anaheim-gazette 1919-04-03

NEW VARIETY OF WALNUT BEING DEVELOPED THE EHRHARDT NUT SAID TO BE BLIGHT-RESISTING AND SUPERIOR IN QUALITY University Experiment Station Announces Important Discovery. Nut Developed on a Santa Ana Ranch. Good news for growers and for the consumers of California food products, is contained in the announcement by the Citrus Experiment Station at Riverside that a new English walnut, which promises heavier crops and less susceptibility to blight has been developed. The new variety is known as the Ehrhardt walnut. It is larger than the average Santa Barbara soft shell walnut, running thirty-four to forty to the pound. It runs medium to smooth and is light brown in color. When properly handled at harvest time the nuts are well sealed at both ends, and the meats are easily cracked whole. Plump and well developed kernels mark the new type. The meats average practically 50 per cent of the total weight of the nuts, a point which is decidedly in favor of this variety from a marketing point of view. Perhaps the most interesting point regarding the Ehrhardt variety is that it appears to be almost blight proof. It has not sides, Calif. Plantings should be made early in April. Speaking of the Ehrhardt variety, C. Thorpe, general manager of the California Walnut Growers' Association, says: "For the past three years I have studied the new variety carefully and I believe I am safe in predicting that it will probably come into bearing from one to two years ahead of any other standard variety, and that it will apparently bear from 25 to 50 per cent more walnuts at any given age than other varieties. "The original Ehrhardt grove is now about twelve years old, and it has proved to be practically blight proof. It is bordered on three sides by Placentia Perfections and Santa Barbara soft shells, and I have seen both of these latter varieties carrying from 25 to 40 per cent blighted nuts while the Ehrhardt variety carried materially less than 5 per cent of blight. We top-grafted Ehrhardts on old black walnut trees on the trial grounds at the Whittler State School, and these also proved to be practically blight resistant. It is my opinion that the Ehrhardt will prove to be by far the most satisfactory and profitable variety of walnut that can be grown in Southern California." Mr. Thorpe concludes that the Ehrhardt will probably always be on a par with the Placentia Perfection, so far as marketing is concerned. He says the association has shipped Ehrhardts along with Placentias and that the trade has not been able to tell the difference between them. The Ehrhardt is a trifle larger than the Placentia and carries a plump, well filled, sweet-flavored meat. POULTRY IN CITRUS GROVES The future of the citrus fruit industry side, Calif. Plantings should be made early in April. Voicing courageous immediate peace, the Preservation of America made public at Wednesday its "Declaration of George Wharton Philadelphia lawyer statement, declared terms that the existing nant," instead of was but chimera, and not prevent it, but a war and "in at least make war compulsory. His statement was noouncement of definition of the new institution make "a determined fight to save real Athe battle over the Intections." Mr. Pepper is chairmanive committee of the Colonel Henry Waters is the head. This de hardst logical blow League of Nations and and is light brown in color. When properly handled at harvest time the nuts are well sealed at both ends, and the meats are easily cracked whole. Plump and well developed kernels mark the new type. The meats average practically 50 per cent of the total weight of the nuts, a point which is decidedly in favor of this variety from a marketing point of view. Perhaps the most interesting point regarding the Ehrhardt variety is that it appears to be almost blight proof. It has not shown more than 5 per cent blight while other varieties in the same plot have carried from thirty-five to fifty per cent blight. In discussing the new variety Prof. L. D. Batchelor of the University of California Experiment Station says the location of the original seedling tree from which the Ehrhardt variety came is apparently unknown. In the beginning the tree was selected and propagated by a nurseryman, D. C. Disher. He sold fifty grafted trees to V. E. Ehrhardt of Santa Ana back in 1906. At that time Mr. Disher had not given his pet variety a name. Mr. Ehrhardt desired the Placentia variety, but Mr. Disher was unable to deliver the entire lot in that variety and he substituted the new variety with Mr. Ehrhardt's permission, explaining that the trees had been propagated from a Santa Barbara soft shell tree which produced a superior type of nut. Mr. Disher explained that he intended to grow a great many trees of the new variety and put them on the market, but he died in the course of a few months and nobody seems to have learned where the original tree came from. The new variety first came to Prof. Batchelor's attention in 1915 when some of the trees were found in full bearing on the ranch of Charles Knowlton at Fullerton. Since then the trees have attracted wide attention and they have been carefully studied by nurserymen and experiment station men who have been specially interested in their apparent immunity from blight. For three years, according to Prof. Batchelor, the Ehrhardt has blighted to a very slight degree—not over 5 per cent, while seedling trees and Placentias in adjoining plots have shown at high as 65 per cent of blight. It is admitted that the new variety may not always maintain its present resistance to blight, but it is pointed out that its apparent superiority as a producer at least entitles it to a thorough commercial trial, especially where far as marketing is concerned. He says the association has shipped Ehrhardts along with Placentias and that the trade has not been able to tell the difference between them. The Ehrhardt is a trifle larger than the Placentia and carries a plump, well filled, sweet-flavored meat. POULTRY IN CITRUS GROVES The future of the citrus fruit industry being largely bound up in the question of fertilizing the growers, this is a problem that is being studied by all citrus growers. Most of them believe the only answer is to diversify their growing operations in some manner so that organic matter or manure is produced as a by-product. The growing of cover crops has partly met the situation, although most citrus growers believe that animal matter must be secured in some way. One of the promising methods is now being given a thorough tryout in the groves of the great citrus belt after having been worked out satisfactorily on a small scale. That is the combining of citrus fruit growing with poultry raising, the droppings from the hens to furnish the fertilizer that is so much needed by the trees. Hundreds of years of farming have proven that soil wears out unless with farming the raising of stock is combined so that the fertilizer secured from the stock can put back into the soil what has been taken from it. It is manifestly out of the question to raise big stock in a small citrus grove where the cultivation is intense. Seemingly the only answer in this case is poultry. This was suggested to growers soon after groves in places such as Redlands began to be cut up into city lots, leaving in some places eight to twelve trees on a lot. The owners of such places found that a dozen to a doezn and a half hens would provide all the manure necessary for the orange trees. The droppings in the hen house and the scrapings from the chicken yard were used and the result was a rich heavy loam or mulch the year around. Naturally came the question of why could it not be done on a larger scale. T.C. Browning of Fontana who has a young grove, has determined to try it on a large scale. He, with other growers, has found that one chicken His statement was no nouncement of definition of the new institution make "a determined fight to save real Athe battle over the Nations." Mr. Pepper is chairmate committee of the Colonel Henry Waters is the head. This de hardst logical blow League of Nations and that it is really but a ceit," and instead of world strife actually mory. "Stop, look and list man Pepper, 'before port to the present leaf The scheme, instead war, actually does this First—It legalizes estances. "Second—It makes three instances." Emphatic demand Peace Conference "co business," which is po 1—Conclude peace. 2—Get the American back home. The American people give real thought to involved in the proposal So complete is there the League for the American Independence can, it is declared, can facts. Eight regional vice have charge of the American thought institutions. So complete will be movement to emblaze that it is proposed to "until every voter in have thrust upon him thinking over the issue giving consideration rights which the dec ciples insists are at "Just as soon as t what it is, is the Leag so proposed doo country is concerned Pepper tonight. "If we succeed in g can people to think and find out for th what it means, we plished our purpose—we aim to and propo "The Declaration their apparent immunity from blight. For three years, according to Prof. Batchelor, the Ehrhardt has blighted to a very slight degree—not over 5 per cent, while seedling trees and Placentias in adjoining plots have shown at high as 65 per cent of blight. It is admitted that the new variety may not always maintain its present resistance to blight, but it is pointed out that its apparent superiority as a producer at least entitles it to a thorough commercial tryout, especially where soil conditions are similar to those of the Santa Ana and Fullerton districts. In co-operation with the field department of the California Walnut Growers' Association the Citrus Experiment Station at Riverside is making a special study of the Ehrhardt variety in comparison with the standard varieties, namely the Placentia and Eureka. It is anxious to establish a great many experimental plots where groups of Ehrhardts may be planted alongside groups of Eurekas and Placentias. To this end the station is offering walnut growers an opportunity to establish such plots at a reasonable cost. Ehrhardt trees in the number of from one to six may be had by ranchers at an attractive price if it is agreed with the experiment station authorities that the trees will be planted alongside Eurekas and Placentias, and that identical cultural conditions will be maintained for the sake of creating study plots for the benefit of the field workers who are investivating the varieties. A limited number of the Ehrhardt variety of walnut trees has been grafted upon Northern California root stock by B. F. Porter of Fullerton, and these trees can be secured by addressing communications to Prof. L. D. Batchelor, Citrus Experiment Station, Riv hens would provide all the manure necessary for the orange trees. The droppings in the hen house and the scrapings from the chicken yard were used and the result was a rich heavy loam or mulch the year around. Naturally came the question of why could it not be done on a larger scale. T. C. Browning of Fontana who has a young grove, has determined to try it on a large scale. He, with other growers, has found that one chicken will produce some hundred pounds of droppings in a year, enough to fertilize one tree. The thing has worked out in the same proportion with him; he has about 1000 trees and now about 1100 chickens, although he is planning to add to the number of both. So far it has been entirely successful, the one question that has been raised having been whether the fruit will not be of coarse skin. It is believed, however, that this can be overcome with careful cover cropping. Mr. Browning has found it possible to care for his ten acres and his poultry alone so far, although it means careful planning and systematic work. The method appeals to many growers but it will take several years possibly to determine whether it is the right solution of the problem. It does not mean any radical change in land values or water rates, it requires but little land for the fertilizer requirements of the trees, a relatively small amount of capital and, so far as can be determined now, poultry manure is unsurpassed for citrus trees. Growers here feel that Southern California ranchers must return to the old country idea of "a big pile of manure spells the wealth of the farmer" before the citrus growing industry is on the basis it should be. "Just as soon as the what it is, the League so proposed is doomed country is concerned Pepper tonight." "If we succeed in g can people to think and find out for them what it means, we plished our purpose—we aim to and propose. "The Declaration o as issued by Chairman which makes the flat existing covenant le lows: "We insist that they should at once be coo boys should prompt their homes, and th constitution of the L should then be consi ate of the United S care and with reason for amendment. "No matter how w ested the diplomats s framed the proposed people of the United some independent t subject or forselt th this Government a c "In the interest o of any international would tend to prom posed to the constit in its present form, "First, it legalize cases and makes it three. "Second, by bind distant nations from force us, in the ev e tween any two leag to default on our pr FORMING LEAGUE TO PRESERVE AMERICA Organization with Henry Watterson at Head Will combat President's Pet Scheme. Second Declaration of Independence Made Public at Nation's Capital Monday.—People Asked to Stop and Listen. Voicing courageous insistence for immediate peace, the League for the Preservation of American Independence made public at Washington Monday its "Declaration of Independence." George Wharton Pepper, the noted Philadelphia lawyer who issued the statement, declared in unequivocal terms that the existing "peace covenant," instead of preventing war, was but chimera, and not only will not prevent it, but actually legalize war and "in at least three instances make war compulsory." His statement was the formal announcement of definite organization of the new institution, which is to make "a determined country-wide fight to save real Americanism in the battle over the League of Nations." Mr. Pepper is chairman of the executive committee of the league, of which Colonel Henry Waterson of Louisville is the head. 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This declaration is the hardst logical blow struck at the League of Nations and goes on to show that it is really but a "fantastic conceit," and instead of doing away with world strife actually makes it mandatory. "Stop, look and listen," says Chairman Pepper, "before giving your support to the present league covenant." "The scheme, instead of preventing war, actually does this: First—It legalizes it in seven instances. Second—It makes it compulsory in three instances." Emphatic demand is made that the Peace Conference "complete its first business," which is pointed out to be: 1—Conclude peace. 2—Get the American troops started back home. The American people are urged to give real thought to the grave issues involved in the proposed covenant. So complete is the organization of the League for the Preservation of American Independence that no American, it is declared, can fail to heed the facts. Eight regional vice Presidents will have charge of the mobilization of American thought in their eight sections. So complete will be the scope of the movement to emblazon the real facts that it is proposed to reach on and out "until every voter in the land will have thrust upon him the necessity for thinking over the issues involved and giving consideration to the American rights which the declaration of principles insists are at stake." "Just as soon as the people realize what it is, the League of Nations as so proposed is doomed, so far as this country is concerned," said Chairman Pepper tonight. "If we succeed in getting the American people to think this matter over and find out for themselves actually what it means, we will have accomplished our purpose—and that is what we aim to and propose to do." "The Declaration of Independence." 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"The Declaration of Independence," as issued by Chairman Pepper and which makes the flat assertion that the existing covenant legalizes war, follows: "We insist that the treaty of peace should at once be concluded; that our boys should promptly be returned to their homes, and that the proposed constitution of the League of Nations should then be considered by the Senate of the United States, with due care and with reasonable opportunity for amendment. "No matter how wise and disinterested the diplomats may be who have framed the proposed constitution, the people of the United States must do some independent thinking on this subject or forfeit their right to call this Government a democracy. "In the interest of world peace and of any international arrangement that would tend to promote, we are opposed to the constitution of the league in its present form, because: "First, it legalizes war in seven cases and makes it compulsory in three. 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