, 1870-12-31

From the Sdn FfuEris<o .1ita. ntc+ 2ss
We hase learned by exptt'epce, sud "e
peril nee. that the production Of whsat for
@1' ortation not only cAnnet enrich our State,
but, IL conducted At present. cannot DO per-
manert. The soil ie being exhausted for the
eake Of . rrall ard bEief profit. oas asr.-
culture d. rcntis mai1ls upou staple vhlch
commands q low and unstable price. aud
brings us into competition With many other
uutriee. and u4o=t Of them comparatively
poor. California ought to BE- above the ne
cestity Of cotnpetiDE With the inhosp1tAble
ar half-wild p1ains Of Russia and Minnesota.
But We must have roue export with which
to meet our exchanges, and wheat L. 50 fas,
tlc mcs: availabls. and 60 It is the main item
IN cur agricultural statistics. Cal,fornia is
better fitted for producing. vine. siik: fresh
nd atie; 1a':s mt, eTs o., 3sb a9d other ca,
| mand > much higher psiee per pound thin
gteat. with 4 gre4ter yield and little more
e1neuseto tie acre. Our soil and climate
| gives us natural monopoly Of these things
| On the North American continent and j. is
objectionable 1hather any psEt Of any oth.t
cuutinent can show advantages equal to OURS
for growing the seui-tzppical fruits -
! Hr1t We lave not yet been able to change ouE
! AGRICULTURAL base. Oar farmess kuoT more
siont wheat thau about fruit, and eau get re.
| turnA from it much soonefi and - man! o.
Them live frum hand 70 mouth, they must
Swinging round the vine and mulberry,
almond, olive. and orange trees. Ire mn1ttpis-
irg more rapidly than the Ehesraeids. As
rearly every year sees decided lncfasse ~
~ Of our atill and sparkling wlnes, and OF our
sill and sparkling wiuees AID OF our "a Eals'ns
and dried fss md p.uues, We are tnshhed IN
expecting continued progress, which must
give to the future SUCCESS higher than saat
which the present ia aoie to attain.
AA1a
kupviedce Of the precise limits Of frost IN
| ordinary years, for our Sttte contains cou1 :1,
| siderable area that is free from frost ana VIII
be very valuable for the production o1 tns ~;
more delicate fruits and nute. SeA! ~
these districts south Of latitooe W.. ana 49,
empr frou, revere cold, and. II not W1thln
1e,rh Of the ocean fogs, will produce Sfapef'
acs. md Engli-h walouss, With 1are i.lafes'
and GOOD occasional crops OF a1n9ua,
oranges. olivee, and lines. bd? many rassss
haye no trusts in ordinary winters. ana tnese
We beieye would prodnce. WITH very rare fsll'
ute. even the strictly tropical hsnaua* coeoA
| nut, and the chlr7mova-
Vow. We wa1ts careful observsstons to as'
certain tie position and lim's- Of eneee 1sest
ffee districts. They are nea.ls ~. ~ pu nrrda asa
feet shove The level Of adiscens Ea.eEs a
!: bottnm lands, We have repeatedly 1nea
! TONED the fact that 4 banana p'tat ano u
! mnto yiuer bare lived through me "lute8
huf. ncar Saps. It is said tait tneia 's
: fros,.f1ee diatz;c. in ssnta C!.ra saAss: az u
$ we s,e told that on bench Of iand ne,E ~ : u
. Vineyard: probably three oenosea san G.br ~
: YaI1ey, 10 ffost xas Observed IT w. winte e
: nhich NAs colder than u=ua1, aod ! tnuaes
: pl.ns % con,iuusd to grex III winter. thons
!: n th~ lover parts Of tha sa!lsy there W.
many froets, rsebahly torty IN the tns sousss ssn
the winter. AZ the upper oIanen 10 ~ the ~. INV @
hats FATE sre @ very mrs, though tbe1 IRE comm
Q s on the Gcleia- Rsraho. ~h'sh .s i1fts :, e =
q lover, Iu san Fr.ntisco. the people Oh -
70 % h;,ls ire often in clear atmosphere. ,a va
f;ftv or one hundred feet be!oT the nous