Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1886-05-08

From the Grocer ana JHuhef'l
Nut-growing bids fair to became one
OF the most remuneratiye Of all the
allied agricultural industries Of Califor-
MIA. Though in comparison with fruit
canning or frnit-drying an then present
condition. the industry makes but a
modest showing, it will be seen by cou-
sultation Of the statistics given be.
low that IL has shown very
healthy growth in the past three
years, and recently published trade
reyiewa ehowlthat the California product
has found very favorable market
wherever introduced IL has been
shown satisfactorily that peanuts, al
monds and walnuts can be grown with
fair profits in various sections OF the
State. Every requisite condition in soil
and climate has been found wheresoeyer
these crops have been tried, but IL other
varieties II must be admitted that the
industry has hardly passed tho expert
mental stage. The following Is a com
parative crop summary, ia pounds, Tor
The past three years:
i 1885. 1854 1858.
wainuts. ...... i,25o,oOO 10000 6Oo,OOo
Ltieanuts ..-l....., 5le.O0o 100000 ... non
Almonds 49,. 100000 10000 100000
THE PEANUT DROP.
Virginia has been given iifst place as
peanut growing State, but the largest
dealers Ia dried fruits and nuts III the
country have admitted that California
can and docs produce az good nut as
u grown In the best sections OF the
Southern States, but the falling here has
been carelessness in the handling and
preparations OF tho crop fOr market.
The crop Of 1885 was placed at upwards
Aof 5c0,O0O pounds, showing tall
-rg oil, from the productions OF
1884, which is explained by the low
prices which had previously prevailed
for quite period. Still as eastern
growers have been compelled to combat
= similar condition of affairs in markets
where their products has had largest
sale, it does not appear that California
growers have been under any particular
disadvantage in the matter OF prices,
<sid when they have adapted themselv es
10 changed commercial conditions
VII oh have gradually come over
tho country, the crop will
again assume more creditable proportions
and with the care which is exercised over
the product in other sections, California
peanuts will be standing competitor for
the trade OF the country now largely sup.
piled from the South In Virginia the
crop receives special treatment, and the
product il placed on the market with all
tho advantages which come from long eT'
periences and perfect processes OF propa-
rntion. There the peanuts are generally
hand-picked, all the faulty and blem-
ished nuts removed, and the rest then
cleaned and polished by machinery or a
system of revolving brushes, which
gives the shell OF the nut bright, clean
and handsome appearance, aiding great
ly in their sale aud price. Like methods
doubtless will be adopted in California
when such u course has been found nee
essary in order to hold the trade west OF
the Mississippi river. which il now on
joyed by the growers in this state
THE WALNUT CROP.
The walnut crop last year showed
very gratifying increase ever the pro-
duciion in former seasons, having been
!. /, $50, 600 pounds in 1885. against 700, 900
pounds in 1884, and 100000 pounds
in 1883. The California product has
become so well known through the
Pacific states aud territories, and
through the entire east, that our
walnuts are now as mnoh staple
article of export as any other of the va
rious well known California produc-
tons, As yet the principal sources of
supply are Lea Angeles, Santa Barbara,
San Bernardino aud Ventura, though
the late Northern Citrus Fair at Sac.
ramento brought to view samples of
walnuts from Northern California
which bid fair, with careful cultiva
tion, to equal the best southern nuts.
Prices for the products hive always
beeu fairly remuneratiye to the growers,
and this branch OF the general industry,
like that of almond growing, is suscept-
ible OF great development. The Cali
forna walnut, as well as the almond,
has the United States for market