New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-08

hor rht farming would not pay But neither does gam
hLng nav. and his kind OF farming was merely ganl-
hing or egeculative TRANSACTIONS ie was no, an eAP
rienced trained farmer and what ne re ,d n w wet
season II happened 10 be dry season ana ne hi s
no ocd last year WILL no doubt yield forty and per
/ haps sixty, bushels OF wheat 10 tue acre
Mr. Nordhof has an interesting chapter on the cui-
tiyaton of the semi-tropical fruits in California
which has been attended with degree OF success
that seems almost incredible. The orange Almond
olive lemon, citron, lime, and English walnut ~0
the fruits to which attention has been specl'uy VI
rected for some years in the southern counu1''
although they grow in many other parts OF inc
State The almond begins TO bear at three years
from the bud and at five years viii yleid t"eiNe
ponnds 70 the tree or 1900 pounds to inc acre.
which at twenty cents pound would give
S9aO an acre They bear for several years.
and at eight wears NAV be reokonod on for twenty
nonnds 70 the tree which would give $500 to the
acre. The almonds fall to the ground when they
are ripe the husk is easily picked oil; ana as
the harvest-time is dry, the shells are bright and
clean The olive grows slowly at first, beginning
TO bear at four years but does not yield full crop
until the tenth twelfth year. 1t then returns on
an average for the orchard about twenty-five gallons
of olives for each tree 1t is more profitable to make
the fruit into oil than to pickle it. From hve 10
seven gallons of ripe olives 60 to one gallon OF OIL
citrOn which bears IN -FOUR OF Ne 1'iiS' J, ''V
profitable crop. II stragglng tau shFnni ee !"
them Los Angeles bore az four years. without sc'i
The lemon which becomes stately far-sprendne
tree bears ten years valuable crop ~ y 'lV'
wears old which in Los Angeles, yielded 600 le-
ons one, fifteen years Old bore Two dou''hu l''O''
! They fetch IN san Francisco $50 per LOO
Last l come to the orange " All these trees az WeI
and are profitable sad an orange cuGeetT Won
have bearing orange orchard it is like finding money
Los Angeles S. at present the center Of the auso
culture in this state. The tree crows Wen IN ~
California wherever water can be had Tor jrreltl9n
does hest nearest the mountains, among me lOoth
probably because IT there gets more uniodih ~ 49,
Angeles, san Gabriel, and san Bcrnardno that u
Is grateful such protection rs house, uu-bud hRs OF
frost. are some ines severe enough 10 MP the tender
Bernardino found that year-od plants were protected
with slight covering during the past WINTER winch
sixty orange trees are commonly planted TO te acre.
They he safely transpanied at three or even IHur
years care used Keep the air from the roofs lHe
80 duo doc moi change or improve the fruit Il begins
10 bear in from six 10 eight years from the seed, and
cniare and -rigatiop II IL healthy tree If Is
u .d ~ M ,,r Ses ,nowed its roofs the sea Is
appears; but diseased tree Is very rarely seen
II is in California as elsewhere tremendous bearer
At Los Angeles trees IN an orchard one sew
enteen years old, from which $500 oranges had Peen
picked, ana it still contained a fcw the Other three
years youngef had Yielded 10Y 9IamstS Good Tho troc
At from ten 70 twelve years IRON tne Seeu INC ~
usually bears 1000 oranges and they are stnS no" IN
| Francisco
have satisfied myself, by examination OF nearlg an
the bearing orchards in the southern counties ana ny
comparing the evidence Of their owncrs that at fifteen
years from the seed, or twelve years rom tle M
of three-year old trees, orchard which mas
bear an average oranges to the tree. This would
give, $40 per 1OO0-a low average product OF $1,000
One man can for acres of such orchard and
every other expense, including picking boxes, shipping
and commissions in Francisco Is covered by - per
0O The net prohtper acre would therefore, DC Urine
To show you that this Is not an overstatement. will
tell you that have been III IN orchard OF less IMAM niue
acres which has produced for Its owner for sew
era years succession clear profit of over 5000.
! An orchard forty IN Los Angeles is re-
PSTgG 70 and h 70 e beeyed to- have made
tune himself You win probably believe, after all,
that have exaggerated the profits Of this business but
tRe orange growers OF Los Angeles Will slle az te e1-
stories about oranges said one such man 10 ne; hut
truths big euOugnat 10 Il years trees may be
safely counted TO average $40 each clear profit with
90 trees acre. and that Is big enough for anybody
me The accounts OF one little orchard his own which
greatly exceeded his moderate statement that shall
Aier ten years the tree rapidly and steadily increases
in rinfuness the older trees the orchards now
bearing, every owner assured me- very e less than
1900 the tree. The best cutivators do not
pruue the Tree at all; but in ali the orchards willow
poles used TO prop up the oyeraden branches. ii
lives 10 be over one hundred years old.
Near Los Angeles, at the Mission San Gabriel you will
find Two large and fine places, of Mr. wilson, State
Senator from this district, and Mr. Rose. Both able
a model Of lis kind, viii give y0u few particulars,
which will bring before eyes the manner and extent
! to which fruit culture is IIactced here
Nj Rose has 1000 acres Of fine. far-ying land, wen
watered, that he can ireate the whole OF IT, Twelve
hundred under fence, aud IN cultivation and
pasture. lie raises field crops, barley, wheat, and
oats and keeps large range for valuable herd OF
and colts the latter from three stations which he
| has imported from the East.
Ills orchard consists OF young but bearing Orange
Iees AOOOAOt bearing, and 2OOOm being planted;
600 lemons, OF which 80 are in bearing 13t OO
vince, which he made 100000 gallons Of white
and 5000 gallons Of brandy, last $50 English wal
nuts 100 almonds and The place contains besides In COL
siderable quanules, Apples, pears beaches, apricot
uectarnes pomegranates, figs, Spanish chesnuts and
olives.
10000 oranges, 10000 emOus $1,000 pounds OF Walnus,
He thinks his success due 10 deep and thorough cult
Walton and regular irrigation. He rgates all his
six weeks, and pows or hoes after every iiga-
ton. did not see single weed or bunch Of grass in all
his orchards and such clean culture is very pleasant
the eye. He his place winepressee, and still
house for making brandy one man on his place, and
| and pick 5000 oranges In day. He buy 8
own Winecass Ills regular force consists OF fifteen
men, Of whom the powmen are Indians some Others are
! Chinese.
Several experiments of settlement by colonies, to
| which Mr.. Nordhoff directs attention. are now 60
ing on in different parts of California. The colony
| Of Anaheim, the only one which has had time fully
| 10 test its plans has achieved marked success 1t
was commenced fifteen years ago by party of fifty
Germans consisting mostly of mechanics. There were
several carpenters, a gunsmith an engrayer, three
watch-makers four blacksniths, a brewer teach
| er, shoemaker, a miller several merchants,
a book-binder, halter teamsters,
| a hotel keeper, and to cap the climax poet but
| not a farmer among them all. The members of the
company had not been eminenly successful in their
previous callngs Most Of them had lived in San
Francisco, where they were not getting rich They
purchased tract of l1G5 acres, which were divided
into twenty-acre lots, with fifty house lots in
the VILLAGE reseryup fifteen lots for schoo1- housea