FRUIT GROWING IN CALIFORNIA. 



7 





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1893 



1894 



1895 



Month 



it 



"to ^ 



03 00 





1 p. 



TO O 



1 d 



i 



<0 p. 



TO o 



*o 



ce co 



8 p. 



t p. 



CO o 



a oo 





big 



M 43 



p 9 

 1-1 43 



No. c 

 above 



High 

 j tern 



° £ 



No. c 

 above 



|| 



^ a 



o <U 



No. c 

 above 



High 

 tem 



£ a 

 o <u 

 i-l 43 



No. c 

 above 



January . . 



65 



37 



— 



65 



35 



— 



64 



28 



— 



62 



32 



— 



February . . 



67 



35 





67 



36 





65 



32 





69 



37 





March . . . 



76 



42 





78 



38 





74 



35 





71 



36 





April . . . 



74 



42 





74 



44 





82 



42 





78 



43 





May . . . 



95 



47 



5 



85 



45 





86 



45 



1 



87 



46 



2 



June 



90 



52 



1 



94 



51 



2 



88 



50 



1 



96 



50 



5 



July. . . . 



i fin 



Do 



2 



89 





3 



01 



yi 



Oo 



8 



94 



04 



3 



August . . . 



96 



54 



5 



85 



52 





101 



55 



4 



92 



53 



4 



September 



87 



50 



1 



79 



45 





97 



50 



7 



92 



50 



3 



October . . 



85 



42 





81 



41 





88 



44 



1 



86 



48 



1 



November . . 



78 



37 





77 



37 





76 



40 





84 



34 





December . . 



72 



34 





78 



30 





61 



34 





70 



30 





The above table shows the highest and lowest temperature, 

 the hours of observation being 7 a.m. and 2 p.m. of each day in 

 the month. 



Our Soil. 



The soil of Santa Clara County varies greatly in different 

 localities, some parts being specially adapted to the cereals, 

 others to vegetables, and still others to orchard fruits, small 

 fruits, and the vine. Many fields are continuously planted with 

 one kind of grain, and yield heavily. Wheat raised in the 

 eastern portion, where the soil is somewhat gravelly, sells for 

 the highest price and makes the best flour. Occasionally a 

 stretch of " adobe " soil is found, its adhesive qualities making 

 it difficult to cultivate in wet weather, yet producing exceedingly 

 heavy crops, and considered very valuable land. 



The district towards the Bay is given over more to grazing 

 and small fruits. Running north-east to south-west, and directly 

 through St. Jose, is probably the most fertile section of the valley. 

 The rich bottom land adjoining the Los Gatos Creek, and locally 

 known as "The Willows," is the heaviest fruit-producing section 

 in the world, and every kind of fruit appears to grow with equal 

 luxuriance. And while our foot-hills are declared the native 

 home of the grape, owing to the soil being of a dark brown 

 sandy loam, quite unlike that of the valley, richer flavoured, 

 more luscious fruit than is grown thereon, even to an altitude of 

 2,000 or 3,000 feet, is not grown anywhere. Finally it may be 



