The morning call., 1892-01-10

seems to be that the yellows would in the
course of time stop the business and drive
peach-grO wing west and south until the old
regions had to buy for even their own use.
This may be a pessimistic view, but GER
tainly, from all l can learn, there has been
nothing found to stop or even check its raw
ages where once it has started,
IMMENSE TRACTS OF FRUIT LAND.
All this does not mean, however, that we
in California are to have a monopoly OF the
peach wing, for there are immense tracts
of good peach land in the vast region that
are at least as we'll suited for the growth of
peaches and other fruits as the older dis
trictS, ana in good year even those more
or less diseased sections send in the aggTe-
gate stupendOus amount Of fruit to market,
as we we'll know by cur experience OF the
past summer.
Where the peaches bear all other kinds of
fruit are pretty sure to bear, and with small
fruits, grapes, apples, pears, etc, there is
great deal less call for our productions,
either fresh or dried. for even in winter they
have an immense quantity Of fresh pears,
apples and Florida oranges. Poor people
must use whatever is cheapest, so our splen-
did dried aua fresh fruits are injured by
these cheaper productions.
QUALITY OF CALIFORNIA FRUIT.
On inquiry as to the general opinion as to
the quality Of our fruit as compared with
the home grown 10 various places, l was
met in nine cases out of ten with the re-
mark that California fruit lacked flavor. IL
/ inquired further | usually found that be-
lief to be based on a single purchase OF some
extra large peaches that had taken the per-
sons eve at scme time. All who had eaten
our other fruit admitted that IL was
very fine, and those who habitually bought
it claimed that 1t was not only the hand
soonest and best in keeping qualities. but of
the best flavor on the average Of any that
came into their markets, and in spite Of the
very general opinion that it is lacking in
tiayoU it seems always to bring more than
their native fruit wherever it arrives in good
condition.
As to dried fruits, the superiority is I'M
questioned, and such products are so much
the fad" that many things that we're never
within several thousand miles Of our State
are sold as California grown. For instance,
l saw on the streets Of New \ oTk a vendeT
selling california dried dates; and in
town in the center Of the New Jersey peach
country l saw a box of aches labeled
California dried peaches" which the grocer
acknowledged were raised 10 Georgia.
l saw by the way, the use Of the name 10
Chicago TO deceive cur own peple, for IN one
Of the large pork packing houses they were
putting up hams for the California trade
and marking them "BlackmOOr'S Sugar
cured California Hams"-Or something to
that effect.
do not imagine that this wide use of the
name has much effect upon our products,
for they seem to use Il only on the very best
Of what they have for sale and never saw
ii on anything OF which we would be
ashamed. We may be sure that all our very
best products are sold as California goods,
and, as general rule. that only the best of
other kinds are sold as such, though there
are doubtless some inscriptions dealers
who attempt to sell inferior goods just on
the strength of the brand. Bat this must
get them into frequent trouble with their
customers when the excellence OF our dried
fruits aud nuts is so well known and ad-
mltted on all hands.
EASTERN FRUIT COMPARED.
To speak further on the comparative quail
ity OF the green fruits, | have made point
of testing the different varieties il many
markets and find them this year as follows:
Apples generally good flavor and in this
respect probably superior to California val
ley apples, but IN size and beauty not equal.
In the West" rather small and apt TO have
black spots ard worms; in Michigan and
New York rather larger and hands mer; IN
New England very good size and flavor, bat
some worms, except far down east. where
the climate seems to be too much even for
the collin mOtn.
Pears are much the same as apples IN the
respective regions.
Grapes, all Of course OF the native vari-
ETY., are OF excellent quality and put up IN
very attractive baskets and sold IN immense
quantities in all the principal markets The
best are not to my taste rs goO1 as our
foreign" varieties for steady eating.
Ounces fair.
Apricots, cherries, plums and prunes are
so affected by the cuUcuHO that | am told Il
is impossible 90 raise them.
Peaches are raised In great quantities and
ara OF fair size IN most sections, and no
doubt in the season are Of excellent quality,
though those l ate were rather dry and
lacking in 4 tYoT.
Fruit is grown in Michigan in much the
same way that we grow it in our State The
ground is well cultivated and kept
clean, and the trees are well pruned aud
fruit thinned. But in other sections the
land is Dl0we1 often but once and the fruit
is not thinned, for if it were the June
Drop" might take all that was left, and the
ATTEMPT to get large fruit end in no fruit
An attemut 20 get something definite as
to sizes IN New Jersey and 90 the peninsula
resulted IN rather unsatisfactory replies aud
seemed to be a Few idea to growers, and
even to some degree % Gamers One old
grower said his peaches in the crop Of 1889
were twelve inches in circumference -
hardly a one smaller" They were Craw-
fOTds, etc. Others were more moderate
but all seemed rather at sea on the subject
OF sizes The Gamers sort into the same
sizes as our Gamers do, but doubtless with
less exactness and much smaller proportion
of the larger sizes.
Gamer, do not contract for peaches TO
any extent, but buy in the markets at very
low prices in years Of fun crops, because
the peaches cannot be dried in the northern
sections. owing to the soItu-ss Of the fruit
and mOistness Of the climate, and growers
have only the markets to depend upon. II
the mountains and parts Of the south they
do dry, and make very fair article. In
years Of scarcity Gamers have L pay fancy
prices If they want the fruit. J. C. sHiNN.
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