The record-union., 1899-08-21

San Diegan Union: Preparations are
already under way for harvesting the
raisin grapes in El Cajon Valley. At
the Boston ranch the trays are being
distributed in the vineyard, and Man
ager Nichols says that he expects the
grapes will be sufficiently ripe to begin
picking at the usual time-about Sep
tember 10. Manager Nichols is now
registering hands for picking, and
thinks that he will require about 80.
The wages to be paid will be IS cents
day and board.
Mr. Nichols states that some parts Of
the vineyard will yield fully as good
crop as last year--in cxs.er parts the
grapes probably will not be worth pick
ing. The best yield will be from sandy
SOIL where the plow and cultivator did
early work One piece of forty acres.
which gave very poor returns last year,
makes a good showing this year.
It's a little too soon,' said Mr..
Nichols, ''to predict just what the re-
turns will be, but there is no doubt that
those who cultivated their vineyards
early will make the best raisin crop this
year, bearing in mind that this is also
the year when water counted as an eS-
pecially important factor
The following telegram was received
last week by the El Cajon Packing
Company from a Chicago agent: ship
as soon as possible four carloads stand
ard 2-crowns at combination prices.
Buyer asks confirmation by wire
When the telegram arrived, the COM
pany was already busy at the packing
house running raisins through the
stemmer to put them in good condition
for filling an order from Seggerman
Bros. of New York city for five car
loads-also 2-crowns of the '9S pack
Local raisin men are feeling very
good natured over the foregoing two or
ders which call for 10S tons of raisins
at the association price of 334 cents
pound, says the FL Cajon News" and
indicate that as raisins have begun
moving the old stock will soon be en-
tirely sold out, leaving a clean market
for the new stock. The price paid for
raisins on similar orders in recent years
has usually been not half the price
above quoted.
FRESNO'S WHEAT.
Fresno Republican: There have been
various estimates and conjectures from
time to time as to the wheat crop Of
this county. Yesterday a well-known
grain dealer in conversation with a
Republican" reporter, gave an estimate
of the product, and as his business re-
quires him to go over the field carefully,
his estimate is more reliable than any
hap-hazard guess. He states that in
the country east of here and in MADEIRA
County toward the foothills the grain is
as good as it has been in many years
All the grain from Fresno north, includ-
ing Centerville, Clovis. Pollasl1y and
north of the San Joaquin in MADEIRA
County, is also very good. South of this
city in the sub-irrigated land there has
also been a fair crop. The grain
around Coils and Caruthers has been
almost a total failure. Very fair crops
have been grown along the slough, in
the James ranch and other tracts on
the West Side where the farmers have
succeeded in getting water on their
land, although comparatively few of
them have been able to irrigate this
year.
The dealer estimates that taking the
county as a whole, the crop would be
about half of the usual average crop.
That does not mean, however, that the
wheat yield has been uniformly poor.
the county the yield has been particu-
larly good, but in other districts where
wheat has been raised in other years
there is nothing at all this year.
Harvesting in the majority of cases is
well-nigh over Many small farmers
are through and have their grain stored
in warehouses. By the end of this
month all, with one or two exceptions,
hor fi17fc hO
is farming 230O acres, has still some 500
acres to harvest Clovis Cole will not
be through until the first of October if
then. He is harvesting 10000 acres.
which has produced more grain than
that harvested by any other man on the
Pacific coast. He has five combined
harvesters now at work, and in a few
days two more of the big machines will
be put to work. An idea of the NAM
moth enterprise may be gathered from
the fact that he has go mules at work
He will have between 10000 and 10000
sacks of grain. He has already ar
ranged for storing 10000 sacks of
wheat at the Clovis warehouse.
A considerable portion of this land is
in MADEIRA County, although Mr.. Cole
has land at Clovis. and again close to
Billiards. station on the Valley Road, in
this county.
He will have finished harvesting by
the first of October, but it will not be
until the first of November when he will
have his wheat all hauled from the
fields.
RIVERSIDE DAIRYING.
Riverside Press: That Riverside
County will some day be famous and
grow rich by it's dairy products is q
consummation devoutly to be wished
and the prospect that it will come to
pass is not at all dream Already
we have some fame in that line, as
witness the reputation of the products
of the Arlington. Durkee. Ell Casco and
San Jacinto creameries.
CREAMERY MATTERS.
Perris New Era: The improvements
now under way on the East Side are
progressing rapidly. The Chase Nur-
sery Company have some thirty or
forty teams at work leveling a large
area of land for alfalfa The steam
boring plant is still at work, and a
good supply of water will be assured
There viii be several wells sunk upon
the property. which will insure an
abundance of the fluid for the large
area of alfalfa which the company in
tend to raise.
At DR.. Payton's ranch, several teams
are working leveling and preparing the
ground for alfalfa. Already many acres