The record-union., 1899-05-25

concentrated in strong hands. who be-
lieve that every pound will go into
consumption before the new crop
market clear and clean for the coming
year
CULTIVATING MALLOW.
Gridley Herald: A farmer of this vi
cinity is experimenting with a new for
age plant which he thinks, for practical
results in the way of supplying pasture,
will discount alfalfa. The plant he is
endeavoring to propagate is the mallow.
known to botanists as Malvaesceae ST.
dalcea, of which there are many species
native to California. The species he
has is, we think, from cursory analy-
sis, the caaycosa or asprella. The plant
Us perennial and grows best in moist,
rich soil. 1t is eaten with relish by all
kinds of stock and makes rapid growth.
An analysis for nutritive properties
would do much toward determining its
value, while experimenting only can
make known is adaptability to the soils
of various localities. As long as it has
been considered a noxious weed it has
been difficult plant to get rid of, and
II 1t Will retain its hardy qualities under
cultivation it will be a valuable addi-
ton to the lust of forage growths. Not
being leguIne, however, it cannot
build up the soil as does alfalfa, clover
and other leguminous plants, which
take their nitrogen from the air.
PURE FRUIT JUICE.
New York Fruit Trade journal: The
enactment by the last Legislature of the
bill known as the Pure Fruit Juice bill
to prevent the adulteration of fruit
juices is now law. This law is in
tended not ony to protect the public
from the deleIterious effects of the more
or less poisonous mixtures that are sold
as fruit juices, but to aid the fruit
grower as We'll. An enforcement Of this
law is a matter of the utmost import
ance to the fruit trade of this State,
and should increase the consumption
of fruits of all kinds three-foId The
consumption of fruit juices is exceed
ingly large in this State and the pre-
venaion of the manufacture and sale
of adulterated or imitation juices
means the placing of many hundreds of
thousands of dollars in the pockets of
the fruit growers. The manufact urers
of these authorizations and limitations of
fruit juices are already alarmed and are
casting about for means to prevent its
enforcement. To secure the proper
benefits Of this law it will be necessary
for the fruit growers and handlers of
fruit to organize and adopt measures to
secure it's enforcement The first step
IN this matter have already been taken
by the Fruit Importers Union of this
city, and we understand that it's rep
resentative is now in communicable
with many of the leading fruit growers
throughout the State working up, a
general interest with the idea of form
ing State organization of fruit hand
lers to take measures to insure the
rigid enforcement of the provisions of
this law
IRRIGATED FRUITS.
California Fruit Grower: Fruits
grown by irrigation find a ready market
in all parts of the world. The flavor of
Irrigated fruits is more natural. the
juice more abundant and the quality
cannot be excelled No better test of
this fact can be made, than the Denver
fruit market. There Eastern and
Western fruits are sold on the same
stands, and rain-belt and irrigated
products come in direct competition.
The fruits of irrigation are taken long
before other products, and all classes of
people, Eastern and Western, remark
upon the superiority of Western fruits.
In partial explanation of the excel
lence of irrigated fruits Colman's "Ru-
raj World says: The irrigated fruits
never lack for moisture at the proper
time. When the buds are swelling the
orchardist puts on the water, which is
absorbed by growing trees. AS the
blossoms come.forth sufficient water is
applied to make the fruit form. and
Throughout the entire season there is no
setback to the formation, DEVELOPMENT
and ripendng of the products. AS a
natural consequence of care in APPLYING
moisture the specimens are more per-
rect and the quality nearer perfection
No drouths ever affect irrigated fruiA
because such calamities cannot come
insects do not disturb the trees, because
they are always in a healthy and
thrifty condition. The foliage of an
irrigated tree is more Iuxuriant and
hence its fruits are more perfect and
luscious
1t is hardly necessary to state. how
ever that not all of the deciduous fruits
which are marketed from California
are from Irrigated trees. Indeed the
greater part of California's deciduous
fruits are from orchards which receive
ohly such moisture as falls upon the
son as rain or as may be deposited by
dews and fogs