Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-04-01

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produce prodigious CROP o. anything
thsf NAV be planted In It, II properly
watered. And this brings mo 20 Q
fact- which has ast0nished me no Ut
he. viz: The great length Of TIM
which this sandy Land retains moisture.
[ made many experiments on
different farms and IL diner:
eut fields where there hsd
been neither irrigation nor rain - SOAK
the ground for many months, ana !
never failed to find moisture . low
inches down II the ground hed been
kept properly cultivated. The bese -
thorities now agree that too much
water has heretofore been used as Q rule,
by most farmers, orchardists and viue-
growers; that much better results are
now obtained with better culture aud
less water. OF course, there are local..
ties in which no surface irrigation ID
needed, rs there Is subterranean irregA-
ton by q flow Of water Underground %
near the surface rs to furnish all the
moisture required IL the surface Is kept
we'll titled. There Is another variety
of soil, called adobe, which means clay
with q lime sdmixture. This Is . strong
er soil than the loan, but 1t Is less
pleasant to deal with when wet. Meth
er il il quite 80 warm Is rule.
Prices ofLaad.
The prices of desirable farm land In
Southern California seem pretty high,
at fist blush; and yet there are plen-
ty of lands which can be had for setting
uuon them. But these latter have no
adequate supply Of water and cannot
have until large capital Is expended IN
finding 1t and bringing It 70 the piaces
required But lands upon whicn tnete
is supply Of water produce 80 mucn
more abundantly and profita6ly than
any lands east OF the Hockey Mountains
that they are as cheap at double the
price at which lands sell say IN WASH.
fngton county, Pa, Ohio and Brooke
counties, West Virginia, or Beimont
and Harrison counties, In OHIO.
planted to vines the assured net hcome,
with proper attention, will DO from $oe
to $lOO per acre-many do better.
planted to any Of the many successor
fruits, net income Of nom So upwards
may be relied upon annually. In Ike
manner gardening and farming Ii pro-
fitable. Hence land sells all the way
from $75 per acre to $500 and even
s., 0OO-the latter cases where plated
and In full bearing; and IL Is believed
that the annual income justihes shese
prices. There are still few old ranches
which are held NJ pasture land ana
which will In time be divided up and
sold, possibly at less figures than the
above; but the person going to Californ-
ia to buy good land with water may rs
well calculate before leaving home on |
paying from S75 upward per acre.
The Climate.
The advantage this country possesses
over any other section Of America,
is it's admirable climate; and
yet in selling land or town lots nothing
Is charged for this. But the climate,
although not absolutely perfect, Is as
nearly so as any to be found OH this
earth. The summers are pleasant,
with warm days and cool nights; the
winters are pleasant, with bright sun
shine and balmy air through the day
and nights cool enough for little fire
upon the hearth. There are sometimes
cloudy days when no rain falls, but not
many, and there are also rainy days
at long intervals. These may come
anytime between November lst and the
last of April. Tie last year and this
one, so far, are years Of COM
parative drouth-but little rain
having fallen. Some other years
as much rain falls H the thirstlest
cold water man could desire-yet never
enough to drown out the crops. As
the area Of cultivation, and OF orchards
and shade trees Is extended II Is beiev-
Cd the rainfall will be so far increased
as to lessen visibly the necessity for IRE.
CATION. But the farmer can depend
upon this one thing always; he will
never have to consult "Old prObsbili-
ties" when he wants to 60 into his hat.
vest field. The sun can be relied upon
to shine every day In the hay-mskiry
months which extend from May 10
November. Alfalfa and barley are We
chief hay crops, and Of the former Ills
not unusual to cut from five to eight
crops Off the same ground during tltse
months. Another advantage OF us
climate il, the farmer, builder or oter
outdoor worker may be at his ufal
avocation at any and all times fno
pOstpOnements on account OF weaper
becoming necessary. Again he alJhys
has good, dry roads to travel or to hul
upon. And still again, no
freezing bursts his water pipes, der4ges
his water supply, or disturbes his pits,
vegetables or flowers. Any little dis
erection on the part OF the peach In pm
ing into bloom earlier than usuS In
the Spring Is not rebuked thet, ~
here, by cutting frost.
Taxes.
The State, county, school and ntniol-
I'D. taxes Of whatever discriptn In
Los Angeles for the current {ar, Is
$40 on the 81 900 valuation, 81 the
valuation there seems to be quitt low
very much below the selling Flce OF
property. Outside the city, thb State,
school and county tax Is Sl.4OI'n the
81 900 valuation.
There liz no trouble about ills, other
than IL likely to arise in NJ York,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, or any dthe old
States where the United Statt surveys
applied. All the farming aIE grazing
land OF California, except SUP Of the
old Spanish grants as were Dnfirmed
by Congress, was surveyt by the
general Government andt placed In
market in the usual way ;knd, rs the
Spanish grants change hang and come
into market, the systemEf surveys
adopted by the Governmet Land OF.
fee Is applied In cutting tip up. The
titles are all equally good. I"B.