Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1880-10-15
THE GRAPE EXHIBIT OF SIXTY
CENTURIES,


Plercer--An Unanswerabls syllOgism 0
Ten Million Dollar Power--A 1.-Two Dea
Turtle, and Dead Live Country.
EDITOR HERALD: Some week.
ago, at the joint meeting OF thu
horticultural and Sixth Distric
Societies, l was called to the foo
and, in the course of my remarks
among other positions, assum ct
the one that Southern California
had never exhibited her best pro
ducts, at any fair; that more dill
gent search would reveal some
thing still larger, better or more
beautiful. The local of daily re
quested me to report the proceed
ings of that meeting, which l di 4
and so, my theory of unexbibitet
excelsiors became quite public
Perhaps this is one reson why
many persons, the Directors of. the
horticultural Society among the
rest, have 81 persistently urged me
against my repeated refusal, t.
take the field in search of excel
siors. Finally, I yielded, went tt
and fro, and have found excelsiors
Some of them will be at the Expo.
sition next week.
ONE MILLION DOLLARS FOUND.
The owners of the one million
dollars, which I have found, will
please claim their property and
show their appreciation OF my
bona fides, by making good use OF
their revealed treasure. For
further particulars of the find, call
at the Pavilion next week. All
newspapers friendly to the union
the union Of owners AMI their
treasure trove-will copy this no.
tice, with eye-catching headlines.
Hang copies of your papers on
candelabria grapeana, al the Elk.
position.
BONANZA OUTCROPPINGs.
1 propose to exhibit to the naked
eye facts and figures. l can prove
in the vineyards from Florence to
Tustin City, that squash valley
vineyards yield at the rate of from
20 to 80 tons per acre, of Muscat,
Rose Of Peru, Mission and some
other grapes. M. ID. Halliday, of
Santa Ana, weighed IS pounds of
Muscat grapes from u single
stump, in Mrs. Stafford's vineyard
at Santa Ana. saw astump in
Mrs. Staford's vineyard last Sat.
urday that will weigh out nearly
Is pounds of Muscat grapes. I
found so many stumps of about as
great yield, in the same vineyard,
that with the aid of Mr.. Haliady,
there was some perplexity, on try
ing to determine which stump
ought to go to the Pavii-
ion. L have Mr.. Hallady,s
promise, that he will re.
quest, and If necessary, importune
Mr.. Stafford for a Muscat grape
stump, with its hood of canes aud
clusters, for the Fair. Also, Mrs.
Brown, for stump of Rose of
Peru, sufficiently magnificent for
the upper flange of a cornucopia,
and more than beautiful enough for
niche in Vanderbllt's new draw.
ing-room.
1 saw in Mr.. Rimpau's and other
Anaheim vineyards grape trees
that would as exhibits Increase the
great fame of Anaheim.
Mr.. Josiah Mccoy and others of
Westminster could astonish Fair
gOers with tho size and sweetne ss
of Muscats. So of Mr.. McGaugh, Of
New River.
Mr.. Joseph Burke of Los Nietos
valley has stumps with IS pounds
Of Mission grapes. If he thinks as
much of Burke, Los Nietos and
Southern California as he ought to,
he will send in a stump or two of
Missions; for q man who truly
likes himself will honor himself
who likes his country will honor
his country. Burke ought to like
himself and Los Nietos, because
what with the brain of the one, he
soil of the other aud heavens rare
gift of climate - Burke's riches
grow as steadily as the march of
the seasons.
The Hon. J. w. Venable picked
So pounds Of grapes from u single
four-year.old Rose of Peru stu mp,
from which several pounds had
been previously picked. Judge
Venable will EN- bellish the Pavll-
ion with magnificent Muscat
stump and with a gorgeous Rose of
Peru. The Judges vineyard ia
only four years old and was never
irrigated. No mildew
Mr.. Joseph Mace, of Florence, has
a Muscat vineyard which yields
over 20 tons to the acre. This
vineyard has never been irrigated.
No mildew.
Mr.. Josiah Durrell, of Florence,
has q vineyard of Muscat, Mission,
Flame Tokay, Ro.e of Peru AMI
other varieties, which, taken alto.
get Their, yield over 20 tons per acre
Some of tho varieties, Muscat
among them, yield at the rate oi
go pounds to the vine, vines plant.
ed six feet apart, 1900 to the acre
IS tons of grapes to the acre N,
mildew. This vineyard has never
been irrigated. No fertilizers used,
Every vineyard mentioned was
| .tx l.,
Mr.. Mace will contribute two OF
his grape trees or stumps. Mr.
| Durrsll will contribute as many
grape trees as L ask him to, anu
give me choice of vines.
NO MILDEW.