The record-union., 1899-05-15

the tree was covered two inches below
the surface of the ground and fifteen
inches above. 1t was said to be eff
fective.
e FRUIT PRICES.
Chico Record: The fruit-growefs OF
Butte, ,Yuba and Suffer will hold an
other meeting on Saturday, the goth
day of May, this time in Yuba County
the last being held in Butte. The OBJ
ject of the meeting is to make as thor
ough.. an estimate as possible OF the
fruit output of the three counties for
this season, to fix definite prices, II
possible, in detail of the various fruits,
and they will attempt to have data
present regarding the output, etc, and
to. elaborate plans for the disposal OF
the seasons yield The best-informed
fruitmen now believe that the pros
poets for AN exceptionally large yield
of peaches is not as good as it appeared
a short time ago, owing to the dry
season last year.
NAPA CHERRIES.
Napa Register: Owing to the unusu-
ally large crop of cherries last year,
and the long, dry, hot droughts that
followed, this season the cherry trees
of Napa Valley are enjoying a rest.
Cherries are very scarce, there being
as general rule about ne-fourth or
one-fifth of the average crop.
AT Henry Chapman's orchard west
of town a force of eight men are en-
gagged in picking and packing the fruit
for the San Francisco and Eastern
markets. Mr.. Chapman's trees will
yield about 1,500 boxes this year, while
the orchard for years has easily aver
aged 1900 boxes. Here the later cher
ries, the Black Republican and Royal
Anne, give promise of a heavier yield
than the early ones
Monday morning Mrs. Inman put a
force of nine hands to work in her
cherry orchard, but Tuesday she as
eertained that the fruit was not ripen-
ing rapidly enough and was much
scarcer than she anticipated, and ac-
cordingly the men were laid off. Mrs.
Inman usually gathers some 1000
boxes from her trees. A conservative
estimate of this years yield is 300
boxes, with no better prospect from
later cherries
"Chula VISTA the orchard of A L..
Bryan on the hillside southwest of the
Inman place, will yield heavier this
season than any other cherry orchard
in Napas immediate vicinity. The
fruit is ripening very unevenly, but
the trees on the hillside are heavily
laden with fine, firm, large, luscious
Tartariarls, A little further down in
the lowland there are few, if any,
cherries on the trees. Mr.. Bryan will
pick about 500 boxes this year from an
orchard which usually yields him some
$500 boxes. The fruit will be shipped
in bulk to San Francisco, where at
for white and 1211a cents pound for
the black ones.
H. N. Fossett will gather about one
fourth his usual crop of cherries this
year. His fruit also is ripening very
unevenly, and thus makes quite ex-
pensive harvesting. Mr.. Fossett has
been unfortunate with his cherry trees,
having lost over 200 during the past
three years. Just the reason for this
Mr.. Fossett does not know, but he in
tends to investigate thoroughly Many
other orchardists in Napa and Suisun
have lost cherry trees in much the
same way. Mr. Fossett says that the
price for cherries is higher now than
it has been for eight years
A. d. Butler has a small force of
pickers at work with his cherries in his
beautiful Browns Valley orchard He
will pick some 500 boxes this season
from trees that for years have steadily
yielded him 1000 boxes Mr. Butler
will ship his fruit to Colorado. Mon
tana and the far East
The cherry crop on c. Hunger's
orchard is exceedingly light. He has
not yet commenced to pick his fruit
and probably will not begin to do so
until next week
Last year at this date there were
about 245 hands busily engaged in S
NJ. Tools orchard picking, packing and
getting his crop of cherries ready for
shipment. Tuesday there We're. per-
haps, five men performing a like ser
vice for him, and their task was an
easy one. A meager 100 boxes will be
picked this season, where last 5000
were grown. Mr.. Tool has lost some
fifty grated cherry trees this year Mr.
Tool sees the bright side of the cherry
situation, however. He says that his
crop of peaches will more than offset
the failure of his cherries, and the
latter named trees will have an OPP
portunity for a much needed rest
ABOUT POPE VALLEY.
st. Helena Sentinel: To a person Wis
wiling Pope Valley the first things that
impress one are the vast resources as
yet held by large land owners. This
is probably due to the fact that the
inha bitants, being of industrious and
retiring habits, have not disclosed to
the world the wonderful fertility of the
soil and the absolute reliability of its
producing qualities even in the dryest
Of years.
AS 1t is, Pope Valley is inhabited by
people thrifty, hospitable and gen
orally contented with their unusually
happy lot; confident that they live in
country excelied by few localities on
the face Of the earth, with the in i.
clination to enjoy their farm life and
content with the thought that neither
flood nor drought can cause a crop
failure.