When was it published?

July 31, 1914 in The Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter

Domestic News July 31, 1914

The Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter

Q: What keywords are associated?

Horticultural Society, Gays Mills, Kickapoo Orchard Belt, Apple Trees, Wisconsin Orchards

Edgerton, Rock County, Wisconsin

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What is this article about?

The State Horticultural Society's summer meeting will be held August 19th and 20th at Gays Mills in Wisconsin's Kickapoo orchard belt, a top apple region. Since the society's 1908 experimental orchard, over 400 acres of apple trees have been planted on adjacent ridges by local owners confident in the state's soil and climate.

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THE summer meeting of the State Horticultural society will be held at Gays Mills, August 19th and 20th. Gays Mills is in the heart of the Kickapoo orchard belt, pronounced by experts as one of the best apple sections in the United States. Following the planting of an experimental orchard by the Horticultural society in 1908, over four hundred acres of apple trees have been planted on the high ridges adjacent to Gays Mills. These orchards are all owned by Wisconsin people who have faith in Badger soil and climate.

What sub-type of article is it?

Agriculture

What keywords are associated?

Horticultural Society Gays Mills Kickapoo Orchard Belt Apple Trees Wisconsin Orchards

Where did it happen?

Gays Mills

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Gays Mills

Event Date

August 19th And 20th

Outcome

over four hundred acres of apple trees have been planted

Event Details

The summer meeting of the State Horticultural society will be held at Gays Mills, in the heart of the Kickapoo orchard belt, pronounced by experts as one of the best apple sections in the United States. Following the planting of an experimental orchard by the Horticultural society in 1908, over four hundred acres of apple trees have been planted on the high ridges adjacent to Gays Mills. These orchards are all owned by Wisconsin people who have faith in Badger soil and climate.