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THIS PICTURE SHOWS THE METHOD OF IRRIGATING AN ORCHARD. THE WATER SUPPLY COMES FROM IRRI- 

 GATING SYSTEMS OR WELLS 



shipment. The Capay Valley also produces a fine quality of fruit, superior 

 to the dried products of the lower lands of the county. 



The Woodland district, located in the rich alluvial soils of the overflow 

 of Cache Creek, excels in the quality of prunes. The Yolanda orchard, near 

 Woodland, is one of the finest in California, the prune production rivaling 

 any in the world. The variety grown is called the French prune, which 

 develops into a large, vigorous tree, with abundant foliage and good-sized 

 fruit, when planted on good soil. Some Imperials are grown as well as 

 some sugar prunes, but not to any great extent. In Guinda township are 

 grown superior prunes. 



There is a considerable planting of pears, mostly on the rich bottom 

 lands of the Sacramento River, and some at Capay and Winters. The fruit 

 is an excellent shipper in both localities, and also is in great demand for 

 canning. The lower lands offer splendid opportunities for further extending 

 this profitable product. Pear blight, responsible for so many disappointments 

 in pear culture, is kept under good control in existing orchards. 



Large plantings of the black Mission fig are found in a strip of land 

 between Winters and Citrona and good returns are realized year after year. 

 The trees are large and vigorous and bear heavily. In the Woodland district 

 several orchards of the Calimyrna — the imported commercial variety of 

 Asia Minor — have been planted but are not yet in bearing. For these 

 Calimyrna varieties it is necessary to have a few Capri figs and fig wasps 

 for pollenization. The market price for these dried varieties is high. 



Fully ninety per cent, of the olives in the county are of the Mission 

 variety. Other varieties are Manzanillas and Sevillanos for pickling and 

 Nevadillos for oil. The Mission brings excellent prices for pickling. Con- 

 tracts are made for periods of five to ten years at figures that show an 

 excellent financial return. The olive, when planted near the foothills, has 



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