New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-25
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IN determining he capacity OF California TO pro
auoe human Cd rs production Of fruit must not
he ove,ioot,d Tic aanHal statistics of tie num-
her Of rees ard ines, aad their product, are c"rc-
frliy te,t hv the State, and they show the remark
able aiapte'i0a 81 California 10 the gIowth OF ali
f,iis, bcfh IF The warm aud temperate regions
From the returns of the counties in the report OF
the Surveyor General, the soil aad climate adapted
flr fsut-g-owing appear 70 be much more extensive
tasn arc suited 10 prostabl. grain production. Inc
Riddle al tie Sacramento valley il perhaps too rot
I'd dy ior fuits, hui the slopes At the base o' US
mountains are u.osi excellent The smaller val'eyS'
th then Lis isr elevations are no less suitaoio'
VARIETIES oV FgCIT.
lrcng the fruits most extensively grown W
California are the apricot, ounce, cheIiy' P'uA',
scar, peach. apple, ncctar;nc, prune' linc'pi'0'
promecl.- tie, and 60 Sebeiry - the on'e' "''0'
olar,c, 'cMon, and eliroG are also riS'" !" p''''
Perfection. Among the ynies are the gIaPe' s1s"'
berry AID raspberry
THE GBAPR
The ep,t,re Of the grapevine and the manuiac'nrc
q the s,lioons wine wh.,b is already extensively
len,up throughout This country, aud even N ~ohe
nsr,s OF Europe has been carried to high ocece VI
pcrf,cties in California.
The number Of griIe vines in Cahiorha III i'o'
rss 10. So .6,s Of whieh los Angeles hGd 23'o,O"
and S,noma I ,70i, fGi. al European varieties OF
he grape. as aso thoseof the Atlantic StItes grow
vel in ths state. fh iaat Is significant Of Inc
wonderful alapta,ion OF its climate and soil 70 the
eutur, OF he grape ard indicates chat California
viii bccome The greatest wine country OF the
world. Mr.. Hit,.ll, III summing Up its superiority,
SAYS:
California vinerards produce ordinarily twice az
wueh Ar the vihcy rus Of any other grape 0lsct IL
20 sru re- ont tfne. The grape crop lever fls rs
II doc, ~ eyery other country. ViOeystds IL ever!
fer cnGHtIy require more ishoi, iOf Cie iE' VIC
st traced t. stake. bat Sta-ds h.one
TIL SKAPE REGION
The grape region extends from the southern
boundary distance Of i've hundred aad nihe'Y -4'e
miles north. With - average breadth from ea.t to
west OF about one hundred niles
SOIL AND CLIMATE.
To set forth Inors fully the SPECIAL advantages Of
California Is well as Ia place before the vlneHfo"
er in the Atlantic States tic causes oil tAelh' II
is Of importance to dwell more at leng'h Oh
the so and climate Of California as they Influence
the growth of the srapo
F,rst as to the kind OF soil hest adapted TO sue
cessfl grape eultrrc, NJ Ht,el, in bis work on the
Resources Of California" already alluded TO. says;
" The vine Hses sandy or graveliy mot moist
soil, and never thrves in wet, loainy, or s1h clay
soil" ard ads:
..Thesoi Of the yinegards et Los Angeles End Ans;
holm il - dsep tEbt wrip sand. To The INEXPERIENCED
svc il o0ks ss hoash II we're too pom 10 p-uorc' any
valuable vegetable rrorts. In SoEons a'd Nsra ,-l
eys the yae,aias are planted IA req rrsYrif CIV
near the foot ~ the mouh.a,ns. or in lct silH) Hh
in the centre Of he vAey ~ late the vinr-sroWe's %
these valleys have done without irrigation. IN raH'a
Clara valley ulst q the vines have been pacea ia
rieh s.aeE LlaD ont tor vIey ards are unleJt1y.
he Sacramento vines arr planned ID ianG! loan; tA"'e
of the Sierra Nevada Ia sandy ioam OF ~ sa'e'y eay
SeeonS, Us 30 cmatc--n q warm, Eight. porous
soil lis Necessary IT, the perfection Of the grape
drv cl,nate II none the less essential. 1t Is mush
to be regretted tnst the influence OF climate, III rs
altitude heats, and raRs, on grspcerowinc, has rot
received that systematic consideration when is
partly due to it's great importance. The Western
Ststes have often, during the summer months
moist, suIry atmosphere, Dung which 'hc grape
suffers severely from rot. 1'he general elevation Of
tbes. STATES is from five hundred to seven hundred
feet above tine sea level-whether greater eleya-
ton say from Que 10 two thousand feet .sodid not
be beyond TIE reaoh of toe rs is question yet 10
be determined. In dry climate, like that Of Cali
fornia, the eltitnde is iInmateria for the Amos
phcre, even in the lowest localities is sufficiently
dry tn secure the grope against rot. II, howeger
IN, Sc localities have rich and moist so the vines
as already stated, are seldom healthy. says Nj
Hittel:
This disease which has done such rrort daroas. IN
u. .reh, m
ssyc in few small young Vineyards. / have bead "i
II only in Santa Clara Sanoma, and Alameda coahiits
where the vines planted IN wet black lean or sih
ciGy."
Tho meteorological tables exhibit AZ average fall
of rain during Summer in California Of O.3 of en-
inch. III tie European vine-erowing countries off,,
and in the Atlantic States Of nearly 10 inches.
The climate would undoubtedly be more favorable
if more rain fell in summer bat in moist situations
where irrigation may be employed, it presents Ill
that invites the grape production.
This brief glance at the agriculture Of California
reveals the fact that II has great capacity FOR stock
and fruit production but a limited one as TO tie
cereals.
AGRICULTURAL AID MINING INTERESTS con-
TaAsTED.
California from It's peculiar geographical situation
on the Pacific Coast, and the relation which j: sus
tans to the interior Mining Districts OF the Pacific
slope must long continue TO be the great source OF
supply for the RAPIDLY growing settlements OF that
vast region. brief consideration OF the relation
between the agriculture Of California and TIE Nj
ming interests of the Pacific, and contiguous inland
districts would seem, therefore, TO be necessary N
this connection.
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