The record-union., 1899-07-24

isticians are; banking on when they
make estimates. Certainly, there is no
reason to expect an Increased yield of
nearly 30 per cent. In the hop crop OF
Oregon this year, and there will be no
such increase.
1t is safe to predict that a 10000 or
10O,O00-bale crop will never again. be
saved in Oregon, unless present condi-
tions are changed, both as Ito mode OF
selling and the promiscuous sub-rent-
ing so largely now in vogue.
OLIVE ORCHARDS. So
Oroville Register: The, olive in this
county promises to be one of the most
thrifty, hardy and profitable trees that
can be grown. The first olives planted
were on the farm Of General Bidwell
in Chico, and In the yard Of Judge
w. T. Sexton, Oroville, and in what
was known as the City Gardens owned
by a Mr. Hendy in Oroville. These
trees must now be thirty-five years
old. All are Mission trees, and each
year they bear a fair quantity OF fruit
General Bidwell has many bearing
trees, but there are only eight of these
old trees in the City Gardens, and only
two on the grounds of Warren Sexton.
The first olive trees planted for COM
mercial purposes were in March, 1886,
by Judge John C. Gray at Mount Ida.
He set out twenty acres and since then
has added from time to time until
now he has 5000 trees. Most Of his
are Mission trees. He erected a pick
ling plant and an olive mill, and for
several years past he has put up large
quantities Of picked olives and man.
ufactured olive oil.
E. w. Fogg and Major Frank Nc
Laughlin in the spring of 1888 planted
an olive grove in Thermalito. This
was increased in 1889. and further
additions made in 1890. These trees
have been bearing a number of years
and large quantities of picked olives
and considerable oil are placed on the
market each season. There are forty
acres in the tract Of land, and the
trees are planted fifty-four to the acre,
which would give 2,160 trees These
are among the largest finest and most
productive trees in the county
Kusel Bros, a mile below Oroville.
planted an olive grove in the spring Oh
1888, increased it in 1889, and added
more trees in 1890. There are 2,OOO
trees in the grove, Of which 200 are
Mission and 1,S00 are Picholine. The
Picholine olives are pressed into OIL,
while the Mission olives are picked
The quality of oil is very fine.
The Oroville Olive Company has
5000 olive trees in its plantation east
of town. These are five years old and
have been In bearing one year. This
20 sr;x ho
are 2,600 Nevadillo Blancos, 1000 Mis-
sion and 800 Rubras and Manzanilos.
These varieties are selected so as to
prolong the time of ripening. The trees
are planted on a sloping ridge where
the soil is rich, and the trees have
made prodigious growth.
A. Ekman of Oroville is manager of
the olive grove. and last winter he
manufactured 500 gallons of olive oil.
H. P. Stow owns siXty-acre olive
grove a mile south of Oroville The
trees are five years old, but have born
fruit for two years, as they were un-
usually large when planted. The vari-
eties are Rubra and Mission.
Major Frank Mclaughlin has four
teen acres planted to olives on the high
bank of Feather River half mile
north of Oroville. The trees are mostly
Mission and have made fine growth.
John Rutherford at Wyandotte has
twenty acres planted to olives, mostly
to Mission.
Hatch & Rock in Rio Bonito have
twenty acres of different varieties Of
olives, and the Rio Bonito Orchard
Company has fifteen acres in olives.
The trees are very large and thrifty.
AT Chardan, west of Oroville, Mr..
Scott has between forty and fifty acres
planted to olives.
Near Pentz. Joseph Curtis has one of
the finest olive plantations in Butte
County.
The locality known as Paradise is
situated twenty miles from Oroville
and on the flank of the Sierra at an
altitude of LOO feet. A number Of
growers at that place have several
thousand olive trees which yield we'll.
DR.. Mack, John Hedge and Rev. Mr..
Wallace are among the leading olive
producers.