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they are perfectly free from scale. The olive, also, is always clean and 

 bright. 



I am of the opinion that the walnut will not bear as well here as on the 

 coast. The tree is a strong grower and makes plenty of wood, but does 

 not seem to bear as it ought. 



MOST PROFITABLE FRUITS GROWN. 



Apricots, prunes, pears, apples, and the raisin grape. We have in this 

 valley about three thousand apricot trees, mostly of the Large Early 

 variety. 



Table Grapes. — No grapes grown expressly for table use, but for wine 

 about ten thousand vines, and for raisins about three thousand vines. 



Report of Juventino Del Voile (Del Valle Bros.), C amnios. 



I do not know of any locality, with the exception of San Diego, where 

 olives do better than here. As regards almonds, oranges, and limes, will 

 say they do very well and are grown quite extensively, and are profitable to 

 grow. 



I would recommend the planting of walnuts, lemons, almonds, olives, 

 oranges, limes, apricots, pears, and peaches. Having had considerable 

 experience in the culture of these fruits, I feel confident in their propaga- 

 tion. Small fruits are only grown to a limited extent for home consump- 

 tion. 



Report of J. Montgomery, Nordhoff. 



This district is not, strictly speaking, a fruit district, as fruit is only a 

 success in a small portion of it. I claim, from what I have seen, that 

 grapes, either for wine or for raisins, will prove to be the most paying of 

 anything that can be grown in the fruit line. Oranges do very well 

 when water can be had in abundance. Apricots and grapes are most 

 largely grown. 



Report of J. M. Sharp, Saticoy. 



Perhaps the most profitable fruits grown here are walnuts and apricots. 

 I would recommend the planting of walnuts, apricots, prunes, and pears, 

 for they do exceedingly well in this section. The Royal apricot, French 

 or Petite prune, and also the Bartlett pear are the most profitable. 



VARIETIES IN CULTIVATION. 



Apple. — Early Harvest, Red Astrachan, Red June, Golden Russet, Yel- 

 low Bellflower, White Bellflower, Yellow Newtown Pippin, White Winter 

 Pearmain, Fall Pippin. 



Peach. — Peaches do not prove as satisfactory here as in other parts of the 

 State. Early Crawford bears well, but the quality is not first class. There 

 are some varieties which originated here, but are nothing extra. 



Pear. — Bartlett, Howell, Flemish Beauty, Winter Nelis. 



Cherry. — Cherries do not bear at all in this county, except a small pie 

 cherry of little value. 



Table Grape. — Muscat, Black Hamburg, Mission. 



Plum. — This fruit is very uncertain in bearing. I think the Kelsey 

 Japan plum may do well, but is not very well tested as yet. 

 Prune. — French Petite, French Gross. 



Fig. — Large White, Large Purple, Smyrna, Small White, Small Black. 



