The herald., 1897-10-10

black walnut trunk to the tree that
would not sunburn.
This budding process Is very difficult
one in this stock, but the buds took in
twenty-six out Of the forty trees. Some
Of the buds started to grow little the
same season they were put in, but most
Of them lay dormant until the next
spring. These buds, therefore, have now
had two seasons growth.
They have already made good sized
taps, and this season most of the trees
are bearing nuts-there being on some
of the trees dozen or more nuts
Not only has Mr.. Hudson secured what
he considers superior tree but he has
superior nut also. 1t is much larger
than the ordinary English walnut, and
the flavor of the nut is superior Sam
pies of these nuts are on exhibition at
the Chamber of Commerce in this city
to which samples the attention of those
interested in such matters is directed
Mr. Hudson's trees are planted in a
heavy soil where the water is about nine
teen feet below the surface. They have
had no irrigation with the exception of
two or three trees which got little seep-
age from a hydrant, and those trees
those that did.
The superior points in this new COM
bination may therefore be stated as fol-
lows:
First-Black walnut stock for an
English walnut tree is suited to heavy
soils and hence can be grown satisfacto-
rily and profitably in localities where the
English walnut stock does not do so
well.
Second-The English walnut tree on
black walnut stock is an early bearer
that is the tree comes into bearing when
very young.
Third-The nut on the English walnut
tree grown on black walnut stock is
much larger and finer favored than the
ordinary English walnut.
Fourth-The black walnut stock will
flourish with less irrigation than the Eng
lish walnut and will not sunburn.
These are propositions that are 80 val
liable that they cannot be overlooked by
the nut growers of Southern California
Mr.. Hudson has in his orchard a large
variety of fruit and nut trees, most of
which are not irrigated. His pear
trees-not irrigated-are exceptionally
fine and bear fine fruit. His orange
and lemon tres are irrigated; they are
vigorous and produce fine fruit.
Mr.. Hudson believes that he has devel-
oped very valuable nut. No one can
have monopoly of it, for any one can
plant he black walnuts and raise the
trees, and budder, If skillful, can put
in the English walnut bud and make it
grow. This information is therefore CIV
en- to the public for the general good and
not for private gain. Mr.. Hudson is 80
we'll satisfied with his experiment that
he promises to send east for a large.
quantity of black walnute These will
be planted and the young trees will be
budded to the English walnut and in a
very few years he will have a bearing
grove of English walnut tres on black
walnut stock, and the superior nuts will
then be placed on the market. From
present appearances he will receive
much more per pound for them than will
be received for the ordinary eoft-shell
walnut.
THE PUENTE RANCH
This ranch originally contained 4s. 900
acres. 1t was owned by VIM. Workman
and John Rowland, who settled there in
1874 The ranch was equally divided be-
tween the two men, Mr.. Workman TAX
ing the west half and Mr.. Rowland the
east half. The San Jose creek heads in