Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 82, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 July 1906 — Fruit Car Will Tour State. [ARTICLE]
Fruit Car Will Tour State.
The State Department of Horticulture is going to send out a car over the State in charge of Joe A. Burton, of Michell. Ind., to demonstrate to the farmers how to spray, take care of, and market their frui’. Mr. Burton has one of the prettiest orchards in Indiana and takes great pride in marketing the beet Grimes Golden apples in the world. He captured the first prizeat the Paris, Chicago and St. Louis expositions. He has charge of the State experiment farm at Michell and is trying to produce an apple equal to the primes Golden, yet make a better “keeper.”
