Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-16

ms ali over the State, with no standard what
ever as 10 grade is one OF the reasons that mas
kent California rasins in the background so
long We had the fruit TO make good raisins,
but no two packs run alike and when car was
shipped East one mark would turn out very
good and another mark inferior. The result
was the whole car was rejected, and the jobber
turned again for his supplies TO the Malaga
| fruit
BETTER RESULTS THIS YEAR.
This year, however, owing TO tbs efforts Of
some large packers in sending East only strictly
| choice raisins, the tide has turned. We have
| already secured a splendid anchorage, and now
| all that remains to be done is for California
raisin-prOducers to be producers, and for raisin-
packers to be packers-for the producers to as,
| sist and encourage the packer, and for the
packer to assist and encourage the grower,
Then, with strong pull, and long pull, and
| a pull altogether, we firmly believe that within
| ten years no more Spanish raisins will be seen
| in Americn markets, and we also firmly believe
that within that time, with our Californian in
| genuity, which is now devising and will con-
| tinue to devise, new and quicker methods of
/ packing by machinery. we shall even enter the
! Spanish stronghold. and that California ralsins
| will be as common in the great markets of Eng
land as they are in the large markets OF our own
country to-day.
More of Sacramento.
We continue our list of exhibitors in
Sacramento county, reserving some ex-
tended notes of most striking features.
Albert Gallatin City, oranges and per-
simmons very good. A. Mouton shows
English walnuts, Bartlett pears, Castilian
olives, Seeding oranges and June apples.
Mrs. L. S. Hooker, Mission olives. Mrs
Jas. Gray, oranges, lemons and persim-
MONS Mrs H. Bennett, case of sun-cured
figs. H. Wittenbrock, a fine lot of Japa-
nese persimmons. Jos. Reuter-, Reuters,
shows some of his fine French prunes.
He is the original introducer of the grow
ing of these prunes here, and no
one has had greater success. His prunes
we do not believe can be excelled. He has
long shipped TO New FORK at a good figure,
and competed with the imported article.
He shows good soft shell and Princess al
monds and some good oranges. S. H. Ger
IRISH shows fine lot of Java, Habana and
China sweet oranges, and also the blossom
of the West India banana, which is sus-
pended where all can see, and kept fresh
by the stem being inserted in a bottle of
water. James Faris, potatoes, very fine, of
Peerless variety. L. L. Woolsey, orange
clusters. j. H. Groth, oranges. Mrs. NJ
Castro, sweet lines. r. H. Petit shows
some fine Sicily lemons. D. S. Ross, fine
seeding orange from 20-year tree. Mrs. A.
A. Goddard, persimmons. Mrs. z. How
ard, walnuts and almonds. Mrs. A. B.
Kidder, japanese persimmons. 0. E.
L u,
| fine lemons. R. D. Stephens, Mayhews, a
very fine exhibit of French prunes, in all
respects level with the best, and showing
care in curing and taste in packing. F. r.
| Chaplin, golden drop plums, French prunes,
! green cages and selected peaches, all sun
cured-a good display. VIM. Crump, two
| boxes lemons. Mrs. J. G. Carroll, lemons.
| Mrs. G. Stilson, Florin, excellent oranges
| D. H. Clippinger, Brighton, fine collection
of dried fruits of the valley, all sun-dried
and very creditable. Some berries are in
cluded, and some excellent French prunes.
J. F. Calderwood oranges of the old orig
inal stock from the pioneer Seeding, at
Bidwelps Bar. Vim. Crump, handsome
collection of flowers. Mrs G. Slayback,
Folsom, ounces and pomegranates Jacob
Knauth, city, fine lot of dry Hook white
wine, red port, sweet wine and Riesling
white. Mrs. C. Burke, walnuts. f. A
Smith, oranges and lemons. Mrs. II. A
Bostwick, japanese persimmons. Frank
Schardin, oranges. Mrs F. n. Hatch
oranges. Mrs. Jas. l. Felter, pumalos. w
W. Green, olives in fine clusters. w. H. II
Thompson, Sicily lemons. Geo. Sermonet
oranges W. Z. Chamberlain, olives, pears
oranges. Jas. Anderson, oranges. Mrs.
Pierson, oranges. E. Lyon, persimmons
A. HARDWOOD, persimmons. John Ryan
persimmons-very handsome. /. Nicolaus
persimmons Mrs. NJ Rocker, persim
mons. Mrs. NJ. Barker persimmons. Sac
ramento and Placervile Railroad depot
Folsom, oranges. Mrs. L. d. Crow, oranges
Mrs U. G. Billingsley, seeding oranges. f
H. RnsseI, Sicily lemons.
ID. W. Taylor, of Granite township. ex
hibits a sheaf of White Chile wheat tina
should command attention from all agri
culturists. 1t was grown in the northeas
end of the county. It's kernels are remark
ably large and firm, and the stand is strong
in stock and the heads very long and full
GROWING TREES.
w. r. Strong & Co., of Sacramento, deal
ers in shade, ornamental and fruit trees
exhibit a very large collection of orange
lemon and other trees, some of them bear
ing fruit. It is one of the most valuable
exhibits in all the fair, ana should have the
close examination it deserves, for the vari-
cites shown are the choicest to be had.
a. J. Senate makes a very odd exhibit
Just in the vein of humor. 1t consists o.
many very beautiful green, dropping vines
trailing from q rude vase. Examination
shows tit be vine growth from three sweet
potatoes, partially immersed in water. The
exhibit bears the Inscription, The origi-
nal sweet potato vine-no June bug.
Butte County.
Butte county is valley, foothill and noun.
tain soil, from deep, rich river bottom up
TO granite peak 1t is about half
go miles. Chief products-grain, fruit
grapes, minerals and lumber. Climate
warm, equable; dry atmosphere. The ex-
hibit OF Butte is some GA feet of wall
room. from floor to ceiling. The fruit
exhibit is a pyramidal one of great beauty,
sixteen feet at the base and sixteen feet
high, flanked by star and crescent, the
whole worked in oranges, orange leaves,
lemons, etc, on blue and Russian purple,
and presents most artistic and altogether
a splendid spectacle. To the next OF this
design is a table the whole remaining
length, with rising shelves and crowded by
testoons Of oranges in clusters. Butte
took the
FIRST PREMIUM
A year ago, and proudly displays it. She
has not room enough for her magnificent
| exhibit, which ought TO be more extended
and less crowded. The pyramid is at the
base flauked by eighty varieties of grain in
the sheaf from the Rancho Chico of Cen
erai Bidwell. The grain is of the very best
raised anywhere in the world The fruit
| exhibit in the pyramid consists of thou
sands of oranges, contributed by the citi-
zens of 0roville at 0roville last year
there was planted by the 0roville Citrus
Association grove of 1900 trees, and land
is being prepared for 5000 more this year.
Only 30 trees out of the lot were lost last
year-a remarkable showing, aud due
wholly to defects OF the tree or injury in
transplanting. Nearly all in the grove are
best bEGded varieties.
THE PYRAMIDAL
Exhibit is of fruit that is both seedlings
and bCdded 1t is one of deep rich
golden orange, large, thin-skinned, fine in
texture. Here we may say, to show the
spirit of the people, that the citizens OF
| OroviIle contributed $3.50 toward the ex-
penses of the exhibit, besides $3.50 given by
the Supervisors of the county.
Right here let us draw attention to a
good idea on the part of the Butte exhibit
ors. They display large, fine map of the
county, with all the orange plats clearly
marked. The truth is, the Citras Fair AS
ISOLATION should have had in the hall a
large outline map of northern AID Central
California, showing something of the gen.
seal topography of the country, with its
producing sections clearly marked.
c. H. WILCOX
Shows 100 clusters OF seedlings and tudded
oranges in clusters, and clusters of lemons
and twenty varieties of oranges, eight of
| lemons in haxaS iOrisIfilr- tho host