Arizona republican., 1890-06-16
PROFITABLE FRUITS. Varieties Best for this
 Valley. What Should Be Planted
 for Profit. A Lecture from an Old Fruit Grower that should be Read by Every Landowner.

Last Saturday afternoon, at a meeting of the Maricopa County Fruit Growers Association, D. Turner, one of the val ley's oldest and most experienced nur sery men, delivered the following essay upon Arizona fruit culture:
 At the request of your Secretary will give 6 short essay on my experience with variou. fruits during my residence of about seven years in this valley, giving my ideas on those varieties which l have tried, taking them up separately
 l. PEACHEs-Al kinds of peaches seem to dc well and bear good average crop, but think that yellow clingstones ought to be more gen courage canneries and cater to their require ments. Canneries will demand the yellow clings and will take all they can get of those varieties in preference to any others; The clingstones are also used for drying and are as good, If not better, than freestones, as the flesh Is more solid and they shrink less to the pound This is the result of my experience and observa- ton in California, where conducted a nursery business for number of years. The idea that the seeds can not be cut out from clingstone peaches is nonsense because machines are now with equal rapidity. There are a great many varieties of the yellow clings, each having its merits, The one most under my observation is the sellers Golden" Of the early varieties the best l have found are the "Briggs Early May and the Alexander" both half clings with flesh of greenish white color.
 Of the early freestones the Parsons Early" is almost identical with "Hales Early," and is n profitable early peach to plant, ripening about the middle or June. It Is q heavy bearer, with bright-red cheek and perfect freestone, good dryer and shipper.
 The Early Crawford a yellow peach, fol lows the Parsons Early" in succession though there are others earlier, such as "Lady Ingold'' and "Fleitus St, John," but do not know of any bearing in the valley the present year. "smock Free,' taken with the "Crawford," run the bearing season up to the end of September The "salway" would also come in at this time to aid in making a long drying season for a first. class dryer and keep it constantly employed
 The Early Crawford" has bad habit of cracking at the pit, which makes it bad to handle but there are other varieties equally as good, or even better, such as the "wheatland" |" which is very large and ripens about the same time. Then comes the "Susquehanna" and "Brandywine," equally fit for drying and can ming
 For white freestones the Early York" follows the Parsons Early" then the "Nixons Free |" Medal" the last pure white to the pit These varieties, of which meated peaches are as a rule more watery than the yellow and consequently not as profitable for drying, but they help fiji up the season and make nice article of dried fruit, If properly put up.
 The late peaches that ripen after October 1 are not usually available for the cannery or urSer, as their operations practically close with the delivery of the "Salway" Such varieties may, however, be available for supplying local markets with fresh fruit.
 
 shorter than that of peaches, some varieties requiring most expert handling to get rid of the crop without loss
 The first to ripen in this valley is the "Prin. gle. IL isa clingstone and quite profitable if it can be disposed Of in sufficient quantities, but there are now several new varieties of freestones coming forward that claim to be still earlier II we can get freestOne apricot as early as the fringie, that will also make q dryer, then that IS the one we want for this valley. The newcastle Early Is one of the new varieties mentioned, and l expect to determine its merits next year, as have planted ten acres Other new varieties that claim to be early are "Hinck- "Tnissels Seedlings"
 The standard apricot of the day is the "Royal, ., Whlch Is the greatest bearer, and bears with greater certainty than any we have, and while there are finer varieties of fruit, none are SO PTpohtabie for commercial purposes as the fairly we'll ' The Early Golden" is of nice quality, as sure Ieirer as the Royal" but a smaller fruit
 The Peach" and "Moorpark" varieties which are similar, rank among the best are large in sne ana unsurpassed for canning or family use e allh9guh they have not in my experience borne good paying crops.
 The "st, Ambrose" is a fne large and most lus Slous apflcot' ripening with the Royal" but it ls too soit Tn texture to bear transportation any great distance It is good bearer and one of the hneSt canners
 ,. ALMoNDs-My experience has been that the almond IS an uncertain producer unless n yari- ety can be found that bears successively and | have found one kind that came from pIohlhent california nursery six years ago and otSer S Ss 9orne crop of nuts every year when all have no name for it, but shall ascertain IL correctly. l consider it so far as tested the ohiy almond could recommend for extensive planting
 The following varieties are considered good in California and should be tested here: The. "Ne riIs ,.En, Uitra," "st Louis, "."Golden State" and The main point in my opinion to which at tehilpn i should be given is to get an mond that VIII bear every year
 ,l NECroRINEs-My observation has been that the common Red Nectorine' is inc heaviest producer and the New White" the finest onal. ay put not heavy bearer. In fact in my pprar ,, they are not heavy producers, as com. paIel With peaches under the same conditions @ anu, us they are not available for commercial purposes would not recommend them for OK. tenslye planting. ~ CD D. poMEGRANlTEs-I bave found the "Paper fhneIl 70 he superior variety, us it is q prolific bearer snd handsome fruit ; ITS , lrlit should be more extensively planted i ii tnis HaIley Tor shipping purposes as the time n ns coming when pomegranites will be better M MhnOWh m me Eastern markets and a demand ''S"ppu, p, Whl1e at present 1t is almost unknown plnms that can be said to do well here, but oeleve the "Japanese" variety is destined to @ mke place among the profitable products of The Blue Dawson" does remarkably well, be- lhg loaded with fruit every year
 unJohe the Japan varieties the Kelsey" plum is unuouotedly the most successful as it is a .ipid grower and precocious bearer beqinninu when only two years old, me "Blood' plum or "Satsuma" is another the "Prunus simonii8 or "Apricot" nlnmy a,S1 anI iastly the new yellow plum (the ''Burbank'l rro, 'n the iaet that these pums are of the "Kei- [. PEARs-Of the different varieties of nesrs can only say that the "Bartlett" is the most pear family. '' '"e This pear will do we'll on the beavv bot,om lands and will bear fairly well on the heavier mesa soils, but should not be planted exten ''gTys Thss oW ine sandy soils as they are too light come come into market till the Bartlett" is out Q; s Flds-The ''white Adriatic" is now so wei, Is standard '' n '''a' ~ Of Of other varieties have found that the "san redro has dropped its fruit every season for ket value. ' '" '0 '' no' n'ar-
 have budded some new varities this ssason ment st W Wme selit me Dy the Agricultural Depart a ment St Washington and from present appear- ness another year w '''s'' h'o'"'' ,,d,h T have given in this brief essay few points hnn ny own observation and experience and @ nupS ~ may be Of some use to some one and call snt,an,o h ana other points on the various fyIects frny, that will be useful to all. think the ana mu,t men should exchange their ideas freely nnu anu report their experience, good and bad, at Ht s aieelngs, so that all may derive the bene. plant for profit VI ""'' 'o
 iuma Times; "Mr. J. D. Cusanbarv reports his. placer plant as running steadily and satisfactorily. A cleanup mas not yet been effected, consequently tle returns to date cannot he reliably