One of the interesting features of the
recent meeting of the-Southern Minne
sota Horticultural Society was a large
placard with-the following figures, of
the quantity of apples shipped from
Spring Valley during the fall of 1904,
We are indebted to J. C. Hawkins for
the figures. The amounts handled at
Spring Valley were:
Rafferty & Week 15,000bushels, equal
to 5,000 barrels, 29 car loads and 80 bar
rels over.
Halbkat & Son, 6,750 bushels equal to
2,250 barrels, 13 car-loads and 40 barrels
over,
D. A. Michener, 3,150 bushels, or i,
050 barrels, six car loads and 30 barrels
over.
Molstad, 900 bushels, equal to 300
barrels, one car load and 130 barrels
over.
All others, 1,725 bushels, equal to 575
barrels three car loads and 65 barrels
over...
The grand total was 27,525 bushels
9,175 barrels, 54 car loads, equal to two
heavy trains.
The apples handled by Mr. Michener
were raised by himself on ten acres of
ground! and they were nearly all Duch
ess and Wealthy, he estimating his in
come at $1,000 for the ten acres, or
$100 per acre for the season. If nearly
all his trees had been in bearing the
total income would have been much
greater.
At Wykoff, Mr. Morgan raised be
tween 2,000 and 3,000 bushels of apples
and Mr. Taylor between 2,000 and 3,000
bushels.
The motto, over this placard "We
Can't-Caise Apples in Minnesota" will
have to be filed with the archives of
thirty years ago when such a sentiment
was quite prevalent.
The following officers of the S. M.
