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BUTTE COUNTY. 



Report of J. Woods, Pentz. 



The leading fruits grown here are: citrus fruits, raisins, grapes, olives, 

 French prunes, apricots, and peaches. Our climate is well adaped for 

 citrus fruits and raisin making. 



The leading varieties are: 



Peach. — Governor Wood, Alexander, Early Crawford, Late Crawford, 

 Heath Cling, Orange Cling, Lemon Cling, Old Mixon. 



Apple. — We have many varieties of apples in the foothill region, but 

 none do very well, as the climate is too warm. At an elevation of from 

 one thousand five hundred to two thousand five hundred feet on the mount- 

 ain sides just above us, all varieties of apples do finely. 



Pear. — The following varieties do very well, and are the leading varie- 

 ties: Early Madeline, Bartlett, Beurre Hardy, Beurre d'Anjou, Seckel, 

 Winter Nelis. 



Plum. — Coe's Golden Drop, Washington, Jefferson, Green Gage, Blue 

 Damson, Yellow Egg, Red Egg, General Hand. 

 Prune. — French, Silver, Fellenberg, German. 



Fig. — White Adriatic, Brown Turkey, White Smyrna, California Blue. 

 Walnut. — English, Black. 



Olive. — Redding Picholine (California), Mission. 



Orange. — Seedling, Navel, Med. Sweet, Malta Blood, St. Michael, Jaffa, 

 Tardiff, Homosassa. 



Lemon. — Sicily, Seedling, Belliar Premium. 

 Nectarine. — Boston, Hardwicke, Stan wick. 



Report of F. T. Birk, Forbestown. 



The leading fruits grown here are: apples, pears, peaches, prunes, apri- 

 cots, plums, and table grapes. Walnuts do very well. We are not in the 

 citrus belt, and for that reason oranges and lemons are omitted. 



CALAVERAS COUNTY. 



Report of E. H. Schaeffle, Murphy. 



The following are the leading varieties generally grown about here. The 

 apple, however, excels all others, when the codlin moth is kept in sub- 

 jection: 



Apple. — Baldwin, Alexander, Winesap, Red Astrachan, Yellow Bell- 

 flower, Rhode Island Greening, Spitzenberg, Red Cheek Pippin, Swaar, 

 White Winter Pearmain, Porter, Hubbardston's Nonsuch. 



Peach. — Briggs' Red May, Hale's Early, Early Crawford, Late Crawford, 

 Foster, Salway, Orange Cling, Lemon Cling. 



Pear. — Bartlett, Seckel, Flemish Beauty, Keiffer's Hybrid (no good), 

 Beurre Clairgeau, Easter Beurre. 



Cherry. — Royal Ann, Black Oregon, Black Tartarian. 



Plum. — Peach Plum, Columbia, Silver Prune, Hungarian Prune. 



Almond. — Paper Shell. 



Apricot. — Royal, Blenheim. 



