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THE WALNUT — AEEA OF CULTDEE IN STATE.' 

 Area or Walnut Cultueb in State— Continued. 



No reports were made from Alpine, Del Norte, Modoc, Mono, and 

 Plumas counties, where it is doubtful, on account of climatic conditions, 

 if walnut trees will grow. On the other hand, no reports were received 

 from Mendocino, San Mateo, Shasta, and Yolo counties, where orchards 

 of recent planting are located. Thus it will be seen that the bulk of 

 the walnut orchards are in the lower counties, where the tree finds a 

 congenial home and most favorable conditions essentially required. 

 Ventura County leads, with 6,305 acres; Orange is next, with 2,592 

 acres; Santa Barbara is third, with 1,903 acres; then comes Los Angeles 

 with 1,789 acres, San Diego with 567 acres, San Luis Obispo with 479 

 acres, and San Bernardino with 201 acres. The total acreage in the 

 State in that year was given at 14,912 acres, of which 6,520 wete in 

 bearing. Readers no doubt understand how difficult it is to obtain 

 accurate statistics, and while we make no pretention of the above figures 

 being strictly correct, yet we believe they are approximately correct and 

 ■show to what extent this industry is carried on in the various counties. 

 The County Assessors are obliged to gather a complete tree census every 

 year, and while they endeavor to comply with the law as well as they 

 can, they are hindered from furnishing a true account through the 

 laxity of the growers, who reluctantly give the figures of their orchards. 

 The gathering of such statistics yearly, however, serves a good purpose, 

 As the reports show where fruits of the different kinds are produced 

 and the extensions that are made in this line. 



* Before Riverside County was formed. 



