The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-02

carries the products surrounding the
magnificent inland freshwater seas.
This is a State enterprise of vast pro-
portions and usefulness. 1t taps the
lakes to reach the Atlantic through the
Hudson River While CALIFORNIA; lrrl-
cation plant can send her products py
the stupendous Pacific the entire length
of her thousand miles of coast, as COM
pared to New York, a great canal Wnlcn
extends four hundred miles to reach the
] harbor of New York City. The revenue
to California would be more than ample
to pay the interest on the investment,
| and would enhance all the individual
and State property and boom her vast
| industries to the most satisfactory ex-
tent. Hundreds of thousands Of enter
prising citizens would migrate to her
fertile soil, and millions of money would
set the wheels of agriculture mining
and commerce moving at full speed.
While the great Erie Canal transports
the vast products of the west, Califor-
| MAS numerous canals should transport
the wealth of water from the mountains
and spread them over the deep, rich
valleys of Southern California.
GRIDLEY'S FRUIT OUTLOOK.
who owns one of the largest and finest
orchards on Feather River, has been
looking over the fruit field lately; and
said there was nothing like as a big a
crop of fruit as the papers represented.
The almonds and apricots are practi-
caIlly killed, as far aus they cut any fig
ure for commercial purposes The pear
| crop wild also be quite light The trees
h n hoax III
not set well. There will be a fair crop
of peaches, but the prunes dropped
badly either While the trees were in
bloom or since the fruit has formed,
so that the crop will not be heavy. He
considers it yet too early to make an
accurate estimate, but by the first
week in May the dropping viii have
| ceased and what fruit there is on the
trees then will be there when the time
comes to harvest the crop. The cher
ries SO far as he has examined win
be very light.
PAJARO'S GREAT APPLE CROP.
Pajaronian: The Pajaro Valley is the
heaviest producing apple district in the
United States west of the Rocky Noun
tains, and the extent and value of the
apple business is growing each year in
this valley. The apple crop has brought
hundreds of thousands of dollars to
this section, it has enriched many of
our farmers, and has more than doubled
the values of lands in this section. 1t
has been a crop of great value, and it
Will continue to be, providing the close
care and personal attention is given
each orchard that is requisite to make
a success of amy undertaking. The
value of the investment in apple or
chards in this valley is deeper than
that of any other investment in this
district, and it will pay to keep it up.
There are persistent orchard foes, pests
Which work almost increasingly to sap
the life of trees. These pests have to
be combatted with vigor, and until they
are subdued, to maintain orchard
values. The scale and Goblin moth thrive
on neglect or half hearted opposition;
and where they are allowed their way
there is but one conclusion to the mat
ter-complete destruction of orchards
Home and foreign markets are being
closed against infected fruit and the
district Which once gains a reputation
Tor producing scale caked or moth tun-
neled fruit will find that it's fruit is
without a market. Cleanliness is said
to be next to godliness. In orchards it
is just as essential as in human be-
ings, and the only guarantee of the per-
feet for fruit. Pajaro Valley has a rep
utation of the quality of it's apples, and
the markets of the world are open to its
shipment Let us keep up that reputar
ton and retain these market points
This section viii need both when the
immense acreage now in apples comes
into full bearing. Fight tree pests:
keep them down. and keep up the rank
of Pajaro Valley apples.
PEACHES ARE HIGH.
Suffer Independent: Reports have
been circulated to the effect that $40
per ton had been offered for free stones
and 500 for clings in this section We
We're unable to verify the report. Never
theless, indications are favorable for
such prices 1t is estimated that 80 per
cent. more deciduous fruits will be ship
ped this year than last While it is
true good crops are assured in this sec
ton it is likewise true that numerous
fruit sections are total failures, thus
making the general average about equal
to former outputs. It may be we'll for
our fruit growers to investigate matters
before selling their crops
VENTURA'S FRUIT CROP.
Ventura Free Press: A representative
of this paper, while on a trip through
the agricultural and horticuftu| dis