Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-01-13

YOU will notice, bya comparison of these
figures, that Auburn, Sacramento, Marvs-
vile, Red Bluff. Redding and other places
an northern California have higher mean
temperature for the coolest month than the
cities of Rome, Madrid Marseilles, Jerusa-
lem, etc, while the thermometer frequently
falls to lower degree in Rome Naples and
Madrid. than in Sacramento, Marysville
Auburn or Red Bluff
As further proof under this head.
we find from the meteorological OBJ
servations of the Signal Service, the most
reliable data possible that the mean or
average temperature of this portion of
California for "a years is 600. We find,
further, that the isothermal line of the
mean annual average temperature of 600
Fahrenheit covers the finest citrus regions of
the earth. 1t takes in the fruit belt of
Spain, Italy, Asia Minor, the countries
OF the date palm in the valleys of
the Euphrates and the Tigris,
Egypt, the foothills of India,
the great valleys Of China, and the
citrus region of Japan; thence from Japan
across to middle and northern California
as far north as Redding. This 600 belt in
cludes the oldest and largest citrus fruit
regions in the world. The regions in this
isothernal belt in Asia have produced
citrus fruit in great quantities from time
long anterior 70 their written history. When
the valleys of the Tigris, the Euphrates
andthe Nile were most thickly populated the
people mainly subSisted on the date In
Japan, where the citrus fruit business has
been so long established, the mean average
temperature for the winter months. as |
learn from DR.. Latham, who has resided
there seven years, is 90 Here the aver
age for the winter months is 1892 There
they have SNOW and ice here we have
none TO speak Of All the countries having
the temperature of northern California are
the richest fruit regions of the world. A
close investigation will demonstrate that
no part of vine-clad France, Italy or Spain
can compare with Us in our advantages for
the production of superior. fruits.
This much by way of demonstrating that
northern California is the natural home of
the orange. Now a moment to show WHY
| believe with Dr. Frey that it will in time
be preferred by those designing to embark in
their producti) pa. As DR.. Frey SAYS. we have
no chilly fogs in summer to mar the bloom
or to sour the fruit; black scale, so com
mon In southern California. is to us I'M
known; orr fruit, therefore, is handsomer
and better, and consequently brings more
III the market. The average price realized
by the producer of oranges in northern
California this winter is between two and
three cents apiece. Again, owing to
the absence Of the chilly summer
fogs. such as prevail in the south
ern counties. our fruit ripens from
a month TO five weeks earlier than in
Southern California. This is another con-
dition favorable TO better prices The first
oranges were shipped this season from
Nacayllle rs early as the LIST of November,
and from the foothills as early as the Dist of
the same month. It's a fortunate condition
tor the orange-grower of northern Califor-
MIA that his fruit ripens in time 10
get 1t into the Eastern market, il
needs be, for the holiday trade; and
what is more inviting for Christmas
decoration than a fine golden orange? Oul
people all complain that this fair is held
too late; that their best fruit was gone be-
fore they knew of il, and that of several
kinds OF citrus fruits, notably the pome
granate and the japanese persimmon they
were out entirely. But this doubtless /,
true of all northern California, and while
the circumstance will detract much from
this our first citrus fair, it is to be hoped
that ii will work no injustice as between in
dividual exhibitors. A few weeks earlier C
NJ. Silva & Son, of Newcastle, could have
shown twenty varieties of oranges: at thi
date they are able to exhibit but twelve.
Touching the question of the quality o
northern California oranges, | am permit
ted to quote from one or two private anC
business letters
Mrs. ]. B. Finch, wife of the great tenn
perance lecturer acknowledging the receip
OF box of oranges sent to her at Evans
vile, H., by George ID. Kellogg, of New
castle, says. under date of December 2G
1885, :" We all pronounce it the freshest
most delicious California fruit that we eve
tasted
Perry & Co, of Denver, Col, acknowl
edging receipt of a sample box of orange.
sent by the Cooperative Fruit Company a
Newcastle, write, under date of Decembel
90, 1885, as follows: Sample box O
oranges received yesterday. and we wire,
you last night. The oranges are a com
plete surprise, and we are in ecstacies owe
them. Why didn't We know they were 5,
fine before? People were not ready TO
California oranges, and smiled at the ide;
of fruit from there that was OF any accoun
at this time of the year. But the sam
pie is beautiful, and we can sci
them for anything person wants.
The wiring was for a carload. which wa
sent few days after receipt of the telegram
Mankind naturally follows the orange
He has done so in all ages. The northern
tribes of early Europe made raids on thei
southern neighbors in the hope of possess
ing themselves of their sunny cline an,
their orange groves.