The record-union., 1894-05-10
STATES AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES.
A Valuable Publication by the Board
of Agriculture.
Brief Review of Some of the More I'm
portanu Features of Its Report
for the Fiscal Year.

The report of the State Agricultural
Society for the fiscal year ending Feb
ruary l, 1894, practically covering the
season of 1898, has just been issued in d
neatlybound volume of 800 pages, from
the State Printing Office. 1t was COM
piled by Secretary Edwin f. Smith, and
is very complete compendium of in
formation concerning California's pro-
ductive resources.
In addition to the regular report of the
State Board of Agriculture (recently pub
lished in full in these columns and other
routine matter covering transactions of
the society for 1893, this book contains
many interesting papers, among which
will be found the report of citrus fairs, a
paper on "The Culture of Sugar Beets,"
by Hon. Richard Gird of San Bernar
dino County; the review, i'll full, of
Industries of California" prepared by
General n. p. Chipman for the State
Board of Trade; an essay on Australian
A Aboriculture,' by Captain L. b. Merry
of Los Angeles, who was one OF the
Worlds Fair Commissioners TO that
country; instructions for Seeding and
Irrigating Alfalfa; an interesting paper
on ''rhe Dairy Interest of California and
its Future Possibilities" by Robert
Ashburner of San Mateo County; re-
view of the wheat, flour and barley mar
ket for the season Of 1898, by L. {. Fried
lander, Secretary of the San Francisco
Produce Exchange; statistical tables by
Secretary Smith; the yield and average
(by countless of wheat, barley, oats and
corn, as we'll as valuable statistics on
wine, brandy, hops and live stock, for
the year lS93 etc.
There is also an interesting and valu-
able review of the mineral industry of
California, prepared by the statistician of
the State Mining Bureau, under direc-
ton of j j. Crawford, State Mineralogist.
BY special request OF Secretary Smith,
Secretary LIE Long of the State Board of
Horticulture has revised and added tlg-
ures for 1898 to his able paper, 1.-The Hor-
ticultural Industry" as prepared for the
Resources Of California, which publica-
ton is now exhausted. Then comes
Weather Bureau Director Barwlck with
his annual meteorological review.
The reports from the District Associa-
tions embrace a higher character OF in
formation than heretofore. This work
was directed to be done at the instance of
the State Board OF Examiners, in substi-
tuition OF much unsought-for matter usu-
ally published. These reports now give
short descriptive review of the resources
embrace but one county. and they are a
most creditable showing, considering the
! briet time given for their preparation, as
the decision of the board was not made
| official until February lst, the date of re-
ceipt of the report by the State Board of
Agriculture.
/ There being forty-three districts, these
reviews give much information that is
valuable in an industrial sense upon the
whole State, and they will prove of in
| terest to all concerned.
In addition will be found therein the
latest and most accurate map of the State,
and some neat half-tone cuts showing
! the mode and manner Of harvesting
! cereals, citrus fruit culture etc.
All in all, it is valuable book, show
! ing great improvement over the usual
makeup, and as it is the intention of the
State Board of Agriculture to improve it
each year, it will furnish annually to all
applicants resume of the capabilities of
each county OF the State. The book may
be had free on application to Secretary
Edwin f. Smith, at his office in the new
| Pavilion.