The record-union., 1899-06-03
Agriculture
and
Orticulture

The following news concerning agrl'
cultural and horticultural matters
should be of general interest through
out the Pacific Coast States:
WATER DEVELOPMENT.
Riverside Enterprise: Water devel-
opment seems to be all the go all over
the country at this time. The recent
dry seasons are the cause for the great
activity in this line and because OF the
fact that people have been sent to look
I'D bstter and more lasting supplies CT
water, these dry seasons are possibly
more Of a blessing than otherwise.
Over at PERKS for instance, the land
owners cave set by for some years
waiting fer the Bear Valley to deliver
the goods they-the people-bought, but,
! thing of waiting, they have set about
deve.oping water and their efforts in
that line have been very successful.
At Ontario the same story can be told.
| The people there thought they had a
sufficient supply of water only to wake
up last year to a realization of the fact
that such was not the case. They are
now developing water with every indi-
cation of securing all of the valuable
fluid that the colony needs.
Even the great Bear Valley Company
which at one time thought it had wat
er resources that We're practically I'M
limited. found out last summer that
such was not the case, and now wells
are to be sunk in the bed of the great
lake that was, too, if possible, piece out
the supply Of water until there is an
other wet season to fill the big dam.
| Our Corona neighbors, who, by the
way, have a good supply of water, are
not content to remain at standstiil
/ in the matter Of development, well
! knowing that time and the setting out
Of more orchards will require addi-
tional water, have men at work devel-
opirg water in the Temescal section.
Contracts have been let by the Corona
Water Company within the past few
weeks for considerable pipe line as well
as for sinking wells, all of which means
that the people down that way do not
propose to be caught mapping.
The Hemet Water Company which,
by the way owns one Of the best water
rights and plants in the country, is not
content to remain idle, but is constant
lily making additions and Improvements
TO its system.
Redlands. knowing the necessity for
more water, is devising means and
schemes to increase its supply and
with every prospect for success.
The Riverside Water Company which
beyond doubt owns the very best water
rights and supply in Southern Califor-
MIA, is not content to remain idle, but
is constantly at work developing, and
with good success, too. Recent work in
this line prosecuted by the company has
been very satisfactory, and the water
supply of this city is assured, as against
all demands that may arise.
WHEAT NEWS.
Modesto News: On the ranch of VIM.
Adams. on the red land ten miles east
of town, there is at present growth
of green wheat which seems to puzzle
the oldest farmers The heads are
very long and some of them are as
much as twelve inches in length, but
they are not so compact as the ordinary
kinds of wheat. The meshes are broll
and from present appearance they will
mature into very large wheat heads. II
resembles the blue Australian wheat
more than any of the other varieties
usually planted here. The outcome Of