Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 September 1908 — The Louise Bonne Pear. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

The Louise Bonne Pear.

A good midseasou pear, the Louise Bonne, is one of the best known market varieties and has always been popular In various localities because of its great productiveness and general good qualities. The tree is hardy everywhere that pears succeed, and it does

well either on natural pear stock or on the quince. It is a vigorous upright grower and very productive, especially if grown in deep rich loam, which Is its favorite soil.

The fruit is large and yellowish green in color, with a slight tinge of brownish red. The flesh is white, fine grained and juicy, with pleasant aro matic flavor. It is a good dessert pear and also suitable for market or distant shipment It ripens in September aud early October, just before the Sheldon. Bartlett, Louise and Sheldon make a succession of high grade market pears. It Is a pear of French origin, but is highly recommended on the official list of the department of agriculture as suitable for the New England and middle states.

Inherits Half a Million. Terre Haute. Ind., Sept; 15.—Mrs. B. V. Marshall, wife of a prominent citizen, has inherited $500,000 from her uncle, Jacob Shinebergar. of Dillon, Mont. He left an estate of $2,000,000. The Poultr House. Now Is a good time to thoroughly renovate the poultry house. Clean out all the old nests. Burn the old nest material. Clean the building and thoroughly whitewash. Beekeepers ln> the United States. There are 800.000 beekeepers iu the United States, and the annual production of honey has a value of $15,000,000.

A shoe stock double any other in town, high grade goods at low grade prices, at the Chicago Bargain Store,

LOUISE BONNE PEAR.