. California agriculturist and live stock journal. Agriculture -- California; Livestock -- California; Animal industry -- California. California Agriculturist and Live Stock Journal. 27 attended to, and will involve considera- ble expense. The plan to be adopted is that pursued in Spain, the borne of the raisin. The grounds are to be subdivi- ded into coniparraents of perhaps SxlC feet, each to be surroounded liy an adobe wall about two feet hij^h, the floor to be prepared and made smooth with adobe, and each compartment covered with a canvass drawn over at night. The adobe will thus retain th
. California agriculturist and live stock journal. Agriculture -- California; Livestock -- California; Animal industry -- California. California Agriculturist and Live Stock Journal. 27 attended to, and will involve considera- ble expense. The plan to be adopted is that pursued in Spain, the borne of the raisin. The grounds are to be subdivi- ded into coniparraents of perhaps SxlC feet, each to be surroounded liy an adobe wall about two feet hij^h, the floor to be prepared and made smooth with adobe, and each compartment covered with a canvass drawn over at night. The adobe will thus retain the heat of the sun duriuftthe day and by covering it up the heat will be longer retained and the raisins continue drying through the night. This vineyard has already cost about $70 per acre, and will jjerhaps cost $30 or $40 more before any revenue is derived from it. The experiment ou the thor- ough and extensive scale pursued in this undertaking is an interesting one, and if successful should be eargerly watched by all the vineyardists of the State. There is one lesson shown by the lusty growth of the vines and the moist and pulverized condition of the soil through- out the .year, which can be of use to ev- ery farmer or tiller of the soil in the State, no matter what his occupation, that is, the dread of drouths can be ob- viated by thorough cultivation of the soil, and the urgent need of irrigation can in many places be entirely done away with by thorough and deep tillage. MAKING KAISINS. There is much encouragement in the good results of attention to the business of the past season or two, to believe that the raisin-making interest will soon be one of the most important industries of California. Mentioning the failure of the San Joaquin foothill vineyardists to find profit in wine making, the Stockton Independent says: During the last two or three years, however, several owners of mountain vineyards have turned their attention to the production of the rai- sin grape, and in
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