Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-09-01
ant productive industries Of our country

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we depended upon home market alone
for our fruit, there would be indeed dan.
ger that our market would be over-sup-
piled. But we may almost say that we
have the world for our market. Our IA
cilities for sending green fruit to Eastern
markets are admirable, and we only need
more fruit TO enable us to obtain low
rates OF freight. The market is almost
unlimited, for good fruit-cherries, april
cots, peaches, pears, plums, grapes, etc.
IL must be also remembered, that our
warm and dry climate offers great facili-
ties for drying fruit In the open air, and
we also have many methods In use for
hot air drying, by machinery. Some Of
these dessicating machines are capable
Of handling sixty tons OF green frnit per
day.
And "a II all this was not enough, we
have canning factories in large numbers
and the number OF these will be increas-
ed as fast az needed, and thus vast guam
titles OF fruit may be preserved and kept
for favorable market.
Now, il these views are not greatly
overweight, surely there is great en-
courngement to plant orchards.
The position we take on this subject lie
greatly strengthened by a consideration
of the profits OF fruit culture, as com
pared with those Of any other product
which our lands are capable Of pfoduc-
ing. Every farmer will admit that the
growing Of grain, wheat, barley, oats,
etc, will not, at present prices OF grain,
much more than pay fair rental for
land, and a moderate interest upon cap
itil employed. while the same land II
planted in orchards would, as we be-
lieve, produce good income.
An acre Of peach or apricot trees will
produce, when grown, at least two hun
bred pounds per tree, equal to four dol.
lars each. We ourselves have gathered
only last season 56is pounds average of
galway peaches from each one OF block
OF these trees, which stood only eighteen
feet apart each way. Apricot growing
is equally profitable, and both the peach
and apricot come early iuto bearing,
both are In great request for shipment
eastward in q green state, both are ex-
tensively used for canning, and no fruit
surpasses them for drying purposes.
But perhaps your land is better suited
to the growth OF plum and peach trees.
Let us see what can be made Of these.
DR.. Strenzel, OF Martinez. than whom
there 10 no better authority, in his report
to tho State Board Of Agriculture, after
speaking of the great and unlimited de-
mand for our fruits beyond the Rocky
Mountains, says; "Take the plum for
example: 300 Of these trees may be
grown upon one acre. and the writer has
seen 200 pounds per tree, grown upon
trees only five years old" Now this es-
innate OF good and practical fruit
grower will give the following result,
viz; 44,4O0 lbs per acre. This at cent
per pound would give $444. But If we
reduce the number OF trees per acre to
10, still the income would be perfectly
satisfactory. ITO trees at 200 pounds
each would yield per acre "a, 900 pounds
or S340 per acre. We, ourselves, have
taken in one season over 800 pounds OF
plums from single tree.
But we will suppose that you grow
cherries. A large portion Of this coast
is we'll adapted to this culture. No
fruit perhaps is moro profitable; it
comes early into bearing, yields
enormous crops, and can be sent to east
ern mark cts direct from the tree, or can
be preserved in cans, and sent to market
at our leisure. The cherry yipens SO
early in our climate that when shipped
TO the East it finds market almost bare
OF fresh fruit, and so 1t is eagerly sought
after at good prices.
II you plant cherry trees "a feet apart
each way you will have about 70 trees
per acre; 200 pounds per tree, at cents
per pound, will give 500 per acre, but
many growers obtain much larger crops,
some IS high as 1000 pounds per tree.
We do not intend to overlook the pear.
This tree. on strong, deep soil, will
stand and bear large crops of fruit,
sometimes for full century. They re.
quire plenty of room, and then some
times yield very large crops. We have
gathered year after year from single
tree of the Duehesse d'Angouleme varie-
ty Is to 20 boxes Of pears, and sold them
at 81 per box. Many other varieties
yield quite as much, and these trees will
grow Tor many years yet, and will yield
larger and larger crops OF fruit.
We have not yet mentioned that king
of all the fruits-the apple. Good ap
pies will find good market in our own
State for many years to come. No one
who has good apple land need hesitate
to plant an apple orchard. Let him
plant but few varieties aud only such as
are known to succeed in his own vicinity
and he will find apple culture quite as
profitable as that Of any other fruit,
But if you prefer to grow nuts you
can plant English or Persian walnuts, or
ehestnuts, with the reasonable expecta.
ton of remunerative returns. Nut
growing offers peculiar Inducements to
the fruit grower, in that they are easily
handled, do not ripen until most other
fruit crops have been disposed of, and
may be kept as long as desirable before
without loss or damage. Nut
trees ale generally healthy and long
lived. The English or Persian walnut
will yield, when full grown, at least
300 lbs. of nuts per year. If you have
only 30 trees per acre, you will. at this
rate, obtain 9l0 lbs. per acre; this at
S cents per pound would give S792. This
would be ample compensation for the
waiting for first crop. But meantime 33
peach or apricot trees may be grown
on the same land, between the walnut
trees, and bear crops for eight or ten
years without being in the way of the
walnut trees. When the walnuts have
expanded, so as to need the whole space,
the peach trees may be removed.
We need not add anything in favor OF
grape culture. Our people in almost
every part of the State are fully alive to
the great Importance of this fruit, wheth.
err used in the production of wine or
made into raisins, or whether il 10 to be
shipped to eastern markets in its freah
state. The great productiveness OF the
vine on this coast, to say nothing of the
superior quality OF the fruit, offers pecu.
liar inducements to engage in its culture.
Olive growing, though yet in it's in.
fancy, may be pursued in many parts OF
the State with good prospect OF success.
The same may be said of the culture
of the fig. This culture has p used quite
beyond the experimental stage; many of
our warm valleys having been proved
to be in every way suited to this de-
licious fruit.
No fruit OF temperate ATTITUDES, in.
deed, can be mentioned, that may not
be successfully grown in our highly
favored soil and climate.
1t will readily be conceded by all,
that ii half the foregoing estimates can
be realized, then the growing of fruit ON
this coast, even at much lower prices
than we now receive must continue to
afford far better returns to the producer
than he can hope for in any other way
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