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Report of G. S. Gould, Innesdale. 



This district is most too hot for apples, and too cold for figs; peaches do 

 fine and are bright color and of very fine flavor. Nectarines are also ex- 

 ceedingly fine. 



I would recommend the planting of the best varieties of pears, peaches, 

 apples, nectarines, plums, prunes, and grapes. 



Report of R: N. Windsor, Gonzales. 



My district is difficult to describe; the products are phenomenal. The 

 part adapted to fruit lies on the south of the Salinas River; composed of 

 alluvial and mesa lands divided by a high bluff. The mesa is thermal, 

 and adapted to tropical fruits; while the bottom produces the apple and 

 pear to perfection. Being subject to severe frosts the growing of fruit here 

 is mostly experimental; while on the adjacent mesa the most delicate flowers 

 are uninjured. It is not yet determined which is the most profitable fruit, 

 but from my own experience, having an orchard on rich bottom lands, I 

 find the late apples the most profitable. I produced last season from forty 

 trees, six years old, four hundred boxes, and disposed of them at 75 cents 

 per box on the ground. The trees occupied one rod each, making one 

 fourth of an acre. They were Yellow Bellflower, Smith's Cider, Yellow 

 Newtown Pippin, and White Winter Pearmain, all of the finest quality. 

 As I have stated, at present it cannot be determined what is the best to 

 plant for the future. Without facilities for disposing of quantities of per- 

 ishable fruits it would not be advisable to plant such. I do not think that 

 such fruits as apples and pears, as grown on the bottom lands, can be over- 

 done, as they stand transportation, and I shall continue to plant these fruits. 



FRUITS RECOMMENDED. 



Of apples, the Yellow Bellflower, Smith's Cider, and Jonathan are especi- 

 ally prolific on the alluvial land ; also the Moorpark apricot, though not a cer- 

 tain bearer. The cherry, though making a fine growth on the bottom lands, 

 produces poor fruit, while on the mesa is attained the greatest perfection. 

 The prune in either location is excellent; but all fruits are about one month 

 later maturing than in other localities. 



The leading varieties in this district are: 



Apple. — Yellow Bellflower, Smith's Cider, White Winter Pearmain, Yel- 

 low Newtown Pippin, Fall Pippin, Alexander, Red Astrachan, Gravenstein, 

 Jonathan, King of Tompkins County. 



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



Pear. — Bartlett, Winter Nelis, Beurre Hardy. 



Table Grape. — Black Hamburg, Rose of Peru, Muscat, Muscat of Alex- 

 andria, White Chasselas, Pink Malaga, Red Tokay. 

 Cherry. — Bell Magnifique, May Duke, Black Tartarian. 

 Plum, — Yellow Egg, Quackenboss, Red Egg. 

 Prune. — Hungarian, French, German, Silver. 

 Fig. — White Smyrna, Black California. 



Report of H. Westla Jce, John. 



The orchards in this district are young and no great variety has been 

 tried. Those varieties of fruits that have been tried proved a success. 

 There is no place in the State that the climate and soil are better adapted 

 to all kinds of fruits. Apples, plums, peaches, apricots, and all kinds of 

 berries do splendid, and their flavor cannot be beat. 



