anaheim-gazette 1908-01-23

NUT CULTURE IN CALIFORNIA State Has Monopoly of Almond and Walnut Growing—Valuable as Articles of Diet Nut culture in California embraces only the almond and the walnut as established industries of commercial importance, omiting the peanut as belonging more to vegetable culture, and alluding to the pecan, filbert, chestnut and pistache as still in more or less of an experimental stage. Quoting from the chapter on the "Place of Nuts in the Diet," in the current Year Book, Prof. Jaffa says: "It has been shown by the numerous investigations that nuts are rich in protein and fat, and that these nutrients can be fairly well assimilated. Nuts being such a concentrated food, their proper place in the diet is a matter of more careful consideration than is the case with many of our ordinary food materials. It must not be forgotten that a certain bulkness of the diet is conducive to its normal assimilation, and that too concentrated nutriment is often the cause of digestive disturbances. It might be expected, then that nuts could be most advantageously used in connection with more bulky foods, such as fruits, vegetables breads, crackers, etc. Most rationally used, they should constitute an integral part of the menu rather than supplement an already abundant meal. Since nuts are so concentrated, eating a considerable quantity out of hand at odd times will mean an over-supply of food." is often the cause of digestive disturbances. It might be expected, then that nuts could be most advantageously used in connection with more bulky foods, such as fruits, vegetables breads, crackers, etc. Most rationally used, they should constitute an integral part of the menu rather than supplement an already abundant meal. Since nuts are so concentrated, eating a considerable quantity out of hand at odd times will mean an over-supply of food if a corresponding reduction is not made in other foods. The distress sometimes experienced when nuts are eaten is, undoubtedly, often due to improper mastication or to over-indulgence. The investigations made at the California stations indicate clearly that considerable quantities of nuts properly eaten do not cause district. There is a popular belief that a little salt with nuts prevents the digestive disturbance resulting from eating them. To most persons salt undoubtedly adds to the palatability of the nuts, but no investigations have been found on record which demonstrate any actual improvement in the digestibility of nuts due to salt." THE ALMOND The almond was the first of the nuts to become of commercial importance in California, and, owing to climatic conditions, this State will always enjoy a monopoly in its cultivation. Success, however, has been from the start rather uncertain, although added experience and a record of some partial and total failures may now be taken advantage of, and mistakes, therefore, avoided by those who are engaging in the production of this crop. The earlier planted varieties consisted of the Languedoc, imported from France and the Tarragona from Spain. These were not generally profitable, and the almond industry languished until it received a fresh impetus on the introduction of the Hatch seedlings in 1885. Since then other good seedlings have been grown so that, at this time, we have as standard varieties, I. X. L., Nonpariel, Ne plus ultra, Lewelling, Drake, Peerless and Texas (Texas Prolific.) The almond has been an uncertain cropper owing to its early blooming, rendering it liable to injury during spring storms or frost and to the more nearly meet the requirements market. I would recommend Texas, Lewelling or Drake be alternate with the other names ties to act for them as polite Just to what extent this will in the chances of regular bearing inly conjectural, but there is no that an almond orchard should be planted in this way. A mistake has been made in deavor to produce almonds with mally thin shells, rather than the quality of the kernal the project. No good is gained with almond or a walnut is produced an excessively thin paper shell, reverse. Rapid eating, causing gestion, would be encouraged, and with shells so easily broken much more readily deteriorate come rancid. The almond su best on almond root, and require deep, warm soil, or a hill lo where a shaly or rocky subsoil p free access for the roots. THE WALNUT California produces at the p time about twelve million pounds annually, in comparison received a fresh impetus on the introduction of the Hatch seedlings in 1885. Since then other good seedlings have been grown so that, at this time, we have as standard varieties, I. X. L., Nonpariel, Ne plus ultra, Lewelling, Drake, Peerless and Texas (Texas Prolific.). The almond has been an uncertain cropper owing to its early blooming, rendering it liable to injury during spring storms or frost, and to the more or less self-sterility of the blossoms of some varieties. To produce varieties by intelligent crossing, that are late-bloomers and self-sterile as well of high quality, is what plant breeders should have in mind when experimenting with the almond. The Jordan has been planted rather extensively the last few years, some old trees of other varieties having been grafted in order to hasten bearing. Samples of California-grown Jordan almonds are reported at Washington as inferior to the Spanish product in quality, and the suggestion is made that seedlings of the Jordan type may be raised in the State that more Drying preparations simply develop dry catarrh; they dry up the secretions, which adhere to the membrane and decompose, causing a far more serious trouble than the ordinary form of catarrh. Avoid all drying inhalants, fumes, smokes and snuffs and use that which cleanses, soothes and heals. Ely's Cream Balm will master catarrh or cold in the head easily and pleasantly. All druggists sell the 50 cent size. Ely Brothers, 56 Warren Street, New York. The Balm is used without pain, does not irritate or cause sneezing. It spreads itself over an irritated and angry surface, relieving immediately the painful inflammation. Ely's Cream Balm contains no cocaine, mercury nor other harmful drugs. California produces at the peak time about twelve million pounds walnuts annually, in comparison which the production from other regions is not worth mentioning. The Pine or so called "English" walnut has planted in several Eastern and Southern States for more than one hundred years, but it is still considered not as a curiosity. Its non-adaptive those regions is doubtless due to great extremes in climate. The thrives and bears well in France, land and other European countries; the former country selected seed have become fixed types for many years, and from these trees other propagated by the ordinary process of budding and grafting. All trees and plants are amenable climatic influences. Hence seed raised from trees which have been transplanted into a climate where conditions are less favorable to them they have been accustomed will have a tendency to become harder than the parent. Plants adapt themselves or become acclimatized much greater extent than is generally believed. Take for example two species of eucalyptus, E. corynacalyx and rudis. Both have roundish leaves changing slightly as they get older but the former being used to a climate, carries its leaves horizontally enjoying all the sunshine it can while E. rudis, finding itself further inside the interior under the rays of a ho Union Labor Temple, Los Angeles WORK BY C. SCHINDLER OF THIS CITY, AND CARL ROBERTSON OF LOS ANGELES Are you satisfied Call for one The American Pays Four per cent paid Three per cent paid Three per cent paid By special arrangement check without presentation F. Shanley, F. H. Houc B. Dauser, A. Nag In order to make room we are Suits, a we photograph represents the new seven-story Union Labor Temple, Street and Maple Avenue, Los Angeles, which has just been completed $200,000. The building was designed by Architect Fitzhugh, who dependent of construction of the Pacific Electric Building. Sindler and his partner, Mr. Robertson, have been at work upon the once July. The building is one of the handsomest in Los Angeles, alt of construction from the mechanics' point of view. Mr. Schindler the congratulations of his townspeople at his completion of this medifice. the requirements of the would recommend that falling or Drake be planted with the other named variefor them as pollenizers. It extent this will increase of regular bearing is largeal, but there is no doubt and orchard should always this way. has been made in the enduce almonds with abnornells, rather than having of the kernel the main obood is gained when an walnut is produced having by thin paper shell, but the old eating, causing indibe encouraged, and nuts, so easily broken would eadily deteriorate and beThe almond succeeds ond root, and requires a soil, or a hill location or rocky subsoil permits for the roots. THE WALNUT produces at the present twelve million pounds of ally, in comparison with son, swings its leaves over, hanging vertically, to escape injury therefrom and to retard evaporation. So we find many seedlings of the walnuts first planted in California bearing good annual crops of first-class nuts, while the parent trees were very unsatisfactory. Some of these have long been recognized as varieties, such as Santa Barbara Papershell, Ford's Improved, Placentia Perfection and others, many thousands of trees having been grafted from the original ones but, unfortunately, many more thousand seedlings have been grown which has resulted in the production of a large percentage of second grade nuts. As I have on other occasions stated, it is a grave mistake to imagine that these varieties do not succeed and bear well in Northern as well as Southern California. The trees first planted more than a half a century ago in Sonoma and Napa counties never bore well, and it is claimed the trees are frequently diecious, neither is there any record of their success elsewhere, but only of some of their selected offspring. PECAN be encouraged, and nuts so easily broken would readily deteriorate and be The almond succeeds on root, and requires a soil, or a hill location or rocky subsoil permits the roots. THE WALNUT produces at the present twelve million pounds of really, in comparison with production from other States mentioning. The Persian English" walnut has been several Eastern and South-eastern more that one hundred years still considered merely its non-adaptiveness in this is doubtless due to the trees in climate. The tree grows well in France, England, European countries. In country selected seedlings fixed types for many of these trees others are by the ordinary processes grafting. Plants are amenable toences. Hence seedlings trees which have been into a climate where the less favorable to those have been accustomed, tendency to become hardiernt. Plants adapt themome acclimatized to a extent than is generally for example two species E. corynacalyx and E. have roundish leaves mostly as they get older, being used to a cool its leaves horizontally, the sunshine it can get; finding itself further in over the rays of a hotter stated, it is a grave mistake to imagine that these varieties do not succeed and bear well in Northern as well as Southern California. The trees first planted more than a half a century ago in Sonoma and Napa counties never bore well, and it is claimed the trees are frequently diecious, neither is there any record of their success elsewhere, but only of some of their selected offspring. PECAN The pecan has had no attention bestowed upon it of recent years. The late Dr. Strentzel planted a grove at Martinez, and isolate specimens are to be found in most of the older settled valleys of the State. The pecan is very often diecious, which accounts for single specimens frequently being barren. This is a reason why the pecan is often said "not to do well" in California. While our summers are long, the usually cool nights retard growth, and in consequence, the nuts do not ripen near the coast. A rich soil, plenty of moisture, and a hot summer form a combination congenial to pecan culture. The river bottoms of the Sacramento-San Joaquin valleys form an ideal location for this tree. This is no theory, but a statement based on observation, for anyone may see the pecan flourishing and ripening good crop of excellent nuts from Oroville, Butte county, to Tulare and Kern. But, as with the walnut, it does not necessarily follow the varieties or fixed types, succeeding well in Texas or Florida, will do equally well here. 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