New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-12-27
CALIFORNIA.
Agriculture.

the premium Of silver goblet, offered by Mr.. {. \
Shelton for the best varieties of Vegetables an'
Grains, contains some interesting particulars Of Ia,
agricultural resources Of California.
Mr. Williams says that California IS a State whose
agricultural caodolhles-a tar ncher treasure than
her mineral weati-dre unsuTp .Sscd IN any portion
OF the earh and Z" hose variety ui useful products
are eQualed only b; their unparalleled extent and
adapteuoB to the voied wants OF Ia most oftne
others, s1sle excellence Is characteristic and pre-
dominant. The mmoer of Name. the granite OF
New Hampshire. iue wool OF Vermont, the manutac.
lures OF MaSsich' sets, the GgrlcIliuro of New.
York, the coal and ron of Pennsy lvana. the graiu
and fruits OF the Middle and Western States, the
copper OF Michigan, the corn, tobacco ard hemp OF
Virginia and Kentucky, the cotton OF Alabama and
Georgia, the sugar OF Louisiana, the sugar. cotton
and ncigo OF Fexes, the turpenne of North and the
rice OF South Carolina, constitute respectively their
most prominent anc distinctive interests and tho
pride and glory OF their citizens. But there is
scarcely Of these that cannot be found or pro-
duced III our own state. In the natural productions
of the earth conGuclve TO the Sustenance of man.
our State a'undantly prolific. As We approach the
center OF the State the banana. the orange, the
lemon the olive, the fig, the pantaln. the nectarlne
the almond, the apricot and the pomegranate OF the
South, mngle III the same lnXuTlant gardens of Los
Angeles with the peach the pear the cherry the
plum, the ounce and the apple OF the Norh-,he
fruits Of the oak and the pine, of gigantic size and de-
cious taste. furnishing to man and beast the richest
and most nutritious fOOd-he beautiful salmon OF the
noble Sacramento often weighing thirty, forty, and
IN some instances sixty pounds, ylelRg With any
other in fneness of texture and richness OF flavor
well as in siZe-and one uncommaL article Of fine
white sugar, the emulation OF species of pine tree
called the sugar pne-lhe successive ranges oil
mountains, whose extent is lost to view la the dis
lance, waving with rich harvestS of oats, the spon
taneous production OF the soll-sohd trees OF the
redwood on the banks of the Trinity and Shasta
Rivers, tS feet In circumference hollow ones
whose cavity has sheltered Is men and 20 mules for
the night pines browning the dizzy peaks OF the
Sierra Nevada, $50 feet IN hight the first s3O feet
without branch or llmo-an extent OF CROWN SO
far yond the ordinary size as to seem almost In
credible, but well known and SEEN ard Verlncd, oy
the uniform and concurrent testimony OF many
whom see sitting around me. Ana We nave some
still larger and taller specimens OF oInef Ihihgs
nearer home, here in our own city, TO which many
who hear me will bear witness from experience,
and which come to maturity "m90thty an adrdnce'
rents the tallest kind of rents, put up higher than
the pines and sometimes harder 10 get around tnan
redwood | hold in my hand statement signed
by twelve citizens OF the county OF santa CruL-
Messrs Mclean, Gibson, Madison, Peck, Clements,
Pedrlct, Mills stevens, McHenry, Sanborn, hIsta,
and Loveand-gentlemen OF unqueSuonaDie III
tegrity-an extract from which Is as follows
"On land owned and cultivated by Mr.. James
Williams, an onion grew TO the enormous weight OF
twenty. one pounds on this same land tufnip was
grown which equaed exactly IN SIZE the head oi
-four barrel On land owned and cultivated by
Thomas Fallen, cabbage grew wncn theasu!su
while growing l3 feet inches around It's BODY the
weight is not known the various cereal grams also
grow To a height OF from 8 to IL feet one redwood
tree ia the valley, known rs Fremonts Tree, meas
ures over fifty feet in circumference, and 10 nearly
800 feet high" Added to these astonishing produc-
tOrs are beet grown by Mr.. Isaac Brannan, at
San Jose, weighing 90 pounds carrots three feet IN
length, weighing forty pounds.
AT stockton a turnip weighing 100 lbs In the
latter city at dinner party for twelve persons, OF
a single potato larger than the size OF an ordinary
hat, all paIoOk, leaving at least the hall untouched
These may be Superlatlves, but they do exist, and
they show what our climate and soil are capable of
producing Nor are these more seemingly m
credible than the we'll knownfact OF potion oil
our State, nearly 600 miles IN length, ana 90 IN
breadth whose every foot OF ground from hilltop
to valley Is more or less appropriated with goid OF
every conceivable form and size, nom dust up 10
Jumps weighing 30 lbs. u ,.,,
But let us cast eyes around this hail. ana whdt
do we see even from this hasy collection ana ca
sual copribution--an agricultural botanical, geoo-
gical mineral and floral exhibition embracing near
iy 1900 varieties Of pressed Towers 0I every nue,
and of SURPRISING bnlancy, nearly goo varieties ot
"a hch are illustrated by truthful ana Deauulnlura"-
iDes; seeds Of more than 300 yanesies oil naive
flowers 90 varieties OF lily and other DUBIOUS roofs,
embracing the remarkable soap plaht, rlFalng the
nest boasts Of the toilet and adding to II It's healing
qualities as fproyded by nature Of the double par-
pose ofsantary and abiuent properties for the naive
OF the forest specimens OF lVvV Faiieties thc
principal quartz VEINS and soils OF the state about
20 varieties of the principal grapes and cloveTs many
q the specimens pressed, embracing the burr clover,
that feeds To- fairness the cattle thousand hils
Sbelton's mammoth clover, whose stalks from one
root covered an area Of II square feet, some OF the
stalks feet long inch IN diameter ana the clover
lead inches in circumference single STALKS OF The
white lily producing 100 flowers, of lndescnbabe
ielicscy ano beauty beautiful specimens OF miner
ais and pressed flowers from II. Pra.ten, Esq, OF
Neyaca stalks of the Oat gathered oy Mr.. Shell
ION 10 feet high specimens Of wheat aud barley
having $50 md 200 nlammoth stalks springng from
oue root the produce OF single seed the red SUI
gar beet grown BY M. l.. NJ. Beard, OF San Jose,
Is inches In circumference and weighing AZ lOs
zone from the luxurant gardens of Alderman Green
II this city, OF only two months growth, weighing
and lbs a cabbage, from II. BOlmer's ranch,
Mission OF San Jose. weighing 80 los, and mea-
,mhg feet N circumference, presented BY WHOM
g. Co. cucumbers raised by the same. 10 inches IN
eneih onions, cultivated by Messrs Smith & Bro
ter and contributed BY Messrs. Chamoerlan &
Musser, s. 6, and inches IN diameter and weighing
3 and lbs each-nearly rocco lbs ~ an acre, and
The whole number from the acre supposed 10 aver.
age 10. each potatoes, from MI H. Speei, OF Santa
CRUZ, 100 los from vines OF slDge hill one from
Mr.. d. J.steveIs OF Santa Clara 3inches IN length,
q Ia circumference. and weighing "a IDS me Rus
sian bald barley, grown BY Nr Johnson on hlsranch,
upon he banks Of Bear River, weighing 90 los. 70
the tustej, with kernel beaIly double the size Of
large v heat TaSpbeIne inches In circumference
barley from The Ssn Jose valley OF which 965 BUSH
els were produced from less than acres Of land
some from the farm of Madam Scoofy, Of Sonora,
where ~ acres. by Ordinary cultivation, produced
crop of SO coo lbs these walls, festooned with lus
ClOGs glGiS llOLl tcpb sidisL), VI LIS AHkCiIs-
SINGLE lunches from The gardens of Gen. Vallejo, at
sonoma, weighing 10 RS apples. peaches, figs, and
other trlits of enormous sse from tae same from Mr.
Horn er, tomatoes weighing lbs each pumpkins and
squashes 100 10 40 lbs ca0osges feet IN diameter
and weighing over 80 los, onions, beets, and poa-
toes ofenormous size, not isolated but by hundreds
Of bushels, the top onion produced the first season
from tae ordinary seed, with samples Of wheat and
barley OF uncommon size and weight and added 10
the exhibition are also beautiful specimens Of the
Daguerrean and Photographic art from Mr She"
and also from Mr Bradley lemon syrup OF exceed
ing excellence. manufactured and exhibited W
Messrs Street & Co., OF this city exquisite eaIhe
work by Madame Paacard besides samples anu
specimens Of countless varieties OF plants, heiOs,
vines, fruits, grains and esculents OF e1cesglsg
size and singular perfection, collected py M one
ton 10 the enumeration OF which the proper extent
Of this address is wholly inadequate. Among she
tropical ductions.iLtroduced by hlm are conee,
ginger, banana, plantan and promesIana!e, "hich
70 now IN nrogIess of successful cultivation and
be has this day received from VALPARAISO choice
assortmen, OF rare and valuable exoslcsrthe eanfe
embracing two thousand of