New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-28
THE FRUITS OF THE WORLD.
cA11FoRx1As TREMENDOUS SUPREMACY.
r,,,r sr,7t, WILL, SOON rE ABLE TO SyFP1Y ATL
THE UNITED sTATEs AND E1EoPE-
soNr rIsroHIcAL FACTs.

THE UNITED STAIIS AND III i''i j.
SOME HISTORICAL FACTS.
=, Coolseu tho fruit auc;ionoe;. hes given the
historical par. of fruit culture considerable ".-"f
lie furnishes a. a result OF this work these id.'7
concorn,oe the early history o. fruit "The c'"t-
walton Of many fruits was as far advanced 'N-
ron, for quantity several thousand years ago -
8. 90 to-day The Phoen!cans had in their gardens
almonds aprlcots bananas, c'tronS. grapes o'''7
peaches and pomcgranatos. The history or 'h'i''ll
Rahvlon shows that the peach was th"n '"i''"'''',
ana comes from the almond, the thin sheI 81
which became The feshy part of the peach. Iil9
variety Of fruit originated in Persia and IL mon
TONED by ca ssical writers carly az %" H. e me
APRICOT, I'm reality of the peach family. does n''
seem to have been known until 20 y. j..
"O~argas were first known of historically IN
Thurman and were disseminated in the Far East
They seemed 70 have had great development ~ '"'
Holy Land when they reached there The Moor'
introduced the orange into Spain shortly ai'e'-
ward cultivatng the fruit extensively IN Nh'aI'9i''
.vrhe origin Of the pear seems to be IN doubt, bat
il is supposed have been improved from me APP
pe The nectarine is said to be from union
of the plum and peach and was rot known I'LL
q much later period The cherry IS Of Persian
growth and was probably improved from varieties
that grew wild in the valleys OF the 1lgiIs anu
Euphrates. The vine ard fig tree so often referred
TO in the Bible. prove the antiquity or those 1fW'S
and their use a. food by the ancients. Lytton. re
ferring 20 the feass held by ihe kings and mobiles
nrior TO the first century quotes from ancient his
tory 70 show that part of every such ropast was
the rarest fruits
The tremendous development in the extent Of
fruit culture has been a matter of a few years ana
is wholly confined 10 This country. throughout
Europe the volume Of production is declining rapid
w. II is rather strange therefore that the Golden
state Of California has under cltvauon ana bear
ing probably enough and vines to supply from
their production within FIVE years the entire United
States and Europe with all the fresh. dried ami
citrus fruits that can be consumed Hence the
agrcultIraI imp ,ranc IF that stat not only 20 or
own country but TO Europe An evidence of the
fact that the prejudice which has heretofore cN-
listed acans. California fruits on account of
ALLEGED lack OF flavor is being dssipate1 can lie
shown by the increase in consumption in that
States fruit products during the last 1--WE years in
the various markets OF the United States
"California's products are distributed throughout
America in especially constructed patented refric-
orator cars. each car containing 2o"V barrels OF
fruit The time in transit 10 New-York is about
ion DAYS In 1855 the entire output of California
fresh fruits amounted to 22,CN00 pounds, and in
1890 there We're 100000 shipped. an increase in
five years of % 10000 pounds. In 1894 the total out
put reached the enormous quantity of 100000
pounds II must he borne in mind that this repre-
sents tho production OF the State Of fresh fruits
that were exported. There were used for canning
and drying in 1894 about So0W0o0) pounds, so that
the aggregate production Of the State the enor
nous quantity represented by the figures 100000
pounds.
As there are 4ol AS acres % fruit under cultiva-
ton in that State OF which only % per cent is at
present in bearing. with the fun acreage In bear
ing the possible agricultural wealth Of the state is
enormous contemplate The total value OF last
years fruit crop exceeded SOC0o0 or was So
uoOi0 more than that Of gold taken from the
ground. 1t is only fair TO say that the agricul-
turists Of State possess the brains energy and
ability necessary TO deal with not only the qucs-
tions of the best production possible from the soil.
but also Of the problem OF marketing the results
of the work to the best possible profit. In every
college in tho State there are professorshps OF
agriculture. where students are taught modern
farming The late phlanthropist Ex-Governor le-
land SianfoGd endowed very literally this chair at
stanford University. When. therefore, tho fruit
product Of tho state reaches a total OF so.oJlpo
pounds. as It coud in five years. 1t will pe handled
as successfully is the case.
The California orange crop this year OF 10000
boxes each containing average 10 oranges,
has probably been the most profitable ever pro-
duced on account of the destruction OF Florida's
crop by frost of 200 0)) boxes in January. This
left clear field, except for the Sicily orangea Of
which 10000 boxes containing 20) oranges each.
have arrived since January. A. o result tn times
the quantity Of the celebrated California Wash
ington navel oranges have been sold in New-York
and at figures aggregating 80 per cent higher than
in former years America may soon enjoy some
Of the products Of African soil. as an English com
pany. with f2cGo capital. j. being formed 10 plant
thousands Of acres In ali kinds Of ults-orang s.,
peaches pears, etc-ncar cape Io"i' Alt4la. ~
is the intention OF the syndicate 10 equip the entire
cargo space OF fast steamers with ap'roNf4 IT,
frigeratng appliances. thus maxim; u possible -
send the fruit to Ncw-York direct. and land # .i
Inerchantable and eatabe conalt!oi, IHts ' a
interesting part OK ihis Information ls IN" ih,'
that the seasons alternate with ours, the sum
I5cceniher ana January so that within feyy years
peaches and other frul's should be plentiful and as