The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-13

per ton AS compared Win pure prepared
fertilizers, it's value may be stated about
like this: One ton of nitrate of soda con-
tains as much nitrogen as would be found
in from thirty to thirty-tive tons of man
ure. One ton of bone black contains as
much phosphoric acid as seventy tons of
manure. One ton of muriate of potash con-
tains as much potash as lbs tons of man
ure. One may easily carry III basket in
one hand, more plant food in the shape OF
nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash, than
is contained in ton OF barnyard manure
The latter, however, is valuable, and may
often be cheaply secured and applied.
Luther Burbank, who lives near Santa
Rosa, has what he calls crossbred walnut
tree hybrid of the English walnut and
the American black walnut.
The output of oranges at Oroville, Their
malito and Palermo for the past season has
been, according to the Oroville Mercury
Oroville, 201% carloads; Palermo, 45 car
loads.
Apples that are grown in the mountains
are frmer, taste better and keep longer
than those grown in the valleys. Along
the SierraS at elevations of from 1000 to
1000 feet they grow well and bear well. At
greater elevations than this the snow often
breaks down the trees, especially the
younger ones.
The Riverside Press states that the
orange crop of that vicinity will this year
amount to 200 carloads or 769, 800 boxes,
of which little more than half are navels.
The lemon crop will bring the value of the
citrus crop of that particular section up to
81, $50, 900.
Oranges grown near enough to the coast
to be subject TO the influence of the moist
ure-laden atmosphere of the ocean are
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ance is greatly impaired and the fruit
never commands as much as good clean
fruit grown in a more arid atmosphere. J.
S. Phillips of National City, San Diego
County, says the best wash he has ever
found for smutty oranges is two parts
water to one of lemon Juice.
The Paso Robes Record reports that fig
growing in that vicinity has resulted I'M
satisfactory with the exception of few in
stances, in which the orchards were in the
warmer belts along the foothills. Most of
the trees which were planted there several
years ago are now being removed to make
room for more profitable fruit trees. The
fig reaches its greatest growth in this State
in the San Joaquin Valley, south of
MERGED, in Fresno, Tulare and Kern. The
trees there, especially in districts where the
soil is irrigated by percolation from irrigat-
ing canals, grow very thTiftily. Very few
farmers, however, succeed in curing and
packing figs so they will present good APP
pearance, taste well and keep. Most of the
figs turn sour. 1t has been claimed that
this was due to lack of caprification. How
ever, the blastophaga, introduced a few
years ago, brings about polliniZation, and
yet Zig culture has not been profitable eX-
cept in few instances. A few growers
who have studied the matter very closely
have succeeded. The fig-especially the
old Mission fg-bears very heavily along
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Joaquin Valley, and those who can place
figs in the market in an acceptable manner
can certainly reap large profits.
The annual report of the Suffer Fruit
Growers Shipping Association showed
that the association had shipped thirty-six
carloads of fresh fruits loaded at Yuba
City. One car was lost in the strike, leay-
ing thirty-five cars that reached the East
ern markets. The gross sales on twenty
one cars OF which record was kept
amounted to S1S,S66 loan average of
$S9S 3S. After deducting freight and other
expenses and commissions this leaves an
average net return of 1866 40 per car-about
80 cents per package of twenty pounds.
Bone dust, which is all manner Of bones
ground up into flour, is one of the best fer
tilizers known. 1t has to be ground fine
so roots can feed at once upon it. Other
wise it is not available until time rots it,
We have all heard of carcasses being buried
under fruit trees, asparagus beds and so on,
because the roots feed only as the mass
rots, and that may run into years If,
therefore, 1t is in your power, buy bone
grinding mill. You would be astonished
at the bones you could collect and the BEN
etitS you would derive. Green bones, with
with more or less meat thereon, is the
very food for laying hens. Even animals,
old and rejected, can be turned thus into
excellent account.
NJ ,Loeo ocrz
pernicious scale can afford to neglect spray
ing. The lime, salt and sulphur mixture
seems to give good results, and is made by
mixing two pounds of lime and four pounds
of sulphur with three gallons of water.
The mixture should be boiled an hour and
a half, Put three pounds of salt with six
pounds OF lime and Stake with hot water;
add to it the boiling mixture and boil for
an hour. Then add nine gallons of water
and apply to the trees with a spray pump.
The following advertisement appeared in
the Fresno Republican of March s. 1t was
probably inserted as joke, but is so sug-
gestlve that we reprint it for the benefit of
Pacific Coast raisin-growers:
"Wanted-A man to go through the col
onies and secure contracts on raisin crops
for the year 1895. The raisins to be handled
on commission basis. Any one desiring
this situation who has any character or
principle or any respect for his future need
not apply. We want man who will make
all kinds of promises as long as he does not
bind US beyond our one-sided contract
Any one who cares not for the future of
his soul will do. Cosmopolitan Packing
Company, Fresno.
Section 80 of the new county government
bill declares that the Boards of Supervisors
shall have jurisdiction and power to en-
courage, under such regulations as they
may adopt, the planting and preservation
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