srr.wi TRorrv cat. irony/ a. 
fruit, will apucdily supplant the present AHOTHER RAILROAD TOR LCg AKOELEft. 1 
orchard#. 
aeresg* 
R* M.fW 
If w# could handle our fruit u cheaply ! » >»'«g «*• tl*» prnpnrtMVf* ■ 1 the ■ ^**,1 ,.f »He ■'. ’ . 
»« ill* OKhlrdttt dot** in IMtww* »«d New fi'Cliealiara! ladittrin of Southern p* t , rr „ ,,, 
Jersny f.ir instant*. m, 10 to V, cents p«r 1 »•» h»* c «r wbe,. * Wl ,.k-» r , . . 
day, we could then a!m«at for a time •» I J r *»r bo*d-r» mm-t he re*■ i. B . i , k , n - n .* ♦.-* r 
1-fy aoropctitioi*. I believe | »m j P"*** »* «W fw-iwewr. -r pncapayaivh- 1, r ,,r tr ,, s . 
*♦ ft* **^**ff fc . e.| 
reenr, ,,** }h Yet |W*e a r»,e. arf} fv tatd* a. 
rvd it* fawwre 4 t ibe K**t * 8 * }> r»rti Im|I urnneL 
* or ** rl ' «**Hr *■» r 1 *** u <v« 
I htlit ■. e i tun Out tot 
out'in thn statement that but few . pmaewt bight prospect* will eet«mrd>i 
fruii grower* eref think of ib-,, gloom T>- thi* end - nr . "new*. t^- 
dociduou* trees; at least it i* never prwc- ! ’bet the Southern and it* , 
1 in Pasadena, *nd yet the price* and "un* raiuwrt bo relied tip,. 
critical exaction* hy our d. 
the culture almost ruiirvdr pn.fiih 
pcchca and apple* will n>>t par *, 
• he rine will, and it •% left f.ir ih.- dealer t. 
decide this matter in the near future. 
Uesjicctfullv. 
O n. CoxnAM- 
PRUN 1 NQ PEAOB 0 R 02 A&DR 
are calling the at Iron. 
* |( I of the Atlantic A Psofir and A’cMee 
1 -rw.ir i Topeka A Santa f» t-. Ibe large • •dare 
, ilMIt in the way of freight* \jy 
j county alone offer* to sard r <*d *fce,.ij n 
1 build into this i alley inf nit 
Tt>e Herald „( tin* e.iy owmea not ttw. 
i morning •ilk • long letter from C. T Hep 
kin*. Pres of lie Cal. Ion. O*, of San 
! Kmucieoo, to II L' Nutt. K*n , minhai 
treatment. VVlnU xkm AtcMeon. 
kept compact the apple and the pra.-h nr> i >»' ia he rawer v. ir »■, «i 
a more open top that it* fruit mat • m ire : wr ' ' 1 : - ' ' ’ ' - 
highly colored and better flavored b, ihr ! „ A ‘ W*-’* ' '* 
ray* of the tun. The peach that he. out 1,1 h; “'l*', ‘ ' ! l "'' 
fair to the sun in ripening is far super,or i , “ r *‘ ", 
in flavor and sweetness t , the one fii., ,;. i '‘ JlMn <“ K r ratly „.crea»r,i) •• *e j- 
in the shade. THU tc«ohr* the pruprieta 1 ''"V; r ' r ' u \ , ‘ r C' '-ay, ‘ ‘ 
r ' • 1 and lire stock: 
MIc 
»wii I 
a La* Angel 
of sunshine. 
Before commencing operations look over Acres ur, ler cultis at too (all* - 
your trees carefully; are what lari; 
need removing to balance it prop- 
when this is done, shorten in the 
limbs, thin out the middle, always cutting 
those limb* that hare a tendency i« go. 
crosswise or downward. la*t the tree, 
when your work is done, havi 
cal, graceful, tidy appearance 
In peach pruning what t» termed tu,- 
**shortening in ayatem'* is claimed n> ha,.- 
inany advantages, but Wing more 
though it d, es possess important advan¬ 
tage*. The plan >« thu. When lL« ire 
i* first planted let it be ent back to within 
2$ feet of the ground; a nice, round head 
1* produced the first year. The 
year it is cut back on« half of i 
year's growth; the third year the *» 
so on eaoh smvw.brig year, of t>>ur 
judgment in cutting back lh.-e limbs tiiat 
make the most rapid growth iku 
others, »u that a proper jH»»e may t 
tamed. The trv* will In hcalllnei, thr 
lop being low, the ground is kept Cvm! and 
the )md:e» are san d from tun w « 
horois and the evpeuse of gather! 
fruit much reduced 
This system ha* many adv*ntag< 
all other*, especially on this coast, 
the tree tnakv* aucli a wonderful growth 
each year. I nles* tin* system is practiced 
vour treoa will lint only uteil*ear but thr 
•<*ad ol fruit reaching oul on the hmglnnh*’ 
will be heavier than (In* bran, he* can k-dd, 
and the result will hr ok an I uni's, tcnagwily 
nuayipmstrlcai and u*profitable in* ». Vh. 
system baa the fulleat endorsement of *i 
of our lending peach men who bav* wadi 
the subject of pruning a study In a»u 
length of time 
11 lp» •* ....... 
, Tobacco ♦* . 
Mutter 
ti\,l**l 
(’bees* « 
Wool •• . 
?,t 1 ? wa i 
lfrvoev 
43rt.nt*> 
\V ine—gallon* . 
Mrande “ .. 
1 I., men tree*—number .. 
»t, *A»> 
• Orange “ •• 
1M.-KA- 
Obve “ 
Apple » - . 
iVwr - “ . 
1A.ua 
Flff ** * . 
Plum " •• . 
V*A 
1 Peach “ 
J4 3:.' 
[ Quioc* ** ** ... 
ldWO 
Graftas—tons ifive tons per aciet 
si.i:* 
1 Mill* cl irrigating ditch**.. 
AtA 
Acres irrigated 1 .Tvh*rd», v.ot 
j yanf* principally 
1 PuniiUtnua nf cvwmtv. abnul. 
•• ** eUtr, 
N,-w ,i **.-!i of the !-2.'!'-' •■(■ 
■nge awl, 
lemon trees, to *a» noth,eg .-I i 
he other 
j fiuila, slmuld prodiic* an annual 
oenp of 
|o«ly S(«fk the aggregal* prvulu. 
w would 
cuual «i JTlt to the bo\ t-i All5»,l*, 
4 hoaes, 1 
lot ilflJ carloads of >A> U»*e« na, 
ih rh.- 
would iTAju,re for ((■*!/ u«n* 
portal V"« 
tweKacai* da-!f during the ».» 
•Willi*. 
> from Januar* l»t to June 3tbh, of 
tk* wop; 
season. 
Of ivm*e ii • *u-ti -:rvp h** ' 
r*t been 
1 gn*wi>, iwrau*« vwlv a »maD puct»oe > i ail 
the trves planted are **l In full 
heart',g, ( 
1 toll 111 lbr-1 rear* I, m ».•« tU: 
ffop will 
*ui ri'aioiate the shore figure*. 
1 Take now the giftpe rmjs Al.-* 1 * 1 1 
dd be ready f.w 
Sow *» the role 
fic and Ai- lHon 
- the ahurteM pc* 
akifoswia and ibe a 
.Ira* tm Ike Nurili 
■ inter make 
I a ion lines imprarnesMa for frail 
the new 1 wish to impress up 
that yr»a ran, if *, fitjewd, uni 
^ yew is 
,-nlW IffiiMip W1TMWU q Its 
ilrsn m isitkipf ptae, and do a m 
’ .luaoa* iB that apenairy thaw a 
i«T *»Xr 
••vlroad ewa; while at tha Mine 
limm *uq 
1 ran populate fSowtkeeo CiMmu 
) with the 
i kinj pmole ir ) ms oa , 
■tt-1 buameaa of n>*t ma-ie frvn 
■ year to 
rear tatww .jwwhly than (MV -uk. 
iikdf to <ki. 
(‘resii lent U. f Nutt* reply f i 
Bows, hut 
< \ facts, hot wifi add that he hosm* *o 
> the i 
a (MtotL 
as a tap*, of two hueOn* 
• ha* gives -« owkiag to 1< 
..f IV'kwa Ifrtlvr* It . 
■» appetite Ir- .(-wuJawt*; rt 
wJ« >f | , 
r.«* the fv 
As, whi.-h i« Tally a* - 
iint malarial diwtw* a* 
* <>f the of i Spaewk N m 
ir draggiat fee it Fur u 
a 1 KUV. 
while 
< of < 
t•»to 
IffVHMlw 
evident at t 
th* Miket 
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