Identifier: kadotafigtreatis00clar (find matches)
Title: The Kadota fig; a treatise on its origin, planting and care
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: Clark, W. Sam, 1873-
Subjects: Fig
Publisher: Los Angeles, Cal., The Fig and Olive Journal
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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emperature rangingfrom 100° to 118° in the shade set a new heat record for our section and allfigs and fruits suffered. Our seasons record was cut down 50, earlier esti-mates and our orchard grossed us $13.10 per tree. Earlier estimates were$25.00 per tree. The above prices were obtained while we were experimenting in growing,pruning and marketing. All that is now saved the grower of the future, andhad our orchard been planted at the now approved distances of 25 x 25 or69 trees per acre, even under the handicaps we were compelled to overcomethe results should have stood something like this:. Third summer, $41.40 per acre. Fourth summer, $138.00 per acre. Fifth summer, $255.00 per acre. THE KADOTA FIG 23 Sixth summer, $401.58 per acre.Seventh summer, $903.90 per acre. To the fig grower of other varieties the-e figures may seem absurd, buthe must remember we are deahng with something newer, and marketed in adifferent manner than anything of which we have ever had knowledge inthe past.
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!ix year olrf Ksidota. Correctly primed in first three years. The following letter speaks for itself. It reads in part as follows: 1961 Wilcox Ave., Hollywood, CaHf., October 15, 1917.Mr. W. Sam Clark, Sultana, Calif. Dear Sir:—I have read and re-read your article in the proceeding ofthe Fig Institute of January, 1917. I have a small orchard of Kadota Pigs,which I planted twelve years ago, having secured my rootings from Mr.Stephen H. Taft as you did. I knew when you secured your rootings, someyears ago. I am experimenting with intensive cultural methods with thisfjg ■¥ * ^ When my trees were six years old, I sold my entire cropgreen to Hotel Alexandria for twenty cents per pound. In September ofthat year I sold $100.50 green figs from my six trees. ^ ^ ^ By mymethods of culture many of my figs attain a size of one-fourth to one-thirdand some almost one-half pound EACH. ^ f ^ One year I sold my 24 THE KADOTA FIG entire crop to Hotel Angelus at fifteen to twenty-five cents

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