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SEMT-TROPU •’ C.l / TFORXIA. 
SUjriailiure. 
LOS ANGELES AT THE EXPOSITION. 
Bv John II. Hhim-ph. 
I T bit*. Leon auapoctcd I lift! Imrlrv raised 
on ilu< oceanward aide of Lo* Angeles 
county must, of coins.- lie rather dm I., luil 
the wimpleat tin J:v,.omI i«n. of IK7'.), ('row n 
nn (Vntinehi, wtiM light enough for any 
purjioBp, It. Clark, exhibitor Ii i« m»t 
generally known that the Mediterranean 
Sweet him, inure Limn almost any other 
orange, the habit of being on one stork m 
ihvttrf mill on a 11 o 1 1 1 1 4 1 , n large Ire. . on 
one stuck henring Hiunll fruit, on another, 
largo fruit. If any one bn4 sen only tire 
email fruit of this variety, mid doubt* tlic 
capacity of (lie variety liv iv chungt' of 
etock, soil or treatment to prod tire fruit of 
gnat *izo, it i« only nectssavy to visit 
tin troe nt. Timlin, xvhieb produced tlie 
Medili-iTunean Sweet orange exhibited. 12j{ 
im lu . in girth, and m appearance surpass¬ 
ingly beautiful; 0. Ii. Lyoim; exhibitor 
Air, Lyons bun an orange grove near Tuu- 
tiu. 
SVKT* ANA. 
Six vnrictiea of while grapes, one of 
xvlu' li ih n table grape, twelve varieties of 
IiiiikIm me table gi-npr k. among 4 vi liirh were 
i In- Swi i t Watoi. Bl.-idi Moioooo, I’m hi lev 
Leaf Malvoi.x Farit r»go and Flame Toknv. 
a f h i» y of »lie Tokay war. indie* in 
girlli; nil exhibited by Mm p N. Stafford 
A tiin pumpkin; \\ '1. ( lmpiimii, exhibitor. 
White prolific field nurn. ti > to ten earn 
to llm atalk. raised without irrigation, on 
laud where the m an *t water wn* twenty 
feet below the auifufe. A. J. Spencer, ex¬ 
hibitor. 
r*imk nerd rottnn, stems numeroim, 
doing, well leaved, mid profusely lolled, 
boll- good size, sky opr m r», staple <lcn*< |y 
I nrkml. not expanding in pruporliwi to the 
opening of the hull, lobes cling loo lightlv 
along the suturoN, KHiuiiig irienpunty of 
•be lev tile Johns to expand into (lie snow v 
1,111 '"e* of gosMino I alaple, which drop mil 
of tin. 4 hull at I ho ►biiko of the brei zn ol' 
the tup of rain drops, if the not ton-picker 
«'lne after the nick of lime. The duv 
hut /is of Santa Ann are I uo dal jg tit fully 
hru ing. n)id the summer nights ton .. 
m p hie with eiisp nn pint i d Ocinh. r , for toil 
t- inpri' d enltmi But what the < viol nm 
too \\ Mi I low n||, inmsr'H in gain hi cnl- 
Ion, In 4 gets in vigor liy day, and rumfi'il 
b , liighl Neurn In Ari/otia m the mi reun 
fm pmfill.ble cotton culture. J’.ot f,„ „|| 
thm, Mr. Mi Dow oil n ixlubit ol eolton was 
I" ninny vinloi . highly ml. tesling. ami to 
• ut v .me i* impuiti d the iinjioitaut f ,t 
that Kill); t 'littuD, though not a Ihoiougdi 
Bta]'l. i on the oe. an hi.idn ot California 
j“ 11 vigor.nis Ktetiniier, leaf, r and holler. 
1 In- fuels I Inis pie- enltid Ml .'oiling mgl\ in 
dirate that, tin hot iIuvh and wiiiiu nighl* 
Iwinly uiiica fiutlui injnnd would mid the 
pi i n rtmg ijiialiiy of expaiuiveni vs ni ih'-- 
h tuple. 
w rstvitvsTi a. 
Seventeen plutca, twelve vruiotii " of 
apples, notnhle among whieh were n Itov- 
btu v Iin 1 , one foot in girth; a yellow 
Belle Flour, lit inches in girth. lisopus 
S|nlzetiberg, IP, indies; also tin hlnok 
apple and the T (' Kmg, two unknown 
varieties, and mntiv nlliei known Vurh turn; 
o ipiinee. bl, : iin lies in giith;ull hy.fosiah 
Mi Ivoy , exhibitor. 
AN.MIIIW, 
Miles Bros, exhibited white flour corn 
about us sidt nt maturity us Cuzco corn; 
'■mi be chewed in its natural stale w ith time 
, 1'.' persons Laid nn a plate long nftei full 
uiatiirify, and placed on the dinner table, 
■in much docs this exi|iii*ito flour corn re- 
seinhlo the most, delicate masting ears, 
•bat vision unaided by the touch would not 
dispr l the illusion, 'rimcurs were as much 
as !!\ inches long, f^ inchi » greatest goth, 
and ;i'l grniiiH to the longitudinal row A 
line display 4 of leather vvu.s liiinle liy the 
timluim tannery. With vvluit. psnltalion 
must I he Soul In hi L'nlifoirdau realize tlud 
inaniifiicturing imlustiies are having an 
auspicious dawn in our irgiou. 
Non WALK. 
Twelve vniieties of carrots; maximum, 
l‘> inches long', M inelies in girth; nitn 
bnga; mangel wurlzcls; whitfi corn; all liy 
I) S. WnsliburriP, Snow I'lukc lush pj- 
j tBtoes; yellow corn; Baden'-while pnddic 
lionr corn. Inn gruilia of which in 1.S7M pro¬ 
duced twenty pounds in 1W7tl; seventy-five 
bushels of it wore yielded to the am-; yiehl- 
thrcc ears to the stalk, innspprs with three 
or four slidI.s to the lull, and does not 
•-111.1.. I badly; while corn raOul; all bv S. 
M (Illicit, exhibitor. 
KKW nivrn. 
A hand souk* display of apples. Con 
aisled of the yellow It. lie 1'leur, lit On lu - 
IU go th, the iti n Ihivii" Wiiii'sap, (iiihh n 
Iiii--.**t, Nit-iijack and l,imbnrtute, T. ,| 
Kern, exhibitor. Vellovv Bill. Klein 111 
b'chi s hi girth; Tt»n Dai is. Ill on In h 
bhilfle Inland (ileening, III ni'-ln h t’.iy iil a 
Bed Streak lit inches, Ib-vl'iny ltii--il, II 
itichea; Smiths Cidir, IH| inch. 4 -, Won 
saji, ami olhei vaiii In -. nipnuce lit 1 , mein ■ 
m *' 11 11 1 , hill 4 BtHopn.Hi giupe-s, nil by M. 
.1 Mi Oaugli, exhibitor 
SOWSl l AM> VielMTV. 
A display ol folly pint> among who h 
win tin Hn Fall Pippin, Bit iiieln in 
filth, and otlifl' spli mild • p.. miciia. (tin 
ll>oli 4 i, i vlnhilni I'ol l iin ly , beauty and 
(Ini vmi"io i vi . lli iien'• ot the appl. Mi. 
Until I s dn J'lay would him elicit'd high 
|"i't*i' "■ lit' legion tU' <1 favorable to tin 
"Iph. m On g' ii, Kamils. Mu hi; nn, m 
N'w I' ln himl. t ..in, tin- em- l'» inches 
hug ; .1 1 dm Mai tin, i lul'itoi Vallow . uni, 
BiJ iiieln h in guth. iiiy elum . j . mint. 
•' ( f a'lfftniiti, < xhdul.u Tin. a vsi n iiv■< 
of lii-li |M>luloca, the while, the nil, and 
the bill) , sW.il potat.ll , hllge pill"! Lm» 
wiilunil irrigation, ,.|| by N (' Hummer. 
I vloblti'i Sweet potato, a, I |:,ui" t -x 
hlbibil l - ill. ml Bia/dni'. 4 nrlietiok'H, I v 
I Inis, I hell Tlu» valuable iL’Cuiiooiii tuber, 
l»arely beginning to take position angit.g 
the root . roiis ..f L..., V> L . - .l. - rv. , 
fair trm|. ft yialds Inpgsly, m l i- ui ’lo r 
mniliary in the production of lee; m thv 
of mention along with Isst-v pumpkins 
1 and alfalfa. \ ditpluv of bllt'»T, iippar- 
entl.v e.|unl to tin " Pliibut®l)ihis print," 
I .1. I'. uietto, « hil itor. At ■ 'in.? fut or. 
I tiine, and 4 "iiii m here I -) II have - 
j thing tunny of Mr Iiarrrtto's herd f Je. 
Hiys, whcuc. came the butter. 
rLowracw. 
| Bale of barley hay. H. H, Turner ex 
Ini >it or. Some one siigg.-i».I ti. i , , 
bale of hay was «o firmly r"iii|>ii «-ol tli.t 
one might bore an augur hoi# into it. .m l 
pick up the chips. There i-> fmbatily h 
cxee-s in the migge~iiuu Unit the augur 
hole w ould stand alotie; t li.it la, if no mo 
noddy pulled the hole "III of tIi.- 1',;. 
But ( lover nor Downey an lc tin * Hub 1 
. .. that tin 
used lib i. Wool prc-. •. The hale lur.ii 1 
out by tlux j.ri-i is lHv'Jt 4 . I'l ■ ■ ■. |, 
WKighi 2'2U pounds. B< fora lln pr<-«* m 
I I this diinaiisioi >; - l - ; i 
lelt-.tcd lHill' Il'buUUdx II Ill' ll* - li-ltgih- 
wiae, hut next tu nothing in width or 
thickness. A T,os A ng’des. pur. l.i of 
soinc uf these ilituimiiiv# bain min I 
them off for lurgt? hairs, poum) f.u p..uu 1 
He Wanted not only tin- worth of ln< 
money, 1ml tin si/, of it. The hors. 4 i,, , 
might have wanted, re t. only the ».t_i I. 
| but llii- si/, of a h'lirtsouie ration. An 
iiimg'uinlive hm>e might weaken on thin 
enk* forkings of fodder. But tl.h«m - 
eillly III. dilating hot»e liught slre'o till n • -ii 
I n* realized convi.tmns that tin light 
little, deft little, flesh little. I II. hi Hill,., 
rich litilu IhiI#, bmim ii .liv . rd. . it 
were, would I,..i its . > i >... . 
|tU« air. A full mr land of hay tfc bah t 
jean Ini nwaly put into a . .r tiav Ihu-v 
i-nmpii". d oil. Ill, tie tvfuru, to *> ip in niv 
j a* viieaply a* grant by Und o| t.y « ,i. . 
Ihe e.mmu’icinl proviur- lor I • \n . |,.< 
i barh y nud dfalla hay oegl.t. to tin . , is.., 
i to evpaiid inn tin- lVlti i-l md' .1 
|ovci I hi) v.mi. arid region* on lln- p.,. 
i *b.'J.. Hi" l'm ted Slnir. ami kb - 
|1 have *>.on los.lv Inlid hoi the. a l.-.v 
ab.ond *hl) at Iv I 1 \\ • -1 ii,, , 
* t n<k, in gm."V 
ue ot j All 
t 
in I-e 
h 
Olu 
inilitarv p.*«t on P. 
elv Igrei li I loridu, II 
! grass I* not Imy g 
! Kioitdu. Si.utl 
i t"lig m mg .1 * 
i aid#, in w It let 
* on the i'tlu'l , II gl'-l 
, silver and nu itgie 
1 tic*. It I III' lutt V I 
I Hiruat such a tongue thioiigb 
! amt lu.y-lorii Dixie, bay truti* i 
! had a ' 4 otivi nit)nt and a podil 
j touting' • [ti'.lly ..-av. nit m 
ai d oil ncrvimt of y e.n .1 -lung j\,i 
eight iinndii >1 | ii nnt ii,,,rt, 
| liny y irhluig nont.T. ,1. ,* (J,,. 
I u11* ■ • * tonkin And wl.ih tl- 
j tip of th# Dili" t 
I on lh. i mlC hi... 
lice, hay to 
■ a hay bail, 
. • Hn on mill 
1-h.o-l.. and 
■ Ilf. ii in 
* *m an 
> laltIn 
of plentiful gold m ! 
«« vuldnig I* 
vsxl 
> bad 
■ ould I ,v 
1 . bi.se of 
In-wi-vcr, 
wtb. about 
piidiiic of 
t alit wum 
4 soul l.eu. 
; ur v, i 
Ultli * 
hut k . amt vx balk 
