Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-01-28

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GROWTH OF THE FRUIT INDUSTRY.
1t is only few years ago that the pro-
ducts of our orchards and vineyards were
lin tied to the demands OF the local mar
kets. Any production from them looking
to the markets OF the Eastern States,
Eur ope, the islands of the Pacific or Aus
traia, would then lave been ssa9ted as
impossible.
Our fruits were unknown beyond our
own boundaries. and were not appreciated
even here. Many people who, either from
advanced years, or from dissipated living,
had perverted palates and vitiated appe-
utes, turned up their noses at our fruits, and
dilated upon those inferior productions
which they had eaten in boyhood. Our
wines were decried by snobs and tops. and
their cry was believed. echoed and re-
echoed by other people. with a result that
the pure juices of the grapes from our vine
yards were neglected, and the adultersted
compounds, with European labels, at in
comparseiy higher prices, were almost ex-
clusiyely consumed here. Everybody can
remember the first carload of fruit which
ieit Sacramento for Chicago, and the gem
erai feeling that the venture would result
IN total loss. All these early.beginnings of
our predictions and the adverse opinion
regarding them present such a,marke con-
uast to the present as to make it seem inn
possible tEat such changes could have
taken place in so short time.
ouE FRUIT PRODUCTS os kSs7.
The rapid development of these orchards
and vlneyares are in part revealed by the
ngures of production and shipment during
the past season. The shipments of green
declduous frGlts East over the Central Pa
chic In the season of 1857 were So .3i2 $50
pounds, which as an increase OF I2eo0 coo
pounds in twelve months
Ihere We're l2early 81. 900, 600 pounds OF
declduous fruits canned at the great can
nerleS besides thercanning dene st smaller
estaolishmentss eiii the private houses all
over the State More than $685. go
pounds OF fruits Sere dried, producing,
nearly lO,eoo,eoS pSSnds of the dried PRO
o9ct. Inns large amauut is also exclusive
OF the quantities d-ied by families These
figures are nearly double those of ase6
There was also large amount of fruit con.
sumed in the manufacture of Jams aud
Jellies, of which .S0,GG0 cases, eousIine
izs,vVv cans, were put up in the great es
ADJUSTMENTS, exclusive Ct the quantities
put up by private parties. There wer,
oS,vSS cases OF canned PIC fruits, and 800
OVo cases OF canned tomatoes manufact.
ured: The amounts of esEned goods ot
all KINDS for 1857 are nearly. if rot quite
double those of 1856.
THE CRAZE PRcnaezS
In the production of rais:ns the increase
has been equally great. In 1876 the whole
product of the State was 5000 bgves in
1857 it was 600 coo boxes ans j. -
from G0.o0J,Ge9 to 10 100000 sau,ids q q
green grapes &c produce these r,s:sins
There are now zoe 600 acres Of grace s,,ne,
IN this State, aud this area IS beiGe in
creased annually by lens of thousands a
acres. The pEodnct OF vine The pass sea
son was lS0o9,009 gallons. and there Is {
ready demand, at good prices. for all Y,
can produce. The shipments OF citru!
fruits exceeded 81, 400, CSC pounds.
IScREAsE OF TREES AND VINES.
The annual increase Of areas planted Il
vines and trees may be understood from th,