Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-01-12
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Los Nietos valley is one of the
nost prolific agricultural sections
~ The favored State Of California.
kofo Il scarcely o crop that can
= named but will flourish in eur
ofal soil, and yield bountifnl re-
5nrns to reward the labor of the in
6Qstrious and Intelligent husband
AN. This region is the great
odfri-producing district OF the
0tate, and It Is not extraordinary
= hear farmers boast of O yield of |
01la hondred and twenty-five BUSH
~ 70 the acre. During the past
wear Il was stated that ten theus-
and ceres Of corn were cultivated |
10 the valley, and one may easily
credit the assertion II he were to
travel through the district and be-
hold the immense number OF
Well-filied cribs, afl.. take the
record of tss shipment al
ready made (som this granary of
fke county. But experiments al
<S'SSflu mo ie demonstrate that other
-z;S6dd3nt and profitable crops can be
Raised, and the further such exper-
fments go the more satisfactory will
they be found. Tobacco, millet and
canary seed have been cultivated
with success, and hemp, max and
ssugar cane without doubt would be
found to grow we'll and yield prof.
table returns. The day is
not far distant when we shall see
all these crops in successful culti-
walton in our fertile and beautiful
valley. Dairying could be made
one of the most profitable indus
tries In this section, If conducted in
the same careful and intelligent
manner pursued in other dairying
districts Of the State. Alfalfa, one
OF the best crops for cattle, produ-
ees wonderfully in this region,
where there are facilities for irri-
cation. Under the wise and eco-
Domical administration of q Board
sof Water Commissioners, the
Abundant water supply will be reg
uisted and distributed fairly, and
farmers will be no longer subjected
to annoyances and frequently the
loes Of portion of their crops, by the
+ failure to get water when
they required it, and when
they are fairly entitled to it. We
have large tracts of moist land, and
In the dryest of seasons large crops
Of corn are harvested. Trees of al
kinds flourish, and yield bounti
fully fruits of excellent quality
This Is notably the ease with th,
English walnut. There are severa
large orchards of these trees in tn,
valley 1.-THE largest, we believe beint
that Of Mr.. J. H. Burke. The nut
are large and fine, and invariabl,
command good prices in the SAT-
Francisco market. Mr.. Burke
walnuts are OF such excel
lent quality that they ar
placed upon the market as tn,
distinctive product Of Los Nieto
valley. During the past year 20 ,55
pounds Of walnuts were shipped
from here by railroat! to San Fran
cisco. This regior j. empbatieaiII
the home of the sugar beet. Th,
yield to the acre is rot only some
thing enormous, hut In the quaint
" Of saccharine matter contained
excels the beets grown in the uppe
counties of the State for the bee
sugar factories. There is no section
Of California better suited for tn,
establishment of beet sugar fac
tory than this valley, where the
material to supply it can be raised
so abundantly and cheapiy, and G
such excellent quality. During ths
past year, though times have gen
orally been considered hare
throughout the State. this valley
has progressed favorably in mate.
rial wealth and population, aud
with its varied resources Cannot
fail to. continue to progress. AS
showing the standing of this flour
ishing agricultural centre, we pub
lish the following list of our ex
ports for the year 1878:
Corn, 5,100,0S3 pounds; barley
575.4ll pounds; live stock, 720, Coz
pounds; meal, 121,3ll pounds; mer
chandise, 227 ,349 pounds; walnuts
25,557 pounds; potatoes, 1873
pounds; broom corn, Is, $50 pounds
wool, 3,65S pounds; csstor beans
1882 pounds. Total, G,sl7, 90
pounds.
The imports here during tb'
same period wefe1 ,69i, ,422 pound
Of merchandise and 1,425,7s4 fee
of lumber, equaling q total o
5000, 1882 pounds. These are sim
ply the exports and imports of thi
sectien by railroad alone. Ther'
are ne means of arriving at the ex
ports of this valley by teams, tn,
nearness Of the Los Angeles mark
ct rendering it an easy matter L
transport our products there. W.
believe we do not place the figure
too high when we estimate that al
equal amount of export
have gone out of the valley b,
teams of all kinds, or, in othe
words, that the total exports of ouI
section during the past year hav
been rising twenty million pounds
Let the Intending settler in ou
beautiful California make note O
the facts we have given, and com,
and examine into the resources o
our favored locality. Churches
colleges and public schools affort
ample facilities Tor thorough educa'
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