Imperial Valley press., 1912-07-15

The leading industry of San Diego
county is the growing of fruit and the
manufacture of fruit products.
story of marvellous development and
growth, the story of making the will
derness to blossom like a rose the
story or JolI ana endeavor through
discouragements and disappointments,
and the story of the creation of
wonderfully beautiful and prosperous
and profitable garden containing
square mile after square mile of trees
and vines that stand for beauty and
collars and mean industry.
California is the greatest fruit grow
ing state in the country. San Diego
is among the leading counties of the
state in the industry because of a eli
mate which insures life and thrift of
tree or vine, length of growing season
and absence Of summer rain and ade-
quacy of sun heat to promote size.
beauty and quality of fruit. This is
happy combination of conditions
which benefit the growth of both semi,
tropical and temperate zone fruits, thus
giving a variety which no other state
possesses in such perfection and full
ness.
Semi-Tropicai Fruits
Dates can be grown in some sec
tlOnS, where they mature freely Ba-
nanas ripen in thermal situations.
Near the coast where there is no frost
the pineapple yields WELL The alll-
gator pear is grown in limited guam
titles. The guava and loquat are
grown both for local use and for ex-
porting purposes The persimmon and
the pomegranate are not strangers in
San Diego county.
1t was more than a century ago that
the padres at the old San Diego Mis-
sion realized the importance of fig cul-
ture, and for decades, therefore, figs
have been grown successfully. The
trees are hardy and some of them at
tain. great dimensions. The produc-
tion is restricted somewhat because
fresh figs will not endure shipment for
long distances. The dried product.
however, ranks high.
Olives, too, have been grown for
more than century near the Har-
Dor Of the Sun The olive is constant
y gaining i'll favor and popularity as
table delicacy, and the San Diego
county product is recognized by epi
cures as much superior TO the i'm
ported product. The same thing may
be said truthfulIy about San Diego
county olive oil
Finest Lemon Belt
san Diego county contains, without
question or doubt, the finest lemon
growing belt in the entire world This
fact is attested by experts in the cul-
ture of lemons. Within a few min
utes' ride from the heart of the CITY
one enters an area given over almost
exclusively 10 lemon growing. The
trees Weld abundantly New meth
ods OF culture and handling are in
use, and as a result San Diego coun
ty lemons are gradually taking the
place of the imported ones.
The county annually produces a
large quantity of excellent oranges
and the oranges of California ar.
known throughout the civilized world
The pomelo, or grapefruit, is grown in
the county and is rapidly acquiring a
place in the front rank of the countys
fruit products. The yield is large, the
quality excellent and the demand for
the fruit constantly growing.
County's Apples Famous
Apples Of superior quality are grown
on the mesa lands adjacent to the
ocean, in the foothills and in the
mountains. Those of Julian. in San
Diego county, are known to all apple
growers of the country as those that
have taken first rank for apple cul
ture for the past ten years and have
taken first prizes at all important ex-
positions in that time.
The apricot is, particularly. a fruit
OF protected valleys and is grown with
success commercially only at attitudes
of less than 2000 feet. Many sections
OF San Diego county are ADAPTED to
the culture of apricots. Where the
fruit is grown in the county it is su-
perior III size, quality and flavor and
either canned or dried finds ready
market in this and other countries.
The peach is the most reliable fruit
i'll the deciduous class. 1t has an ex-
tremely wide range, growing beside
the apricot where it thrives in in.
| terror valleys, or thOusand feet above
1t, In the foothills, or lower. and in
the frost belt without danger. San
Diego county peaches are of high quail
! ity, and the demand for them aIwavs
exceeds the supply.
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