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The true Red Gum (Eucalyptus rostrata ), the Manna Gum ( Euca¬ 
lyptus viminalis ), and the Yate (Eucalyptus cornuta) are likely to 
succeed, and are hardwood trees of rapid growth. The Red Gum 
produces a strong, hard, heavy and extremely durable wood, suitable 
for fence posts, piles, and railroad ties, and said to make a better fuel 
than that of the Blue Gum. The wood of the Manna Gum is not as 
strong as that of many other species, but is frequently employed for 
shingles, fence rails, and ordinary building purposes. The Yate 
yields a hard, tough, and elastic wood, suitable for shafts and frames 
of carts, and considered equal to ash. 
The Mesquit is so thoroughly adapted to the climatic and soil 
conditions of the region that it might be grown in small shelter blocks 
around the house, as a windbreak and to furnish fuel, and shelter and 
feed for hogs and cattle. It grows very readily from seed, often 
coming up as a volunteer on irrigated land and the banks of ditches, 
and making a growth of from three to four feet in a year with a 
good supply of water; under favorable conditions it makes a tree fifty 
feet in height, with a trunk three feet in diameter at the base. 
Both the native Washington palm and the true Date palm can be 
grown for ornament in almost any soil in the region. 
In conclusion, the writer would call attention to the fact that in 
view of the vast area of land, about 1| million acres, of which some 
160,000 acres has already been taken up, being brought under 
irrigation, the large number of families already settled upon this land, 
the peculiarities of the soil and climate of the region, differing entirely 
from any other region of the State, and largely different from any¬ 
thing else in the United States, that it would be of immense value to 
the settlers in the region, as well as of great scientific value, to have 
a State Experiment Station established, preferably in the vicinity of 
Calexico, and under the direction of this Station, where practical 
experiments could be carried on, illustrating the best methods of 
treating the soil and demonstrating what crops can be grown and how 
they should be handled. 
A local station, situated on average land, placed on a permanent 
basis and with adequate income, would be an object lesson to the 
farmer of what can be accomplished by the best methods of farming. 
It would cost at least $3000 to establish and equip such a station, and 
about $2500 per annum to maintain it. 
Berkeley, April, 1902. 
