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TJIE GARDENER'S MOyTHLV 



\^Ecbniaiy, 



Only cij^ht yoars !iij« thv pliicc of nicptins was 

 the honu- of the Osaiic Indians, ("onscquontly 

 the orchards an' youn^'.and but tVw apples couhl 

 be shown that wore jjrown in the immediate vi- 

 •cinity of Parsons. But the older counties were 

 not behind in displayinj,' the products of their 

 orchards for the pleasure and instruction of those 

 attending the meetin<i. I think there were per- 

 hajis no tiner apples shown at the Centennial 



FPrTORIAL XOTFS. 



ADDKKSS OF MAKSIIAL I". WII.DKIt. 

 (Coiitinaed from page 31). 



THE PEUFECTION ATTAINKU IN THE CANNING 

 AND DUYING OF FHl'ITS. 



The cannin<; process has been broujjht to j^reat 

 perfection, and that of drying' jjroniises to Ix-come 

 even more useful, when it shall have arrived at 

 Exhibition by Kansas than were seen upon the its utmost development, posscssin-^ the ^^reat 

 tables of the Society here at liome. advanta^".; for transportation of reducing,' the 



. weiirht three-fourths or more by the removal of 



Oneof the most interesting subiectsdunnfr the water, and rendering it capable of shipment to 



nieeting was '* The New Early Peaches in Kan. all climes, and of being preserved perfectly for 



sas " w-hich was introduced by a special report years. We need not fear an overstock, as many 



by'a member of the Society, and discussed at J^^' ^^y\^"ll ^Jl'^l^^l':^'' be devised for its use. 

 "J , ' A 1 The extent of this business is already immense, 



length by nearly every one present. Amsden, i^^^ j j^.^^. ^^.g^ u„able to procure anV statistics. 

 Alexander, and Early Beatrice take the lead Six canning firms in California einploy two 

 now as the newer yarieties have not yet fruited thousand women and children, and turn out from 

 here. There are at least fifty new seedlings one and one-half to two millions of dollars 

 ,. ,.„. ^ i V XI i^L X xi x vearly in amount of soods. Figs and grapes 



reported from difterent parts of the State that ^ ^^^^ ,/pj,,„ extensively dried in California. The 

 are perhaps as good as Amsden or Alexander. | quantity of raisins already produced annually is 

 Do not be surprised if Kansas takes the early j estimated at 400,000 pounds or more. Although 

 neach prize yet ' "^* ^^^ equal in quality to those imported from 



' ' ' -^ * P^urope, it is believed Ihat with further experi- 



The result of the discussion on the cherry was | ^nce they will be produced of the highest excel- 

 siniilar to that of former years — that the Early j lence. Of dried fruits there were cured in that 

 Kichmond and other varieties of the Morello j ^tate, by the Alden Company alone, seventy- 

 ^, 1 1 • J xi X I • five tons. As time advances there will doubt- 



family are the only kmds that succeed in our | ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^. ^^j^^^. ^^^^j^^ 5^^^^.^^^^^^^^^ j.^^. ^,^il.^i,j„ 



State. All the Mazzards, the Biggareau, and | any surplus of abundant seasons. Well does a 

 even the Kentish yarieties are almost a total writer remark, '" T-liere ought to be a score of 

 failure here. The trees die from sun-scald, or ! elegant and nutritious preparations in all our 

 , ,. markets, thus adding to the variety ot fresh and 



some SUCH aisease. , pj.gpj^j.e,j fj-^itj.^ .juj superseding the wretched 



Vegetable gardening occupied an important pastry and other abominations now in vogue." 



part of the meeting. The use of the horse was 

 strongly urged in place of so much hand-hoeing, 

 as is common. Even in our rich, and in some 

 cases loose soil, undcrdraining is thought to be 

 almost indispensable to a good garden. 



There were many valuable papers on the vari- „ . ,. i /, 



,. . i 1 vi 1 i- lA 1,- I, I if landed in cood condition. Australia and irer- 



ous subjects connected with horticulture, which J'^^^'l'-^^^ ^.-„,,,^, \n^m.^^^<^ quantities of dried 

 were quite fully discussed. All these will ap- ] f^uit'^ ^^^^ England prefers fresh fruit. 



REVENUE FROM FRriT CULTURE. 



The foreign market for our fruits is now as 

 well established as that for our wheat. Compe- 

 tent judges unite in the opinion that the Euro- 

 pean and Australian markets are prepared to 

 take increasing quantities of fresh and dry fruit 



pear in the report of the Society for 1877, which 

 will be ])ublished within a few months ; and if 

 any of the readers of this little sketch feel inter- 

 ested enough, and will send to G. C. Bracket, 

 Lawrence, who is secretarj', he will receive a 

 copy of the same as soon as published. 



The officers elected for the current year are. 

 for President, Prof. E. (iale. of Manhattan. 



■There have been shipped to foreign ports 

 from this country since last October three hun- 

 dred and ninety-six thousand barrels of apples. 

 In December last (1870), there were sent on an av- 

 erage over twenty thousand barrels per week, or 

 ninety thousand barrels for the month. These 

 consisted mostly of the Baldwin, Rhode Island 

 Greening and Newtown Pippin. The English 

 like red apples best, and so it has been from the 

 reign of Henry VIII, red apples generally com- 



Yice-Presidcnt, Robert Milliken, of Emporia • I manding the best price. A decided^ preference 



Secretary, G. C. Brackett, of Lawrence ; Treas- 

 urer, F. Wellhouse, of Leavenworth; Trustees, 

 H. E. Yandeman, of Geneva; E. P. Diehl, of 

 Olathe ; G. Y. Johnson, of Lawrence. 



is given to American apples. The English mar- 

 ket can take from twelve to fifteen thousand 

 barrels per week, and shipments sell readily, 

 varying in price from three dollars and fifty 

 cents to ten dollars per barrel. 



(To be continued.) 



