456 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



the two will not work together successfully, though there are several suc- 

 cessful orchards in this locality, where paying crops are raised. The 

 Dougherty orchard near the center of Wayne County is a success. Most of 

 our people are content with a small orchard, a few cherry and plum trees 

 around tlie yard, merely for domestic use; not enough for the expense 

 of a spraying outfit, so the fruit is generally of an inferior quality. 



A great many apples are shipped to Richmond, the principal city in 

 eastern Indiana, largely from Michigan and New York. By consulting 

 wholesale dealers, I find something near fifteen hundred bushels of 

 apples annually are brought to the city from outside of the State. Now 

 this should not be, while most of our land is better adapted to corn and 

 hogs, much of it is so broken and hilly as not to be fit for much else than 

 orchard or timber; a few well cared for paying orchards as the Dougherty 

 orchard spoken of is, could be easily started, and it is to be hoped others 

 may be inspired to do -likewise and in the not distant future the Sixth 

 District may boast of its large and paying orchards. 



The smaller fruits, such as strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, 

 gooseberries and currants the trade is supplied mostly by home-grown 

 products. 



"Wayne County, with the exception probably of Marion, has the oldest 

 and largest horticultural society of the State. Her meetings and exhibits, 

 stock excluded, will compare favorably with many of the agricultural 

 fairs of the counties. Our Secretary's report will bear me out in this. 

 Other counties of the Sixth District I do not know enough about to 

 speak of them here. I find by looking over the State reports only two 

 counties take pride and interest enough in their local societies to furnish 

 a condensed report of their doings to the State Society, and have them 

 published along with other reports. I rather feel proud of our own 

 Wayne County reports. 



REPORT FOR TENTH DISTRICT. 



The Tenth District comprises most of what is known as "The Kan- 

 kakee Marshes" and Lake Michigan sand I'idges. Between these two is a 

 section that is well adapted to fruit. Also south of the Kankakee region 

 is some good fruit land, but as a whole not more than 20 per cent, of 

 the Tenth District is suitable to apple and pear raising and about 30 per 

 cent, would do fairly well for peaches, cherries, and plums, while we have 

 along Lake Michigan a strip of country seventy miles long of somewhat 

 the same condition of land that Michigan has on the east shore of the 

 lake, yet, being on the south side of the lake deprives us of the right kind 

 of lake breezes and has no good effect on the peach crop. 



Fifty per cent, or more of this district is well adapted to small fruits. 

 Being close to Chicago market it makes it a desirable location for the 



