Hogs 



The successful farmer of today, besides raising alfalfa and keeping dairy- 

 cows, also finds hogs highly profitable, and Yolo farmers are sensible in 

 breeding high-class stock. The little extra care shows in bonus prices at 

 market. Instead of raising "just pigs" farmers are coming to understand 

 the scientific way of feeding to produce the best results. 



Fruit Growing 



G. H. Hecke, a horticulturist of renown, is county commissioner of horti- 

 culture. He declares that Yolo County has in abundance the three funda- 

 mental conditions that make fruit farming profitable. First, the climatic 

 conditions are of the best. Second, fertile soil can be found in large quantity, 

 and third, the proper moisture conditions can be supplied. As elsewhere, 

 care and discretion must be exercised in the selection of these conditions, 

 for there are locations where all of these three necessities cannot be found 

 and hence would not be suitable. 



While virtually all commercial fruits are grown in the county, there are 

 some well defined districts that are particularly profitable for certain fruits. 

 Apricots, figs, peaches and almonds are favorites along the foothills of 

 western Yolo from Winters to Rumsey. Woodland and Davis are noted for 

 the fine quality of prunes, almonds and seedless raisins, and the river district for 

 the excellent quality of Bartlett pears. 



The following is taken from the latest orchard census of the county: 



Fruit No. Trees Fruit No. Trees 



Almonds 292,700 Peaches 136,600 



Apricots 124,900 Prunes 93,800 



Plums 38,400 Pears 49,000 



Figs 11,900 Olives 15,028 



Walnuts 2,500 Oranges and Lemons . . 5,295 



The acreage planted to grapes is 6,000 acres. Apples and cherries are 

 grown in many home orchards but are not produced on a commercial scale. 



Yolo is one of the leading counties for the production of almonds. 



Of the 4,000 acres planted two4hirds of the trees are in bearing. The 

 leading varieties are Nonpareil, Ne Plus Ultra, I X L, Drake's Seedling, 

 Peerless and Texas Prolific. Woodland and Davis districts have a number 

 of splendid bearing orchards, but the center of the almond production is 

 around the town of Esparto. At Guinda and Rumsey the almond also is 

 growing with good results and a new territory from Madison north to 

 Dunnigan recently is opening up as a promising field for this culture. The 

 almond exceeds any other deciduous fruit and is being extended from year 

 to year. 



The foothill districts of the Coast Range are well adapted to the growing 

 of peaches. Winters is noted for the quality of peaches, whether early 

 varieties for shipping to the East, or for canning or drying. Winters is one 

 of the districts in California from which the earliest shipments of fresli 

 fruits are made. The varieties grown are the St. John, Alexander, Hale's 

 Early and Triumph, all for early shipping, and the Crawfords, Elbertas and 

 Muir for drying, and cling varieties for canning. Capay Valley ranks second 

 in the total production. 



The AVinters district leads in the production of apricots, both as to 

 quality and quantity. The favorite variety is the Royal, which is the best 

 for drying, and Winters quality is the unsurpassed standard by which other 

 cured apricots are judged. Europe, which takes the bulk of the crop, 

 demands the "Winters" brand. The Pringle variety is grown for early 



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