Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-09-13

| with fruit, the largest and finest that have
been exhibited here the present season
| Branches of olives, with fruit, are displayed
and pecaus, all of which grow in Mercec
| county with greatest vigcr, and yield mos
! abundantly. The full list of products in
cluded in the exhibit, with names of exhib
| itors, are as follows;
| The Bubach plantation exhibits yellow
and white peaches sun-dried, yellow anC
white nectarines sun dried; Keifer pears
| Winter Neilis, Bartlett pears, Beurre Clair
grape, and Flaming Tokay.
| Montgomery s ranch, on the Merced river
displays Mission grapes, Flaming Tokay
white Muscat, black Morocco and Zinfan-
del. Peaches-Seedling November, Orange
clings, Heath cling Bartlett pears, Winter
Nelis, Brown Russets. Nuts - Eastern
black, native black and English walnuts,
pecans, and chestnuts, almonds, hard, soft
and paper-shell. Pelsimmons-Americ
and two varieties of japanese Oranges
three varieties, and pOmegranates.
The Buckley understanding peaches,
chestnuis, hops, Flaming Tokay grapes,
| corn IN the ear, yellow and white.
William Robinson-Corn.
Minges ranch-White corn on the stalk,
hops, Irish potatoes, red peppers, Chill pep
pers, China cucumbers, sassafras, persim
mons, yellow and white cling peaches, va
rlety of grasses, pears and tomatoes.
The Fitzhugh Ranch-White and rad
Tokay grapes, Mission, Zinfandel, seedless
Sultana, Black Hamburg, Black Prince,
Black Morocco. Muscat of Alexander ;
pears-Heifer, Bartlett, Winter Nelis and
Beurre Clairgeau; japanese persimmons,
two varieties, American one variety chest
nuts, pecans, English walnuts, Eastern
black walnut, Italian walnut, peanuts.
three varieties of oranges, and two varie-
ties of pomegranates.
The Fee Ranch-English walnuts, black
walnuts and honey locust.
John on-Pears-Duchess. Bart.
lett, Winter Nelis, Beurre Clairgeau, Rus
sets and Heifer; apples-Baldwin, New
town pipin, and several other varieties !;
ounces, crab apples, walnuts and almonds;
grapes-White and red Tekay, Mission,
Black Prince, blue Malvoisie and Muscat.
The Elliott Ranch-Egyptian corn, Lodi
watermelons, squash one year old, pampas
grasses, IA feet high; grapevine, 1G months
old from cutting, bearing eight pounds of
grapes; two varieties of fig preserves, two
varieties of peaches in jars, blackberries in
jars. eight varieties of jelly, picked musk
melons and preserved ounces.
A miscellaneous collection Of jellies,
y a
Perry; canned fruits of different kinds. bv
Mrs. Charles Warfield; Miss Litchford dis
plays various kinds OF preserves; Miss Ida
Banks. peeled aad halved grapes in Jars;
Mrs. NJ. d. AIwater, olives on boughs,
Zante currents, black and white; fruit IN
J4rs. several varieties Of grapes and other
miscellaneous contributions.
G. II. Hoffman exhibits several very fine
varieties of wheat aud barley; the Chow
chilli ranch, alfalfa seed, barley, wheat and
yams; H. j. Ostrander, also several varie-
ties OF barley and wheat S. I. Howell, fine
specimens of raisiDs, orange cling from
Seeding, persimmon wood, yams, several
varieties of grapes. Gordon Evans displays
fine beets of the sugar varieties, and sun
flowers of immense hight.
Merced City FIGURING Mills and Nelson
& Son FIGURING Mills make a very large
and creditable display of family -four,
meal, and cracked wheat; Kelsey's ranch,
dried figs, corn, white and yellow; J. c.
Boynton, white and red vans and Egyp-
tian corn; Y I. Smith, sweet potatoes; Mrs.
George Bloss. canned peaches, berries, and
other varieties in preserves, also some
white Australian and Propo wheat and
rye
A. Kahl, wheat in sheaf and rye; ]. f.
Dickinson, variety Of wheat Antonia Can
erayo,of Smelling, port wine and brandy; J.
L. Ivetts, white wines and hops.
From Central Point, in west Mereed, is
exhibited by 7. Livingstone variety of
canned fruit prepared in alcohol: NJ. N.
Ritchey, a collection of blood beets; NJ.
Murphy, alfalfa hay, fourth cutting.
These exhibits indicate the productive.
ness OF Merced county and the variety OF
its products. The one desideratum to make
the lands Of the San Joaquin valley fully
equal in capacity and response to agricult
ural demand is ample rainfall or the arti-
ficial application of water. This is being
| rapidly accomplished, aud to a large de.
gree has been already, by water conducted
from the abundant flow in rivers and
streams heading in the eternal SHOWS Of the
Sierras and by artesian waters, which have
been very abundantly Obtained and ap-
piled. The area of Merced county is ], ,975
square miles. A large portion of these
broad acres are rich bottom and plains
land, while on the east q section of foot
bills is included which contains valuable
timber lands and which are also excellent
for fruit