Southern Illinois Record

              The Southern Illinois Record
A  (iood  Newspaper i» a  J*o>ver in  the  Home.  Sehool.  State  and  Nation
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FLOR.V. II^LlNOIS. THI KSD.VY.  .UNK 2(>. IJ)i:t
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ORCHARD INDUSTRY IN STATE OF lUINOIS
The Culture oF the Apple is one of  the Nest Important Branches of Agri¬ culture Today
WILL MATURE 52 TREES TO THE ACRE
The Growing of Truits in These Sections
is Twenty Times More Profitable Than
the Cultivation of Cereals.
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Tlio ChltMHn 'rrlbiiiie reveiillN fuii- tdlneil a write-up ot\ llie orclianl In¬ dustry of llliiidis. The wriU'r nl llils arlU-lc speaks of llie slate in iroiieral. I'erhaps lie flid IKil know thai Clay niimly hasa lartjer afieage ol' apple orchards already matured thati any other county in the state. Thai the protits on these orchards, when cared for, woiild U> tfieater within one or two years than proiits he names on younK orchards after wailinjf tivo to sevtii years for their tfrowth and that the e.\pense of cariiiK for these trees is less than oiie-llftli of his esljmates.
The ariicle is lo lentfthy to piihlish In full bul the Kkcokd ii'wea the fol- lowiiiK extracts:
of the lol;il iiuaiilily of orchard fruits producetl In HMHi apples coulri- buled ahuut Ihice-liflhs. and in rev¬ enue tiiey produced over tm per cent. The soil and climate of Illinois arc well adapted to the culture of the apple.
The >reneral cliMracter of Illinois at'iicullure al the present time Is in¬ dicated by the fact that alxmt four- tifths (lli.it per cent.) of the total val¬ ue of Clops is coiilribuled' by the cereals, and about ont-tenlli (li>.!i per cent.) by hay aud forage. The re¬ mainder, representing In value about » per cent, of the total, consists main¬ ly of potatoes and other veKelables, llowers and plants, nursery pruducts, nuts and frulls. The total value of all Illinois crops in UHW was *.{72.(inii,- (UMi. of which about $4.il(XUH1ii was con¬ lribiited by fruits.
The culture of the apple Is one of the most Important branches of a(,'rl- culture today and a lucrative business for the farmer. If the Illinois farm¬ er will plant two year old trees and allow live years for their maturity, he will in the tilth year feather a val¬ uable harvest. 11 has been estimated by tjood authorities the apple regions of Illinois will easily plant and ma- .^liire successfully lifty-two trees to the acre, and the >rrower should at least K>'t 2IHI Imxes per acre from his seven year old orchard, or a ki"ss rev¬ enue of at leasl *2nn. The expense of carint; for the orchard. iiruninK- spraylntf.ete., will not exceed *.1.'> per acre.' so he should nel al least *l('i.j per acre.
The average value of farm land in Il¬ linois is about *it.") per acre, and the avera;;e value of farm land in Illinois Is al) Ull *»•'> per acre, and the average value of lands in the fruit le^'ions of the skate about »li«i |)er acre. The ^rrowiii;; of fruits in these sections Is twe lly times more prolitable lli;in the cultivation of cereals, and the wonder Is that this imporlanl branch of a^'ri- culture has been so loii^r oveilo(jked ,i this slate.
I'resent.f l)iiinion«l Kiiiji-
U.K. (iibson.division engineer of the n.&.O.SW,U.K.journeyed to Kaloii, Ohio.Sumlay .lune '22. where liumse- nted former Superinlendent K.H.Mit cliell with a l)eautiful diamond rinj; valued at «-'.'>. a i,'ift from the emplo- yees-of the Illinois division. Tills was a recogniliim of .Mr .Mitchell's hiifli attainments as an efficient railroad man and also the (lersonai esteem with which the employees' hold hlin. It was the orlKinal Intention for a party of|the force to be present at the presentation but circumstances pre¬ vented this. SuperintendentlMltcheii was succeeded at this point by E.W. Scheerer.   who expects  to move   his
family to tills dty In the near fut ure
.loy Kilie T«» ("isne
I A trip not on the regular .schedule 'of the H. Jt O. S-W H. H. «a.s| made Sunday In't ween here and (Isne by a youni; telegraph operator, the weather conditions were perfect and the motor car oiled t'l perfection and the start was made with full con¬ tidence of an enjoyable day. As the little sjieeder coursed Its way past t-elejfraph poles, jrreeii tields and apple orchards the scenery way most enhanciiij;. when suddenly the motor stajruered and then lurched heavily to one side.
Ilwas still lliree miles lo (isne where "hearts desire" lived and all the coaxintj and tampering of the litlle speeder was to no avail, dark clouds appeared in the western sky followed by a drenching' downpour of water, where could be seen a down¬ cast man wearily tnidKlnif alon>r pushliifj a motor car. I'pon lii» arrival al his desllnation imaffine his cliajfrin when he lijriitly tapped at the door of ¦•heiirts desires" Ikuisc to lind lienuit of town, a liasW exit l(j the depot to catch the tirsl train hu- home sweet home, but alas, his pockelbo