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water made a splendid crop to turn under in the 

 spring, thus adding to the soil much nitrogen — 

 among the most expensive of all fertilizing 

 materials. 



Later, three acres were added on one side of 

 this place, and again three acres on another — of 

 very similar soil — making now sixteen acres 

 closely covered with numerous species of plants 

 and trees used in the various experiments. 



This farm is one of the most sightly places 

 in the vicinity. In the middle foreground lies 

 the broad Santa Rosa Valley with the city of 

 Santa Rosa in the distance; and almost under 

 one's feet is Sebastopol. Mount Saint Helena 

 looms up grandly in the east some thirty miles 

 away, more than four thousand feet in altitude. 

 Most of the hills and mountains of the region 

 are wooded with Douglas spruce, various oaks, 

 madronas, and manzanitas. Along the streams, 

 through the valley, grow Oregon maples, alders, 

 ash, willows, and hawthorns. 



Looking over the valley of Santa Rosa one 

 sees one of the most prosperous communities 

 anj^vhere to be found. In the early spring, 

 great apple and prune orchards lighten the val- 

 ley with a sheet of bloom; and, later, fields of 

 hops here and there, with the vinej^ards along the 

 foothills, make a most enchanting view. The 



