The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-03-27
horticultural News.

Inc demand Tor Told Drop trees TINS
year far exceeds the supply.
Mr.. Hall will dig up 1900 Delawares
and plant Concords this spring.
The click of the pruning shears can
be heard on nearly every farm in Paw
Paw township.
Now is the time to set out the trees.
Don't wait till June ana then kick il
! they don't grow.
Just at the present time grape trim
mers are in great demand and almost
impossible to find.
Many are now taking advantage of the
early spring and setting their trees
early. A good plan.
A. S. Mitchell will set Worden and
Moore's Early this season. He is an old
grower, and successful.
The McPike grape is along the same
line but better quality and stronger
grower than Campbell Early.
Campbell Early does not seem to be
giving satisfactory growth. The fruit
is fine, but it is a slow grower.
MIR. Toan of Illinois moved here last
week aud commenced operations on his
new farm, across from T. WEIGH.
Davis Olney will set 1000 one-year
Duchess apples this season. One year
stock makes the incest orchard.
The Wolverine nurseries made their
first shipment of trees on the 18th this
spring. Pretty early, but ideal weather.
Judging from the amount of wire be-
ing used in trellising grapes there will
be plenty of work for the girls tying
pretty soon.
Mrs. Morley will set out one acre of
rhubarb the coming spring. This crop
has proven very profitable and others
would do well to plant it.
c. Curtis OF Chicago will move onto
his new fruit farm in Texas township,
Kalamazoo county, the oath. He is
planting grapes and peaches.
The labor question is no longer one
OF price with our growers, but of the
quality 1t is hard matter to get men
TO work with the interest one has him
self.
Mr.. Tulloh of Chicago will build a
new cottage on his farm recently pur-
chased from A. G. Glidden. This will
add another good family to the territorial
drive.
Hosea Willis will plant peach or
chard on his Kendall farm, and 20 acres
of grapes at Coolies. Can it be that fruit
growing is more profitable than moving
buildings?
Aaron Hathaway will post and wire
his vineyard on the home place this
spring. He not only has fine vineyard
but very desirable place, styled thu
"Village Farm"
Will Rickerson is setting in cherr,
trees as fast as the peach trees In IN
orchard die out. He is strong believe
in Louis Philippe, and practices wha
he breaches by planting them.
Woolcox Bros. of Decatur will set A
acres of the old Olney place to grape
and large number of trees will also
planted. Decatur is bound to come t
the front as a fruit town, and VIII 500
be makers as well as consumers OF Juice
Dick Hutchins will plant a fine ne,
peach orchard the coming season. hi
list is Cranes Early, Engle's Mammoth
Gold Mine, Gold Drop, Lemon Free
Beers Smock and Kalamazoo. Dick
good authority on varieties, and tn
above list is good one to pattern afte
G. w. Lee, the asparagus king, havln
cleared from $500 to 800 per year fro'
his three acres of asparagus, thinks b
sees a better thing in the Concord graz
and will set 10 acres this spring. lie
an up-to-date farmer and does not
into thing unposted. He will be SUI
cessful.
Real estate is in great demand in Pa
Paw and vicinity, and any investmel
either in village or farm property hi
paid 80 per cent in increased valuatiC
in the last year. 1t is becoming know
that Paw Paw is not only the home
nearly all kinds of fruit, but of an intel
gent and honorable population.