The sun., 1882-01-29
4 ERUYT FIRM IN CALIFORNIA.


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Thinking that il might perhaps be matter
| Of some interest to readers OF the Garden, l
| have from personal inspection written out Il
on S 2 sG 1 " near 3rf'S EoTnSS IN SS IN a 29PSn 9Snfy f
| thirty miles southeast from San Francisco. in
thc santa Gla yaileSi We hayc @ e ihc Hcean
Mountains toward the west. The amount of
frost in winter varies much with location in
base on tho cast side is more sheltered, md is
best for the culture Of choice fruits and flowers.
We have no rain during the summer, or from
lcient to lay the dust; yei we do not have to
fNG YUM Il ha or orannfy nnMy sS %n"r rams m
nre received, al manncr OF trees perfect their
s rc rny InH n G GSI w,bn rh and p1i Sfn
OF water. Mnizo or Indian corn is planted in
the open field about May g. and grows and per-
and without irrigation. Sometimes barley is is
s.own for hay in December. and, cut in April.
Then maizo is sown on the same land for late
crop. and. unless the winter has been late and
more than usually wet. the corn needs some
etublc garden is supplied with wnter from wells
or bitches. and as fast as bed is empted the
soil is dug over, fcrtili7cd and replanted.,
stratum of gravel thirty, feet, down to which
wells are bored and yield an unfailng supply
abound. but on the farm OF which we write tho
water is raised to the surface by windmis and
healthy. and invigoratine. Tho farm under
consideration has been occupied about Thirty
Sny c Ggt Shs wGr and s hrI
growth manifested is due to soil and climate.
Of trees now in bearing there are forty varieties
OF apples. the earliest ripcning the middle of
June four of crab apples. twenty three of pears.
the earliest ripcnng in June twcnty,one Of
plums and pruncs two of guinness; forty Of
peaches. extending in season from June to
H9seeer N three q Of nseiarnes sgyfI ,
OF figs. Besides these. there are already
fruitinG japan rcrsimmons. American poisin,-
mons, English waInuts. Persian wanuts. ltal-
ian chcStnuts English Ulbprty thrre kinds.
oranges OF six varieties. lemons OF three sorts.
.citrons. shnddocks olives. the l91nnt Of Japan.
and grapes, both American, and European: of
blnckbcrries currants, raspberrics, and straw
grown. The large English .gooseborries
mildew off"sion@y, owing to tn; hot
ssisfactoriiy. i @ ' t%ssr% s%'Hs fruits i'sfa
the opcn air and stands the winter, The
"os anI fruit b,sHes '"HN,' thsse and SSn oh a9f
ers, many useful plants have not yet fruited.
h rG SSrGwf rdy AoS so ttHs' tSs arS shs
p'GpariinienS. D. cine'ed. the corDd inic1'ocaJpd.
the ,Japancsc chcstnuts, the ccrya otrrtornis.
the Macdi1n,id ter,"Jo!ia. the Jdgus te'rrgi,ed.
the carob the juJubc plum, the date nam the
cork oak. and bananas of all sorts. These last
able that they will ever fruit in the open air
but thcy grow luxuriantly from the old stems
The list of ornamental plants grown here Is
very large. Kcnncdyas attain the size Of tall
shrubs or small trees: iuchsias. pclnrgoniums.
small ranges Of grccnh luscS. hotbcds and cold
frames arn used chiefly for propagation. Ca
mollias. rhododondrons. azacas. Sc. are kept
under II lalh house shelter through the summer
months. But. since tho chief object of this list
is to show how wide our range Of fruit is. it
seems out OF place to consider the ornamental
department mt present
This year fruit has been sold from this farm
to the cannercs at San jose at rather surpris- |
ing prices. when the heavy yield of these valley
lands is considered. The price for peaches |
ranged from $50 to $50 per ton according to |
qnnlity and time of ripcning: rlums nt from
$40 to $50 pcr ton: apricots NJ so per ton. Some
farmers last year uSS0, sold their apricots Mt |
sl00 per ton. and had from four to siN tons pcr |
acre. One gentleman at iaywnr,l's in the Santa |
Clara valley, had nearly ten tons per acre but |!
these were exceptional yields: AZ the rate this |
year. $40 per ton Il large profit L., insured In |
inct. II the recent prices continue, or anything
like them. for four five years the fruit grow
crs will become wealthy Salway peaches. which |
sold this year in tho orchard ut sS0 per ton |
yielded mt the rate OF 81 200 per acre; 81 900 or
nearly f240. as tho return of ono acre Of land.
makes tire faith of Cnlifornians in the fruit |
growing capacities of the coast greater than |
eyer and has already caused the price of avail
able fruit lands to advance rapidly.
CHARLES H. SUINN