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Report of J. W. Cook, Bur son. 



Our leading fruits are the peach, almond, fig, plum, grape, and berries 

 of all kinds. The leading varieties are: 

 Apple. — Astrachan, Early Harvest. 

 Pear. — Bartlett. 



Plum. — Green Gage, Wild Goose, Yellow Egg. 



Peach. — Early Crawford, Late Crawford, Queen of the West, Hale's 

 Early, and all varieties seem to do well. 



NEW PEACH. 



There is a new peach here called the "Queen of the West;" very large, 

 white meat, and a fine peach in every respect. Ripens with the Late Craw- 

 ford. Most varieties of fruit do well as far as tried. The country being 

 new, of course many kinds are not thoroughly tested as yet. 



Report of F. W. Greene, West Point. 



This is a splendid district for apples; they keep splendidly, and can't be 

 beat for fine flavor and keeping qualities. They are mostly sent to Stock- 

 ton for market. They net here about 1-| cents per pound in bulk or in 

 boxes. If we had a railroad this could be made a splendid paying busi- 

 ness, equal to an orange grove. 



The fruits I would recommend for planting are: 



Apple. — Rhode Island Greening, Newtown Pippin, Spitzenberg. All 

 late kinds that are good keepers, and if of red color sell best. 



Small Fruits. — Strawberries. — Sharpless, Captain Jack, and Monarch of 

 the West. Blackberries. — Lawton and Crandall's Early. Small fruits are 

 grown here on a small scale. We have only a home market. 



CONTRA COSTA COUNTY. 



Report of P. M. McCosker, Moraga. 



In this locality the land is used almost wholly for grain and stock rais- 

 ing, very few orchards of any kind having been planted. The kinds that 

 are growing have always done well with very little care. Small fruits and 

 berries of all kinds grow splendidly where tried, except grapes, which grow 

 thrifty, but with a bad flavor. Walnuts promise to do very well. There 

 are many in this district grafted on native California stock, and are grow- 

 ing very thrifty. The English walnut has been so worked, and have com- 

 menced to bear. 



Report of R. Hastic, Clayton. 



This is a new fruit district. Apricots and pears do very well, and are 

 the leading fruits grown. We are, however, a little too far from the San 

 Francisco market; at present we have to haul to shipping point, a distance 

 of twelve to fourteen miles. About six miles to the west of us they are 

 planting fruit trees of all kinds by the square mile. 



Report of M. Hall, Alamo. 



This locality is well adapted to the growth of most all, excepting tropi- 

 cal fruits. However, as this section is new, considerable fruit is grown, 

 but only for home use. There are many favored localities where citrus fruits 

 can be grown. 



