Evening journal., 1902-12-26
GOOD PROFIT IN
FRUIT GROWING
American Fruits Are Superior
to Tropical and Command
Higher Prices


Tropical countries excel in the num-
ber Of varieties of fruit. but with fts
delicacy Of flavor the pineapple is in
fericr in point of excellence to the
lpeach of the temperate zones. and the
familiar apple of our climate has no
equal in the tropHs for combination Of
desirable qualities We import large
quantities of fruit. as we desire some
kinds that we cannot get within our
Town limits, but really because VIC do
not supply the demand for our own
native fruit In no yclr within the
Ipast quarter a. a century have we been
lsupp,ied with a sufficiency OF apples.
During certain periods OF every year
they bring larger prices than oranges
and the bulk Of the peach crop is an
lnually sold when the trJ5s are in blos-
som. The demand for pears has vo-y
lmuch increased of late years, ewing
to the great improvement that has
l'been made with this fruit. When the
lbuyers find out a good article they care
nothing fer price, and thus the Bartlett
(the favorite) and the beautiful Ouch
ess hold their own, with no limit to the
demand, and the supply is always
short The curoulio has almost OBJ
liberated the plum, but of late the pest
has been fought successfully. and with
steady improvement being made with
the fruit It will, no doubt, in a few
years, resume its place by the side Of
the most favored delicacies.
The blackberry was lately a weed, on
which every farmer shcwered his
wrath sparing for its determination
: lneither the hoe, plCw nor knife, but
the berry held on to its plaza in popu-
lar affection. appealing on its merits
fcr acknowledgment among the do
nestle fruits, until finally, on the ad-
: vent of the Lawton, the blackberry was
recognized by the grower, and now
we have them far superior to those OF
/ years ago And yet the cry Isl More
lblackbcrries' The demand instead
OF decreasing from its cultivation, has
Increased, and new markets are opened
every season. II is useless to specify
kinds further, for the raspberry, cur
rant grape. cherry and ounce have
their enthusiastic admirers. Even the
huckleberry wheaher 0luebcrry or
whortleberry), as it is called. viii soon
be among the cultivated fruits, a place
II the demand for fruit greatly in
creaEcs is there not a new field open to
those sections not adapted for special
farming or stock raising? Stony hill
sides, that are now urprofitahle, can
be made to blossom with each returning
spring. The grape will grow on soils
that refuse nourishment to cereal crops
and the blackberry is successfully
grown on the lightest sands. With
all the boast Of the West" there is
not a State in the Union that averages
the net profit per acre that New Jersey
, does with her small fruits LANDS
that will not grow a blade OF grass pay
the grower in pears, ,,hlackbarries and
! raspberriss and the better qualities OF
sOi produce the best OF strawberries.
II there is a failure In growing fruit it
is due TO carelessness of the grower.
Trees and vines. like anything else.
must receive the care and attention II
the grower must be properly cultiydt-
ed, pGuned and the fruit judicicusly
| prepared for market The curcul.o
must be fought. the bcreg killed and the
! miller and caterpillar destroyed. If
the work is we'll done and the grower
patient his reward will surrey como, foa'
there can be no failure in fruit grow
ing IL he understands his calling
Enonomy of Shelter
BY actual experiment it has uaen
demonstrated that the saving cf food
by means of good shelter is equal 10
the cost OF the shelter in short time.
Pigs when provided with good shelter
, and warm quarters Cby experiment
madel, fattened on much less food than
was required to simply keep the uhpro-
tected animals alive. The comparison
is an important one. In the first rlaus,
the animals not properly provided with
suitable accommodations. not gaining
/ in weight at ALL really destroyed OF
; wasted all that had been provided th1m,
r for the food was converted into heat
lin order TO give the animals protecticn
that should nave bcJn furnished with
boards and shingles In the one sense
liz might be asked whether feeding an
animal on the products of the farm
(which require labor in order TO be pro
duced, is cheaper than the shelter
which, when once erected lasts for a
number OF years and does service for
successive seasons. The quality Of the
shoiter Is as important as the quality
of the feed. Al pig fed occasionally on
mass OF bulky provondcr. containing
but little nutrition, certainly is not ex-
pectcd TO do as well as one that re-
ccives a plentiful supply OF all that is
needed to promote growth, health and
condition and neither should it be ex-
pected that q shelter which allows thC
cod 20 enter, or the water to leak in
can properly protect the animal
against the rigors Of winter and the
moisture of early spring. Good. warm
dry quarters lessen the quanNty OF
food required for bodily heat, and
should any surplus food above that re
quired for warmth be fed il will be cen
. verted by the animal into healthy
growth and add so much ac.ual value
Ito itself. but if the shelter is sucf
that the animal is compelled to depend
upon the food for heat the food 81
fed is a loss and an expense. Nor is il
in the winter only that shelter shoul,
he provided. All seasons have theil
disadvantages in that resnoct. Warmth