Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-10-14

plate Of apple quinces-one sample
weighing seventeen ounces.
c. w. Reed, Of Yolo county, contrib.
about the same varieties Of fruit.
De Bernardo & Co. also contributed
samples Of pippins and greetings.
OF the above exhibits Of fruit ii is
proper TO remark that although they
were picked about the lst Of September,
and have once before been exhibited at
the California State Fair and then shipped
here, they are In fine condition. better
than homegrown fruit picked and
placed at once on the tables.
General Bidwell exhibited plate OF
oranges, picked from his grove in Butte
county. Though but half-grown they
show what may be done even in North
eru California in the production OF semi
tropical fruits.
4 feature of the exhibition was some
plates of peaches, the Georges Lake. by
&. NJ. Silva a Son, of Newcastle, Placer
county. The peaches were Of exceed
ingly fine color, and four Of the average
in size weighed 9 lbs l OF, and the
largest measured IL inches in circumfer-
ence. BY the side Of them were some
plates of the Heath Seeding, contrib
uted by G. J.. Threlkel, also Of New
castle, Of Just about the same fine ap-
pearance and size, but not quite 80 highly
colored.
The grapes exhibited were contributed
by j. b. Whitcom, of Colfax, mining
town on the Central Pacific Railroad in
Placer county; by G. NJ. Silva h Son, OF
Newcastle; }. B. Sanders, Gerson & Co.,
Of Sacramento; DE Bernardo, Of Sacra.
monto; j. NJ. Brewer h Co. and w. X.
Strong & CO., Of Sacramento. The va
rieties exhibited were the Flame Tokay,
the Muscat OF Alexandria, the Rose de
Peru, the Black Morocco, the Black
Ferrar and Purple Damascus.
The people Of Illinois have never be-
fore been treated to so inviting and
tempting sight, aud yet they were pro
tected by significant card, please DO
not handle, /" and n number Of starred
police with big clubs.
In the line of canned and preserved
fruits the Capital Packing Company OF
Sacramento and the San Jose Fruit
Packing Company were contributors.
HAPPY MEN.
On invitation of Mr.. Hoag, some of
the canned and also some of the pre-
served fruits were sampled, and we are
free to say the very inviting labels on
the tins and glasses are in no way decep-
tive. The contents are simply delicious,
aud cannot fail to suit the taste OF the
most fastidious.
CORN, CANE, ETC.
Egyptian corn, standing ten feet high
and full of heavy heads or ears OF corn,
was contributed by w. 2. Haber, OF
Fresno county.
Chinese sugar cane, OF sorghum,
ltwelve feet in height. contributed by II.
Clark, of Fresno, shows the wonderful
fertility of the soil and favorableness of
climate of that part OF the State. The
latter remark Is equally applicable to
bunch of corn, in stalk, contributed by
the same party. By the side of the last,
named stood bunch of Arabian or
Evergreen millet, standing ten feet high.
This is new forage plant introduced
into the State, and il is becoming II
great favorite, equaling and perhaps to
excel the alfalfa, or Chilli clover. The
latter we found also on exhibition in
sample. In California this is counted
the best hay for cattle and farm horses, 1t
is cut four and five times in the season, and
averages from ton and half to two
tons at each cutting, or from eight to ten
tons in the season, besides furnishing a
large amount of pasture forthree months
in the Spring and Fall. In the tree and
vine line some remarkable growths were
on exhibition, as follows: W. K. Strong
& Co., grown at Newcastle, Placer coun-
ty, an orange cling. peach tree, grown
from dormant bud, one years growth,
with stem an inch and half in diane
ter and standing thirteen feet high; a
late October peach, grown in same man
ner from bud this season, standing
twelve feet high. Both were well
formed and had full heads. Also two
plum trees, this years growth, eleven
feet high and one inch in diameter
Also some limbs cut from bearing plum
trees, the growth of this year, twelve
feet in length, contributed by s. f,
Woodwork, of Newcastle, Placer coun-
ty. Also grape cane, contributed by
Mrs. d. A. Rice, of Newcastle, this sea.
sons growth, fourteen feet in length,
and one of same growth, contributed by
b. Marks, of Fresno county, sixteen feet
long.
COMMISSIONER HoAG.
This California exhibition was made
under the auspices and the immediate
supervision of |. n Hoag, the Commits
sioner of the immigration Department OF
the Central Pacific Railroad and leased
lines. The contributions were made by
the individuals and firms above named,
the railroad company setting the pro
duets down here free Of freight.
the exhibition is very tastefully and
artistically arranged, and does credit to
all contributing in any way to its sue
cess. 1t has been one of the features
during the fair and will 90 far toward
convincing our people that California is
indeed the ''cornucopia of the world. u
We on thisside of thecontinent have here
tofore hesitated about believing over
half we have been told about California,
but this exhibition will be likely to make
us believe. as Mr.. Hoag says that the
half had not been told us. The fruit
tAhtuitOh sHOuiu bctci Jul gioWtIs tus
important lesson that it is better to grow
but few and only the best varieties
Californians grow fruit for profit, and
have discounted all non-paying varie
ties. Our growers should do likewise
and then they would make more money
and raise the standard OF our fruits.
The unpleasant feature about thii
whole business is that, although South
ern California could have made incom
parably the most charming exhibit soutl
of Fresno county, it is not represented
at all. Alas for comatose Los Angeles
Let us hope that the visit of Mr.. Tur
rill will introduce new era. The voic,
of the Chicago Iater-0eeoa ought tc
stimulate our too inert grangers. Here
after, let us see to it, that we are prop
erly represented both in Fairs held il
California aud elsewhere. 1t will pa,
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