Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-11-29
WHERE MONEY is MADE.
THE PROFITS AND PLEASURES or
FARMING ~ CALIFORNIA.
The Wonderful Results Of Fruit cuI-
ture-si Singular Natural Conditions in
Fayor Of the Enterprise.

Some authentic information concern
Ing the results OF fruit growing in Cal
ifornia has been put forth recently, {
and ii places the matter in such "a light
as to command the most serious atten-
ton Of every one who has desire 10
improve his condition. The old stories
long considered fabulous because
foreign TO ordinary experimental
enormous vegetable products in this
land OF sunshine, fruit and gold, did
little more than excite credulity or
wonder; and though in reality these
stories were in great part true. they
gave birth TO the common sheer, ''that
Is California lie" and kept many |
from seeing an important fact lying
behind them. This was that where
vegetables grow TO prodigious size
there must exist natural conditions for |
securing much larger returns from the |
soil than are common in farming oper- |
ations
This is the ease with regard 10 Cali
fornia; ii is demonstrated fact that
the average yield per acre Is larger
than anywhere else IN the world. But
while this is an important fact il is not
SO important as two others first, GER
tain popular and costly articles OF con-
sumption can be grown IN California
and nowhere else in the United Statesi
second. the personal comfort and pleas
ure OF living IN California are not
equuled even in delightful Italy.
All this Is due 10 the climate. The
soil. though fertile, is probably not
better than that OF Kansas and Ne
oraska. The climate as factor in
agricultural results is 80 peculiar that
Il Is almost impossible for one not ac-
ouainted with II to understand its
value. A climate which is practically
a continuous summer enables fruit
tree. !or instance, 10 work longer in
California than elsewhere. and thus II
aecomplishes a great deal more than u
could II the time had been shorter
and the other conditions less generous.
Hence the tree cones earlier into bear
Ing and Yields larger crops than any
where else. II i the long growing
season that enables vegetation OF all
kinds to grow so rapidly. and II ex-
plains tie tremendous size Of beats and
other vegetables
But there are other reasons why the
= WELD in California i so large. In
some 81 the dricr districts, aud for GER
Tain kinds az products. artificial irriga
ZION i employed. THIS enables M
grover TO apply water Al the best tim'
and ID exactly proper quantities. i
, mis- way the uncertainty OF q depend
encc on rain Is entirely avoided. IN
, only cause 81 uncertainty is removed
. nnd uniailing crops are the result. No
1 only that, but irrigation itself irialil
, bis increases the yield.
Still another advantage 81 ~
, climate Is the absence 81 very col
weather Extreme variations Of ter
pcrature pat strain upon q tree an
impnir it, vigor II is true that 2 t'e'
~ a rule. ncess rest. but II il have q
. enforced rest beyond Its need il cannI
Il rive ia highest efficiency. In Caitto
o nin = fruit tree takes only its naturi
e rrst iust as man takes his natur
n sieep without the use Of drugs 70 mat
a him sleep longer than he ought, Co
D sequcn,ly the tree like the man,
1. kent IN the soundest vigor ana q
al more working hours.
N II Is an astonishing fact that Ga
Y sornin grows all the fruits produced
,hc temperate and scmi-tropic regio
N The United states. Mexico Euro
!. and Asia Minor. She grows the u
- wine grapes az France and German
ma olives OF Italy the raisins OF Spa
A IN oranges OF the West Indies, the q
IN az SMYRNA and Syria the loquais q
~ n,rsimlrons OF Japan. ana u long i
n more familiar fruits ANA nuts
pp. Guiding apples, peaches, PAIRS, aP
Fhs ss cots. prunes plums. cherries W.
atclE grapes. almonds and berries.
such There Is misconception about !
l tsr. nri,n az land. In some very popn
fss facilities the price appears large TO
hat, ,h'afI eastern purchaser; but when the pr
Srrict 4 considered the price Is low e'
sold there. A net return OF SloO an y
q We a common. vet land which will p
"'@ duco that amount net counting MOI
- MS being worth per cent ough'
he worth 81 $40 per acre, and yet 7
4 from ten to twenty times as mGch
q asked for land in California.
Ell returns often run up 70 $500 SooV
I9 5000 an acre, ana blWoVu Nv
SkN clears 81. 600 an acre on his hund'
80 aero olive orchard and others m
- even more with berry farms
sA southern Pacific railroad company
- vast tracts Of lands in the rais'n
- orange counties at prices ranging u
"a 80 40 10 $50 an acre, and the Ten
pacific railroad company has an
IN mense quantity in the vine, fruit
Tor humber counties for $500 TO -
la0 ncre. The Pacific Improvement c
,.v,,, nany has hno valley and foothiil lg
MOI h Tehama county from $40 to ~,
\ KIN ncrc. All OF these lands are sold
zlI9f several years time, so that man
80 .,sI nav for his land with what ne ~
PILL an h. The rail lines OF the Soutl
.pr ssIs Pacific company penetrate all the
b 81 s;Gs strable sections OF the state, and
sAeo. charges for freight and for passel
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