Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-09-11


productive. All kinds of produce found
elsewhere in the world, not strictly tropical
will grow and flourish in Colusa county
The citrus fruits grow with great YisCr and
produce well, while all the fruits and sol
growth of the temperate zones find here
conditions most conducive 10 acquiring
their greatest perfection.
1t is we'll known, however, that CoIusa
in the past has been largely recognized as a
wheat growing section, and in this it holds
the proud distinction of being the banner
Wheat-producing county in the world. Nol
does 1t hold this reputation in vain, for the
figures describing the measure of its animal
4 products are almost bewildering, and give
some realization of the vast yield of bread
stuff furnished by this proud little cereal
empire in our great Sacramento, valley.
Let us simply refer, in passing, to the
| wheat alone raised in Colusa county during
the year 1880, and it will be seen tliat the
exhibit in the pavilion, now under men,
ton, has a representative significance
hardly dreamed of.
The wheat yield of Colusa county in that
| year, outside of wheat used for home con.
sumption and seeding, amounted to the
magnificent sum of 1850 900 bushels. This
is an amount greater than was raised in most
OF the several States, and was a surplus of
about 800 bushels for each of its entire pop
|
that while wheat has been king" in Colusa
county in the past, and is still its greatest
product, the other cereals and all kinds of
1ruit, vegetables, ETC., can be grown with
equal success. This fact, taken with the
significant one that the county has an area
nearly three times the size of the State of
Rhode Island, brings to the mind some
| comprehension of its wealth producing
| quality.
An examination of its exhibit in the Pa
vilion shows remarkable growths and
great variety. The arrangement of the DIS
play is most pleasing one and reflects
credit upon its Superintendent, Samuel
| Houchins. Prominent in the arrangement
are two beautiful pyramids, one rising to
| height of nearly twenty feet, and formed
with cereals and fruits put up in glass jars,
and in other forms, and so presented as to
make very attractive grouping and gen.
eral effect. The smaller pyramid consists
almost wholly of wheat, thus very appro-
priately representing the more prominent
| industry of the county. Among the wheat
| samples are heads six inches in length
| grown by James Balsdan.
| OF the more noticeable products in the
| exhibit are mammoth pumpkins and
| squashes grown by Senator Boggs, Judge
| Bridgeford and Mr. Mulligan, some of
| which are all man can liis Beets are
| shown twenty-nine inches in circumference
| and too long to measure. Fine staples of
mohair from julius Weyand, and pl1shes
manufactured from it. Mr.. Weyand for
merly found no sale for the clip of wool
| from his Angora goats, but after sending
samples to manufacturer in Connecticut
! its quality being tested, ready market was
| found for all that can be produced. Sam
! pies of mOhair are also exhibited bv
Thomas Harlan, and unique shawl made
from it by Mrs. Eunice Taylor-Hare, of
Leesville. Other features. in the exhibit
! may be referred to as noticeable, among
which is miniature engine complete in
all its appointments and working perfectly,
made by Carlos Nelk, of Williams, lad of
Is years; great variety of fine fruit, green,
| dried and preserved; evergreen millet,
standing six and a half feet high oats,
same hight; sugar-cane eleven feet high,
| from l.. T. Moulton; broom corn twelve
feet high, from W. H. Hubbard bundles
of Carolina rice plant, from l.. +. Moulton !;
| section of elder tree three feet in diameter !:
an elder pop-gun, on wheels, twelve inches
in diameter; display of nineteen other va
] rieties of useful woods extra large
/ peaches etc,
/ Following is the full list of exhibitors,
with articles they have on exhibition
| L. f. Moulton, Indian corn, Egyptian
corn, brown corn, sorghum, sugar cane,
grapes, prunes, evergreen millet, plums,
| apricots, watermelons, rice and dried fruit;
Henry Nelson, Indian corn; F. K. Wright,
hemp and pumpkins; 7. Coleman barley;
Joseph McVey, Indian corn; Mrs. Dean,
squashes, grapes and pomegranates; P.
Wills, Indian corn and ounces; Sunset
| Mills, display of flour; T. Harlan mohair,
wool and shawl made of mohair; j. F.
Wilks, Indian corn, broom corn, sweet po-
tatoes and melons; j. ?. Rathbun, red
cinnabar ore, black cinnabar, chrome, iron
and quicksilver; William Withrow, Indian
corn aud Egyptian corn; e. II. Lagross and
c. King, spples and grapes; B. c. Howard,
broom corn and muskmelons; James
! Winkler, grapes, pumpkins and squashes;
T. W. Schultz wheat; G. Leaver, barley,
broom corn and broom corn seed; William
lStruckmeyer, club wheat, and f. ]. Miller,
wheat.
J. II. Pope, white Egyptian apricots and
squashes L. r. Geer, j. Brostrom and II.
Best. samples of wheat Schultz & Co.. j.
| Frickneyer, G. Spence, Lowe, Meyers &
Co., e.. Marsh, Eppinger & Co., ]. Debolt,
J. McDermott, J. p. Sherer, L. Haggerty,
D. II. Arnold, Ford & Sartin, L. McDan-
iels, Mills Wood, j. c. Campbell, A. J..
Tully, G. Kesling, H. Lohman. G. Horn
line. J. D. Rosenberger, d. P. Mulford,
John Sites and J. L. Davis, each samples
of wheat; G.. B. Sanford, Egyptian corn !;
J. II. Green, barley; J. L. Davis, almonds,
crab apples and grapes C. E. West, proper
and club wheat; John Cheney, wheat.
squashes, barley, onions and table beets
H. Ahlf wheat and sugar corn J. Taylor
and Griffin Bros, wheat: S. McGrand,
barley; J. w. Potts, wheat aud mulberries
j. NJ. Eliston, yellow wax beans, Tom
Thumb peas. yellow tdrnip seed, melons.
pumpkins, beets, white Egyptian corn,
earliest and best peas.
e. G. Morton, varieties of wheat; F. NJ.
Johnson, two varieties of pears; H. Davis,
yellow fruit, corn and wheat; J. NJ. Neal,
peaches; John Deter, nectarines apricots,
alfalfa seed and dried fruit; j. c. Keith,
yellow figs, white figs, black figs, dried figs,
yellow plums, prunes and egg plums; A.
H. Scoggins, wild plums; A. G. Britton,
wheat; Jesse Kingsbury, peaches melons
aud pumpkins; R. A. Gray, dried figs and
alfalfa seed; w. Sullivan, Indian corn;
Rigs Bros, ]. Evans, P. HammoD, w. Caiu
L. r. Poundstone, each sacks of wheat; L
De ST. Maurice, plums; ]. o. Zumwalr
wheat and peaches; A Montgomery, wheat
c. Rogers. walnuts; Mrs. w. d. Dean, al.
monds, squashes and pomegranates; Julius
Weyand, mohair, minerals, figs and wheat;
2. Dolan, peaches and pears; 81. Johnson
peaches, Bartlett pears and apples; r. c.
Hamilton, Bartlett pears.
Laugenour & Sons. ]. Wenship, John
Bieler and w. H. HodgsoI, samples Of
wheat; II. III. Hicok, peaches and pears 2
Charry, figs: A. T. Johnson and D. Harris
G. Co., samples of wheat; C. C. Hicok, Bart
lett pears, dried apricots and wheat; l.. Pa
della, peaches A. Frank, grapes and figs
J. w. Browning, wheat and barley; Hu
bert Heitman, dried figs s. Houahins, nee
tarines and ponegranates R. I. Powell
dried German prunes; Mrs. q. w. Ware
dried figs; G. P. Wilson, Egyptian corn anc
Indian corn; Bunker & Goldring. peaches
apples, plums, pears, apricots, etc. G. W
White, prunes, cucumbers, King pepper.
and honey; Mrs. G. A. Pearson, apples
prunes, pears, peaches and plums; p. HeiD
: rich, grapes, peaches, pears, almonds ant
alfalfa; Al. Britton, Proper wheat; Bridg
ford Il Milligan, beans, raisins, driet
peaches. apricots, pumpkins, beets. swee
potatoes and fourteen varieties Of squashes
J. B. TotmaD, prunes, peaches. pears
plums, crab apples and figs ]. B. DeJar
matt, peaches, apricots, pears, prunes
; raisins, dried peaches and broom corn seed
Mrs. l.. Davis and Mrs. r. Jones, iellies
N. Cutler. several varieties of peaches an(
dried fruit ]. B. Stanton, peaches ]
Kass, E. n. Boyer and S. B. Greenleai