Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-05
THE RANCHES.
Typical Facts About South
ern California Farms.
Difference Between the JOppa
and Jaffa Oranges.
Some Points About the Proper Guilt
vatiOn of Alfalfa.
Sugar Beet Analysis-The High Quality
of the Chino Product-Interesting
News Notes and Ranch
Matters.


News Notes and Ranch
Matters.
1t is evident that the variety of or
ange to which the name Joppa has been
given by those fruiting it is not identical
with the Jaffa, as has been believed by
many who have fruited an orange OF that
name here, says the Riverside Press.
The orange supposed here to be the
Joppa was grown from buds obtained in
Florida. 1t proved to be an orange
rather more firm and desirable than the
average Seeding, but not sufficiently SO
to warrant extensive use. The following
letter from Colonel Dobbins, of San
Gabriel, describes the origin of the
Joppa, which he has so extensively prop
agated:
SAN GABRIEL, June 25, 1891.
EDITOR PRESS: In the issue of your
valuable paper under date Of June 13,
you quote some remarks of mine touch
ing the Joppa orange, and in comment
ing upon same, you have fallen into the
error of considering the Joppa and Jaffa
as one and the same variety. l have
both varieties growing here at San Ga
briel. and, while the Jaffa, which was
introduced into our state from Florida,
is, as you remark, of decidedly dwarfish
habits, the Joppa which am introduc-
ing was first propagated at this place from
seed directly from Palestine, and the
trees now fruiting are from buds taken
from this source. So far from being of
dwarfish habits, the Joppa is the most
vigorous and strongest growing orange
tree, both in nursery and sorchard, .that
has come under my observation. 1t at
tains the height and spread OF large
Seeding trees, and as the fruit and tree
characteristics become known l am sure
it will be popular variety and prove
valuable acquisition to the other varie-
ties grown in California. Very truly
yours, j. r. DoBBINs.
ALFALFA CULTURE.
There are in this neighborhood many
newcomers direct from the east and
only acquainted with eastern methods.
Some of them have sown alfalfa with
out properly preparing the ground for
the crop and will experience great ag-
gravation in attempting to properly irri-
gate it. To such we would say that too
much care canpot be taken in leveling
the ground, and by repeated plowings
and smoothings to get it into condition
of 'homogenity" so that it will
settle evenly and be of uni
form grade when finished. The
first cutting should be made before
the weeds, which are sure to come, cast
their seed, no matter if the alfalfa is
only six inches high water, and If weedy
again cut. This perennial clover has
the property of rapidly thickening and
multiplying, so that by the third cutting
there is apparently three times as many
stalks as at first, and it will grow two or
three times as tall, go that twelve to
fourteen tons per season is not a very
uncommon yield. We would like our
eastern friends to make a note of this
those who are lucky to get two or two
and half tons per acre, and are obliged
to be satisfied often with one-half that
quantity or less, and run three chances
in four of having it spoiled by shower
-[Argus.
SUGAR BEET ANALYSES.
H. Pohlmann received his new polar
iscope the first of the week, and al
though there are no beets sufficiently
matured yet to give a definite idea of
their richness in saccharine matter when
ripe, Mr.. Pohlmann proceeded at once
to analvze some from different parts of
the fields. Mr.. Pohlmann said the last
six weeks of beet's development or the
period in which it ripens and natures
after getting its growth, is the time at
which it receives its saccharine quail
ties. No beets here are yet matured,
and consequently will not yield as large
percentage of sugar as they will later.
One sample planted March 10th and
grown by Mr.. Wilson showed 1916 rel
cent. of cane sugar, with purity of S4.S 3
per cent. This is already higher per
cent. than the beets of European fields
average, as Mr.. Pohlmann said that in
bis experience in Germany he had found
the average of sugar in the beet to be IA
per cent. The foliage of perfect beet
should not exceed so per cent. of the
root. Mr.. Pohlmann accounts for the
large foliage of some OF the beets here
by the large amount of nitrogen in new
soil, and says that after being cropped a
year or two the soil will pro-
duce less foliage and more root.
He said that while the pros.
poets in general for good results this
year are excellent, he believed that far
better results would be attained in the
future, when the culture would be bet
ter understood and the soil would be in
better condition.-[Chino Champion.
NOTES.
Br. Barber informs us that we were
considerably off in our estimate of the
yield of his alfalfa. We stated that the
yield was not less than 215 tons per
acre, and he says that the yield is AZ
tons per acre. Antelope Valley Times.
The apricot and peach crops of this
valley have been underestimated in
every instance. There are numerous
orchards where the limbs of trees are
already propped up to keep them from
breaking under the weight of ripening
fruit Pomona Progress.
A little 1un through some of our navel
orchards shows that while considerable
fruit is dropping, it will, we think, be
only enough to rid the trees of that
which needs to be removed to prevent
the younger trees overbearing. In some
orchards we noticed navels that measure
four and one-half inches in circumfer-
ence already and the prospect for fine
crop is excellent.-[Argus.
Tho Chamnion gives the experience of