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FRESNO COUNTY. 



Report of James Grant, Fresno Flat. 



The foothills and mountains of Fresno Flat have an altitude of from one 

 thousand nine hundred to four thousand feet, but grow as fine apples as can 

 be found in the United States. A variety which prospers above all others, 

 is the Yellow Newtown Pippin, which does not shrink, keeps in perfect con- 

 dition until the first of July, and always commands a good price. 



Mr. James M. Harris (altitude two thousand nine hundred feet), is the 

 largest grower in the mountains. He has eight hundred bearing trees six- 

 teen years old, and one thousand seven hundred young trees. He reports 

 the Yellow Newtown Pippin first, then the American Golden Pippin, Wine- 

 sap, and Baldwin, in their order. 



James Grant (altitude two thousand eight hundred feet) has four thou- 

 sand five hundred trees, of which three thousand are Yellow Newtown 

 Pippin just beginning to bear. He is trying the Winesap, White Winter 

 Pearmain, Baldwin, Esopus Spitzenberg, Bellflower, and various summer 

 varieties. The White Winter Pearmain ranks next to the Yellow New- 

 town Pippin. He is also planting a vineyard of fifty acres of White Mus- 

 cats for raisins. His experience has proved that apples, pears, peaches, 

 almonds, and berries all grow well without irrigation. By constant culti- 

 vation his trees during the dry season have made as rapid growth as could 

 be desired. 



John T. Corin has the best tended orchard in Fresno Flat. He has in all 

 about three hundred trees, chiefly apples and pears. His orchard is always 

 well cultivated and kept clean. From a few pear trees planted a few years 

 ago he gathered thirty boxes of as delicious fruit as man ever ate. 



Wm. H. Center, of Fresno (elevation one thousand nine hundred feet), 

 has from four hundred to five hundred trees, chiefly apples. His crop this 

 year will be one thousand boxes; Harris' crop, four thousand boxes; Corin's 

 crop, four hundred boxes; Grant's crop, one hundred boxes. 



The capacity of these hills to produce good fruit is extending every day. 

 There are no insect pests here yet. The great enemy to be encountered is 

 spring pest, which, so far, has injured the crop one year in five. 



There is a seedling peach in Grant's orchard which promises well. It 

 is as yellow as Crawford's Early, without any stain at the pit. 



Every variety of fruit that could be expected to prosper at this latitude, 

 is being tried. This orchard district is on the direct road to the Yosemite. 



Report of A. P. Almagrin, Fresno. 



Almost every variety of fruit can be grown in this district, but the fruits 

 grown the most successfully are the Muscat raisin grape and the peach. 

 The best varieties of the latter to plant are, in my opinion, the Early and 

 Late Crawfords, Foster, and Salway of the Freestones, and Orange and 

 Lemon Clingstones. I think Muscat grapes and peaches are the most 

 profitable fruits grown in this district, which is, however, peculiarly adapted 

 to the Muscat grape. 



Report of W. A. Sanders, Fresno. 



Apples and pears that have been introduced from the extreme south 

 of the Atlantic States are uniformly successful, growing well, producing 

 abundantly, and retaining unimpaired all of their good qualities. Vari- 



