Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-01-16

cheap. Wherever fruit-growing has been
attempted success has attended the effort.
Near the village of Vina narrow strip
of land on Deer creek is being cultivated
to fruits by Cinnamon in a very slipshod.
and imperfect manner, and yet they sell
about SIS, 900 worth of dried fruits annual
ly. Good cultivation ought to double this
result. and, bad as it is, the income is nve
times as much as wheat would produce on
the same acreage. If we have not the
home of the orange, which is perhaps yet
to be proved, we have the home of greatly
more valuable fruits, in my Judgment, and
we have a climate agreeable enough tor
anybody who don't want to be an angel
forthwith.
One WORD about the dreaded north wind.
When Lieutenant Craig was in charge of
the Signal Corps of the coast, he visited
Red Bluff to confer with the officer in
charge there. The conference was mainly
about the north wind. Lieutenant Craig
advanced the theory, which is confirmed
by observations of that corps, that the
blasting effects of the north wind is dimin-
ishing year by year he says the increased
production of trees and cereals and cultiva-
ton of the soil increases the humidity of
the atmosphere, and results in charging it
with moisture and the naturalization of its
desiccating effects Tree-planting will
ultimately emasculate the north wind as
power for evil, and make it as welcome for
its sanitary results, and TO diminish ex-
cessive moisture as it is now dreade
But, Mr.. President, am admonished
that my time has expired. l would like to
dwell upon the varied resources of my
county | would delight in drawing you a
picture of its wealth of charms for ply
Of re II
brave men, but, out Of consideration for
some of our sisters who are not SO richly
blest, | refrain.
Ny people besougbt me not to overdo
our merits, and, above all things, TO respect
the feelings of others. l now give the floor
to our generous rivals.
SPEECH OF JUDGE c. 5. LOTT.
Judge C. S. Lott, of OroviIle. was the
next speaker. He said he had been in
vited 10 address those present upon the
subject of fruit culture in Butte county.
He had prepared no written speech all he
knew upon the subject was what he had
learned from his experience in citrus cult
ure that he could give in few words and
their fruits now on exhibition were a fair
sample of the possibilities of their soil and
climate. We are proud of our exhibit,
which We think cannot be equaled else
where. The first orange tree planted in
Butte county was at Bidwelrs Bar, eight
miles above the town of 0roville, on the
South fork of the Feather river This tree
was procured in 1859, by Robert T. Van
Orden, for Judge Lewis. Another, pro-
cured about the same time, was set out at
Ophir, the original name of the town of
Orovllle. The oranges, the 5 ed from which
produced those trees, was eaten in Sacra-
mento by Mr.. Morrell. One was from Aca-
pulco, the other a Burgamot from Italy
The seeds were planted in this city, and the
tree that went to Bidwell's Bar was from
the Acapulco orange. It IS now 81 years
of age, and has been bearing 10 years II
was five years old when il was tranSplanted
from Sacramento to Bidwell's Bar, being
conveyed thither in a tub of earth, and
from that tree sprung all the principal
seeding fruit in and around Oroville. The
lemons are all from seeds from fruit i'm
ported from Sicily 1t can be truthfully
stated that all our citrus fruits have i'm
proved upon the original. No country
ever raised an orange or lemon that will
not thrive better and produce more luxuri-
antly in Butte county than in its native
country. The average temperature of
Butte county, both day and night, is lower
than that OF any of the coast counties.
That is the secret surrounding the fact that
our fruit ripens several weeks sooner than
uoes the oranges OF Los Angeles and River
side. We have warm nights as well as
days. In southern California their days
are as warm as ours, but their nights much
cooler. We have no damp fogs, no heavy
dews; hence the superior quality and
flavor of our fruit. The speaker stated the
number of bearing trees in Butte county
and the number of young trees lately
out out. He said he was often asked
II the many varieties Of seeding fruit did
not deleriorate. To all such inquiries he
positively answered no. They are larger
producers their fruit thinner skinned, and
of better flavor than any grown south of
san Francisco. The Bidwell Bar tree pro-
duceS good seed, and trees raised from the
seed of one crop are Just the same one sea-
son with another, all good producers of
similar quality retaining their best quail
ties. The oranges raised in Butte county
will sell for good and remunerative
prices at all times ana anywhere.
We have a demand for all of ii
at our very doors. There is no
danger of yer-production. The great
northwest wants all we can raise at good
and remunerative prices. Transportation
IS our greatest trouble, and as that is con-
stantiy being facilitated and corrected. such
thing as an oyer-prodpction in the line
of citrus fruits in northern California is
ume, neither is ii the place to discuss
other horticulture or agriculture pursuits,
or the development of any other OF our
many great important business interests.
for That wehaye our annual State agricult-
urai fairs and stock exhibits. We are here
TO talk about our citrus products, compare
notes, add to our stock Of knowledge upon
that subject. and show the world that we
OF northern California have an industry
IL -. -
IN its infancy, but with all the character
1stics indicative of a giant: an industry
that will increase ard improve in character
henceforward
Grated trees that come from the south
ern portions of the State, if not protected.
will not stand our climate. We have tried
them, but all experiments have more or
less failed. The fruit we have in Butte now,
specimens of which are on exhibition, has
become accliInatcd. They stand the cold
OF our winter; the frost has no effect upon
6hem; live out in the open air. It don't
pay to import trees from southern Califor-
MIA, but our Seeding varieties thrive well.
We cen form our trees on Seeding stocks,
and thus secure any variety We desire.
few mornings since, at Oroyille, the mer-
curry stood at 26o. The young orange
shoots shook the mantle of frost from
their beautiful leaves, and when the
sun arose, were not injured III the least.
The lines, more tender than the oranges,
were not injured by the cold weather. In
Butte we have twenty-five or thirty varie-
ties of oranges. They, as our exhibits
show, are as to size ana quality, equal to
the best, and grow in the open air without
the least protection, apparently as hardy
As any of the trees cultivated. 1t requires
labor no more skilled than is necessary to
the successful cultivation OF Our common
orchard fruits. The olive does not prop
erly belong TO the citrus family,
but is a precursor of the or
ange. Wherever the olive succeeds there
also the orange will grow. The entire Sac
ramento valley and its adjoining foothills
will grow the olive in its greatest perfection.
We have on exhibition oranges from Biggs
Station GROWN in black adohe Land II i