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duct ion ttf oii«» crop, oilier aorta ran /.ill 
back mi it; iiIhm i ■ i nim•»«■ In have *o!n( 
marketable cimiiiiodity in dispose of, then 
go empty-handed. Tli*' taioing of fodder, 
! Kuvmg straw for win tor ut», applying mulch 
I in »pn»g time, saving nil i-fuseof Icmhc 
AN OPEN LETTER. j j u u compact heap, and drawing th<- immure 
En. HonTtrni.TrejPT: The disposition of "n loud to ko |t il in good heart in being 
this year's crop ^principally over, uud the followed more closely than in yearn gone 
by. 
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Hiillleiniil ruin* liavo fallen to put nil itn- 
ploinoMbt in (lie field for work Fruiti-H 
nre preparing laud fur new plants, and Mu* 
general rouliim of pruning'' nrnl clearing 
up will lx* on li.mil, nit.l multiplying their 
oi' lmnlw ainl vineyards of better anil finm 
aorta. The result of mpi'lieuec ft* well as 
experimental frtiib* in our various soil*, lo¬ 
cation ninl varieties adapted in oar valleys, 
foot-hills and const fcnngti, lias to a great 
extent given the propagator sufficient idea 
as to what fruits are suitable for his soil 
ami surrounding*, so at llm time to plant 
lie knows at oilflts whal to use. Still, to 
the nurseryman, and those who desire to 
plant mil new varieties of both semi-trop -1 
leal and general trails, a most suitable 
time is before them. The work of oxperi 
mental gardens is timely. It has linen 
carried on in n small scale bv many in | 
their own way, and the nutlet*** so lar has j 
shown itself throughout Hie Stat«'. The, 
laying aside portions of laud exclusively i 
for tli nt purpose stems to hike will by 
many patrons, which, if earned out ami 
sustained would in the end create u greater 
interest, and good result* follow from Hindi 
wmk. The interest of horticultural so¬ 
cieties nvo growing. The- formation id llm 
southern society ha* wrought, a great, in¬ 
fluence both throughout our State ami the 
eastern shore, and called responses of good 
clieoi throughout Europe, giving tlio siilr- 
jeet of semi-tropical fruits a wide range. 
County societies arc fading formed, and 
already a State society t* under way, iuM- 
ing weight and concentrating ideas from 
■ill lovers of liurtieiiltuml work. This 
work will Ml.imnlatc the agricultural so- 
cioticfc to a«hl loorw to flic inttire*l of np- 
hohling llm products of our noil ami fur¬ 
thering th» interest of her people rather 
than to racing nxchmively above other in- 
I crests of oui Slate wants The overplus 
of fruits in our market* can bo (huMiod , .... 
by discarding so many poor and uiiiiiail.e|- j io (lie top of tin* lull In irrigate an.I make 
able varieties. K"'ping a 1 *mm i numb, i, | it luoduce luseious fruits mi. I hlov.<>m 
ami IIiom .*f (In. beat, allowing none but with rose* than to live n young man. rich 
good, mdeeled kinds hi culm; tli* balance j nud well to do in llm i ii-Ioi n Siuii , | 
im.' at homo for feud of stock. eUt. Tlii- would mil cvehiitiyi. inv lioiim lien* foi mix 
subject can )<e fully ilUeu-sed in vumnia oilier climah* und<i tin. mu. 
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As Ol.Ti Ul STL.I MAS of over fifty lel|s Us 
Ihal nftm rumbling (lie world over, lie hn« 
iiover seen a place that lie would evehange i 
lor hi* California hump Growing oiilluisi 
a •‘He, bn says; I would rattier live here in; 
tllia delightful climate mi this rich soil a 
pool old mun. ami carry Water in bucket* j 
mldilioiial vnrititic* thul have proved rise 
fnl to the propagator and llm Stub ut 
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i|i"oi'cUpalloD of ■'inn II fill ins mid bleak 
AB OTHERS SEE U8. 
make* it po.-ible. Horse* can inrel more 
wiles Imre in a day than at tin- Fail, and 
men and women fed impelte 1 to an un¬ 
usual activity. 
•' I., lined nay*; '■ It ,* llm in -t ex¬ 
hilarating atmosphere in the worl'l " 
I he Loudon Apodnfor sanl, editorially, 
that Lhe i'Innate of < dif.vrnia i* |jk. that 
or Grerc. cooled end llm climate of Ta»- 
mnnia is that of Engl toil rthcfcalued. 
ami the two are tin* m-ur. 4 p».if*- le n in 
the world. 
It ton.o 1 m a matter of surprise to our 
eastern fii' inh to read a lull <.f fare of 
dinner such as we set down to (’briMma* 
day. In ndditioii to oysters, - vdrn-.n. 
turkey, etc., at tin bottom of the h i| ..f 
fare fit ought to 1 wt at the top), ileli<ions 
gnifa'H, htia wbirTies, peachew, apples, 
walnut*, almonds, raisin*, •■!«;. An I then 
a fill I her niirpriHC would app.-ar wlmn thev 
were inforuie-l Hint j 
infinite variety in Los Angola*. that lln-y 
ale rip.-ning from the fifteenth of Jon. idl 
tlio tint of December, while gnv|c * are 
abundant from July to Dermal., t (fl¬ 
anges arc in market tmi timulhs m the 
your, ami potatoes are guile-red every 
month. I* not such a land attractive to 
lover* of luscious fruit? 
WisTF.n in Southern California i* a . . 
nonivr: Wft hum no winter; our **■ isons 
me really nuiy three, spring, viiuiim r and 
full, Tlio large majority of unr tin « »i.' 
CV.'I : .fe- II but f.*» tr. • s sill I 111. II leal, *. 
they being mostly fruit tie* oif the I , 
oil* family, whilst dowers «.f aJI kinds 
blmim out of doors all the year rviuml 
Our rains come in the ntwolh* from N.»- 
veinbr'r (.» May, and then it is n -t a- or 
I'vinLcin fl irilida imagine, a cona|j,ul nojiile 
dri/zle; far from il an (Kvasi.'ual rain, 
and that getienilly m the night, with 
biighl, sun shiny days « clnn.lv day m 
almost tuiknown during the year 
WORK FOR JANUARY 
OtUSOl AM. IIViiA I.UUIUH. 
f Jill E ground should I- ibt. 
I el sort'd of all wtnb in rroj 
plowed and harrowed in . moil m l w..rk 
umu-likii manner. I In- m a g.n.| m - nth 
to prune the orchard* F’ak* *.(l 
suck, i* from the trunk of the t 
I'i'iuovt 1 all Hie W itr-i -protil- fie 
cut I sick all branches until Ihi 
evenly bil.niccd .« p. -ilde, | . 
the eve a sy mmetri. ul app.- rrao. 
nil diy, or paitioily drv, liinlt 
from Hu tops, having the tin 
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ing up of largn mu -i. I* 111) v III 
in building up soeiciu** 
Inmiew vvheiv all wore deso 
ui.' Hi eing thi* work extending and min 
ing down in a more legitimate wav of our 
i ii'ii hi fariiieiH Dividing our laud in 
“iii ilbi -action*, and introducing diveru 
fil'd I'Mip* iiim(< ad of wearing out land by 
oik crop system; n,, if there is nu ovci pm 
l’iof II Von Hehlu.c.intWeit any- "I lie, 
'•limnle of I'ldifoniiii ic inmblii" in ;;.>n. i t» 1 ' 
I'lmne ter that of Italy, bill t|aa not |l- ub 
iin.l men using jeeti.iunblo olfei t ..f ilspnung tlio people 
I* .ring on hunt w l»» n u.. 
n«*Alll t>» appearwnic oj- 
■dear, II. 
If not ,1. 
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and 
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t in s of a 
■ ia tin Is l - 
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sunlight, 
i ..ul ho 
an ill i ill I he 
I ‘ul i for iiin ’ 
i* a steady 
draught* of 
Huutliei n Italy is nil 
Bumiitd UowIch w rob 
toilis in the aluio-p 
clmmiuigne < >r II 
ttn 
i l* lie 
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known in 
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silblle 
ptr -eneo of iron It invrt. * to labor, nu t 
ng for 
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market or prop up the loavily find lnd. n 
limbs, to prevent In. dm.' the bnvti. h. « 
and ruining llo slinj*. and *v miii' t i > of (h» 
■ ■rehai.l 1 1 the iiii.ik* of flu ii,a s ars 
>r black with fanuus or Iduck 
pi or, «v.lt wilh a -t ■ rt la a-It * .Hr 
white "d, »«ai< nn| t. vU-i, 
until thin arc chan sod blight. 
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