Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1880-07-17
Pasa dsna improvements.
NUMBER SIX.

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EDITOR HERALD: One OF the
most noted among the finely i'm
proved fruit farms Of Pasadena IL
that owned by DIR. o. H. Cougar
one of the early settlers who came
here from the silver mines Of
Utah, and is now one of the lead
ing horticulturists in the valley
The Doctors place contains 81
acres aud is beautifully situated Oh
the east side of the avenue and
south of Colorado street, the prin-
cipal street running east through
the settlement. About third OF
the place is on the mesa ridge that
forms. the east half of the colony
tract, on which stands his com.
Portable two-story cottage house
overlooking the orchard and vine
yard that lie fifty feet below on the
gently sloping plain. A charming
view of the mountains, valley and
park-like improved surroundings
greet the eye looking north and
east from the Doctors pleasant
home. The place is all improved
and is under high state of cuiti-
walton. DR.. Cougars farm has at
traoted good deal of attention on
account OF the manner he has
treated his orange orchard, which
he has persistently refused to irri-
gate from the setting out of the
trees to the present time, which is
contrary to the old established the
DRY of growing the orange. His
theory and practice Is to thorough
ly cultivate the soil frequently and
rely on'the moisture In the ground.
The trees look we'll aud thrifty and
and the careful observer cannot
help but note the fine growth the
trees have made and will pro-
nOunce his experiment a grand
success. "But," says the doubter
in the Doctors method Of culture,
swat till the trees get to bearing,
then they must have water or the
fruit won't mature" The Doctor
informed me that about fifty of his
seven year-old seedlings blossomed
this year and are setting oranges,
SO there will be test on this point
the coming orange season. This
experiment of DR.. Congar's must be
considered one of the most import
aucs to the orange grower, and lie
should be commended for his cOur-
age in undertaking it at the time
tie did when everybody believed
that the orange tree must be fire.
quently irrigated to have it grow
Ing successfully. Not that his
method of culture Is the best, but
1t proves that the orange can be
grown with very much less water
than 1t was once considered neces-
sary to have. Thorough and FREE
queut cultivation with little irri-
cation will yet prove to be better
treatment for the orange orchard
than plenty OF water and little cul-
uvatiOn. There are on this place
| 1000 Seeding orange trees and Z
years old, QUO Lisbon lemon aud
100 lime trees. The deciduous
fruit orchard has 200 peach, 1875 APP
pie, 18 pear. apricot, 5 nectariue,
20 fig, 6 plum, almond aud 6
cherry trees, ail bearing. There are
~ English walnut trees planted in
rows along Colorado street, that
already make shady walk on the
way to the school house and store
A fine vineyard forms part of this
interesting place. Six Thousand five
hundred Muscat vines 8 years old
and 800 mixed, made up OF 80 vari-
eties, constitute the bearing vine-
yard. There were planted this
year $500 Muscat cuttings and 500
Sultauas. DIR. Conger made very
tine raisins from his young vines
last year that netted him about $40
per acre. This year he means to
show what can be done in raisin
making in this valley.
On the opposite side of Colorado
street, extending from Orange
Grove avenue to Fair Oaks avenue,
lies the beautiful homestead of
Mrs. Jeanne @. Carr. The place is
half mile long and about an
eighth in width, containing 40
acres. 1t is all under splendid cul-
tivation. The location il very
des ,rable one and the ground has
been beautifully laid out in accord
ance with good tuste in Landscape
gardening by Mrs. Carr, whose
| practical experience in such mat
ters is fairly illustrated In the plan
Uf her fine place. The orchards
and vineyards have been planted
with an eye to beauty AS we'll MS
for usefulness, and contain
greater variety of trees and vines
than perhaps could be found on any
other fruit farm in The county. Ii
IS not generally known, not even
IN the settlement, what this indus
trious lady is accomplishing 10
horticulture and forestry, which
forms quite an important depart
ment iu her experimental grounds,
so will give somewhat extend
ed list of trees, plants and vines
that can be seen growing here. L.
the citrus fruit orchard are 200
Seeding orange trees and $50 bud
ded; so lemon, 100 lime and 10 cit
ron. The deciduous fruit trees EN-.
hrace large variety. There are
200 peach trees. IL varieties; $50
apple, 20 varieties; 200 apricot, 9
varities; 10 nectarines, 8 varieties;
200 prunes, 8 varieties; is plum, 6
varieties; 35 pears, IL varieties; 100
hg, 9 varieties; Is cherry, 5 varI.
cites, and 10 ounce, so almond, rs
olive, 6 pecan nut, aud $50 Eng Iish
walnut planted along Colorado
street. The raisln vineyard con-