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feet to the east, south and west; the i have 1 1 A A .nv.rp.t with trees evolutievolutisouthtae sa: try an ter is creditthouglgrandhi mountain side covered with trees i decked in living green and bathed in the soft September haze formed a picture not soon to be forS°tten.Prairie Grove is a natural; battlenem.The high ridge occupied by the Confederate forces, to the north of it a lovely tract of smooth, fertile land,bevond which was the Federal position. somewhat broken by IllinoisCreek and patches of timber. The valley across which our troops charg-ed was cleared land at the time of tae battle. The eye can take in almost the entire field with one sweep and this as well as the land at Peak Ridge should l»e bought and laid out for amilitary park, like Gettysburg, Vicksburg and Chicamaugua. The daughters of the Confederacy have already purchased ten acres 011 the timbered ridge near town where frequent reunions are held. No better soil is found in the state than that around Prairie Grove and as one expressed it no people earned a living easier j great the fact that 400 car loads of apples . statt were shipped from this place la one yirtu- ^ • « t ^ f I'll I fcons: ChShe ItuUneffectE. IIaunmivear shows that it is a great fruit j growing country. The town has two •Hi U Vf lliJ** VA/UUVi • - — W*- 1canning factories where tomatoes, jacqutract i Thet tionacrewastsweet potatoes, berries and apples j are canned. They shipped out in oneyear 70,000 pounds of evaporate Jfruit and the planf is engaged in taat *business now; they pay from 25 to 35 |cents a bushel for culls as tne\ a ; NVOO( called, apples shaken from the tree, Unless spraying is resorted to tai f'** i ]eax or four times a year and the °relmrda a}oj;frequently plowed and pr unor u-: amount of culls wilt be greater thanalso have a vine*, Agar factory. jtaslmaifruit Theyalonfor.visit
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Albert Lea Times Enterprise
Albert Lea, Minnesota, US
Wed, Oct 06, 1909
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