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VARIETIES OF SOL.
And the Wonderful Productions Result
ing herefrom


ing Therefron.
Among the various soils of this county
are enumerated the red lands, the sandy
loan, the pure alluvial, the black adobe,
the white ashy, dry bog, alkaline, etc. The
red lands lie adjacent to the foothills and
are common the whole length of the great
valley region next the Sierra Nevada range.
They are composed Of clay, mixed with
sand and vegetable matter, and hold mois-
ture exceedingly well, are easily worked
and produce good crops. The soil most
common throughout the county is the
sandy loan, easy of cultivation, rich and
durable and good for any and all products.
ALLUvIAL AND ADOBE SOILS.
All the streams mentioned form del,as
before entering Tnlare lake. and this sec
ton is prolific IN that richest of all soils
known as alluvial. Nothing can be more
fertile and productive, and two crops can
be taken from these lands every season,
without taxing them in the least.
The black adobe has to be
dealt with patiently. If ploBed
when too wet it turns up coarse
ana cries IN large clodS that are hard to
pulverize. Lacking sand, ii is cold and
does not start Vegetation so early in the
spring as other soils, but it is verv strong
and when properly managed is very
productive. This class, however, is
not very abundant in the county.
WHITE AsHY AND DRY BOG SOILS.
In the northern part of the county are
thousands of acres of white, ashy soil al
most as light in weight and similar in
color to an ash-heap. II is peculiarly we'll
adapted to the successful raising of vine
yards, being easily cultivated and well
| adapted to irrigation. In fact it is claimed
by many as the finest soil for the wine
grape that is known.
The dry bog soil is seldom met with
and is worthy Of mention only because of
its eccentricities. For many years it was
looked upon as incorrigible, but it has
been brought TO time at last. In midsum-
mer, when perfectly dry, it fakes up into
mere waters, to depth of foot or more,
and is so loose that horse walking over ii
sinks halfway to his knees at every step,
and when wet it rolls upon wagon wheels
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AGRICULTURAL. GROWTH.
Rapid Development of the County. w:,iel
is Still Comparatively New

Rapid Development of the County. which
is still Comparatively New
Although the first settlement in the
county was made in 1858, it is still COM
paratively new. For qnarter OF IL CEN
tnry its vast area was used Il, stock
range. A few people scattered over vari-
Gus parts of the county from the years
1873 to 1873, and engaged in experineuta:
agriculture, growing mostly wheat These
tillers of the soil were called
"sand-lappers'' by the stoekmen, and bit
ter strife existed for many years between
them. In 1878 an agricultural imn.i.ra
ton began to pour in, the "sanI-lappersn
having proven the fertility OF the soil, and
farming finally crowded the grazing inter
ests mostly to the foothills. and in the
years 1884, 1885 and 1886, Tularc ranked
as the banner wheat country of the world
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or rs nearly so as they
can be made. During the
year expiring December
81, 1886, DOS buildings of
one description and an
other had been built in
Tuiare, at a total cost of
S34S,910. Fifty-eight of
these buildings were for
business purposes. 1t is
to be hoped that no more
general agrations will
visit Tulare, though a
small fire or two might
help her some. Tulare
City is now a town of
5000 to $500 people, and
is the largest town in the
county by a few hundred.
pit has grown steadily dur
fling the past few years and
shas enjoyed a very lucra-
Stiye trade.
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276 IS that year. The surrounding country
began to fill up too, and several small irri-
CATION enterprises were gotten well under
way. But the year 1877 was bad ore.
1t was drought and the town did little
better than hold its own The mill burned
down, and for nearly ten years was not re-
placed. During the years Intervening be-
tween 1877 and 1884, Tulare continued to
grow, but very slowly. Some years were
prosperous and some were not. But little
enterprise existed in the county, and Tu-
lare had no more than its share In June,
1882 the population amounted to 1,020, a
gain Of only $50 in five and oue-half years.
LOSSES BY FIRE.
Tulare City has been favorite victim
Of the fiery element. The first general
condagration occurred on the night of the
9TH Of July, 1875, though several fires of
considerable magnitude did visit the place
before that; this one burned up nearly all
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each section will gradually bring about
that result.
GRAIN-GRowTNG VERSUS PURCHASING.
Land Of such productive power is too
valuable for wheat rowing. Placing the
average net annual returns at 81 80 per
acre, an estimate based on careful com
parison Of Yields, prices and expenses for
several years past, and putting them along
side Of returns from the same class Of
lands devoted to horticulture, the differ
ence is such as to compel the above con-
clusion. And let US look at the different
crops, methods of farming, etc., more in
detail, that comparison may be drawn
between the profits Of Standardization be
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Wonderful and Inexhaustible Re-
sources Water System for Irri-
gation-Artesian Wells.
RESULTS OF ENERGY WITH FA-
VoRABLE SURROUNDINGS.
Climatic s-Productions-Prices
of Lands, Etc.-The Kind of Infor-
nation the Home-Seeker
Requires.

The State of California, forming long
and somewhat narrow tract along the shore
of the Pacific is about eight hundred
miles long and nearly three hundred miles
wide In size it is the second State
in the Union, and is equal in area
TO the States of New York, New Jer-
sey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Mary
land and Virginia grouped together.
But it is not in her great geographical
extent, nor yet in her varied and most
picturesque scenery, that California takes
most pride. She is proudest of her great
diversity of climatic conditions and the
corresponding diversity of production
which her climate permits. What Italy
and Switzerland are to Europe and more,
California will be to the Western World.
Her mission is that of ministering angel
to all her sister States; she shall feed
their sick, supply their tables with all the
choicest delicacies of all chimes and sea-
sons. She shall become the pleasure
ground of the nation and the sanitarium
of the world Busy men, their tasks COM
pleted, shall fly to California to spend in
stormless peace their defining years.
Students will come here to study, artists to
gather inspiration, and poets to sing their
sweetest songs. This will make it neces-
sary for California to sustain very large
population at no distant day, and she can
do it with ease
NATURAL MONOPOLY OF MANY OF
EARTH's CHOICEST PRODUCTS.
But yet more imperative demand is be-
ing made upon CALIFORNIA; productive ca
pacity through the memorable laws of
trade. The world demands of each COM
munity that of those commodities which
are most needful, each shall produce what
it can produce best, and commerce is legiti-
mate only when it effects an interchange
of such commodities as may be produced
with advantage for such as may not Other
States can produce pork, beef mutton,
wool, as well, perhaps, as California, but
WltHlu tAC OulOu, IL uOb AIuLu Sdll-
fornia, are her sister States to get their
supplies of peaches, prunes, pears, grapes,
raisins, almonds, oranges, lemons, LINES,
figs, pomegranates, and olives?
North America has no rival of Califor-
MIA in the production of all these delica-
cies. She has an easy, natural, legitimate
monopoly of them all Thus it is that the
world SHALL demand these things of her,
and her supply will be ever equal to the
demand. She must first have her valleys
hill-sides, and mesas settled upon, planted
and cultivated, and when all this is DONE
and well done, California will have be-
come the Empire State of the nation.
Let it be borne in mind, however, that
while the several sections of California
are diverse in physical features, in climatic
conditions, in character of productions,
not all the good things are confined to any
one section, and no section is without its
peculiar advantages.
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1t has excellent public schools, at the
head Of which as one of the most expert
enced educators in the State, and under
him corps of six able assistants. The
high-school department fits pupils for en-
tering into the State Normal without ex-
animation, and Tdlare is, we believe, the
only town in the valley that has schools of
SO high grade In addition to this we
have the Tulare Seminary of the Uniyer-
sity of Southern California, of which men,
ton is made elsewhere. There are five
church buildings in Tulare, and one
society, the Baptist, will soon have
a church of its own. There are
four newspapers in Tulare City, the Oldest
being the Weekly Register, published BY
Pillsburv & Ellsworth This paper was
established in December, 1882, and it is
not too much to say that it has materially
contributed to the growth of the town and
county since it was established. The
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lowed by days OF sunshine. There
are in winter occasional frostS, but no
snow, and perhaps dn,e or twice in
a winter ice may form to the thickness
81 window pane. Seldom indeed does
the mercury mark as low as 800 a6ore
zero, and never so low as 200 above. The
warm DAYS of summer are followed by
cool nights, insuring pleasant rest.
HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS.
The general health of the county is ex
ceilent. No general efidemics have ever
visited the section. and there are no dis
eases peculiar to this valley. Malaria is
rare, and the warm, dry atmosphere make.
the locality desirable location for people
subject to pulmonary trouble.
The mountains abound in health resorts
where soda, and hot aud cold sulphur
springs are found. and every summer thou
sands Of people from less favored localities
visit these places 10 spend their holidays,
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miles southerly from San Francisco and
23l miles northerly from Los Angeles.
The railroad repair shops are located here,
as are also the offices of all the rail-
road officials of this division of the
railroad. This is great help TO the
town, for the railroad company disburses
annually nearly 100000 to its employees
who reside in the town. Moreover, Tulare
obtains by the means 100 to $50 families of
very desirable citizens, who have pleasant
homes, and contribute in no small degree
to the social attractions of the town.
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS.
A Glance at The Leading Products of the
Valley Section,

Glance at the Leading Products of the
Valley Section.
The lands surrounding the city of Tu-
lare are level, and covered with a stately
growth of oaks, rs already mentioned, as
far as the eye can reach, and excellent
roads lead in all directions past cultivated
farms, where orchards, vineyards and ce-
reals greet the eye at every point. AS yet
the lands are principally devoted to the
raising OF wheat, and the returns from
this grain are better here than in almost
any other section of the State. But as
wheat growing has crowded grazing to
other sections, so viii horticulture event
ualiy crowd the wheat fields. This of
course viii not lie in day nor a year, but
a steady change OF a few acres at time on
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had the burnt district all rebuilt. During
1888 seventeen buildings were erected, rep
resenting total value of S131, 274
But the town had vet more severe
fiery ordeal to pass through, when it was
seven times hotter than it was wanted to
be-" This fire broke ont in the Mazeppa
stable. on north K street, on the night of
the 10th of August, 1886, when stiff
breeze was blowing from the northwest,
and in an hour or so consumed $3.50, 600
worth OF property, including sixty-three
business houses. This fire was the un-
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who make fruit-growing their principal busi-
ness also find it to their advantage TO have
few acres of alfalfa keep few cows some
hogs. and good deal of poultry. few stands
OF bees every one may keep. The custom of
making wheat-gfowing ones only dependence
is fast becoming thing of the past What
makes Diverted farming particularly suited 70
Tulare is the fact that our soil and climate are
such that almost ANYTHING that will grow any
where viii grow here equally well.
Let anyone go upon a quarter section of our
unirrigated valley land sUmmer-fallow seventy
five acres each year and crop seventy-five ac es.
sow five acres more for hay, and when that
is in the barn put the piece into Egyptian corn
for a second crop allow one acre fer door-yard
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FRUIT GROWING.
Unexcelled Fruits of all Kinds, Both a
to Quality and Yield.

Unexcelled Fruits of all Kinds, Both as
to Quality and Yield.
The strawberry is prolific bearer in
this locality, and nets a handsome income
where made speciality. Mr.. Woods, a
farmer residing north of Tulare City, has
two acres in this fruit, which net annually
over $500 per acre. They are of the
Jumbo, Longworth prolific and Sharpless
varieties. j. w. D. Dunlap, four miles
north, has three rows of Lawton black
berries, each 100 feet long. From this
little patch he gathered and sold 600
pounds, at an average of eight cents per
pound, and still had all that was required
for table use during the berry season and
to put up for family use during the winter.
STONE FRUITS.
This is soil where peaches, plums. prunes
| apricots and nectarines grow rapidly and
| produce abundantly. In fact. this vicinity
ranks second to none in California for
these fruits, and consequently second to
none in the world. Here in the warm
sandy loan the growth is such that trees
at four years appear as large and strong as
| In most localities at six years. and come
PEACHES.
Peach trees are planted in rows sixteen
and one-half feet apart, or 1G0 to the acre.
The varieties are chosen with view to
succession in ripening, and with frmness
of texture for canning and drying. The
early and late Crawfords and Salways are
especial fayorites These varieties are also
good bearers and commence young. The
second year after planting they bear
enough to make quite an important
source of revenue, and the third wear WELD
good crop. The fourth year thew are in
full bearing, and will produce an average
of ten twenty fve-pound baskets to the tree
In drying, peaches lose in weight rs
per cent, or in other words II takes 100
pounds OF green fruit to make twenty-five
pounds Of dried. On the above basis the
yield would amount to five tons of dried
fruit to the acre. which at eight cents per
pound, the lowest market price, a gross re-
turn of $500 would be realized per acre.
Allowing one-half for cultivation and mar
keting, and we have net profit of $500
per acre. In giving the above the Weld
has been placed at only $50 pounds to the
tree, whereas often an entire orchard will
produce from 800 to 400 pounds each per
tree year after year. The net is easily
arrived at, for expert orchardists will rent
trees in bearing, attending to all the prun-
ing, irrigating picking, drying and mar
keting for one-half the crop, leaving the
owners share clear profit.
THE APRICOT.
This fruit is comparatively little known
in the East but is working its way into
public favor, and next to nectarines ranks
higher with Gamers than any fruit grown.
1t is in this section hardy grower and
prolific bearer. Only few favored sec
tions of the world can produce this fruit.
and this is one of the very best adapted to
Its cultivation. The tree grows in wide
spreading tops, and requires to be set in
rows at least twenty feet apart, or about
tcoNxNuxo on THIRD rAgR.I
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the business,portlon of town. Twenty-Five
business houses and all their contents were
consumed, leaving only two general mer-
chandise stores, one small grocery, one dry
goods store, a hotel and blacksmith shop.
to represent the towns business interests.
The loss footed up siS0GO0, about half
covered with insurance. Tulare's business
men were lily prepared TO sustain such a
visitation. They were all poor men. and
could lily afford to have half their
earthly possessions consumed in single
half hour; but almost without an excen-
ton they kept their upper lips stiff. rolled
up their sleeves and went to work rebuild
ing the town, and by the LIST of January
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GROWTH OF TIE PLACE.

GROWTH OF THE PLACE
The town dates from the building of
the Southern Pacific Railroad through the
valley in 1872. For several years the town
grew very slowly. On the first day of Jan
nary, 1873, Tulare had but % inhabitants;
June l. 1874, So; June !, 1885, 145; Jan
nary, 1876, the population of the town
numbered 1893. By the close of 1876, Tu-
lare City may be said to have gotten upon
substantial basis. Sixty buildings, in
Guiding the railroad repair shops and
round-house, were built that year. the pop
ulation jumped TO GOO souls, and the vol
time of business done exclusive of the rail-
road shops considerably exceeded half
million Of dollars The stores sold goods
amounting to S420,000 and the mill
100000 worth of -four. The
railroad culnpnny maid ont in TuIora col
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Justly proud. 1t was established by the
railroad employees in connection with the
railroad company, and fne thing it is for
both the employees of the company and the
citizens OF the town. The library build
ing is very neat edifiee near the depot
and serves for library, reading-room
ball-roora, public hall and amusement hall
also. The library hasmo than 1000 vol
umes, and the reading tables are supplied
with the best current literature. Mem
bership in the association costs only fifty
cents per month, and anyone can gain it
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DIVERSIFIED FARMING.

The "sand-lappers' devoted their entire
energies to the production of wheat, but
experience soon taught that this was not
altogether advisable. The Talare Register.
In commenting upon and commencing d.
versifed farming, says:
Men who have two or three strings :. shr;r
bows prosper better than those who l-v. ,.s.t
one, and also much better than those VINO have.
TOO many The various INDUSTRIES e's..ssher-.
spoken of combine in two nm; fbre-s =,
nicely Those engaged ia ge!.er.l J.. si;,,s :, :
keep stock and poultry, aid p-If,ss, rs
enough fruit for their OWE use but IL w;.t i.rrfs
or attempt to have very large orchards. THOSE
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- SSSAo AtioN
California two season.
the " dry" and the So
called I" raj " season.
The summcr- IN the San
Joaquin valley are hot,
but the atmosphere is dry,
and the heat i not so op-
pr essive as in The
" States. ar where moist
ure prevails. There are
ne sudden changes of tenn
perature AT any season of
the year, no billiards, 10
cyclones. no thunder
storms Except high in
the inoun'ains), and no
sunstrokes nor mad dogs.
The rainy season is not.
as many Eastern people
imagine, "a prolonged wet
spell, but is, generally
speaking, a season where
" April showers" are fol-
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Daily Erening Register, which was
established August l, 1887, by the same
firm, is prospecting. Pillshury & Els
worth have neat brick building of their
own, and have the only steam establish
ment, and publish the only daily in the
county. The Democratic Free Press. a
weekly paper, is published by John
La Fortune. and is doing well. The
Weekly Standard, T. s. Harris editor. is a
new venture. but seems to be prospecting.
In fact the success has been such as to
necess;taie the use of steam power, and !,
new engine has just been supplied.
THE TULARE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
Is an institution OF which the town is
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THE ALKALINE IANns

Tulare, like many of her sister counties
in the State, has several Thousand acres of
land that is more or less fractured with
alkaline salts. These lands are not he d in
high estimation by the public in general,
but the more people become acquainted
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to such an extent as to render travel we'll
nigh impossible, But when taken in the
right mood and sown to wheat, it produces
very heavy crops. Cultivation has tend
eney to pack it and make it firmer.
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TULARE CITY.

The Leading FEATURES of the Place, and
Us History.
Tulare CITY j, in the geographical center
Of Tasare valley, and Tulare county ;.is,.
Il i beautifully located midway between
the Foothills and the lake, and is sur
rGnde.i By :, fri;..sr of oak tre.-s in sight,
hut not near enough. to shut out the well
come breeze OF summer. Tulars is 251
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THE CLIMATE.

. As is genera j. known, there are in
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On and after
Tuesday, March Is; 1887
Trains will run as follows:
STANDARD MOUNTAIN TIME.

Connects with Utah Central train leaving
Salt Lake at 7.20 m.
/ Connects with Utah Central train arriv-
ing at Salt Lake at 40pm.
Stop only upon signals.
WV. RITTER,
ma q Supt.
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