Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-03-28
Fine Crops-Cood Prospects.

We learn from Mr.. Strunk, who
owns a nice farm about six miles west
of the city on the Rancho Cienega,
that the crops are looking better than
at any time for several years past.
Over 200 acres of barley, wheat and
oats have been planted and is making
a fine growth; will mature and give
full crops without any more rain. The
wild grass is over foot high and on
the bottom lands would cut at least
ton of hay per acre. His land was
ploughed from eight to ten inches
deep, and he believes in deep plough
ing for heavy land.
Mr.. McFadden, our pleasant eX-
Superintendent of Public Schools of
the county, brings glowing accounts
from the south part of the county.
Wild grass and clover cover hill and
valley with a growth of luxuriant
richness about two and half feet high.
The Grass Valley Union says there
has been much suffering in Penn Val
ley endured by the cattle, Many of
the ranchers there have lost heavily
because their supplies of hay ran out
before the grass came on.
How do you like the contrast?
To resume our account: There is
over thirty per cent more grain sown
this year than any former year, and it
looks fully one hundred per cent bet
ter. Barley and rye over four feet
high, and the late sown grain growing
equally well but not SO high. Many
are planting corn, expecting to raise a
crop without irrigation.
Richland is settling up very fast.
The Chapman land, among the best
in the county, is passing into the hands
of the farmer; soon the last acre will be
sold. The farmers generally are
planting more vines and trees than
heretofore. In fact the farmers came
here poor and have been paying for
their land. Now getting out Of debt
they are making permanent improve
ments.
Mr.. McFadden has vineyard of six
acres, some four years old, which has
never been irrigated. 1t is as vigor-
Gus in its growth and yield as any irri-
gated vineyard, and it is one hundred
feet to surface mater where the vine
yard is growing! How does that coin
eide with your sold residents" theory
that nothing will grow without irriga-
ton?
A few miles east of Richland
Rev. Mr.. Leihy has u fine growth OF
orange trees on land where it is thirty
feet to water, and that without irriga-
ton.
Such lands as are referred to above
can be bought of the owners of large
tracts at from $l3 to $50 per acre.
We commend the foregoing to such
| pcISOuS hS are ulellIlOutu III Vie lOI-
lowing:
Charles Plat, we'll known in Cali
fornia in connection with the show
business, is now at Grand Rapids,
Michigan, and writes from that place
under date of March 18th to Cole, pro-
prietor of the Yosemite House, stating
that he has abandoned the Inherent
show business and opened an office fol-
the sale of California lands. as well as
to give information to those wishing
to settle in this State. He states that
he has for sale ten thousand acres OF
land in Fresno county, and that col
ony is partly formed with view OF
settling in San Joaquin Valley. In
the short time-only about week
he has resided at Grand Rapids, he
says that he has been literally run
down by applicants who are DESTROYS
of coming to California. The first
band of emigrants will number about
twenty-five families, whom he advises
to make Stockton their business head
quarters. Plat states that all there
now proposing to take up their abode
in California are people of the best
classification Independent, March
oath.
The best life insurance policy that a
farmer can secure for his children is a
well improved farm with good prac-
tioal educot ion and induct rious mora