Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-18

county tnlS year que largely TO the N
| huence of the Nevada County Land an,
improvement Association, which has spen
great deal of money and are sparing Il,
Efforts to bring the resources of Nevads
county to the attention of immigrant
coming to California, and the result will b.
large influx of people to this section o
the State, which has many local advant
ages for the producer. a 15-year- old peal
tree at the Bowen Hill Nursery, Nevada
City, yielded 800 pears BQerre Easter va
riety Winter Royal, l, 400; Duchess, 900
Clairgsau, LOO. A walnut tree of E
Chawonaut, Nevada City, barren kind
that was grated in 1880 into Pr;eparturiens
grew this year 210 pounds of nuts. The
tree was literally breaking down under the
burden of the nuts.
SACRAMENTO (additional)-L. S. Stewart
Brighton, canteloupes picked in December
and young apples growing in December
watermelons, ripe, picked in December;
Junior Turner Harmonic, Sacramento,
beautiful floral piece, harp; fine flowers
from Miss - Smith, Mrs. t. Epson, Mrs.
F. L. Julian, Mrs Mayor Brown, Mrs.
Jessie Tufts, Mrs. d. G. Ross; oranges, very
fine, by Judge n. Greene Curtis; E. +.
Parson, Grand Island, pecans and clusters
OF oranges T. Lynn, apples; Simon Ash,
Italian chestnuts, Mandarin oranges, per-
simmons; F. Frazer, oranges; Mrs Monuch,
oranges; NJ. Ethers. Isabella grapes, ripe
December 18th; Samuel Ash, italian
chestnuts 0. E. Hughes, walnuts
J. Rutter, fine exhibit of grapes, walnuts,
pumalos, olives, persimmons. dried figs,
nuts, Muscatel raisins. Mr.. Rutter's is a
large and very superior exhibit. He is a
fruit-groWer of large experience, and
has as finely cultivateds lands at
Florin as can anywhere be found.
]. H. Kerr, Elk Grove, large bundle of to-
bacco grown in Sacramento county. S. E.
Darlington (cityl, splendid persimmons,
large oval, firm and plump; none finer are
shown. Weinstock & Lubin, Almeria
grapes, grown in Spain and shipped in
cork dust to New York, and thence sent to
Sacramento as curiosities Mrs. J. Gray,
oranges, persimmons and lemons: S. E.
Vandercook, trees Just started John Roach,
strawberries F. 2. Chaplin, Brighton, sun
dried fruit; 2573-pound squash, grown at
Riverside dairy; H. Fisher & Co., beautiful
lot of candied or preserved fruits S. s.
Southworth, exhibit of Arizona-grown
oranges and lemons; Mrs. S. E. Wriston,
Gait, two splendid clusters of fine oranges ;
DR.. o. Harvey, Gait, two lots of exceedingly
fine soft and paper-shell Almonds. Frank
Swift NJ street, Sacramento, exhibits lines
ripe from his splendid tree. 1t is remark
ably fine showing of ripe fruits. and at
tracts especial attention for the excellence
of the fruit.
SANTA CLARA-Is one of the richest, most
fertile, healthful and inviting counties of
California. In grains, fruits and vines she
has few equals. Located at the door of
San Francisco, with warm valleys, near the
coast, gentle foothills and some Coast Range
mountains, fertile and tillable to their tops
she has the coast breeZes, and hence is a
little later in products than more central
and warmer sections. Her soil is very
much varied in character, with only trifie
that is not to be classed exceeding good or
first-class. She raises all the cereals. fruits
and vines, and has mineral and other pro-
ducts. She makes but small exhibit, as
no one took it in hand, but after the first
day of the fair few citizens hurried to-
gether few exhibits The truth is, not
all our counties have been awakened fully
to the great benefits of the fair, but the
lesson received this year will not be
lost upon them now. Santa Clara shows
The Catholic Fathers, Los Gatos, varieties
of oranges. lemons, persimmons and
ounces; D. McMurray, Los Gatos, four
boxes of oranges, also lemons: C. Yucco,
six miles south Of San jose, one box lines :;
y. u. bIuuli, llcSl Ceill JigSGf
and lemons A. J. Fowler, Evergreen, near
San Jose Seeding oranges and lemons J.
P. Pierce, Santa Clara, English walnuts of
two varieties and persimm IONS A. Block,
Santa Clara, two varieties of English wal
nuts Henry Curtner, near San Jose, several
boxes of different varieties of oranges and
lemons Isaiah Shaw, three miles east or
San Jose, an assortment of oranges and
lemons f. ]. Fuller, six miles east of San
JOSE varieties of oranges; ]. 3.
Fuller, six miles east of San Jose,
oranges and persimmons; Mrs. Gray,
San Jose, English walnuts; Paul Burns
Wine Company, San Jose. several cases of
fine wines and brandies of choice varieties I;
F. j. Smith, near San Jose, oranges John
Rock, San Jose, date palms, pomegranates,
oranges five varieties of olives-Rubra,
Calumballa, Tendulina, 0blonga and Prae-
cox DR.. Mintie, five miles east of San Jose,
oranges Henry A. Brainard, San Jose,
four boxes of almonds and one box Eng
lish walnuts. A large lot of figs and prunes
are now being put in place. the exhibitors
of which we are not able to nowname.
CONTRA CosTA-Lies between the San
Pablo and Suisun Bays on the west and
north, Alameda county on the south, and
the San Joaquin river and county on the
east. 1t is rich and fertile county of S09
square miles, of which 105 are great valley,
25 tule, 625 Coast Range dow hills), and
small valleys 625. 1t is a warm county,
with bay breezes. The surface is largely
hilly, with one mountain Mount Diablo),
rising 1896 feet. She has several rich,
Well-Watered valleys and her soil
greatly varies, bnt we have not
space now needful to describe the great
number of kinds. Yet we may say that
better farming land cannot be found than
can be had in Contra Costa's rich little val
leys. Dairy industries, fruit and grain
growing, oal-mining and fishing are her
chief industries. She stands eighth among
grain growing counties as to amount, but
among the first as to quality. Most of her
valleys are notable as being totally exempt
from frost-due to typographical formation
and the hill-lockeG character of these gar
den spots. Fruits of all kinds grow lux
uriantly. Citrus fruits have been but lit
tie grown, because no one has given
thought to the matter, deciduous fruits and
grains absorbing attention. 1t is very
he lthful county, free from many causes of
disease that elsewhere prevail, and has a
reputation that registers very high in the
sanitary record. These exhibits are on
display at the fair: A. E. Martin, near Mar
tinez, two varieties oranges C.. Fish, near
Martinez, lemons C. L. Webster, near
Martinez, oranges and lemons.
AMADoR-Amador is a fruit-growing,
grazing, numbering and grain-growing
county. 1t is mountainous in the east,
with rolling hills in the west. There are
number of charming and rich valleys, pro-
ducing fruit luxuriantly. Coal is largely
mined in Amador. The county lies south
of Ell Dorado, north of Calaveras, east of
San Joaquin The climate is equable, nei-
ther very cold nor warm. The soil is sandy
and grayelly loan, with red soil on the
uplands. There is plentiful waterfall and
yet for irrigation no county is better stu
ated, ditch properties of vast value and ex-
tent being at the command of the farmer
The healthfulness of the county is notable
The county is prosperous, the people we'll
to-do. Quartz mining is a large industry
and the county is second in the list of gold
producing counties. Land is cheap, and
nearly every acre in the county can be cul-
tivated. The upper part of the county has
fine turnpikes, and the lower part has rail-