Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-02-17
We had pleasant call from Mr..

w V hoA ts PiONoahp WILL iAoAAe A'AAs
A. Workman, of the San Fernando
Valley, yesterday. Mr.. Workman
farms portion of the upper part of
the San Fernando ranch; and, last
week, finished grain sowing for this
year. He has sown an area of
about $500 acres, $50 of which are
in barley for feed for his stock and
the balance in wheat. From
number of facts illustrative of the
productiveness of the San Fernando
valley, which he gave us, we select
two that we know will be received
with doubtful shake of the head
by the Eastern farmer, accustomed
to sow two and half bushels to
the acre and get from twelve to fif-
teen bushels in return. Two years
ago Mr.. Workman sowed a large
area with Australian wheat, using
but 15a pounds of seed to the acre,
from large portion of which he
harvested 10 sacks, or about 80
bushels, to tho acre. The other and
most wonderful fact is this: Notic-
ing stool or product of one seed of
very large size, Mr.. Workman
counted the number of stalks and
found that it contained 272, an ex-
traordinary number for this unusu-
ally prolific variety which, on suit
able ground, ordinarily produces
from 100 to $50 stalks to each seed.
We ourselves have counted 65
stalks of barley from single root,
but never saw anything to equal
even the lowest number above
noted.
Mayor MacDougall has met with
thorough success in the cultivation
of the pineapple. He has growing
in his garden, in the open air, par
TALLY protected by u glass screen, Il
small but very healthy pineapple
tree, from which depends notably
large pineapple. The fruit is much
larger than the ordinary article of
commerce. 1t is now quite ripe.
1t thus appears that we can grow
the pineapple as well as the banana
in Los Angeles. We are certainly
warranted in stretching our eli.
matte pretensions beyond the bor-
ders of the semi-tropIcal zone.
The ball of the Bar-keepers at
Turnverein Hall to night will be
the jolliest and at the same time
one of the most orderly entertain
ments of the season. The arrange
ments Of the committee have all
been made with an eye single to
the comfort and amusement of
their guests. The best band in the
city will furnish the music and a
first class caterer will provide the
supper. The committee extend
cordial invitation to all, but wish
it to be understood that no intem-
perate person will be allowed ON
the floor.
Judge Hoffman has appointed
Mr.. Grosvenor Receiver in the
Temple & Workman estate. Mr..
Grosyenor is the gentleman who
was in the office at the old Bank
building during the assigneeship
of the Messrs. Freeman & Spence.
We believe that Receiver was ap-
pointed on the application of Mr..
e. J. Baldwin. What relations
this official will hold with the pres
ent assignee, Mr.. G. E. Long, we
are not advised.
VIM. HALEY, a well known jour
nalist of this vicinity. and a decid-
eddy able writer, is about to start
daily morning paper in Sacramen.
to, in which he will take
ground for the repeal of the
resumption act, favor the re-
monetization of silver, urge the
adoption of q National paper cur
rency, and maintain that there is
no property in land, but that, like
air and water, it is one of Gods
best gifts to man, to which he has
an inalienable right, to cultivate,and
live upon it.-Atdmeda Encinal.
Night before last shoemaker's
shop on Spring street, near Second,
was broken into and robbed of
hat, two pairs of boots and pair of
The matter was placed
in the hands of officer Jerome who
yesterday afternoon arrested boy
named Harry Shaw, in whose pos.
session the missing articles were
found. He was taken before Judge
Peel and held to appear before the
next Grand Jury.
The first game of base ball for
the Linde Championship Prize will
be played on the grounds of the
Amateur Club, Boyle Heights, on
Washington's Birthday. The AM
ateur boys, we understand, con-
template making number of i'm
provements at their grounds, the
most important of which is the
erection of seats for tho accommo.
datiOn of visitors.
The entertainment of Confidence
Engine Company No. 2, for next
Friday night, will be one of the
most enjoyable ever given in Los
In addition to Madame
Mara, Signor Ludovici and the
host of other amateurs who have
kindly volunteered their services,
we learn that SefiDrita Pruneda,
the accomplished pianiste, will also
take part.
We learn that Mr.. GanahI, in
cleaning his well last week, found