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

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

 1,000; fourth year, collecting 31,000, sold at 60 reals per 1,000; fifth 

 year, collecting 42,000, sold at 60 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 6,000 per hanegada. If so, 8 hauegadas at 6,000, 48 by 

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



lieala. 



Yield in ten years 28, 800 



Cost of cultivation, etc 25,904 



Benefit 2,896 



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

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

 ing 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. Tlierci 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 tlie 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 0,000 orangcK, whilst the other half re))osed, giving only a few 

 hundreds ; in the next .^ ear this half yielded the 3,(i00 or 6,000 oranges, 

 and the othci reposed, and thus snt^cessively. 



LEMONS. 



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

 l)elonging 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 iu 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. 



Predk. H. Schbuch, 



Consul. 

 United States Consulate, 



Barcelona, February 15, 1890. 



