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Show WHAT A SMALL ORCHARD WILL DO. - (Winters ExpresH.) Charles Williams' orchard, lyingat the head of Suisun valley, about eight miles from Suisun, makes a Piilendid showing of the profit to be derived from an orchard located where there is the right kind of soil and is properly cultivated. In all there are twenfy-Hoveu acreH, of which seven and one-hulf i;res are in vines. In the seupon of 1HSH) the vines yielded $072. Tho gross sales of three and one-half one-half acres of peaches, one-third of tho trees of which did not bear that year, w ere Mu(). There is one acre of almonds Drake's ! codlings) which produced )8.r0 pounds, and froni two und one-half acres of almonds (IX L) lm gathered (io7 pounds, all of which sold at an avorage price of 15 cents per pound, or a total of 377 f)5. When the short crop of the past season is taken into consideration this can be considered a good yield. Following are figures for the remaining sales: For (wO pounds of dried nec'-arine8 (from fifteen treos) at 15 cents p'jr DOund, $!'7 50; from silver pruned, tri;e'8( $20' from sixty boxes I'.artle'',, pParH 'ut l' (10; from l"0 boxes GvJBBprtie(J(reeD; at 00 cents, .H) ; sul HOf Wu current vines, $12; miles of nur'j(,ry Htocki Tnef)e figures shor tbt the gross sales amounted lo jjo) rto, und niter all cur-renl cur-renl eyVennes for labor, marketing the l""Of';,ice and the maintenance of the b'.inily, of which the ro are six persons, over $000 was the amount realized. The above demonstrates the profit of a small orchard when properly planted and cared for and fully and completely demonstrates demon-strates by practical personal experience what can be accomplished on a small fruit ranch when you have soil and climate. |