Los Angeles herald., 1891-11-08

is to keep the pest out, and not to trust
| to getting it out after once introduced.
Prevention is the only safe way Citro-
graph.
THE ELBERTA PEACH.
The Elberta was originated by Sam
uel H. Rumph OF Marshallville, Ca, one
mile from Mill Greek fruit farms. 1t is
a new peach and has not been placed
on the New York market for more than
three or four years. 1t is ready seller
and commands the highest price OF any
peach grown, it having sold as high as
SIS per bushel. The past season the
peach crop of Georgia was light;
some varieties failed entirely, but
the Elberta trees were all laden
with delicious fruit, very large and
golden yellow, some specimens weigh
ing 10 ounces or 48 peaches to the
bushel, which sold in the New York
markets at So to 81 per box (three-
fourths OF busheD. In 1889, a young
orchard, seven-eighths of an acre, OF
Elbertas, netted over $500, the fruit
from one tree, four years old, selling for
$40. 1t can truthfully be said there is
no peach in the United States to equal
or excel the liberia as shipper, or in
size. flavor or color. 1t is splendid
cropper and rarely ever rots. The
peaches can be pulled from trees almost
green and put in a crate or in the house
and they will ripen and color as we'll as
if left on the trees.--[California Fruit
Grower.
SOMETHING ABOUT ALMONDS.
The Ontario Observer thus states the
case: "E. P. Norwood, of Cucamonga,
left at this Office, Tuesday, samples OF
Italian chestnuts and hard and soft shell
almonds. The chestnuts, are double the
size of the eastern variety and are of
good quality. The almonds were picked
from six-year-old trees, the hard shell
variety yielding one hundred pounds
and the soft shell fifty pounds to the
tree. The quality of the nuts IL extra
fine, he being able to dispose of them at
10 cents per pound. At this price his
trees will pay him at the rate Of $500 an
acre for soft shell and $1,000 an acre for
the hard shell variety. Reducing these
returns one-half, good profit would
still be left to the almond grower"
WHEN TO FERTILIzE.
James Boyd, of Riverside, is success
full orange grower. The following is an
extract from paper Of his in the Phe-
nix:
Now is the season of the year in which
fertilizers ought to be used literally.
The application now, at the end of the
irrigation season, is what is needed to
give the trees a surplus of nourishment
and get the rest incorporated in the soil,
forming part thereof before next sea-
sons irrigation commences, 80 that
there will be as small portion OF it as
possible leached out of the soil with the
waste water from irrigating. And 80 is
it of Importance that it be used before
heavy winter rains come that would
wash the best part Of it (the soluble
part) away. If put on now there is
good chance for cultivation and thor
ough mixing with the soil before it gets
thoroughly saturated with water.
NOTES.
Those who do not know how fine
quality of silk has been spun in San
Diego should see the souvenir skeins
which Mrs. Carrie Williams has on sale
at Dodge & Burbeck's. Experts say
there is no better silk imported.
The camphor tree is fine, handsome
evergreen we'll adapted to streets and
avenues. 1t withstands temperature
of ten degrees. A specimen in Yuba
county measures fifty feet in height.
Easily grown from seed.-[ Citrograph.
If your orange trees have gum disease
pare down to the live wood and cover
with tar, paint or wax. Look over your
orchard and examine every tree near the
ground. While irrigating never allow
the water to touch the body of the tree.
Those who have the cottony cushion
nize the vedalia or Australian lady bird
among the scales can be supplied by ap-
plication to B. M. Lelong, secretary
State Board of Horticulture, 220 Suffer
street, San Francisco. This beneficial
insect should be kept abreast of the
Icerya everywhere.-[ Rural Press.
At the TETON ranch there is magnifi-
cent grapevine that has been trained
over trellis and along one side of
building. The grapes are very large,
shaped somewhat like the flaming Tokay
and when ripe of a very deep purple
color. Lately some punches with leaves
from the vine were brought to town and
submitted to grape expert, who pro-
nounces them the Black Ferrara, by all
odds the best table and shipping grape
in Italy. 1t is, presumed that General
Beale obtained the cuttings when
abroad, and in introducing this vine he
certainly has done this section service,
for if the cuttings are saved, very many
vines can soon be had Bakersfield
Californian. IA