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finely. The outlook for growing of apples for commercial purposes is 

 best attested by the increase in the planting, and they will continue to 

 increase so long as it proves profitable, and the growing of grain and 

 other farm products so unprofitable. The uplands of this county are 

 ■capable of producing winter apples of the finest quality to supply the 

 ■State of Missouri. S. M. 



GlfUXDY COUNTY. 



November 30, 1889. 



Grundy county has an undulating surface, and is well drained by 

 parallel streams running through the county from north to south. Be- 

 tween these streams are beautiful divides. These uplands are pecu- 

 liarly adapted to the small fruits, especially strawberries, raspberries 

 and blackberries, which bear enormous crops every year. The Snyder 

 blackberry is wonderful in its productiveness. 



Mr. Aaron Haynes, of Lincoln township, picked 320 gallons of 

 berries from 400 hills occupying one-fourth of an acre. I saw his canes 

 when the fruit was at its best, which was the grandest sight that I 

 nave ever seen in the line of small fruit. The berries were worth 40 

 ■cents per gallon, which shows the handsome profit that there is in this 

 berry. 



The Early Richmond and English Morello cherries do well. 



The Wild Goose and Damson plums are being planted liberally, as 

 these varieties are proving to be reliable. 



Almost every farm has a small vineyard of Concord grapes, and 

 some of the white grapes do reasonable well. 



The Seckel, Clapp's Favorite and the Keiffer pear are a success 

 here. I have been watching the Keiffer in Mr. Frank Lowen's orchard, 

 in Trenton, for the past three years. It bears full crops every year, 

 and this year was so full that he had to prop the trees to keep them 

 from breaking down under their immense load of fruit. I counted on 

 one limb only one inch in circumference 54 large pears. Mr. Lowen 

 sells his pears at $2 per bushel, and now regrets that he didn't plant 

 1,000 trees. I am now satisfied that this pear can be as successfully 

 grown as the Ben Davis apple. 



Peaches, apricots, an i that class of fruits, suffer from our severest 

 winters, but we have a good crop of peaches occasionally. Our 

 county is fast becoming famous for her fine apples. I think I have 

 received a peck-basket full of inquiries this fall for winter apples. 



