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These figures cover almost the entire fruit shipments from 

 the State. The total is considerably less than that of ship- 

 ments to the same date last year. The shortage is princi- 

 pally in apricots and peaches, these crops being light through- 

 out the State. Apricot shipments last year aggregated 231 

 cars, peach shipments 1,866 cars. 



Cherry shipments are approximately the same as last 

 year. Pear and grape shipments to date exceed those of last 

 year. Grape shipments have barely begun. The crop is 

 heavy and of good quality. The pear crop is unusually large. 

 The prune crop is large and of good quality. 



Sacramento Valley oranges promise a good crop of ex- 

 cellent quality and with favorable weather conditions will 

 ripen early as usual. Olives promise a fair crop of excellent 

 quality in Sacramento Valley regions though short in some 

 portions of the State. Almonds will be a short crop and 

 almond prices rule correspondingly high. Figs are yielding 

 a good crop. Canners are using more figs than ever before 

 and fresh fig shipments are increasing. 



Fruit prices have as a rule been very satisfactory. Can- 

 ners have paid good prices for apricots and peaches, thereby 

 reducing eastern shipments. Pears have failed to maintain 

 uniformly high prices, the heavy shipments operating at times 

 to depress values. While this has been an off year in some 

 respects fruit growers have as a rule done fairly well. Sac- 

 ramento Valley growers who had crops are reported well 

 pleased with returns and as the bulk of California's deciduous 

 fruits are grown in this valley this is true of the majority of 

 growers in this State. 



The condition of canned and dried fruit markets is fairly 

 satisfactory except in the case of prunes and raisins. The 

 organization which formerly controlled these crops has 

 gone to pieces through disagreements and the result is a 

 condition which threatens grower's profits. 



The grain crop is light, hay crop heavy. In the irri- 

 gated alfalfa districts of the Sacramento Valley the fourth 

 crop of hay is now being cut with good prospects of two 

 more cuttings. Hops are yielding heavy crops and prices rule 

 high. Twenty-five cents and upward is offered for choice lots. 



STRATHCONA, N. W. T., CAN., Aug. 26, 1904. 

 D. H. Anderson, Esq., Editor IRRIGATION AGE. 



Dear Sir : You will find my name along your list of 

 subscribers in much advertised Alberta the present Mecca of 

 a good many Americans. "That's all right," as they say out 

 West, but for my part I am going to Washington State as 

 a homeseeker in July next. 



I am much interested in an article in the current number 

 of THE IRRIGATION AGE by H. A. Hover, entitled "California 

 of the Northwest." I would like to know more about that 

 particular part of the State than I can learn from that article 

 and would be glad to have you either give me Mr. Hover's 

 address or forward this letter of inquiry to him for reply. 



I would enclose American stamp for reply, but I have 

 none nor can I get one here. A reply in the next number of 

 THE IRRIGATION AGE will answer the purpose, but be more 

 trouble to you. Yours respectfully, 



W. E. BARTI.ETT. 



SACRAMENTO, CAL., Aug. 27, 1904. 

 THE IRRIGATION AGE, Chicago, 111. : 



Irrigation development has lately received a new impetus 

 in the Sacramento Valley, which comprises the northern por- 

 tion of the great interior basin of California. The great 

 Central Irrigation Canal, begun almost a quarter of a cen- 

 tury ago, is nearing completion after a long period, during 

 which work was stopped and various interests affected by 

 the canal were in litigation. Other irrigations systems are 

 building and the indications are that the great valley of the 

 Sacramento will at no distant date be rendered vastly more 

 produetive through the utilization of the water which has 

 heretofore gone to waste. 



The Central Irrigation Canal will divert water from the 

 Sacramento River at a point near St. John in Glenn County, 

 and will irrigate an area of approximately 200,000 acres lying 

 west of the river. The greater portion of this jand is now 

 devoted to wheat, but with water for irrigation it will grow 

 a diversity of crops and its productiveness be many times 

 multiplied. 



Another important irrigation enterprise will divert water 

 from the Feather River below Oroville and irrigate approxi- 

 mately 100,000 acres lying west of that stream. Work on 

 this system has just been begun. A new irrigation ditch of 

 considerable magnitude is almost completed in Yolo County. 



F. E. V. 



SOME SALT LAKE HOMES. 



These are typical residences of Salt Lake City's 

 wealthy citizens. The home of United States Senator 

 Thomas Kearns was built and furnished at a cost of 

 nearly $1,000,000, while that of H. H. Walker repre- 

 sents about one-half that sum. Both of these residences 

 occupy fine sites on Brigham street, the home of the 



Residence of Senator Kearns, Salt Lake City 







majority of the rich Salt Lakers. Upon this dtreet 

 there are a score of homes almost as magnificent. 



Salt Lake City has always been noted for its nat- 

 ural beauty, healthfulness and commercial prosperity. 

 The last few years, however, have seen the city thorough- 

 ly modernized. A gnat many fine business houses and 



Residence of H. H. Walker. Salt Lake City 



residences have been added. The streets are clean and 

 spacious and the lawns and residences artistic from 

 every standpoint. The fame of Salt Lake City grows 

 steadily. Capitalists everywhere have come to recog- 

 nize that it is one of the best places in the country for 

 safe and profitable investments. No more desirable 

 city exists when the question of a residence is under 

 consideration. 



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