Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-09-21
Fruit Notes.

The ontario Fruit Grower publishes
the following interesting notes on fruit
and fruit culture;
d. II. Burnham places on our table a
drum OF white Smyrna tigs, which, hay
ing been bleached before drying, are
probably the finest that have ever been
put up in this valley. lie has about 800
trees that arc Just coming into bearing,
and from these trees he puts up two
tons OF fiuiL-4,000 pounds he
thinks ought to net him 20 cents u
pound, on $500 from about three acres.
This is probably the largest crop of figs
ever successfully cured in this State,
and if the sales are satisfactory there is
no reason why the business should not
increase This fruit Ms put up by Mr..
Burnham is superior 10 the best inn
ported.
Riverside vineyardists have Just com.
menced to pick their grapes for the man
ufacture OF raisins. The crop, so far az
we can learn, in this valley is very salts.
factory. There is not so good II pros
pect for tho raisin market this year as
usual. but the prices. even Us at present
quoted, are very satisfactory, and will
yield from 500 to $3.50 per acre, net,
and in some instances perhaps even
higher returns will be realized. Vine
yardisis rs u rule are anxious to get all
they can, of course, but they will not
complain even though rates be cut down
materially from present figures.
A new question OF how to pruue the
vine to get the best results is being dis.
cussed this year from new stand point.
1t has been customary heretofore in
pruning the vineyard to leave but three
or four spurs to each vine. Last spring
A. L. Johnson thought this course did
not give the vine sufficient bearing ca.
pacity aud hence he left seven or eight
spurs to each vine, and as n result he
gets returns of S2l5 per acre from vine.
yard planted with cuttings three years
ago last spring, while so,heother vine-
yards much older do not yield as much.
1t wound be well for those having
raisiu vineyards te give this question a
careful study prior to the next pruning
season, and we shall be glad to publish
information touching this poiat from our
readers.
Last week we noted the fact that }.
G. North sold his crop of Muscat grapes
from eight acres, on the vines, for ST.
750.
This week we have further sales to re.
port. A. Z. Johnson has sold his crop
from 6A acres, on the vines, for 81 400
about S2l5 per acre. Mr.. johnson came
to Riverside in the Spring of 1850, a little
over three years ago. That spring he
planted three acres to vineyard, using
cuttings instead of rooted vines. Twenty
months from planting, these three acres
of young vines yielded him 100 boxes of
raisins; last year he took from the same
young vineyard 400 boxes of raisins, and
he calculates thatthis year the three acres
will yield 700 boxes of raisins of 20
pounds each. The purchasers of the
crop this year think they will clear 500
per acre ON the purchase. The young
vineyard of three acres is said to be the
best part of his O. acre vineyard to-day,
so far as yielding returns is concerned.
In three years time Mr.. johnson has
raised vineyard from cuttings that is
yielding him to-day $2l5 per acre, fruit
on the vine. His vineyard of 61 acres
contains 4, 900 vines.