Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-03-15

tom, and with q slight pressure removes
the form with the fingers. This leaves
the grapes properly adjusted in the bas-
ket. The attendant places four baskets
in the bottom of the double crate, then
stacks them (the crates> up as high az
convenient, and places in cool room
an equal amount of packed bas-
kets for further curing. When the
shipment is nearly done the crates
are filled and nailed. By this time
the stems are sufficiently cured to per.
NIT enough overweight to equal the
evaporation in transit, so that the con-
sumner can have five pounds net per bas-
ket. There should be from four to eight
ounces overweight in each basket, as
forty pounds net is the approved weight
in market. If the packer is found sending
good, full weight it is remembere by
dealers. The reverse is also found true.
As near uniformity as possible for each
market is desirable, and in no case send
poor fruits to Eastern markets. Handle
by stem in all cases where possible, and
thus retain the bloom, as in this manner
alone will the market and keeping quail
| ity be retained. Garry to the Car in a
spring wagon or its equal-s heavy
| wagon with foot of straw in the bed.
Have heavy cover over the crates in
| transit to the cars. Do not pile the
crates upon an open platform exposed to
the heat of the sun. A disregard OF
these small points many times forbids
success.
The next paper. on pruning Raisin
Vines," by Gustav Eisen, of Fresno, was
very interesting, and contained consid-
erable valuable information. In it he
said pruning was necessary: First,
to prevent the vine getting out
out of shape; second, to prevent over
bearing; third, to give larger grapes
fourth, to keep the vines healthy; fifth,
to produce as sweet grapes as possible.
The Muscat vine has tendency TO throw
out branches from the end buds only, no
matter how long is the spur left-it is a
real climbing vine. The closer the Mus
cat vine is pruned the easier it is to keep
it in shape. The number of eyes to be
left should be limited to two, including
the inner eyes at the junction of the
trunk and last years bud. Early prun-
ing is to be favored. The proper way
to prevent bleeding is to prune before the
sap is started. Generally too many spurs
are left on young vines, too few again on
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larger and sweeter they are. To pro.
duce large and sweet grapes, prune short
and prune low.
Couture of Small Fruits" was the sub.
ject treated in D. Edison Smiths paper.
He treated the strawberry, raspberry and
blackberry. and in the course of his re-
marks said
The most profitable raspberry that
have bred is what is known as the New
Rochelle. This berry is exceedingly
hardy and vigorous in it's growth OF
cane, and is very prolific bearer. The
fruit is much frmer than most of the red
varieties, and will bear shipment well.
Its quality is somewhat inferior, but its
earliness more than compensates for
this. Of the varieties of blackberries,
am now setting out only the Crandall.
1t is q strong, vigorous, hardy plant,
very productive of firm, handsome ber-
ries, fruits over a longer season than any
other variety, and the vines will not
run all over your place. If was setting
out piece of ground entirely to these
berries, would have the rows from ten
to twelve feet apart, and the plants four
feet apart in the row. 1t pays to have a
good wet soil for these fruits, and then
have the soil put in the best condition
before setting out the plants. Plow
deeply and harrow thoroughly several
times before setting out. Lastly, open 6
trench with your plow where the row is
to be, twenty inches deep. Go along
with basket of plants, four-feet lath
and q shovel, and set plant in this
trench every four feet. and pull the dirt
around it with the shovel. Aim in pre-.
pairing the ground with plow and
smoother to leave it dishing each way
towards the row of young plants, so that
irrigsting water turned in at the upper
end will run along the row of plants, as
in trough. Aim to have the ground
around the set plants few inches below
the general level of the land. After the
plants are all set in a row, 60 along with
rake, if there are but few plants, OF
with horse hoe if there are many, and
| fill in the trench between the plants. II
the ground is dry, or if there is no rain
soon after setting out the plants, irrigat'
| ing water should be turned down the
row, or at least quart or two of water
poured round each plant. Then before
the soil hardens stir it we'll with the cul
tivator and hoe. All future care resolves
itself into frequent waterings and fire.
uuent STRINGS of the soil. Allow nc
weeds to appear, and keep three inches
of surface soil we'll loosened with thu
horse and hand hoes. These small
fruits require frequent waterings, espe
cially W ZEN forming fruit and during the
fruiting season.
Papers on walnut culture by A. Dor
man, of Rivera, and Felix Gillett, o
Nevada City, were read. Mr.. Gillet
advocated the planting of the hardie
varieties of the walnut, and gave the
names of a number of imported kind
which he advised to be selected for cul
tivation here instead of the common wal
nut now grown.
Afternoon Session.
The first paper read at the afternoon
session was on the "Mysterious Vim
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