CALIFORNIA FRUITS: HOW TO GROW THEM 



from the growers. The figures show almost a three-fold increase of 

 the pre-war product, reaching its peak in 1919. The unsettled con- 

 dition of affairs including adverse exchange and transportation costs 

 made slow sales in 1920 and reduced output in 1921, but the outlook 

 is unclouded and notable increase in production is to be anticipated. 

 Fruit Varieties Preferred by Canners. It is manifestly the duty 

 as well as the desire of growers to produce an ample supply of fruits 

 which meet canners' requirements. Among these requirements are 

 satisfactory size, clear unblemished beauty, color which will not 

 interfere with the clear gold of the sirup, and texture which will 

 endure processing without yielding a desirable degree of firmness 

 and not slough off cells or fibers to cloud the sirup. To such basic 

 characters everything desirable in flavors should be added. There 

 are some variations in desirability produced by difference in local 

 growing conditions which affect desirability of any particular fruit 

 variety and there may be canners' personal equations also involved 

 to some extent. At all events it is generally wise for new planters 

 to consult local cannery superintendents and consider the advice 

 which they may give in connection with other uses which may be 

 made of the prospective fruit. The following sketch of varieties 

 chiefly used by canners may be taken as suggestive, and not ex- 

 clusive of other varieties, but indicative of the types desired. More 

 specific information of varieties commended by canners for future 

 planting is given in the chapters devoted to the fruits chiefly de- 

 sired by them: 



Apples Yellow Newtown Pippin; firm, white-fleshed apple re- 

 quired. 



Apricots Royal, Blenheim, Hemskirke, Moorpark, Tilton. 



Cherries Royal Anne, Rockport; soft white cherries not avail- 

 able and black varieties not largely used. 



Figs Kadota, Calimyrna. 



Grapes Muscat. 



Peaches (free) Muir, Lovell, Foster, Early Crawford, etc.; 

 (cling) Tuskena Orange, McKevitt, Seller's, Phillips Levy 



Pears Bartlett 



Plums Yellow Egg, Bavay's Green Gage, Golden Drop, Dam- 

 son, Washington, Jefferson. 



Blackberries Mammoth, Lawton. 



Loganberries Phenomenal, Logan. 



Str ?wberries Clarke, Wilson and similar firm varieties. Vari- 

 eties chiefly grown for fresh use too soft for canning. 



Raspberries Cuthbert, Antwerp. 



The literature of the California canning industry has been not- 

 bly [ extended during the last few years and very satisfactory special 

 publications are now available.* 



y^^ detaled account ^en in "The Can- 

 York, 1916. Of small scale o^rnJc ^ *r fr' P. ubl l sh ed by John Wiley & Sons, New 

 published many pzmpM^and^lfl??' ^ Cahf rma Experiment Station at Berkeley has 

 and Farm Food Preservation " bv Prnf w a v co P lete tre / tls e is also available; viz.: "Home 

 H.hed by the MacnSfan Co ' New Yrk 19U ***' f the Universit y of California, pub- 



