The daily union., 1852-11-28
Agriculture IN California.

The following extract from address delivered be-
fore an agricultural society al Sacramento City. BY Dr. j.
f. Morse formerly editor OF The Union, Of thai city, con-
iains some interesting statistics OF the agricultural adva-
,ases and capabilities OF California;
We all know that the world, BY fofegone and tan.
gent conclusion, has SET down California as sort OF
desert wasieso dry and barren thai The iezng nooi
OF Pegasus could not redeem y from totat sieiihty.
And ye strange relate country IN The universe can
exhibit more prolific sqll or climate and topography
perfectly adapted p ihe wishes OF hnsbandmen,
Ia proof OF this, we nyis me alennon OF me world 10
the following descriptions OF The vegetable productions oi
California in her incpient development.
We will first call your attention to some Of The general
results Of husbandry IN our immediate vicinity, and by
these you at glance perceive the power o California
agriculture source OF wealth. Fist, we refer you 10
Maj Bennett, anlenteprsing iarher upon the American
river This gentleman enva'es one hundred acres OF
land thirty acres devoted TO garden vegetables and sixty
devoted 10 grains He employs ten men as labor
and from his garden alone sends one load OF vegea
bes daily 70 thus cy ani IRON two 10 three loads per
$25 per load that sent to the mines $40 per oadtoia
receipts from the garden alone. $5e5 per week.
This gentleman has contributed 10 The fair squash
weighing l0sa pounds. and from one vine he has gath
cred in weight OF squashes 1879 pounds Maj Bennett
urges the necessity OF deep ploughng
Messrs Smith and Barber, couple Of energetic farm
ers upoa the American reer, cultivate hity acres; lhry
devoted 10 garden vegetables employ ten men, and
bring to city from this source alone, two loads per
say. aseiagng sao per i0ad These gentlemen also
Mr.. Souihwick, gentleman who has paid a most
commendabe aiie aion The dairy business gives the
following report: He keeps one hundred and twenty five
cows employs eight men al a cost OF S6Ooper month in
the aggregate he sells per day one hundred and seventy
five gallons OF milk al 81 per gallon, yielding him a
monthly income OF $3.50. an annual revenue from
this source alone oil S63,e00.
Next we would like 10 direct your attention 10 the
magnificent results oi agriculture under the energetic
patronage OF our worthy mayor General Hutchinson
Late in The season he commenced the cultivation of eight
hundred OF land Puah creek From this area he
raised average OF hiiy bushels OF barley 10 the
acre, the average weight per bnshe being fifty live
pounds Total yield in bushels. 42 400; total yield in
weight, 22S9,600 The value of this immense crop, a
four cents per pound, would amount 10 aggregate
$9l 5S4,
Mr. j. C Davis who manifests an exhausess nteres
in the general advancement oil agriculture has ranch
farm OF one. half league; six hundred OF this
under fence He has two thousand head OF stock raise,
the last season two thousand bushels OF grain and on
hundred tons OF hay. t
Next allow TO call your attention 10 the agriculture
Efforts OF ]. M. Homer esq. OF San Jose valley. Mr.
Homer Two hundred acres, raised 10 900 bushels
barley-an average OF eighty bushels to the From
three hundred he harvested an average OF forty
eight bushels per From FIVE hundred acres he re
ceived aggregate of 30 500 bashels-one and bal
million pounds, OF IN value about 100000 at presen
prices.
Mr. Homer also cultivated one hundred and fli,
acres devoted TO potatoes, yielding average OF SIX
hundred and ninety bushels per and aggregate
5S5005ushes or at present price, 81 per bushe yielding
revenue OF S234 900. In addition large crops OF whea
and oats statistics not yet received
Nr. E. l.. Beard. also OF san Jose valley anothe
very limited cutivaor OF the SOIL appropriated five hun
dred and forty barley, wheat, and oats-averag,
yield per fifty boshels-tota amount, 2700o bushels
or $50 900 pounds In addition TO this Two hun
dred and sky acres OF potatoes averaging two hundred
and fifty bushels per acretoia amount, $4,000 bushels
aggregate amount In value, S260,O0O And, again. this
magnificent husbandman has raised, IN addition TO bt
above, 100000 pounds OF onions, 10000 pounds o
grapes, and tweniy-four acres OF cabbages.
In addition 10 these general descriptions and statistics
OF crops we wish 10 invite The worlds attention TO The
following products, which now exhibition at Col
WaIren's ball