Daily Los Angeles herald., 1880-09-18
rs. +. chronicle.1


''1'welve thousand dollars from
twelve acres OF apricots! You don't
say sop
aYes I do say so. If you don't
nslievs it, take trip a to Haywards
and ask for yourself"
Out Of q sOmewhat extended con-
Telsatlon, OF which the foregoing
is 2 fragment, grew the motive and
substance OF the following chapter.
In talking with Davis-street com.
niisslon merchant In the fruit and
pYojuse line, the other day, the
wfller learned the almost startling
sact that w. H. Blackwood of Hay
wards, Alameda county, had
Aa,i the fruit from an apricot
orchard of rather less than twelve
anfes ior$12 900, out Of which sale q
commission merchant had made a
gsriher profit Of over $4,000. To
NerlfS the report, the writer
taeE the commission mer-
chants advice and went to Hay
WARDS Though disappointed In
itndiny Z MIR. Blackwood at home, the
wsity was assured by those con.
versa with the fact that the sale
az staied above was genuine one.
Availing himself ofthe kind offices
of . resident the writer was driven
around and about the town, and
through few OF the many exten.
sfye aud beautiful orchards of the
country Immediately surrounding
the town of Haywards. Some OF
these are within the town limits,
others extending to and beyond the
village of San Lorenzo, some four
miles northwest. These orchards
nonsisJ chiefly Of cherry and apri.
cot trees. Until recent years the
former crop was the ruling one, and
AlaIaeda county cherries, notably
tae msmmoth yield OF the famous
orehards of Meek and Lewelling at
SAD Lorenzo, have long controlled
she Gan Francisco market. Late
lys however,
THE APRICOT CROP
Has been creeping to the front
rank . point Of yield and profit.
Mose han one of our prominent
canning firms have had standing
orders from the London market
fos more canned and bottled april
eats nan could be supplied. The
acreags Of apricot orchards has con-
sesuently been largely Increased
within the past seven years, and
4ir Hiackwood's orchard is among
these planted, for the most part,
siaee ls74. But besides these and
Others Of the larger fruits, currants,
hefrles and small fruit generally
flnd d aongenial home In Alameda
county -all the way from Berkeley
20 the santa Clara line, aud from
the thills to the bay. From the
Elia around Hayaords, san
LofeBrO, San Leandr0 and
rlee fiistant Oakland may
De lf4esd by an almost continuous
lice oi green, the green of orchard
aud traneplanted shade tree ming
iing with the darker foliage of the
scatfersd oak-belts. Most of the
greep hat rises from the sunburpt
sumner plain is of mans plant.
ing. Among the natural water.
courses there Is no lack of timber In
airy oi the bay counties: but, ex-
cepl ia y few favored localities,
Ais peI Ia county south Of Oakland
itii poviied with natural shade.
jhs esat-shore plains opposite San
Maier, Redwood City and Menlo
lHrk ire in bare contrast to the
iuxuflsnt wood growth that pre-.
w VA 1.-The southwestern slope
~ lae iower bay. But, fortunate.
~, ms1 has been swift to supply
What nature withheld, and
THE WEARY TRAMP
Has little need to complain Of lack
ol shsie as he journeys southwark
alepg he dusty roads Of Alameda.
From q fruit-raisef's standpoint,
.alsfaeda county IL q bit OF para.
dee They were fortunate men
sho bought land there In early
days, md planted those frat orch.
hfas tilat havs yielded such lavish
;argass in tribute to their far
e "a I husbandry. Que factor in
lie is,ilt-raiser's problem is q near
aud 4 voractQus market. To every
~ q AIaiheda county, San Fran.
1cQ Il always the former, and gem
lIE the latter. From the town
1L1DVardo u 10 only four miles
- ~ &atef on the bay; and III
~ mill ii1oads-sither Of which e.
~ l4l0 ~ hauling dlstauc6 Of all