Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 January 1903 — Quite a Fruit Farm. [ARTICLE]

Quite a Fruit Farm.

Deputy Andtior Harry B. Murray is getting things iq shape for starting his big fruit and berry farm, on the land be bought of Delos Thompson some time ago. He has 15 acres east of the corporation line, out of what was the Stock Farm, his slice taking off the west end of the Stock Farm traok. He expects to set oat about 700 or 750 trees this spring. Including apples, pears, cherries, plums and peaches. He is also laying ont to plant an acre each of strawberries, raspberries andjblackberries. This year he will also plant about four acres of Indiana bananas, more commonly kuowi as potatoes.