Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-10-13
Irrigation.

and to southern California in particular, with its decidious fruits and grspCs, which I claim can be successfully grown here without question O. doubt, and without irrigation. IL lays the tounds- tior to produce hese fruits much cheap CT than where irrigation Is resorted tO, and not only cheaper, but, I maintain, better.
 The fruit is sweeter, and, consequent ly, more palstsble. Now, shall briefly give some reasons, and refer to various places in California, where fruit IS pro- duced in paying quantities without ir rigation.
 But before proceeding any further. l will give some suggestions in reference to growing fruits without irrigation.
 First place. wonld recommend to any person who intends to plant R0 orchard to plov the land intended for such orchard eight CT ten inches deeP, and, if be Is able, to subsoIl the land so that iE will be plowed down 10 to Ii inches in depth, and If cToss-plowed and thoroughly narrowed, so much tine better. and when the trees are planted they should be set at depth Of IS inches to two feet, according to ieDg of roots. Then keep the orchard or whey ard ploGed deep each year, commencing n the winter Rs sU on as the soil Is wet sui ficlently to plow, and then cultivate most thoroughly {, keep the weeds down snd from growing, end after the season has passed for weeds to grow, cease stirring the soil for the year. Continue this same process TT mode every year.
 I would suggc5t that after the last cultivation, board or leEeler be run over the surface to prevent the land from drying out.
 On land where Rn orchard or vine yard IS planted the soil should be uo-s;, and will be so within four inches of tue surface if treated ID the nsnBer de- ser bed.
 Trees and viDes V Il Blwsya se1d or force thelr roots downward, and are pre- parIng fer making good trees and wilt czrtaln,y of producing good crops ot lue ciuus fruits. By thls deep cu'tivEs the sun by cgpll-ry attraction Is drawing up water from below, on the same pi oiple g thas O' lump of sUsar TLicl is held oyer water, allowing cm8l space of 1t Co touca the water, tho g hoir lumT wIll soon be Wef. Or take 8 Fge luUg of soil, treu'ed in the same uaauo tte suit will be similar. Now my ezpe-- fence al goes c prove beyoaG c0nsrc- v.rsy tat ull kinds If csci1lCu- f.ults c7n 1e grown with great suc5ezF Eifhout irrigation.
 Some 13 yeasa ago l planted v.ae- yard fsr T.I-4rE 20 SaE Joaquin oo-EtI end lh= vin-1 did well without lrriga- ti3c.
 Tao yesIs SEQ las; March planted l. vlueysfd If Nrscat sud Malaga grh1 {, also at the sane time, l planted p--- orchard and s'nee each orchard. ] planted l39 acres in vines and sref | Both vines a13 trees have done remEl E- | ably well. The soil :s sandy clay lo o-u about 60 saes from sJrtEcs VIZ er. CT E. the noistu. e is ~iIEIn four inch 5 O. tUe surface, now ID Oototer and November. We Gud in this coU1iy lLns AnC2.esl m various localities are dlii s-e-t -o-. surface a.er from l9 70 51feet l eg, sud on such soils decidious f.uits sud gcare vInes do well aui produce hn @ | Gro of fruit of le best qGsiitg.
 We find ia San DiegO county. Els3. the very same results. To San Uni Obispo county We find that there IS bu' hu:e irrigation, and we also hnd q st the fruit that does well there not Uply simply does we'll but excels ID size, flavor and keepiDg qualities.
 In Arroyo Cfrsnde, especially, fruits of | z .rtain kinds do rem 1rksbly well, and that, tco, withnat i-r gatlon. In Ssnte | Barbara and Ventura counties we End the same result.
 It's often said that lsDd 50 miles from the coast must bs irrigated, but We hnd | tbss in San BsrnRrd;4o county, ID mCst localities, fruit trees do not require IT, rigation.
 I plantsi about 1S0 acres ot orchard last AprIl on the Lsndkershim ranch Tor Mes=rs. Burch & BOhl. Huot, Hoffman and others. Of course this was too late to expect much success, but the trees have done remarkably well, and thlnk | $ lu Fernando ranch will produc almost all kinds of deoidious fruits and grapes without irrigation.
 To my mird it has been demonstrst- cd beyond doubt that decidlous tfUits .an be produced in paying quRntl'Ies m Southern O ;tornia on either damp or bIgh lands. SoIl that has more or Iass sand in it Is | Q bes: land for irui's and vines grown tIoUt ir-'gs'Ion. | Let me remind c y one tcat proposes to plsut sn orchard to bear ID uln@ these f..cts, that in order to succe well spd obtain tbe be- result, to blow ds sp
 and plan. your trees well. Plsut ea'iy' say from JEnua. so the 18th of Msi:h . pruue and cus back short, and take good care of your Ire ss, not neglectirg 70
 urune every year, Some. especiHllN | Bs -tlett pear tcees. end wEe1 the trees bee- to be sure to thIn out the hrst, so
 there will bs fruit every six inches. ss one pound oi good-sized frui, l1 wp5',
 much more that two pcCnds of small
 fruit
 The fruit industry ID only 10 Its iniin
 cy. ard there is no,hing dlscoura g'ns
 S6 regard Q growing deciduous or CT
 ms fruits Tn tha right locsh-ies, where
 tbe WbIte scale cen be kept out, aud tue
 orcbsviist thst produces fruit wlthou' irrigation will have the best frul! at tho } ieas; cost, do not advocate growing smal .ruits unless one can irrIgate, or cltru; fruits either. In copclusior, let ne impress upof any one who clntenplates planting ar } orehcrd to ob ain all the Information they cru. in reference to making sue . cess of this busIness. and do the ces } hey can to excel.
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