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Yield during the first ten years. First year, nothing; second year, 

 took off the fruit; third year, collecting 8,000, sold at 60 reals per 

 1,000; fourth year, collecting 31,000, sold at CO reals per 1,000; fifth 

 year, collecting 42,000, sold at GO reals per 1,000. 



The practical farmer calculates that, considering the -good state of 

 the orchard, after the first ten years the oranges collected will result at 

 the rate of G,000 per hanegada. If so, 8 hanegadas at 6,000, 48 by 

 10=480 thousands, which sold at 60 reals would give 28,800 reals. 



Reals. 



Yield in tm years 28, 800 



Cost of cult i vat ion , etc 25, 904 



Benefit 2 > 896 



Maturity. The orange trees come into full bearing after ten years, 

 and, according to their health and strength, augment and remain bear- 

 iiig for many years. In this province (Valencia) exists a sweet orange 

 tree called the arriero, of forty-four years, whose yield arrived to be of 

 8,000 and 10,000 oranges. There exists another of the age of fifty years 

 having produced 14,000 oranges. They attain a very high age. Some 

 authors assure that some did arrive to the age of over five hundred 

 years. In the neighboring province of Murcia exist several trees of the 

 age of two hundred years, each yielding nearly 8,000 oranges. 



In Nice existed an orange tree of an unknown high age, whose trunk 

 wanted two men to embrace ; about 50 feet high ; its branches covered 

 a table of forty covers. One half of the tree yielded every year from 

 5,000 to 6,000 oranges, whilst the other half reposed, giving only a few 

 hundreds ; in the next year this half yielded the 5,000 or 6,000 oranges, 

 and the other reposed, and thus successively. 



LEMONS. 



Lemon trees are cultivated in the same manner as the orange trees, 

 belonging to the same family of the Citrus ; those grown up direct from 

 the seed are generally the healthiest and yielding more and better fruits 

 than the ingrafted. The export and cultivation of lemons is very lim- 

 ited in this province (Valencia). Some trials to export them to the United 

 States were without success, because of their short durability and inte- 

 rior quality ; those of Malaga are better, but the best in quality and 

 durability are those of Italy; it is therefore from Italy whence those 

 who intend to create a lemon orchard should procure a selected seed. 



FREDK. H. SCHEUCH, 



Consul. 

 UNITED STATES CONSULATE, 



Barcelona, February 15, 1890. 



