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The disease is prevented vrhen pear varieties are propagated on Pyrus communis stock 

 but is not prevented when Japanese stocks are used. 



The total acreages of the principal deciduous fruit crops in 1951 were as 



The chief apple producing areas are Sebastopol in Sonoma County and viiatson- 

 ville in Santa Cruz County, The Sebastopol area is noted for its production of 

 Gravensteins while the principal varietiesin the Watsonville area are Yellow Newtown 

 and Bellflower, Red Delicious is rapidly replacing Bellflower, Other varieties 

 grown in scatteced areas throughout tiie state from Humboldt County in the North to 

 San Diego County in the South are Jonathan, Rome, Vifhite Ashachan, and Golden Delicious. 

 Of particular interest to me was an orchard which I visited in the town of Julian 

 which is located in a mountainous region about sixty miles ncjtheast of San Diego, 

 It hardlyssemed possible that in a relatively short distance one could travelf^-om an 

 area producing oranges, lemons, olives and other tropical fruits to one suitable for 

 the raising of apples, pears and other fruits typical of Ne\u England, This supports 

 a statement that was made to me that local topography in California has greater in- 

 fluence on the temperature than latitude. 



The principal pests on apples are codling moth and mites which are being 

 controlled quite generally with parathion. 



There are three principal fruit exchanges in California, j 



The California Fruit Exchange handles deciduous tree fruits and grapes. The 

 two others are the California Fruit Growers' Exchange (Sunkist) and the Mutual Orange 

 Distributors which handle citrus fruit. 



In California it is illegal for a fruit grower to plant any nursery stock 

 unless inspected by the Department of Agriculture in his county. This practice makes 

 it possible to keep an accurate up-to-^ate census of the fruit plantings in the state. 

 From the data thus obtained the California Department of Agriculture in cooperation 

 with the Bureau of Agricultural Economics of the U, S, Department of Agriculture 

 periodically publishes the acreages of fruits and nuts by counties and varieties as 

 well as acreages of bearing and non-bearing plants of each crop. 



As this concludes observations relative to deciduous fruits it seems to be 

 an appropriate place to conclude this series of articles without attempting to comment 

 on the citrus industry as seen not only in California but also in Florida, 



Since returning to Amherst on February 1st I have been asked frequently 

 "V/here would you locate in the fruitgrowing business if you had your choice?" My 

 answer has been,"Assuming that the question implies apples, pears and such other 

 fruits as can i^e grovm successfully in this climate, I saw no area with more natural 

 advantages nor better marketing possibilities than right here in New England," 



Thus concludes TO BEY'S TRAVELS. 



— 0, C, Roberts 



