CALIFORNIA WALNUT INDUSTRY

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

"CALIFORNIA WALNUT INDUSTRY"

Entry/Object ID

2005.392.1.1

Description

REPORT, "CALIFORNIA WALNUT INDUSTRY," by B. M. Lelong, an author's edition from the report of the California Board of Horticulture for 1895-6 (Sacramento: A. J. Johnston, Superintendent State Printing,) 1896. The work included some history of the industry, notably that, between 1850 and 1865, F. P. F. Temple developed one of the largest English, or Persian, walnut groves in the state at Rancho La Merced. The item is in fair overall condition.

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Search Terms

California. Board of Horticulture, Walnut--California, Walnut industry--California

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Object Name

Reports