Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-10-11
tents are simply delicious, and cannot fail
to suit the taste of the most fastidious.
CORY, CANE, ETC.

| CORY, CANE, ETC.
Egyptian corn, standing ten feet high
and full of heavy heads or ears of corn, was
contributed by w. P. Haber, OF Fresno
county. Chinese sugar cane, or sorghum,
twelve feet in hight, contributed by E..
Clark, of Fresno, shows the wonderful fer
tility of the soil and favorableness of eli
mate of that part of the State. The lat.
ter 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 a
new forage plant introduced Into the State,
and it is becoming great favorite, equalling
and perhaps to excel the alfalfa, or Chile
clover. The latter was found also on exhi.
bition in sample. Ii California this is
counted the best hay for cattle and farm
horses. 1t il 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 furnish.
ing large amount of pasture for three
months in the spring and fall. In the tree
and vine line some remarkable growths
were on exhibition, as follows W. r.
Strong & Co., grown at Newcastle, Placer
county, an orange cling peach tree grown
from dormant bud, one years growth,
with stem an inch and half in diameter
and standing thirteen feet high; late Oo.
tober peach, grown in same manner 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 county. Also grape
cane contributed by Mrs. D. A. Rice, of
Newcastle, this seasons growth, fourteen
feet in length, and one of same growth,
contributed by B. Marks, of Fresno coun-
ty, sixteen feet long.
COMMISSIONER HoAG.
This California exhibition was made un.
der the auspices and the immediate super
vision of l. n. Hoag, the Commissioner OF
the Immigration Department of the Gen.
trail Pacific Railroad and leased lines. The
contributions were made by the individuals
and firms above named, the railroad COM
panv setting the products down here free
of freight.
The exhibition is very tastefully and ar.
tistically arranged, and does credit to all
contributing in any way to its success. 1t
has been one of the features during the
fair, and will go far toward convincing our
people that California is indeed the corn
ucopia of tie world" We on this side of
the continent have heretofore hesitated
about believing over half we have been told
about California, but this exhibition will
he likely To make us believe as Mr., Hoag
says, that the half had not been told us.
The fruit exhibited should teach our grow
ers the 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 varieties. Our
growers should do likewise, and then they
would make more money, and raise the
standard of our fruits. In closing this re-
port to the Board, we would recommend
vote of thanks to the contributors, and to
all who have in any way assisted in push.
ing forward the enterprise to so successful
conclusion.