AMERICAN FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JOURNAL. 
September, 1900, 
river transportation, unless im native gen- 
ing .-on build .1 light draught vessel dial 
will Almost float upon tin* MirfAoe of the 
river. i>r rather, "draw but .1 fool or lu.i 
of water." 
Kan win rliv. with II* hill* higher ilmu 
• lilrngo sky wni]'"i v . was res* hot! :*t lu 
u. m. We were s*K‘li ■•iwvililiE: up III" won- 
der rally tortile valley of the Kuv. or Kao 
mi* rlvor, where lie- farm* ami on Lanin 
iveiv a* thrift) and benittlful as ail) tv i* 
llllll MM. I,. 
A Stop at Lawrsnct 
inlying at old, historic f-ttwrojlvt*, Hit* 
town dial was suck cm I by tjumitn’ll's ilutn- 
itibi tm ml In tin? tltnc or I lie war ol the re- 
bellion. we were driven Ufa miles Into die 
eoiiutry to tile home of Mr. A. 11. driesa, 
the popular nurseryman, who bus brought 
forth the fummi* Kansas and Cardinal 
iii.ipl •l ilies, the i 'a i.a 1 pa Bunge). ami who 
i- Mill zealously Iji boring to bring futlli 
ether new varieties of straw berries and 
uisplieri'los. 
W ords slmjil.v fall lis 11- we a I tempt to 
tleserlhe dm beautirnl rolling farms. with 
great Helds so rlflhly Imlened with unsur- 
passed crops, Hie shaded drive*, good farm 
buildings, large, heavily lorlened otviiaid*, 
with proMperily ill every view, w hile In (ho 
dlsiHUee, ou a eoniiiiamllng hill, lowered 
die mailt good building* of (In* K anion. 
Sin to r’nlrerslty. 
Mr. Griesa'8 Nursery and Or. haul 
Arriving lit Mr. lirlesa's home, which 
was.i little led en tvilliln Itself an mm tided 
a» li I- with irees, ah mils, v)uea, mill- and 
flower*, wi wm* driven to die urrhpml, 
w here we could eat die . Iml.-, si peael;es, 
appliui, grape* mill lierrle*. 
Vs We viewed I lie i|lliiuMt|p* of fruit 
W n*ilng ami roiling under die Her* we 
.•.mid not help hul think of Du- many p,«ir 
in 1 in* grout ritle* starving tor what l* go- 
ing to waste In the OOtlUtf). 
Sueh quality and vurlntj of fruit .1- Mr 
«.'i'hsa produces Will* not less, a miipHse 
than tv 1ml he tv a* ncs.inplUhlng |„ |,| b 
iiiusei-Ie*. Ills famous Kalian* iiud I'.'ir- 
dlnal in-pheriy vine*, the two rliperlnr to 
rh-tlos hefon* meiilloned, that lie Imu .1. 
t eloped , were grown in large [.Ini*. 
Hundreds of young Seedling strawberry 
ami .a-plmiTJ plant' Were being . ui*i*/u||t 
will- Imd and cultivated, (.. *er n -uim- 
Mid di. ill*. Vflrlely Inlgllt mil |... ohtulnuit. 
W nil, lia.-li or the very -eed. Mi ilrlesa 
ouhl rehli. n hl«l.ny of patient work in 
l.'dl'ililtlon, Thousand* ..r select .ec.l* 
"IM.' he plained old) I*, have a lew* germ 
laale and mow, while oat ,.f the fetv that 
do grow II Is only now and then tiuit a 
'peeiineii unit la* found thru will prove 
enough merit to continue it* pr.ipngu 
1 *! ‘I* fherefm » pensive Mild slow 
|,"M. I.eshl. 1 * re.pilrllig the greatest ear., 
and path nee. Tin* work that Mr. <irlesa 
j- performing In of great , M |he t„ ,|„ 
1 1 was Indeed „ plci.u,,, V | lMV |,| B 
nameniMl Mock, many |.|„ds of ,v|,|ih was 
yet hnleiied with flower* whll** we look m, 
Idlh* ini,. ivst i u leariiJiig how In* in., pa 
guild the f illalpa Ktlbgel 
Th* Hume. t 
I- rum the orchard and uunseiy »,* w.*nt 
I** the Vine dud cottage," |„ 
- V; IV , UV ;'*, 0n ' 1 With a great 
-HHMJ or , hade Its*.*. Here Mr. Hrhum 
hud spared noil, lug for (he comfort ,.f the 
fair one. Who kept the home. V wind mill 
kf.H ah pres*,,, which fur 
dished au excellent supply l*‘i kifeheu, 
lialh *ind general us,*, with hot and cold 
water in the kitchen and hath. 
Tie* Imu*** wa* hi nted with a good steam 
furtiaei* Telepllnili? connection* were 
made with |.:ivrri , iu*e Here tVB« an lileilJ 
holm*, surrounded by all I hi.* cniutorls ol 
(III* rh'li > 1*11111 e , with Ihc , ouvenlen, e* cl 
I city linns. How pleasantly tv<* wen* eii- 
l.-rru Uii .l by Vlr. * .’t'bsil. III* vl.sfrl* llllll 
lib*,,, vet* ,.*in s.ai'.el) des.rllii .tel wo 
wer. sadly reminded in many token*., ol 
i In* faithrul eimipunloii. who many imuitlis 
hefnr* imd 1 1 , *i*n . ailed in i in** the great 
rlter. mid who for year* hud aided In 
building op thin benmifnl home. 
After .i most excellent supper ol the 
first fruit- of the land tv. ill rim vied mer- 
rily on the In wii, until "The Intel} stars, 
the Torget-mc-tiuD- nr the angel*, bln*- 
soiucd mu.* liy on> in the InlltiKe meadow'* 
ol' hen veil " while a delightful Kalians 
r.epher cooled the air so refreshing!) . 
I’lie rule back In Laurence to catch the 
il p. m train wits tn | . i spurned w lih ph*a*- 
attl cuit ci sariiin, ivlille a neter-l., I.e-for 
gntteo visit pas*.*,! mi,, * memory . 
A Lurjic Orchard. 
Ihc following morning we arrived al la* 
draft,*, n little station in Butler county, 
Kansas, in tie* midst or dm great stuck 
-Mowing section ol' Hu wonderful Sun- 
flower Mate 
Here tv. were met l.yr yjr .1 ,r j,din 
kbit, .vllh hotse aud eurrlune. and eon 
' eyed set et al tulllH, down the ftUUO)l* 
Walnut valley t«* l.l* utvllfu'tl lioim W, 
rode post great Muck ruudler. on which 
were ling, herd - or , liolci; lilt enl:l i.\ tin,* 
rtil'b's. with die lent i m [ia*i ,.r wheal a tut 
oaf', while il* Indian and Kalin* corn, 
odllci cane, grain ami alfalfa clover all 
promise, l a good crop. Mllea and mil. * .,f 
past mi* land •otiued with the exetdleiii 
hln, n(.i-iii glass slrelelird away to jp.'ft 
the horl/.on. 
I he brigln nmnilti*.* Hie |UH*e cool alt ihc 
* '. client road*, and dm enebuiitlnu* views, 
pm u* all | u the happh'Kt mood, vvliieh. 
, oUldeil with an ,*\. . I|,*iil ap|ielw.-, pre 
pur. , I ie; well tor our breakfast and a (aide 
flllcl with dm eh.. h-i-Kt proilin r* ot' or- 
, dial, I, garden and rami. Th. hopie w.m 
][' b' 1 ' 1 "' "I - a huge orchard of p.-i-lmp* 
■-t*i lures or n. ore In extiml, locitleil hi* 
-uh* Hie Bantu T. track, a lew rnd* fc,m 
a brunch Ol Hie Million river, mill (III* 
mil..- north of LI li.oado, th. capli.d 
Itmicr . , unity , nearly :k> mile.' ea*i of 
M h hi f.i mid do n on, the likh.lioma 
ami Katina* llm 
The Orchard. 
I II. orchard t*uu*l*t» chlefl.v ryf it ||,t.*i* 
apidc IrwpH with Ho lilt* pear, plum, inncli 
'■ |‘T , ' V 1,0,1 1 ™l'* ‘Vldl a vliii'tai d of ncm'lv 
1 ,ll 1 u "I"" I' called a cm 
l" 1 1 1 11 V" 'I'fli 'v 111. null u giv-.M, 
bd- murk el w hth* the rarh.i,. .Heeled 
W.*,v only d». .*.* thill I. was would 
m.ike Ihc lie*, live, ami produce He* on, -i 
1 I 1 ‘ 1 ' a riot |.*> arc eld. lit ltd, 
I -a t Is Missouri Pippin Win,* Sap 
teo, ■ 1 '" lll, han, vmi, it,, „mi,i,!. 
" "" lwl ‘s'* Home lleaut) . M a hh *11 I Mu'll 
‘■ml wine other* may („• seen | hen* arc 
rim orchard* are owned by ,i i -n, ....... 
«.m, of .New York Male, T || ‘ f 
. ileag,, and ; J | .1, dins, <n. „f r;i Kmart,, 
" "I die American Fruit A- Vegc 
able d.iunial phmile.l, seli'Cl ,*. I ||„. 
rl, - lk '* plant log and Jn 
ngeroenl ol thi* orchard .U.mtit 2 , Mat tree* 
art* 14 yearn old, probably 4,600 are 12 
yearn old. while tin* most of the reuialuder 
itave he, m plant'd from I to 1 " years. 
Frost, hail and unknown reasons Intro 
pre .mi ll nte nnlfoni, or large crop, ret 
tip* owners ai. hoping that most ant year 
• a. . u tin* e re: 1 1 hiirtest will cotue One 
guo.l crop sh.mhl pay all cxpeii*.* of ,*o.si 
and dm*' and should give a reasonable 
prom . 
I III fruit dm- fur produc'd Is ,,| i*\eel 
hut • i tin I It y and llnv.ir and keeps well 
The markets of western Kansas, t'oln- 
railo, Nett Mexico, Oklahoma Mil, I Texas 
arc glent and guo.l The prices obtained 
are Iri-q llelitly much better than east uf 
the Mississippi rlter 
The iiiNoel penis are about the whip* its 
elsewhere. The trees (In* year Imd unnlo 
a growth of one lo two feet, while tin* r.d 
lag,* litnl ii good color, 
iTo lie roiillnueil,) 
Don't fail to read out* great offer on 
Inside Cover Fag“. 
• * • 
The San i*'rtMiel*i.*o t'liroUli'le says I In* 
l.i'um* situation is the all-uliMorhlng topic 
at San .lose Loading packers estimate the 
b 1 'me , rop ol' Cnllfornln this year ,*,r ir,.- 
iMfii.iHHi pounds, and some go as high a* 
1 , , ,,ihh i.i H itt pounds, H rowers nitf more 
umilornte and place the state yield at 12a 
i h iii.t ii in t„ i . hi i * hi p,.uu,l'. 
» » • 
dm* of mu oichimges fta.v* that a ten acre 
utaiige wrote In Hie Itiversfde valley vvn* re- 
cei.l ly sold by II w Udgllton to Clin l ies 
t Biiiley for the. Sail Pi'nuejaen log 
teal senunury for the *um of sik.ihio i, 
wav bought a* an Investment rim grove 
gave as last year's crop r.,(KK) boves ,,f 
llthl'K. 
* • • 
t '.msIdel Mhh* aim ill Is tell |„ ,J,e [leael, 
c unii v oi th)* state over die g,*eai nurn 
b * 1 Ol He.*' now affected by die velh.W' 
; “*! fon. l, disc, is, *s Last year's light 
^owee Irs'K eareful and made 
■n.iiif . I'7i ** tHncnver Hip disease, on ac- 
“ b I, sene, 
II 'Ids year wetting a double .lose, 
. -''bW’cr.s take prompt steps 
lo d-sr.'ot every diseased 
«■», i„. *„„,*, -M„ ; 1 ,ig„„ „a 
• • • 
\ lhcns coiiniy il ,ldo) r i nil -gTow ers w ill 
ii..* yield .w, . 
tl,|s u ',|| ' ^‘duhir.i ib,. orchard* 
I.-,.,, ' l" 11 ' 2011,110(1 I, as 

HP ,,r " '""''"■I, « H'l the 
"III. therefor, reach kp'M,',V' r '! l ‘'' 
z:TZ'r> K-*»«rT«K 
... ? Mi,:.M, ,,l, r.. - 
I ’in ker 
""'"T ami i.ried Fritll 
1,1 •««»• au,i' ,, Ii;," imi,,,, 
!l teceuf It,,inr„i 'IlketiNelng 
"'del, lll. r, hnV , , "‘" ,bPr 
don't „| UI11 „ , H "'‘l "When I die, 
•Jam a good J:;,"" "*> I..., 
"'"'ll It get* l||„. a ' 0,1 11 u <* 
it. hut j,.* g I’®®* ,l! ;'-* '""i 'lon’i 
'r' 11,11 *”od ..hi luh,. a., .Vy" 011,1 
'!'■ ground " i:>. clniiiy 1 ,, ‘ ''""b thiough 
