Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 132, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 June 1916 — Raise Fruit [ARTICLE]

Raise Fruit

One of the most important features of a home, from the" standpoint of—health, if for nothing else, is a fruit garden maintained for the purpose of supplying the family fruits. Yet it is amazing that many persons who have suitable situations and facilities for raising fruit and who cannot purchase because of remoteness from markets, have not established home fruit gardens. The inhabitants of this country are notably a fruit loving and fruit eating people. Notvyths tangling this however, fruit culture has grown to be classed among specialists, and few persons who consume fruit are actually growers. The possibilities in fruit culture upon restricted areas have been generally overlooked, with the result that many persons who own a suburban home or a farm look upon fruit as a luxury. A great deal of the land which is now practically wasted and entirely unremunerative can be made to produce give them a regular place upon the family bill of fare, and, at the same time add greatly* to the attractiveness ofTbe table and the healthfulnass of the diet - 1 j*