The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1879-04-02
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Orange Growing.
DISCUSSIONS AT RIVERSIDE (CAL.)
CITRUS FAIR

DISCUSSIONS AT RIVERSIDE (CAL.)
CITRUS FAIR.
In the afternoon of Thursday Gen.
Stoneman, of San Gabriel, read some
statistics of the number of boxes of
oranges shipped from San Gabriel
station during the year. as follows !:
October, 20; November, So; Deem
Der, 1869; January, 1890; February,
1852; March, 1890; April, 3,102 !;
May, 524-showing that during the
month of March there was more
shipped than in all the other months
except February and April. He sug-
gested that the orchards be divided,
and one halt of the fruit left till later
in the season, and pick the other
halt early in alternate years. He
also said that of the 131, 55S,970 or
anges imported from the Mediterra
uean, 80 per cent. persisted in transit.
OF 81 100000 from the West Indies,
100000, or As per cent, were lost :;
aud from Tahiti only 33B per cent.
arrived in merchantable condition.
This, he argued, was favorable to us,
as we can produce just as good Or
anges, and are so near to the market.
In order to have choice fruit we must
not
OVERLOAD OUR TREES.
We must 'aeDer prop, but PRIME.
+. d. Wilson used to say that it
takes very brave man to pick off
oranges in order to Tighten the trees.
PLANTING AND CULTIVATION.
Mr.. Boyd, of Riverside, spoke from
Riverside standpoint, and gave his
experience in growing trees. He
said that all trees should be planted
before June, and if not in the ground
by June they had better stay in
nursery till next season. AS soon as
the sap begins to flow and the tree
to grow is the best time to trans.
plant. In regard to cultivation, he
said orchards ought to be plowed
twice in Winter, and cultivated once
a month in Summer.
DIR. Cougar, of Pasadena, said they
used the Zoe and cultivator extern
sively, and irrigated but little. FL
brous roots, in his section, are down
rs deep as six feet, but what is true
OF Pasadena is not true OF Riverside,
as the latter has more iron in it's soil.
Mr. lsudisill asks the question,
rfg<7tt To = h. 20
tried rolling, then narrowed, and
found narrowing preferable.
Gen. Shields then remarked that
the thoroughly aerated soils produced
80 per cent. more than the others.
j. DeBarth Shorb said he planted,
with success, from February to Sep
TENDER. He would plant when the
ground was warm, and plant well.
His best success was in June, because
the ground was warmer, but the tree
must be well taken up. In reference
to cultivation he told a story of a
young man who let the weeds come
up all through his orchard, so that be
might have the "dead-wood" upor
the gophers; but the next year the
gophers had the dead wood upor
him, for his trees were all dead.
A. Van Leuven, of Old San Der
nardino, said he planted the first or
ange tree in San Bernardino county
1t is now % years old. His time 0
planting is in March. when it is full
of sap. 1t is then better prepared t.
bear hard usage, and in this section
trees are thrittier. Irrigate the frs
year enough to make the Tree grow
Deep cultivation and little irrigation
is his system.
Mr.. Chapman, OF San Gabriel, ha
planted, with success, i'll February
also in June, and did not have tn
leaves wilt. He gives plenty O
water, and protects the trunks from
the sun. He has had gum disease b.
not so doing. He now selects Feb
ruary for planting, because there ar
no hot suns to contend with, ant
little water required. lie never sack
a tree, but if removing to any con
siderable distance, would resort t.
pudding. lie protects roots by
layer OF wet soil, stra" or blankets
In rainy weather he does not irrigat
when planting.
Mr.. Higgins, of San Diego, sal
his time of planting was February
There was more to be gained by tax
ing % the tree properly :han in tim
OF planting. Dig three feet, and lii
tie tree right up. Lay it IN bed {
yooou with wet soil. EXPOSE it t