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replant every fifty years. Should live 30 long.
perhaps will try this method and let you know

TBnlHUI every UIty years. SnOul0 i live 40 long
perhaps will try this method and let you know
oRop.-The grape crop. like that Of all fruits.
maintain that its seasons OF moderate and ex-
cessive production are alternate others that
s eve inlrH year Il ono Of unusual plenty,
although have cultivated a couple OF acres Of
vines here at home for several years. l made
duccd. We ate and gave AWAY all we could
me nirds and poultry had all they wanted,
end i ,hs rest always rotted on the ground III
Pierce Of Santa Clara two years ago had n cror
oI ten tens On. to the acre which ho sold on the
y vineyard close to mine. assures mo
that he has. had twelve tons OF Mnl-
year was one OF Of small Yield, but superior
quality ! estimate my crop at home, at
an9ut f id tons rfr ncrc at my vineyard
common thing in some localities to sell the
crop, ON the vines. the purchaser harvesting
are sold d"ivcrcd at the wine house. Mission
grapes will sell thus for from SIS to $50 ton
dependent on proximity to the great markets..
and foreign sorts for from $50 to S27 or 1913.
The number Of people who make wine here
il surprising. All clnigrants from southern
Europe are accustomed to it. from thoir in
fancy. and IL is very common for them in the
tall TO buy II few tons ~ grapes and make their
own wine rs they did ut home, just ms the Eng
lisl Of the last generation brewcd their own
ale. II YOU harvest and make wine OF your
own crop. You may set down the expense of
wine. equal to say 10 pounds of grapes
~ t9ihc danger Of phylloxera. this Is no doubt
hall q dozen localities and is pretty fairly
traced 70 carly importations of foreign vines.
before is dangers were known, But we have
with large powers for the prevention of its
Hiva W h b@g qlaraniHe r , ana to
travel far unaided. and the progress made in
discovering remedies. We look for great
dininution of its ravaGcs, possibly to its
stock and will graft on them the sorts desired
ior mss and this practice vii no doubt become
expensive than the old way How much more
Ny own belief is that the grape is the most
that portions OF your land are, better adapt
sorts, Of fruits 1t is an. undoubted fact
that hitherto they have yielded large profits.
y tSse bss 19@ed @ thu 6 p5
lar as they command Il mar ket abroad. this
confidence seems well founded. l have no
it. and can Eers6e only y repeat 'S What
have cleaned on the, subject from others. a
crop last year yielded him 5000 net profit. An
other assured me that lie sold 400 pounds of
almonds from two trces-old trees, of course.
third. in another locality, declares that from
$1,000 almond trees he gets no substantial
MY own experience is that they eat 1t all. But
birds are very local in their habits. Here we
are 50 overrun with them that we get neither
almonds nor cherries unless We cover the trees.
AT Mnyfeld, four. miles of, they do no harm.
have no faith In the profits of raising fruits
mere Tor home consumption. The fruit canning
business. however, at present takes all the
S H en n pears reaches, Plums. and cherries
late on the future of business open perhaps
to compnntition from some OF the Atlantic
States. The apricots and pears of California
ever seen. elsewhere, and they produce so
freely. that an exception ought probably to he
made in their favor. The plum is no doubt
profitable; 1t is prolific, commands good price
south Of Point Coneepcionl has hitherto been
very profitable but whether II will continue so
nnotprophesy. Railroad freights reciprocity
with Mexico. and perhaps other questions
learned ,ip in New York than here. The Eng
and is unmolcsted by birds. 1t brings
good Price needs no pruning. and bears
passed ten years Of ase1,raiher. long
time to wait, for u crop. II the California fig
Will sell in Eastern markets in competition
win that OF smyrna ii must DO profitable
fruit to grow. for the tree produces early. bears
two crops In the year, and in immense profu-
sion; but you can learn more about their sell
Ing qualities in New York than can tell you.
The olive hourishes hero as il it were in
walnut; Iects no pruning; will grow, in almost
practically forever. So far its cultivation has
been pronounced very profitable but whether
Garinc under its own name. as they now do
under that Of Orange County butter ia worth
considering in connection with this subject;
for when that unprejudced state of mind has
seed oil will! beat olive oil. even OF known
purity. out OF the market. JOHN s. DOYLE.