Semi-weekly interior journal., 1890-03-28
Orange Raising. Ostrich Farming &c.

DFAE INrERloM The ditlcrencelu ias' .
adena and stanford time l. about hours
aud 40 minutes, It being that much slow
er here. -. when YOU are awakened by
"A rap on your door ia the morning and
YOU sit on the side of the bed. rubbing
your eyes and wishing for little more
slaep. a Httlcm slumber little more
of the arms to sleep. we still have nearly
three hours in which 20 snoo1e. ltse"ms
then that We have the advantage oi You.
But ON the other ha td. when we are nj
church aud compelled TO listen to long
and ,ircsome sermon and hegn 20 get
restless and wish We hadn't come. YOU
are at home enjoying your usual siesia.
Then you're ahead. See the point
am almost afraid 20 tell ol the won
deriui growth ol some trees ia this warm
country Tor fear OF losing my reputation
Tor truthiuness. lam reliably inform
ed. however. that the eucalyptus or gum
tree has been known to add - feet 10 its
height in - months This i exception
al. but II tp % feet j. common. They
grow every day in the year These and
the pepper tree both evergreensl. the
latter resembling the willow IA some re-
spects. with leaves like those OF the fern,
are PRINCIPALLY used Tor shade trees, but
the English walnut aud almond are OIL
ten planted for shade, ~ well A. for nuts
which are ias, taking the place oi the
foreign nuts
| notice in the INTERIOR Journal that
the county levy o( Lincoln mad been fix
ed At - cents ON the Sl00, which, with
the state tax. Nc.. guess would be 90!
cents: and the poll tax ut 81 -. Reckon
the taxpayers will kick a. usual But
how high do YOU suppose they'd Kick II
they had to pay 81 50 on the 500 aud =
for poll tax. ~ the people of this county
do Pasadena town tax is 20 cents ON
the slO0
The new railroad is already doing a
thriving business, running l. trains each
way dav between here and Los Ang"-
les. making - passenger trains daily be
tween the two points on the two roads.
The fare is now - cents fora round'tnp.
or 40 for 81. i, used To be - cents. The
greatly increased facilities ior travelling
and the low rates will no doubt make
tins place the residence OF a great many
Los Angeles business men, and the NUN
her of houses now advertised for sale OF
for rent will very materially decrease be-
fore very long. Pasadena, being about
500 feet higher than Los Angeles and
nearer the mountains, is almost free from
logs. and is pleasant both day and night
This immediate county is better adapt
ed To fruit raising and very little farm
inp il done. Some wheat barley, oats
and po,atoes are raised. only such crops
AS will mature without irrigation are
planted. Corn cannot be successfully
raised as Just at the time II needs ram
10 form the ear, the dry weather sets IN
and ,a,ts il short Barley and oats are
already headed out and have been 50 Tor
aveek or two. Alfalfa is the principal
hay crop and is generally sOwn on low
and damp ground. where it yields three
or four crops year but irrgatedsome-
times five or six crops have been cut.
attended the state Citrus Fair at Los
Angeles last week. II seemed 10 me to
be decided success. The display OF or
anges. lemons, guayas, citrons, %c., was
very line. and showed well the advanta
yes Of southern California in this indus
try. Riverside had the largest aud 5es
exhibit, embracing ncarlya fourth OF ta'
whole. The Washington Navel is be
vond all comparison with other yarietiei
OF oranges. This is a lately developed
species. a scion having been sent to a Riv
erside party from the Department a
Washington seven or eight years ago
from which all the trees in exisienc
here have sprung. \ fine lot OF orange
from the original tree was on exhibition
notice on a card ON an exhibit iron
Riverside the following, which is rathe
too good showing, | think, especiall
for the present year, making yield q
S825 to the acre These Navel orange
are from I2-acre orchard, purchased ?
months ago, when the trees were year
old, for 10000. The crop on the tree
when bought sold for sl,950; last years
crop brought sS,l75 and this years s'r
500 Does orange culture pay? W.
think it does" Ii this is correct, 1t
better than a gold mine; but the averag
per acre at Riverside, according to th'
inscriptions on the banners, is sld6.6i
there being 5000 acres in oranges, pre-
ducing 81 100000 worth OF fruit.
Business in Los Angeles is better tha
Iexpected to find it. | imagined every
thing was as dead as could he. They ar
actually building more business houses
and some fine residences are going ~
The courthouse, in course OF erection
will be a magnificent building, and fror
its lofty site will be admired far and nea