight yesrs for his trees to begin to give
him any return, and before the years
for profit have come he is likely to be-
come discouraged, neglect them and
call that frat a failure. On the other
hand if he maj: who has fancy for,
and ha- made success with, tree
| fruits attempts to make change to
| low, quick growing fruits because
somebody else does we'll with them, he
| is not likely to make success of them
as with tree fruits. They require quicker
work, and a great deal more of it, and
mole careful, painstaking work, both
in growing the vines and handling the
fruit, aud bef re- he realizes it his
vines are overgrown with grass, as they
| will not thrive with the slow culture
thai trees will stand. And like diff
fict titles confront him in picking and
marketing his fruit.
So it is wisesL for each man to en-
large Oh whatever kind of fruit his
natural Inclination aud habits fit him
best to be at ho.. g and happy in rails
ing, provided his soil aud marketing
facilities are favorable.
Strawberries; queen of early fruits
are receiving more attention now than
ia the past but no more than they justly
merit, being the first and finest fruit to
please our taste and fill our purse.
| Among black cap rasp5arries, Sou
hogan occupies standard place, will
/ Kansas black cap very promising il at
all behind in merit. Miller, among tn
red varieties is ;he berry for the future
having qualities superior 20 the fam
Gus Cuthbert.
Lucretis, early and abundant Eeare
Of large, fine favored good shippinI
berries, is destined to supsrsede al
other early biaekb rries now grow
here, while Wilson is again taking th,
place it Justly deserves as the best stand
ard blackberry.
The decline Of tbs peach industry il
the upper part of the Peninsula is YER
marked
? The nnprecedcntedly l5W prices re
ceiVed by our rnwers for autumn an
winter lears during 1897 indicates tha
! they have bsen very extensivel
t planted, AMI willie the Kie ffel
/ heads the list Of lA,e ones for profit il
? is questionable if il has not been plant
ed about tu its limit for profit. Thes
very low prices for autumn and winte
7 pears, when the number of pear tree
here il so very small, compared with th
number of peach trees that have been o
the upper Peninsula, is doubtless partl
because pears are more widely plante
u over the country than PEACHES, but it
largely because the pear is fruit tina
cannoi be SO extensively eaten as th
peach, not for want Of pleasant, pala'
: able qualities, but because its ric
character is such thai it requires
much smaller amount OF fruit to graf
fy the appetite.
Under existing conditions great,
care should be used in planting com
merical pear orchards; not only to di'
card varieties OF low grade. but I
plant only On such soil IS II produc
fruit of the best quality. Some of OF
orchards particularly Of Duchess ha'
attaind TO an age, e,or condition thrOug
neglect. that thes produco large quaint
ties Of very inferior fruit which Is Q
value only to transportation companie
and basketfactories. Such trees shou
not longer b allowed 70 cumbar tn
ground and clog the markets with stu
that destroys the profit on good fruit,