312 CALIFORNIA VEGETABLES 



and it is from among these that the careful grower makes his 

 selections. 



Climatic Advantages. In addition to the advantages of the 

 California climate in growing the plants, there are other advantages 

 in handling the crop. The long, dry summers afford a fine oppor- 

 tunity to thoroughly dry the seed and permit a large part of the 

 harvest work to be done in the field. It is not necessary to build 

 great barns and drying sheds as they do in the east, although the 

 large California growers provide themselves with large cleaning 

 houses and storage warehouses into which to take the seed as soon 

 as it is sacked and ready for shipment. 



The Future. It has taken all these years to learn how to grow 

 seeds and to have trained a number of men who also know how, and 

 what to do, so that in the future even greater and more interesting 

 developments may be expected in all branches of seed growing. 

 One hardly knows what the possibilities are, but the past has clearly 

 shown that our soil and climate will be great aids to future ac- 

 complishment, and in our wide range of natural conditions, it is 

 reasonable to expect that many things not now undertaken, may 

 find a favorable environment, and reward the intelligent and pains- 

 taking grower. 



