The record-union., 1899-08-15
Agriculture
and
orticulture.

The following news from the great
growing belts of the Pacific Coast
should be of general interest:
CANNED GOODS.
Trade Circular: Notwithstanding the
drought the fruit crop is good, OF ex-
cellent quality and the yield is much
larger than was at first expected.
The demand for both green and
canned fruits has been greater this sea-
son than at any time in the history OF
the industry. This is owing to depleted
stocks at the beginning of, the year,
and the improved condition OF trade
generally throughout the country. very
little fruit was carried forward from
last seasons pack by either the Gamer
or jobber, and the result is that the
Gamers have been taxed to their ut
most capacity to satisfy the enormous
trade from this country and Europe.
The better grades of fruit have been IN
special request. We do not anticipate
lower values than we have named Tor
anything in the fruit line; since we
purchased out stock prices have ad-
vanced in some instances very mater
tally, notably peaches and pears.
Aside from the fact that there has
been an unprecedented call from all
parts of the world for California fruits,
there is another factor which Will ike
ly sustain the market from decline, and
that is the recent consolidation of all
the leading Gamers of the State, into
one company. 1t is not likely there VIII
be many goods to sell after the packing
season is over. and of finer qualities
none We therefore advise you to place
orders for future fruits at once.
Last years pack of tomatoes and
corn is being we'll cleaned up, particu-
'larly so with corn. which is now ex-
ceedingly scarce. At the prices which
we name we consider these goods a
good buy, and an increased demand for
them may be looked for owing to the
light packs and relatively high prices
of spring beans and peas.
THE RAISIN YIELD.
Fresno Democrat: Treasurer T. c.
White of the Raisin Growers Associa-
ton, who recently returned from a sec
ond trip to Woodland for the purpose
of again addressing the raisin growers
of that vicinity, says that this last
meeting was a most satisfactory one,
and that as result of 1t fully oO per
cent of the raisins grown there are
already signed up and that another 70
per cent. can surely be counted upon.
Mr.. White further says that one of
the most effective speeches made at
the meeting was by H. NJ. LaRue, ex-
Chairman of the Board of Railroad
Commissioners, who made strong ar
gument in favor of the Raisin Growers
Association, and urged all growers to
enter it. Mr.. White is highly pleased
with the result of his two visits to
Woodland, and expects to see the as
sociation well supported by the North
ern growers.
Al Sayre, manager of the inspec-
ton and stock departments for the
association, says that his estimate of
the raiSin crop this year is as fol-
lows: The five counties in the valley
2250 cars; south 250 cars; north, $50
cars; total, 1850 cars. This makes the
crop % per cent. less than last year.
Some growers claim that the crop will
be as large as last year, but with the
late frost last spring and thripS on top
of that, there is likely to be falling
off.
Really it is very hard to estimate
the crop. One class had it's chances Of
a crop nearly ruined by the frost; an
other escaped frost only to have thrips
take possession, and leave little to be
hoped for; another was damaged by
the frost and thrips BOTH and another
escaped both and will have a crop
larger than for several years. OF this
latter class, Deputy Sheriff H. L. Paine
is one, but he has few companions.
Nearly every vineyard is moret or less
injured, and if 200 cars are packed
this season it is all that can be ex-
pected.
BIG GRAPE CROP.
Corning Sentinel: Supervisor Mar
shall came up from Vina Sunday even
ing and he informs us that grape pick
ing on the Stanford ranch will begin
about the Goth inst. This years crop
will amount to between eight and nine
hundred thousand tons. and will be
considerable heavier than last years
crop.
From 400 to 500 men will be en-
ployed when grape picking begins and
we have not learned whether white
men or Japs. AMI Chinese will be en-
ployed. With the great scarcity of
help, Superintendent Ramsey will no
doubt be compelled to take whatever
he can secure in the way of laborers.
THE DATE PALM.
San Diego Union: Professor G. Ie-
sen, a scientist of high standing in this
State, came up from Lower California
on the last steamer, and left fop En-
senada again last night, where he
will board the steamer Curacao for San
Francisco. He has just completed
long journey from below Loreto, ON the
Gulf Coast the site of the first Jesuit
mission in Lower California, and trav-
eled on mule-b back up the gulf coast
and into the interior, finally passing
through the Sierra Pintada placer dig
sings and reaching the coast at San
Rogue, where he took the steamer st.
Denis for this city.
In conversation with a Union" re-
porter last night, Professor Lessen said
the trip was made in the interest of
the California Academy of Sciences,
but in addition to this it is believed
that he represents a syndicate of CAPT.
talists who employed him to go through
on an exploring trip for the purpose of
investigating certain mining territory.
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