Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 May 1896 — Figs. [ARTICLE]

Figs.

The best figs of commerce nre chiefly grown In Asln Minor. The fruit begins to ripen towards the end of June; and the summer yield, which gives employment to a large population, comes fb market In Immense quantities In September and October. The treeß often give a third crop, which ripens after the leaves have fallen.