New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-09-10
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There :. 70 psslsl 10 the history Of CAiI"'pA
u.v ,at,ly Be asserted that tbers never VAS l@li
40 ,;.h AZ exec 10 mic. raj wealth, saidority o' CT
mat and hriiiy Ct soil as eur new r. D'foa' on
,n pac &c npS uncse resoureos vAie Developed oy
,aee 90 energetic aud ent-rprriss. While sNa'.'s
,he accounts Il oor senior editor from tins >Ad q
rou lee we eh. e,iuliy give place TO ihe io)sns III
,.,..,i,e. communication fro1 the Hoo Henry
o.o,- ,1-Pre.il.Lt Of oar State Society, snu
men b-r If the Executive Board OF the tA''u
STATES Agricultural Society. Mr. Wager d"
,.,.rilv ,e,uiusd from some hat extended mp 10
California where, from bis position, Dc hsa sAesieD'
,nootmiii.s for Observing the features oil the cum
NV HI. views ae entitled 10 much respect, Tor, oe-
;d. ~ nc oLe OF the best practical farmers, De mas
visited almost very part Of the woilj ana Is nt''d 10
,n,r.ei,;e the advantages and Disadvantages oi cur
NV Stale. W. onu end the letter To The esPee'ai
re,tjop az the your men who oitef about TINS ahd
other cites in s.ach Of PR osIiOus emp'o, hieb'
and TO ttoee c.hers who IN going to Cahorn'S seek
wealth rt, in tte gold miIes where, II succsssia as
eli II is of. at tue expense oi health AMI morals
ard wteIe teir chances ef sucoess sie not nun
6r.dib psIt "a sure as they voud be 90 tee pro'nc
soil Of the valley. that he s: the feet OF the go'osaf
ilg bill Mr. Wager ssy-
The nili.c interests Of California are vast ana
ipexbtusiitle. The : ATE sbontds 10 wnerSl Neai,
spd tier Is no knowing 10 Shat tXtep' taese ~
nav h. deyeottt. The gid reglon embraces -
,,ic of c,ut,ry ,xsn0,fg from the Oregon noe on lne
,ortb Ia Kew River in the SOUTH adistaice q De"'y
five hutcrtd miles IL lei eth, ana IRON .h 70 orc ~
cred aud fly miles IN vldto. Mhl'S u Sio'
carried ep IN ne tstrty five counn-s, ana NOT nple
than o,e filth If this gold region - occnp.d "s 'ioe''
At ne pe-,nt time Specua'ioIs are oIteu maze ~ y,
tie o.,bsblty e tter giving cut, ou' sucn al e'eN'
II b. yoId calculation. ,.,.- A., thar.
Wa in ISi9 AID per- IL more god taken on, =, '.
tine th,n a. sry former peTloi, though " ia
n,oce.se, The niucfs Of TO-DAY no ionse '''s " -,
.uTfscs 10 dry dgsiogs and 10 tue ere w ~ ~
frrL v,b nan pick. ana shestO.khiie, ~ ,DeN
irtuet TO xt,aci Il but ~th true ettsTPfls' my
VA, CO RON th.e piiniise spthahu,' - uI,o
t.i'er Adsp I'd o. meet Their wau''' henos &c -,
many gua.iz mills In opera ION, 20 lp"Iu tI''",l
ooi,y on sui 80 many -bnits 'uuk iu'o me DIP "'u
n.o,r,aiLs There was bot aqaIt1 mn IN tno ohe
A. 1879. now there ara two hnodfe1 abu eiSuy w
op4rsti,n seven If "hich arc propelled ny hors
e hupcred sid uiueie'n by steam, a"n tis nue. -
va.er. III co-iing ~ 300 600. Qin,z ~ oe7tnei 10
bee. me the .sdlfg miriog interest an 'ne > a,'.
Cap.ta j. seeking itve-tnent I'D u because It Hsu ~.
pnys large pu ts The rate Oi icefost throughout tue
ssie e from one 20 two three, four snd i've per cent
month When there is no speeisl sgIeeneH. the ~"
al nws ten psr cent per atDuu. Toe oe- evidence Oh
TIE p,rm,tetcy e the mining interests " me , 40 IS
the TACT hat cop: ais Advancing more tuuos noE
then a; sry ruer period to carry on excessive opera
ucis ~ tbe mites.
Nv years ~, there was 10 mimi :, except along
H.. rivers ard ravines whore water wis eai'y hal,
auc u- asny OF the richest portions ct the sac were
rot tue 'ej on scclunt OF their reno enes. IRON
raifr Bu, now IN erpIi.e ant capital are eslOS the
water fr,m he rivers aid lakes al over the miner"
ds'rcif. There are no~ . 40 miles o. cana Ut "seI
cou res fer mining purposes, constructed ~ cost OIL
.I3 In GO There are slsO maoy Ot0er canal, n0G In
the e. urse ~ cpbsiruciop which involve large amoabts
of cerrel Funds have been ral.el TOR his purpose,
mostly in CalfIna a. heavy interest bar colsi ier-
Il .l-n nos q
the Atlan1c States and N Eoglspd. 1000
Tile total are. # Calf rna ia about leS OD square
lies eLd lfiy hpf Ot this i ar Cultural lihn.
Ib.e /. o eat interest taken al this time ID sgrcui
,nrn md sss Informed thar tre exhibitions in stock,
Grain >Nc. st the Coutty and a'e ialrs would De
yeIy credit .ble 10 uch oior e7tes; eod ~ the SIZE
oi her vegetable ~ productions she exceeds mem Az
The advantages of, red 10 tie fNmer 10 tluorns
certainly f5r the Gisatv 4utages hlithh there
are serious Jrawt in s0me pJlons OF the ae 70
the tier # The soil, there can be no doubt. These
-t Of gopheis aud squirrels and ere go numerous
in pCIOps If the valies "a 10 destroy halt inc
crops. They huriOw in the ground. anu are thus se'
cure IRON atack They are gtest aunovance to tho
farmer suu NJ to tbs time, he mas fpuGd nOthrg I'll st
viii FL icly eXterMinaie them. Sui, California pro-
duces III tie cereals in gre at perfeciO sod 10 great
abuI GaDce than sDy other State ut the Tnion. Two
crop. rom ons s0rop, IN successive Yeas is con-
II result, aud people will believe this q reasonable
<ccmreuce, bu. when five crop. are prpilCei ff)u
single 'owfg il rather s'st',s .te credaty Of sraag.
efs Yet such - vouChed to be sOe fac. 10y the Visit
itog COMMITTEE # the state Agricultural Society OF
California, Tor 1886 They state that barley field in
SsIG CH'a County Of about ATTY acres, averaged that
forty three bushels 10 toe acre. AID tina. this
the iifh cIop from u single sowing.
" Tie syersge yield Ia the wrOe State per acre in
lS5S was as ollowa: Wheat, 20 blsbsls barley 81
oats, 30; corr, 49, rye, 81 buck wheat 26 beaus, Do
peas :0 potatoes, 90. 10 sDne counties the average
yield was much more thsu tdi@ The wheat crop of
N1pa county averaged over 81 bashel5 to the acre.
Crops OF Gate have averaged - bushels t. the acre
AID in al ~ aer in Alameda Gonrty
ceived prem ium from The State Agricultural Society
for c. average Of 1874 bushels 70 the The corn
crop OF Los Angeles County in 1871 averaged nearly
100 bushels to he acre.
Il believe tbst Calforlis produces the small grains
in larger quantities 70 The acre, end with less labor
than boy other country have ever seen.
"AOOnt eight miles south OF Socktod there IL field
eontabu some ten or twelve thousand acres, b,OGg
irg 10 cifrreDt perors ard all under cultivation. |
old by several Of the farmers here thet miu,
win a siymule I. am ADD good gang p)w had broken
mp, ,esed and narrowed ia two hundred and senty-
i've 6cies IN Jast one month"; The col Is light and
easily worked, ard believe the statement is true.
Il Lad DO. good opportunity TO much pra teal
farming and perhaps ought not u express 80 opinion
about tte farmers b.. there IS certainly much less OF
ttat ihrh, care and attention 20 thiogs generay in
Calons than there ia among the FAX ners OF the old
stAes-tbtre is too much disposition TO lei everything
tske Gaze Of itself. The houses. fields aai
fences, and the working implements liying
sbou; where /. is most convenient to leave them
exposed 10 the wea'ber, sh )w this. Bot with such
a. eIergec ard intelligent population thi, carelesssess
". soon be corrected and, have doubt, the ira
Weller 10 Caii, mia fe years hence, will neat
sDd Gtsc.ive homes ssoan be found II the hom.s Of
the farneIs Of the old States.
From experiments which have recently been made
there Is doubt that cotton, h1r rice and tob aeco
Will II few yesrs, be produced n large Quantities.
% 10, speak positively Of cotton for this is plant
that found i,s most genial soil IN our Southern States;
but az experiment, % email scale establishes the
ect that TIE article cen be- produced in CafOrni.
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