Imperial Valley press., 1910-08-06

earlier than Palm Springs, or any other locality know of
 We have station at Cucumonga, but Imperial is different from Cucu- monga, which is essentially wine grape section. Imperial needs to make tests of table grape varieties We have developed some table grapes which are almost ideal for shipping" The professor took from a drawer some colored drawings of grape bunches,-purple, rich wine colored, greenish, amber. luscious, large, full fruited.
 These" he said, are developed from Persian varieties" indicating a purplish bunch. "They are carried to market on the backs of camels. See how loose they are. You could roll them in your hands without injuring them If they will stand such treat ment, they will carry we'll under our modern methods"
 Possibilities in San Diego County
 The viticulturist remarked that he had made a reconnaisance of San Di- ego County four or five years ago at the request of Chamber of Commerce, and had found that there was consid- erable grape culture there, around Els condido and by the Bostonia com pany. which was growing the raisin grape The principal drawback he found was the lack of water. But then," he remarked the grape does not need much water. l found them doing we'll at Cucumonga where other vegetation was drying up. If there is any moisture around, the grape will find it. With little more develop ment of water, San Diego should do we'll in grape culture. There are plenty of localities in that county where other conditions are satisfac- tory. All kinds of grapes would grow there.
 Largest Vineyard at cucumonga According to Prof Hussman the largest vineyard in the world is that of the Italian Vineyard Company at Cucamonga, where in the seemingly barren sand there are $500 acres de- voted to wine grapes. The Riverside Vineyard Company has 2200 acres in vineyard there also. Both of these growers have profited greatly by the governments work.
 "This work was taken up in Cali fornia,'' said Prof. Husmann, because the conditions there were so excep tionally good The work will benefit not only California, but all the rest of the country where grapes can be grown. We have a station near Browns vile, in southern Texas, from which some grapes have just reached us. These were comparable with the Cali fornia varities. But they have a lot of problems to contend with yet in Texas. The whole thing is new there yet There are problems of irrigation l
 Good For Grape Industry.
 In connection with the investigation being carried on as to the best meth ods of picking, handling, packing and shipping grapes, these other investi- gations regarding varieties are of great importance and promise to put Cali fornia permanently at the front with respect to the fresh grape market.
 The Bureau of Plant Industry is carrying on it's investigations regard ing decay and shipment at various points in California, especially the Sa- cramento and San Joaquin Valleys. The refrigeration car which has been in use in the peach districts of Geor- gia, is to be moved out to California at once, and with it the experiments in preceding will be carried on.
 Grape growers in California are cor al stations and see for themselves what is being done there. Even if there should not be an attendant wis ible at the time, every vine is labeled so that a stranger can see what it is. The men in charge, however, will be ready at all times to give informa- tion, and things have progressed so far that it is practicable to tell just what resistent stocks and what gratis to recommend for any locality in the State What this means to the indus try, only the practical viticulturists of