The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-04
Agriculture
and
Horticulture.

Nothing is more interesting to the
masses, whose industries and pros
perity depend upon the soil, than news
OF agriculture and agricultural enter
prises. etc. The following news comes
under that province:
WALNUT GROWERS MEET
Anaheim Gazette: A meeting of the
walnut growers of Southern California
has been called to assemble at the
Chamber of Commerce in Los Angeles
on May 18th. The Directors of the
local Walnut Growers Association have
decided to attend They request that
as many other walnut growers from
this section as possible attend the meet
ing, as matters of Importance TO all
nut growers will come UP for discus
Sicn- A proposition from an Eastern
syndicate to purchase the nuts in the
hands of all the associations in South
efn California will be considered, and 1t
Is desirable that a general representa-
ton of growers be present TO partlci-
pate in the discussion. Every grower
with a ton of nuts should be at the
meeting, which will be one of the most
important of it's kind ever held in the
history of the industry. Plans for the
approaching season will also come up
for discussion, and a new process or
dipping, bleaching and handling the
nuts will be exhibited. We have been
requested to extend an invitation to all
nut growers in Anaheim, Fullerton and
Flacentia, as well as other points in
the valley to attend.
ARIZONA'S BOAST
Arizona Sentinel In the valleys of
the Colorado and the ella Rivers there
is room for thousands. 1t is not too
much to say that nowhere within the
limits of this broad Union can be found
a more desirable region for the making
of a home. No laborious clearing of
the land is required; it lies almost
ready for the plow Trees and shrub
berry have so rapid a growth that with
in eighteen months the immigrant can
surround his abode with attractions
which would require years to mature
in less favored climates Fruits ripen
and are ready for market a full month
before the California products. The
bright sunshine makes life a luxury,
and the pure dry atmosphere brings
health to all who inhale it. For the
establishment Of colonies, such as are
made in Southern California, Arizona
presents unrivaled opportunities Thou
sands of acres now proftless can be
made productive by the construction Of
irrigating bitches. and there is no in
vestment which assures larger or more
permanent returns.
The statements in this article on Yuma
County are not exaggerated; in fact
they fall short of doing justice in this
wonderful bit of country Pineapples,
dates, almonds and walnuts will do
we'll. Strawberries. raspberries, black
berries, currants, gooseberries, and all
varieties of small fruits can be sue
cessfully cultivated. Indeed, Yuma
County is not only the natural home Of
the citrus and semitropical fruits, as
almost every fruit, nut, plant, grain,
grass or vegetable which can be pro-
duced in either tropic of temperate
zones will thrive in the rich and fertile
soils.
QUALITY, NOT QUANTITY.
Fruit and Trade Journal: In The
production of small fruits and berries,
it has been too much the practice in
past years on the part of the grower TO
seek quantity in place of quality, much
TO the detriment of his business. There
always was an over-production of poor
fruit and poor berries. but there never
has been enough good fruit There
are too many acres half planted, half
cultivated, half fertilized and only half
gathered because of too small size and
sold for too little, because the marke,e
don't want such fruit. If growers
would cut their acreage in two and de-
vote the same time to that space that
they had to the former field, better re-
suits would be obtained both in the
way of crops and in monetary values
received therefor. The trade in The
larger cities, which is the natural out
let for their products, do not want poor
fruit. During the season there are
thousands upon thousands of berries
sold which hardly pay (and In many in
stances do not for the freight to the
market upon which they are offered, to
say nothing of the growers trouble and
the expense of growing and packing
the same. On the other hand, even in
case of the market being oversuppliad,
choice fruit meets good sale. There
is never a surplus of that quality. The
whole trend of the business seems TO
point to the fact that the successful
grower Is the one who does not plant
more acres than he can handle thor
oughly in the way of cultivation, FER
tilization and all the thousand and one
things that is needed to keep his or
chard or berry patch in the proper con-
dition to realize good results. Another
fault is that growers are too willing
to plant any old thing that comes their
way in place of using some intelligence
in the selection of the proper fruit to
grow upon the soil which they have,
and the best varieties of the fruits Sc