Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-07-21
Cucamonga Association.


ard, fixed in great measure by Gus
tom, not founded on scientific laws.
The digging and partial filling of
large, deep holes for the trees in plant
ing; deep, thorough, constant, clean
cultivation, finishing each process
with light roller; mulching during
the hottest months; rigid economy in
conducting, distributing and using
water, depositing it within reach of
the roots-all these will enable the
tree-grower to dispense with, on an
average, Mree-fourths Of the water now
popularity thought to be required. The
weeds, corn, pumpkins, vines, barley,
ETC., permitted to grow between the
trees, rob them of their water. The
former get three quarts out of the
gallon, leaving only one quart for the
trees. Twenty years ago it was popu-
larly believed that grapes would not
prosper here without being on low
ground or constantly irrigated. The
lessons taught by the grape culture
ought to be of some use in tree cul-
ture in this particular. SILAs BOND,
Esq, a true cultivator has small
orange orchard at the foot OF the
mountain (Montecito) Santa Barbara,
with trees as vigorous and healthy as
any in Los Angeles. They have never
had drop of water, except what ma
ture has given them. Cannot we profit
by the lesson? When we said
that the conditions "make an
abundance of water indispensable"
we did not mean that it required del
uge, even if the amount be determined
by the present erroneous standard.
We meant to say that the soil being
elevated and porous, with southeast
frontage, and being further from the
humidity of the ocean, having less
fog and greater heat, requires more
water than the average orange land
nearer the ocean shore and on the
river bottoms. Our abundance"
would be about one-half Of the pop
ular requirement.. The climate is a
little warmer in Summer and little
cooler in Winter than that of
Los Angeles, but not uncomfortably
warm. There is q misapprehension
abroad as to the heat of Summer in
the orange belt. 1t is supposed that
because the tropical fruits are raised
here, that we have the Summer heat
of the tropics-on the contrary our
Summer heat is less than in New
York and New England. The sea-
breeze, which is considerably modified
when it reaches Los Angeles, is still
more modified on reaching Cuca-
monga, fifty miles from the ocean.
There is less fog, less changes, and no
malaria. There are, and have
been, Eastern invalids at Mr..
KINCAID's, in the mouth Of the
San Antonia Cai1on, who pronounce
the climatic condition unequaled.
AS to productions, it is believed that
the orange, lemon and lime will come
to greater perfection at Cucamonga
than at Los Angeles, or at points
where there is less sun and heat and
more fog. 1t is said that the exemp-
tions from fogs and sea winds protect
the trees from the black substance
which coats their bodies, branches,
leaves and fruit in the vicinity of the
sea-coast. In the small orchards of
KINCAID, VALDEZ, CARRILLo, and in
that connected with the Cuca-
monga vineyard, are orange trees in
dicating the correctness of this theory.
There is some doubt about this, as
there is some doubt about the charac-
ter of the deposit and its causes.
CHAMBERS Encyclopedia, speaking
of honey-dew, says: "But very gen.
orally this exudation, as it dries, coats
the surface of leaves and branches
with clammy film, to which every
thing brought by the atmosphere ad-
heres and on which moulds and other
small fungi soon grow, and thus the
pores of the plant are clogged and its
health impaired. Orange
and lemon plantations sometimes suf-
fer great injury from the abundance
of the honey dew" Those who be-
lieve that this black coating is depos-
tied by insects or caused by fog, may
digest the above extract. The
same authority says that the
syringe is the remedy. The
walnut, apple, plum, peach, pear,
apricot, fig, etc., have remarkable
growth at Cucamonga, bearing large
quantities and fine qualities. The Gu
camonga wines and vineyard need no
praise from the HERALD. Lumber
from San Bernardino can be laid down
on the place at twenty-three dollars
per thousand. There is a plenty of
lime rock in the mountains. Mr..
KINcAID has kiln open and furnishes
good lime, delivered at Cucamonga, for
one dollar and seventy-five cents per
barrel. There is plenty of good clay
for bricks, and cobble stone enough to
line distributing bitches. These are
the elementary conditions of Cuca-
monga. 1t requires muscle, sweat,
money and time to convert them into
orchards, vineyards and homes. We
will speak of the plans of the Associa-
tiOn vhan wa rafurn IN the Gubiaot