Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-10-06


orchard will bring him $1,399 so this
year. He informs us tina close figuring
will put the total cost of producing and
handling the fruit at $50 per ton, amount
ing to 1927 80 on the whole, leaving net
income from the three acres of $1,072. 20,
or $257. 40 per acre. The scale bug is an
enemy of the prune tree, but Mr.. Gray
informs US that the pests are not SIS bad
on prunes as on many other trees, and
that the spraying process is sure fire
against them.
Although raisin growing and the fruit
business generally is very profitable,
the prune, all things considered, heads
the list in profit, with the raisin almost
up to its collar in the race Hsnford
Sentinel.
This morning four of the Insane Asy-
lum OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Brown,
Kerr, Grant and Severance-took the
motor train for Cotton. where they we're
met by several of the leading citizens of
that place. They then proceeded by
train to Grand Terrace, on the south side
Of the Santa Ana river, where they were
met by carriages fol the use Of the entire
party and other carriage loads of citizens
from Riverside-in all some fifty or more
people. The party proceeded to tract
of land located above the Gage canal, on
the bluff overlooking the Santa Ana val
ley, offered the State by Colonel Pickett,
of Cotton. This tract comprises 200
acres of land, portion of which runs
into the mountains, and the water is to
be supplied by the South Rialto Com
pany by pipe line from their artesian
wells. More land would be offered if
they desired it.
The party then went to the west side
Of the valley and examined 375-acre
tract offered by Shirley Ward. This
tract is fine one, located on the bluff to
the west of the motor road, and extending
to the hills, portion of the tract lying
in the river bottom. The water, with $50
foot pressure to the highest point OF the
tract, is to come from the Vivienda Pipe
Line Company.
The party then went to the source of
water supply at Mr.. Raynors and above,
and then came to San Dernardipo.
Mr.. Fisher, of Santa Barbara, who has
been appointed in the place of Mr.. Haw-
ley, who resigned on account of poor
health, will meet the commission Satur-
day night at Cotton, and proceed with
them to Banning. The commission will
return Sunday evening.
Governor Waterman will arrive this
afternoon, and will remained until the
site is fixed.
DIR. Wilkins, of the Naps Asylum, will
be here on Monday to confer with the
commission, and remain with them until
their work is done.-[San Bernardino
Times-Index.
A few weeks ago we gave an account
of the profitable and prudent employ
ment of certain ten acres of ground in
Banning. We propose here to tell the
story Of another tract of only five acres,
that is situated in the heart of Banning,
and whose yield is the most eloquent de-
monstrstion of the wonderful fertility Of
our soil. Mr.. S. Hargrsves, the owner
OF the five acres in question, says he does
not claim to have the push he had
twenty-five years ago, nor to have cared
for his place any more than in an easy
going, comfortable way.
Upon the ive.acre plot is his house
and barn. There is three quarters of an
acre Of strawberries, and apricots, nee
tarines, prunes, egg plums, apples,
pears and alfalfa occupy the remainder
of the tract in unequal parts. Mrs.
Hargraves is methodical and keeps a
record of all that the place produces and
all that is sold. From her we got the
following figures, whose accuracy we can
verify. They show the history of the
place for the last year. This years crop
is not yet disposed of. 1t will be remem-
bered that all the fruit is not yet in
bearing. At least half an acre OF apples
and pears are not yet producing any
thing; SO that taking out the house and
barn and the unproduc.ive half acre, the
account we give is practically of four
acres rather than five. Mrs. Hargraves'
figures are az follows: