The herald., 1896-06-10
FRUIT AND FARM

Secretary Morton has been giving his
california experiences to the New York
World. The secretary of agriculture
said:
Il received two anonymous letters
while was In San Francisco, warning
me that ! must shut up or leave the
country. ] had given an Interview to
the newspapers, in which / stated that
the wheat and fruit, oranges, figs and
apricots OF California were being ship
pea 10 the outside world In large guam
Titles. ana people who bought them de-
manded the best, and l suggested that
the people of California should insist
upon having the most superior money
that existed in exchange; that If they
gave England the best wheat and the
best oranges In the world they should in
slst upon being paid in the best money
IN the world, and that was gold dollars
Inc next morning got two letters tell
ing me they didn't want any goldbugs
in that country, and that would have to
get right out or take the consequences.
The canning industry of the state
says the San Francisco News Letter, is
already very large and bound to assume
real!y vast proportions. The question
OF optaln1ng the material with which to
manufacture the cans is therefore of
great interest. We now send away all
too much money for foreign tin. Con-
gress tried to prevent this by high pro-
tectlon 10 the native product. but with
only limited success. Now. however. it
appears that we are about to dispense
win the tin altogether. A cheap, plen-
tllul. ana efficient home substitute for it
has been found. Wood pulp is said to
De the coming material Tor the manufac-
ture OF al! sorts of utensils required in the
,.u ua.iher business. It's use will do away
WIN the danger of occasional poisoning
Whlcn now results from the employment
or metal. 1t is claimed that it can be
MADE so perfectly air tight that the pres
ent large percentage to the Gamer
through taint occasioned by the admis-
sion or air will be avoided. Wood pulp
vessels can be painted in imitation of
OAK walnut maple, cherry, or any other
desired color and are susceptible to all
sor.s OF ornamentation. They are oil,
tract, and will stand much rough us
ase. best or all. when they have served
thelr purpose they may be burned. and
.nas Is tnS last OF them. Our people will
be glad to bid happy adieu to the Corn
ish tin monopoly.
A Falbrook rancher has grown a
punch OF the queerest looking lemons
ever produced in that section. They
nave proturberance on one end which
makes them resemble that of the navel
orange. The rancher. therefore, calls
MS odd fruit the navel lemon"
James Fisher of the Elbow creek
neiShborhood is going to make a sue
cess OF his venture with white Aus
tralian wheat. Last year he sent to Aus
tralla direct for enough wheat to SOW
lo0 acres. The grain cost him four cents
a pound laid down here Early this
spring. when the dry weather was maxi
ing everything in the grain line look sick
unto death, Mr.. Fisher came to the con-
clusion that his Australian would be
blank failure, and that he needed
guardian to keep him from throwing
away his money hereafter.
But that tract of wheat is magnifi-
cent piece of grain today. standing from
four to five feet high and thick on the
ground. He thinks now that 1t will yield
at least ten to twelve sacks to the acre.
To satisfy himself how wonderfully it
yields, he examined the growth from one
grain and found it had stooled out till
there were fifty eight stems each with n