The Cairo bulletin., 1909-10-23
UNION CO.'S CROPS
FROM $4,000 To $4,000 MADE BY
GROWERS IN SEASON
JUST CLOSED.
Anna--one Grower Got 5000
From 100 Peach
Trees.
tChicago Examiner

anna, Ill, OCT. 1.-THE Union
lCounty Farmers Institute and De
partment of Household Science closed
heer today after very successful two
days session. The attendance was
larger than usual and much interest
was shown in the practical talks
Igiyen by the experts from the State
University
There was a large display of the
varied products of the county; the
corn, potatoes, apples, canned fruits
and butter being especially fine, be.
sides crops not grown in every sec
ton, such as sorghum, okra, peanuts
and tobacco.
All kinds of products are success
fully grown on these southern Illinois
Highlands, from the earliest vege
table to the latest apple. In fact no
section Of the country can show a
greater range of crops The rich al,
lnYial lands along the Mississippi
produce heavy yields of wheat and
corn. and these grains also yield
heavily on the highlands under proper
rotation, a yield of over 100 measured
| bushels of corn to the acre having
been made on one farm. These lands
Yield heavy crops of timothy aud
stock peas; also clover and alfalfa,
under proper management
| 5000 From 100 Trees.
This section is noted for producing
large quantities Of high class early
| vegetables AMI fruits. For the first
eight months of this year there were
shipped from seven stations ia this
county 1.43l cars OF fruit and vege
| tables This does not include all OF
the shipping points nor the large
amount of early vegetables, strawber-
| rles and raspberries sent out by ex-t
press. Neither does it include later
products: pears, sweet potatoes and
| late apples.
Tomatoes, cantaloupes and cucum
beFs are grown extensively. Aspara
gus and pie plant are very profitable,
earning from 800 to 5000 an acre
net. Strawberriea and raspberriea
will earn from 500 to 5000 Irish and
sweet potatoes are heavy yielders.
The most profitable tree fruits are
summer apples, Winter apples
peaches and cherries. Several grow
efs in this county have made from
$4,000 to $4,000 this esason.
There We're many high records
nade this gear. One grower male
$500 on 500 peach trees; another
$500 on forty early apple trees; an
1ther SIS per tree on early apples, r. |
trees to the acre. over $l,l00 per
acre, another averaged four barrels
70 the tree of winesaps. worth oven
50 per barrel; another made the higi |
eeord of 1l5 barrels of Grimes |
GOLDEN apples from "A trees, ablu. |
half an acre and they are worth ST. |
per barrel
Long Growing Season.
The favorable climate. diverse soil |
and unlimited shipping facilities offer |
very advantage for all kinds OF, farm |
ng and fruit growing. The climate
: mild, winters short. MAKING a lon
rowing season. There il an abund |
NEE of fine blue grass land for cat
iei sheep and daifying purposes.
Three big railroad systems pass |
Trough the. county. NO farm il 10 I
note from railroad station. There |
IRE shipping associations to look after
The interests Of the growers and local
buyers who ship ont products by tn
'arload, SO there Is cash market |
'or everything grown.
The county has long distance and |
Deal telephones, rural delivery. good |
schools, churches of all denomna.
tons and fine class of people. II |
S three and a half hours from ST |
Louis and eight hours from Chicago
with numerous fast trains over
double track. II Is on the proposed
deep waterway. The larger towns
have electric lights aud power and
electric railways. II is a deVeloped
country, but there are still numerous
opportunities for people who are
seeking a desirable place to live an
pursue farming and fruit growing sue
cessfully ten-dcr5 orchard, prom |
ery managed will produce decided |
" comfortable competence.