Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-01-17
ORANGE ORCHARDS.
They are ON the Increase in the North
ern Citrus Belt.

They are the Increase in the North
ern Citrus Belt.
CoLUsA, January 16th.-There are about
fifteen acres of oranges in the county, one
fourth bearing none for shipment. Orange
tree planting is on the increase.
CHICO, January 16th.-The orange crop
of this section is so per cent. larger this
year than last, of fine quality and all
marketed. Orange groves are scattered all
over the foothills. It is impossible to learn
the acreage.
AUBURN, January 16th.-The acreage in
oranges is on the increase over last year,
but the exact figures are not available. The
Auburn Orange Association has twenty
seven acres. fifteen of which will bear next
year, and there is g small crop this year of
superior quality. Throughout the county
there is large increase in the acreage and
the crop is OF good quality.
MARYsvILLE, January 16th.-The area in
orange trees was increased in the year Just
closed by an addition of about 200 acres in
Yuba and score or more acres in Suffer
county. Deciduous fruit still maintains q
preference with local fruit growers, on ac-
count of the earliness of profitable returns,
in comparison with citrus fruits.
The present area of orange orchards in
acres, but it is expected to be largely in
creased in the near future, especially in the
foothills section of Yuba county, where
there is an abundance of water available
for irrigation.
The crop of 1889 is about all gone, as it
was marketable as early as Thanksgiving
Day, and the Citrus Fair took about the
last of it. The quality of Marysville or
anges for the season just closed was scarcely
up to the average, as many of the trees
have been neglected.
WOODLAND, January 16th.-It is impossi-
bic to gi-e the acreage of orange trees in
this county. 1t has largely increased over
that of last year. Several hundreds of
acres of orange orchards have been planted
within the past six months along the foot
hills between Madison and Winters. So far
but few have been shipped and those chiefly
from Winters.
FRESNO, January 16th.-Estimates place
the number of orange trees in Fresno
county from $4,000 TO $4,000 OF these not
one third are bearing. The yield of 1889
was $4,000 oranges. This was the highest
number ever produced in the county. This
year the yield will not be over 35 900. The
decrease is accounted for on the grounds
of sort of rest or off year after last sea-
sons heavy yield. The increase of trees
planted this winter will be 100000 to 120,-
600. People have just discovered that
oranges are a fairly square and weil-paying
crop in Fresno county, hence more and
more attention is being given to oranges,
which are grown mostly in the foothill Sec
ton in the thermal belt, thriving best at an
elevation of from 500 10 1 500 feet. Most of
the bearing trees are on the banks of King
river. Most of the oranges are Seeding,
the navel not reaching more than 5,000
The quality of the fruit is excellent, large,
of good color, and very sweet. The de-
mand Of the local market exceeds the
supply.
The fruit ripens early, and Is well of the
market before the Southern California crop
is in. In the vicinity of Porterville, Tulare
county, is fine belt of orange land, and
the fruit produced there is most excellent.
RIVERSIDE January 16th.-The acreage
in oranges this year is about 4 1000 acres,
the increase over 1888 being but slight
About one thousand carloads of 800 boxes
each will be available in 1890, the quality
OF which will be superior to any previous
crop.
The increase in shipments of 1883 is
placed at one hundred cars. The fruit is in
fine condition and very large Number of
boxes are being packed for exhibition al
the Citrus Fair in New York City.