Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-12-17

bitiop. They were grown at an elevation OF
600 feet. Knights Ferry in the early days /
of gold mining was noted for its rich |
placer mines, but these long since have |
been worked out, and now on the very spot |
where the yellow gold o. mining was dug |
from the earth, Mr.. Vogt has 100 orange |
trees bearing fruit. the major portion of |
which were planted about thirteen years |
ago. This section of the county is espe-
cially adapted to the growing of oranges, |
lemons, pomegranates, persimmons, al |
monds, grapes and all kinds of fruits The
chief products of the county are grain and
stock-raising Mr.. Vogt has about ,0C0
healthy growing orange trees, and expects
to plant about 100 more during the season
of 1887. The fruit belt of this county is
particularly adapted to the growing of wine
and raisin grapes. A. Schell, who has
vineyard of 100 acres at Knights Ferry, is
the leading representive of the wine in
terest in that county. Stanislaus county is
rapidly moving to the front in the value
and importance of her products. Water
for irrigation purposes can be had in abund-
ance.
w. 7. Coleman & Co., of San Francisco,
show some excellent varieties of raisins
grown by the Mcpherson Bros, of Fresno
county. The different brands are the Miss
Austin, VIM. Forsyth and Coleman Flag.
They are large in size, fine in appearance,
and Of excellent quality.
Fresno County.
The display in the fair of raisins made
by the Fresno Raisin and Fruit Packing
Company of Fresno of which Geo. W.
Meade & Co., of San Francisco, are the
agents, is probably the finest exhibition of
California raisins that have ever been
OBJ hi Stat d.. . l,a
fruit being of most excellent quality, it is
faced by machinery, an invention of their
own, which astonishingly adds to its
beauty. In addition to this, the wrappings
and labels, and the very handsome way
in which the fruit is gotten up, is some
thing that has surprised even the oldest
inhabitants, and it is only through the
means of a fair of this kind that the Won
derful improvements and progress
that have been made in the packing of
raisins of California can be brought about.
While Fresno county is in Central Califor-
MIA, it is practically part and parcel of
northern California, and is in sympathy
with this part of the State. The raisin pro-
duct of that section is increasing yearly in
quantity, and promises in the near future
great results in the business of California.
1t is a great pleasure to US to report this
wonderful improvement, botL in the quail
ity of our raisins and in the style of pack
ing. We are informed by Messrs. Geo. W.
Meade & Co. that these goods are fully
equal to the Spanish fruit.
Another thing that should not be lost
sight of is the fact that the samples now on
exhibition at our fair are exactly the same
goods that they are forwarding in car lots
to the Eastern markets, and that their total
shipments of this kind of fruit, to date.
will approximate from 20 900 to $4,000
boxes. 1t is an easy thing to pack for ex-
hibition box or two of extra fine raisins,
but what is desired in an exhibition of this
kind is fair representation of the goods as
they are being shipped to the East and
other markets.
Tehama County.
Tehama is upon both sides of the Sacra-
mento river, near the northern end of the
most fruitful valley in the world. 1t con-
tains nearly 1000, 600 acres of excellent soil,
varying from the deep alluvial sediment
bottom lands to the productive plains and
fertile foothills. Three fourths OF the en-
tire area is productive soil, and produces
5000 600 bushels of wheat and other grain,
$500, 600 pounds of WOOL and large quanti-
ties of fruits of all kinds. Although fruit
growing is in its infancy there, whe ever
grown all citrus and other fruits produce
abundantly. Oranges, lemons, olives, figs,
raisins, etc., are grown successfully in the
valley and thermal belt of the foothills,
white the apple, pear, peach, plum, etc,
thrive in the higher attitudes.
The timbered area is large, and produces
the finest timber in the world. AT Red
Bluff, the county seat, 1879 miles north of
San Francisco, are the immense sawmills
of the Sierra Lumber Company, which
manufactures lumber for the worlds mar
kets. Red Bluff has A 600 people, an acad-
envy second to none, graded and high
schools, banks and many fine brick and
iron business blocks and elegantprivate
residences The county schools, some 20
in number, are provided with the best
teachers Corning, Tehama and Paskenta
are hourishing towns. At Vina is the
largest vineyard in the world that of Gov
ernor Leland Stanford, of nearly 1000
acres.
THE RAINFALL
Of Tehama county is 2S inches annually,
which insures abundant crops without irrl-
CATION. A failure OF crops was never known
in this county. The climate is dry and
healthy, and is semi-tropical in the valley,
growing cooler as the mountains are as
cended, so that one may choose his home
where he will, with satisfaction as to tenn
ant. Lands are cheap, compared to prices
asked in sections in the south. The rail-
road and market facilities are of the best,
and constantly enlarging. Several new
lines have incorporated and are proposed,
and the completion of the Oregon line is
near at hand.
This county is on the direct and only
through north and south line between
California and the vast northwest, and
being so near to the northern market will
hold a first place for all time.
Tehama county exhibits as follows: Z.
Crater, Red Bluff, cluster of large, fine
Baldwin oranges, deep rich color; J. F.
Ellison, Red Bluff, box Mediterranean
lemons; T. II. Gates, Red Bluff, box st.
Michael oranges; Lon White, Red Bluff,
box oranges; L. D. Clark, Red Bluff, box
extra large and deep yellow Baldwin
oranges, very fine quality; Mrs. E. A.
Church, Red Bluff, fine box oranges; Major
g. g. Kimball, Red Bluff several boxes of
fine oranges, lemons, etc, fine color
Mrs j. 3. Gimmell, Red Bluff,
box very fine ripe oranges; Mrs. G. c. Nc
Coy, Red Bluff, box extra large, choice,
high colored oranges: Mrs. NJ. Carrigap,
Red Bluff, box oranges; Mrs. 5. n. Howell,
Red Bluff, plate fine oranges; I. r. Ryan,
lieu BLUM, cluster anu DOA Ol lille oTdllBeS,
and splendid lemons George Puts, Red
Bluff, cluster and box of extra fine oranges,
rich yellow; C. R. Mayhem, Red Bluff, box
fine Mission olives and English walnuts,
well grown and attractive J. A. Calkins.
Red Bluff, plate soft-sAell almond, fine,
also olives Governor Leland Stanford,
Vina. box and clusters of Mission grapes,
picked fresh from the vines, also rails
ms, ounces, apples in variety, and a
large amount of fine vegetables
William Duncan, Red Bluff, 6 boxes of
very fine almonds, Muscat and Sultana
raisins, figs and French prunes, well pre-
pared; A. 0. Peden, Corning, East India
bamboo. with remarks on its box IS fol-
lows: 81 grew in the open air since Novem-
Der 1, 1886, if the Los Angeles real estate
agents do say that the ground freezes two
feet deep in Tebama county. Taken up
December s, 1856" oneja ofelegant canned
mammoth prunes, by the same exhibitor;
w. d. Bacon, Red Bluff, variety dried