i22 A TREATISE ON NUT CULTURE. 



WALNUT GROWING IN CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CALI- 

 FORNIA. 



Ira W. Adams, in Pacific Rural Press. 



The -Rural Press of January 4th, 1895, if I remember rightly, contained 

 quite a long article of mine on "Walnut Growing in Upper Napa Valley." 

 Since that time I have read very carefully in different papers and magazines 

 several interesting articles from other standpoints as to the growing of Walnuts 

 in this State, and, while not agreeing with all the theories advanced by the 

 different writers on the subject, I am satisfied it has been the means of creating 

 an interest in what will eventually prove to be a very valuable resource to 

 many thousands who have heretofore given but very little attention to the 

 subject. 



It is very evident to me that the growing of Walnuts is very gradually, 

 but surely, coming to the front, not only in this favored county but in many 

 other portions of this State, where the growing of this most excellent, nutri- 

 tive and valuable nut has, up to the present time, been almost, if not quite, 

 entirely overlooked. 



I acknowledge that I am an enthusiast as to the growing of the Walnut, 

 for in my judgment the day is not far distant when hundreds of acres of these 

 beautiful trees will be seen growing, luxuriantly loaded with their precious 

 fruit, not only in the broad valleys, but in the countless smaller ones, as well 

 as the foothills and more elevated portions of Northern California, even where 

 the snow falls to the depth of several feet. 



I read a short article not long since written by a man in Southern Cali- 

 fornia, who said, among other things: 



The growing of the Walnut is peculiarly adapted to Southern California, 

 and even here the area is very limited where they will thrive successfully, and, 

 therefore, it is very evident that the growing of this nut will always be very 

 profitable to those who are fortunate enough to own land in such highly fav- 

 ored localities. 



I beg to differ altogether from the writer of this article. If the area there 

 is so very limited for the successful growing of the Walnut, let the people 

 there who wish to engage in the industry, especially those whose purses are 

 somewhat depleted and consequently have not the means to buy the land for 

 that purpose, come to the Northern counties of this State, where the area for 

 Walnut growing is unlimited, and where no irrigation is needed; where there are 

 many thousands of acres of land that can be purchased at a nominal price; 

 where trees will flourish in all their beauty; where there is plenty of wood, 

 living springs, pure air, and consequently a healthy climate, neither too hot in 

 summer nor too cold in winter. 



