New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-21

Preyicus 10 the seculariza,on % tho Mssoss ah,'t
twentyyeor since California Produced shout 10000 bash
as Of small grain wheat and barley yearly Thccuilvs
ton was confined to valley lands INN 'ia'oiy aaseu' 70
the nineteen Missions and carried ON ha ruiasi msnner
hepriess superntenied he indians prormed az The
labor The rlos wss fork Of trco tha hi1roE
brush and nerves. The grain, sometimes he hrniw
used and sometimes the sickle After 'ho Missions were
secularzed number Of Mexican coloaiss settled upon
the Mission lands and in the richest valleys bit very
rale Of their attention TO he tseo % he soil The Ms
siors rapidly decsyed the Indians 6aias the raa,hoos
hard masters ran of or remained slaves and in 1885
it is probable that California did not pToduce 10000 bush
els Of grain.
Between the wears 1896 and 1876 anumbos Of An fican
ard other foreigners settled on the land north Of the Bay
and onthe Sacramento but u them did not preiondto
til the ground The yeas &c and - brought compare
lively large number OF Immigrant the most Of whom nude
their homes in the valleys OF Sonoma, Napa Suisun and
Santa Clara and these were the formers who inst fur
nished the Mines with vegetable products. They how
ever. were unwilling aud unable mako much progress
in ting the soil before the conclusion Of peace aud De
fore the OF that event reached Catorna, the Gold
Mines had been discovered
The farming interest lost ground but became Oflttlo
Importance in comparison with mining and trade. The
exrayagant prices OF vegetable food however soon made
agriculture almost profitable the gold mnos. The
climate the mode Of life the unhealthiness and the
tain yield OF the mines other causes which induced
MANY of these imm 20 seek for homes in the sunny
valleys which and surpassed by portion OF
The world 10 heahiness, and by few for mdness Of eli
where prosperity certain, though perhaps slow
and where families could exis; free from the evil influences
so powerful In the mines.
The settlers turned their attention % the ter valleys OF
the Sacramento San joaquin American and Russian Riy
en- Petaums Putah and Cache Creeks, and the plains Of
Bodega Costa and San Beruardao which have been
extensively cultivated andnow every county IN the state
furnishes portion Of the vegetables sold in ia own mar
kes This artheon counties have furnished euiciens
most vegetables to supply the home market and @ have
for o1poson and the whole amount Of wheat aud
barley raised may be estimated 100000 bushels. Oar
vineyards and orchards have fully supplied the markets Of
al tie lorger towns with grapes pears Hnos fruit III tho
cactus, pronounced toonyahs and peaches and gar
dens have furnished abundance Of the pershabe
ofthe table vegetables The agricultural products which
we import apples bananas, oranges potatoes,
sweet potatoes vans, wheat barley oats, beans and
peas. -
Although the present prices afford very little encour
agement the farmer yet il Is certain that more land viii
be brought into cultivation next year particularly IN Wen
docino and San Bernardino counties. Sufficient wheat
and potatoes will be raised to supply the whole demand Of
the home market, and in very few years win be
tey independent of all foreign lands for oarbarey oats.
sweet potatoes, beens, peas oranges and apples The
State about 63O miles long by 200 wide The greater
portion of this vast territory cannot be brought under cul
ovation for many years and much Of il never AZ least
half Of the land is unified for the pow but the Ill
liable land has the most marvellous fertility There no
record Of such vegetables and fruits natural
soil have been produced in California within two or
three years.
great UhWnach uiNn lnt ittlnlS O'u''h"
uncertainty Ofthe land titles andhad the whole State been
government land, California would have more thaa sup
rlod the whole demand of her market With fli.s Of
The earth before oday. The principal farming valleys
are delightful places and there other large dis
tricis of fertile soil as yet entirely unoccupied.
Such are portions of the cOas. in Menipcino Humboldt
San Luis Obspo, Santa Barbara, Los Angeles aud San
Diego counties and The great ruare valley in Tulare and
MGriposa counties.
California doos not aspire to be agricultural State
but she viii amply supply her own market With nearly all
the fruits Of the earth Tor which there may be demand
ard those fruits VIII be of an unsurpassed quality And
IN eating the fruit the citizens of California lknow TIA
the farmer who raised il VIII lose nothing by comparso
with any of his class in any other portion OF the world